Katherine Mott

Sociology PhD Candidate at Syracuse University

Role
Director of the Conflict Management Center at Syracuse University - Maxwell School
Location
Syracuse, NY, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Katherine Mott

I am a qualitative researcher and PhD candidate in sociology with 7+ years of experience managing comprehensive research projects. Additionally, I have served as the Instructor of Record for Social Problems (2022-Present, Syracuse University) and Introduction to Sociology (2025-Present, Colgate University).My dissertation research used participant observation and interviews to examine how algorithmic technologies are altering the retail industry and what this means for the future of work. I reveal how various high-tech, consumer-focused products deployed at the cash register reshape customer-worker interactions. Past research projects examined how people respond to inadequate housing conditions and how people navigate the U.S.\'s social safety net. I expect to graduate in 2026.Research interests: Work and labor, technology, organizations, the future of work, urban poverty, housing, welfare policy, and food studies.Research methods: Ethnography (participant observation), interviews, surveys, focus groups, strategic corporate research.

Experience

  1. Director of the Conflict Management Center

    Syracuse University - Maxwell School

    Jul 2025 — Present · Syracuse, NY, US

Education

  • State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Magna Cum Laude, with Honors, Environmental Resources Engineering

    2011 — 2015

  • Syracuse University

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Sociology

  • Syracuse University

    Master of Science - MS, Food Studies

    2017 — 2019

  • Rome Free Academy

    High School

    2007 — 2011

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