Melissa Osborne
Associate Professor at Western Washington University
- Role
- Associate Professor of Sociology at Western Washington University
- Location
- Bellingham, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Melissa Osborne
I am an organizational sociologist studying social mobility, inequality, and the role that organizations play in shaping individuals’ pathways and experiences. I have published research that explores this dynamic in the contexts of education, social services, law, and medicine. My book Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility, examines how selective colleges reshape first-generation students and considers the impact this process has on these students as they navigate the socio-emotional impacts of expected and unexpected challenges during college. Available from UChicago Press. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo21•••••37.html I was a first-generation student from a working class background that started my academic trajectory as a non-traditional adult learner in community college. My journey from that starting point to becoming a professor at Western is something I am always happy to connect about.
Experience
Associate Professor of Sociology
Sep 2023 — Present · Bellingham, WA, US
Education
University of Chicago
Master of Arts - MA, Sociology
2013 — 2014
Reed College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology
2010 — 2013
University of Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Sociology
2013 — 2019
Umpqua Community College
Associate of Arts - AA, General Studies
2008 — 2010
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