Education

• 2007 Ph.D. Sociology, Florida State University
• 2003 M.S. Sociology, Florida State University
• 2000 B.S. Sociology, Radford University

Areas of Interest

• Social Psychology/Social Interactionism
• Media and Popular Culture
• Qualitative Methods
• Death and Dying
• Sex, Gender & Families

Courses Taught

• Foundations of Sociology
• Families in Society
• Sociology of Popular Culture
• Social Psychology
• Sociology of Death
• Qualitative Methods

Academic Biography

Emily M. Boyd is Associate Professor of Sociology at Minnesota State University Mankato. She studies gender, social interaction, death, and popular culture. Her work has appeared in Gender & Society, Social Psychology Quarterly, and Social Science Research.