Sociology Department

Kathy Charmaz

Stev. 2084-G, (707)664-3955, charmaz@sonoma.edu

Kathy Charmaz is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Faculty Writing Program at Sonoma State University. She teaches in the areas of sociological theory, social psychology, qualitative methods, health and illness, and gerontology. As Coordinator of the Faculty Writing Program, she assists faculty in writing for publication and leads three faculty seminars on professional writing. In addition to writing numerous chapters and articles, she has written or co-edited six books including Good Days, Bad Days: The Self in Chronic Illness and Time , which won awards from the Pacific Sociological Association and the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction. Her recent book, Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis, was published this year by Sage Publications, London. She has also written a number of recent articles and chapters on grounded theory as well as on topics in medical sociology and social psychology. Dr. Charmaz has served as the president of the Pacific Sociological Association, Vice-President of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, editor of Symbolic Interaction and chair of the Medical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association.