Astrid Eich-Krohm Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Info

Southern Connecticut State University
Department of Sociology
Engleman Hall - CO23E
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515
email: eichkrohma2@southernct.edu

Education

2008 Dissertation Defense
2005 Research Proposal Defense
2002 Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY
Dissertation Research: From Temporary to Permanent? A Qualitative Study about Settlement Decisions of German Professionals and Their Families on Assignment in the U.S.
Committee: Richard Alba (Chair), Christine Bose, Angie Chung, Richard Lachmann, Glenna Spitze
2002 Comprehensive Exam: Political Sociology
2001 Comprehensive Exam: Sociology of Gender
2000 M.A., Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY Thesis: "Infertility Transition to Non-Parenthood?"
1999 B.A., (Magna Cum Laude), Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY, Minor: Political Science
1997 A.A., (with Honors), in Liberal Arts, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, New York
1988 Degree in Nursing Education, College of Agnes Karll, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
1983 Stateboard Exam as Registered Nurse, School of Nursing, Lutheran Hospital, Unna, Germany

Major Areas of Interests

Employment

2003 - 2007 Sociology Instructor
Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY
2003 - 2004 Sociology Instructor
Department of Sociology, College at New Paltz, SUNY
2000 - 2003 Managing Editor, Gender & Society, Editor Dr. Christine E. Bose, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY
2000 - 2002 Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY
Spring 2001 Co-Teacher with Professor Russ Ward, Sociology of Aging, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY
1992 - 1994 Assistant Director of the School of Nursing and Nursing Educator, Huyssens Foundation, Essen, Germany
1989 - 1991 Nursing Educator, Nursing School Duisburg, Germany
1986 - 1987 Registered Nurse; Alexianer Hospital Krefeld for Psychiatry and Neurology, Germany
1984 - 1986 Registered Nurse; Ludwigs Maximilians University Munich, Internal Medicine, Germany
1983 - 1984 Registered Nurse; Federal Army Hospital Hamm, Surgery, Germany
Teaching Experience
Fall 2008 Classical Theory, Gender, Research Methods, SCSU
Fall 2007 Sociology of Aging, SUNY Albany
Fall 2004 Sociology of Gender, SUNY Albany
Spring 2004 Sociology of Aging, SUNY New Paltz
Fall 2003 Sociology of Gender, SUNY New Paltz
Fall 2003 Introduction to Sociology, SUNY Albany
Spring 2003 Sociology of Aging, SUNY Albany
1989 - 1994 Nursing - General and Special, Theories of Nursing, History of Nursing, Principles of Health, Hygiene, Anatomy, Physiology

Publications

2007 Eich-Krohm, Astrid, Make It Or Break It: Women's Career Interruptions In the Age of Professional Migration, in International Journal of Sociology, July 2007
2008 Sulik, Gayle and Astrid Eich-Krohm, Becoming an Informed Medical Consumer: An Analysis of Breast Cancer and Infertility, edited by Melinda Goldner and Susan Chambré, Vol. 10, UK: Emerald Publishing
2008 Eich-Krohm, Astrid, Immigrant Households and Gender Dynamics, in Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, edited by Jodi A. O'Brien, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications

Presentations

2007 Dissertation Presentation: From Temporary to Permanent? A Qualitative Study about Settlement Decisions of German Professionals and Their Families in the U.S., Past, Present and Future -- From Women's Studies to Post-Gender Research, Umeå Sweden, June 14 - 17
2007 Paper Presentation: The Meaning of Social Networks Among German Migrant Families in the United States, Eastern Sociological Society 77th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA
2007 Session Organizer and Presenter at The Dissertation Process: Things You Need to Know, but Haven't Want to Ask, SWS Summer Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2005 Paper Presentation: "Success Rates and Short-Term/Long-Term Health Risks of Infertility Treatment", Women and Society Conference, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
2005 Paper Presentation with Gayle Sulik: "What Do Breast Cancer and Infertility Have in Common? Women Responses to Medicalization Across Two Research Studies", American Sociological Association 100th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Paper Presentation: "Motherhood or Womenhood - Representations of Working Women in the Press", Eastern Sociological Society 74th Annual Meeting, New York, NY
2003 Roundtable Presentation: "Changing Immigration Laws and Implications for Immigrants in Germany and the United States", Eastern Sociological Society, 73rd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

2003 Roundtable Presentation: "Infertility: Transition to Non-Parenthood?", Eastern Sociological Society, 73rd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
2002 Paper Presentation: "The Elderly as Portrayed in Commercials in the United States and Germany: A Blip on the TV-Screen?", American Sociological Association 97th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

Book Reviews

2005 Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq, by Riverbend, in MultiCultural Review, 14:4, pp. 95.
2005 Wars of the 21st Century: New Threats, New Fears, by Ignacio Ramonet, in MultiCultural Review, 14:1, pp. 91-92.
2005 Baghdad Bulletin: Dispatches on the American Occupation, by David Enders, in MultiCultural Review, 14:4, pp. 95.
2005 An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire, by Arundhati Roy in MultiCultural Review, 14:1, pp. 91-92.
2004 Intimate Citizenship: Private Decisions and Public Dialogues, by Ken Plummer, in Gender & Society, 18:5, pp. 667-668

Awards and Honors

2006 Alan E. Liska Dissertation Award
1999 Department of Sociology, SUNY Albany, Departmental Award:
Senior Sociology Student with Highest Grade Point Average

Professional Activities and Affiliation


Last updated on: December 30, 2008