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Portrait of Dr. Patti Giuffre

Dr. Patti Giuffre

  • Professor at The Graduate College, The Graduate College
  • Professor at Sociology, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • University Mentor, GradMENTOR (Trained Mentor and Facilitator). 2025 - Present.
  • Associate Dean of Retention, Associate Dean, The Graduate College. October 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Faculty Development Advisory Committee. 2022 - Present.
  • Member, Student Success Faculty Advisory Council. 2021 - Present.
  • Faculty Advisor, Student Government Graduate House. 2021 - Present.
  • Chair, Graduate College Thesis/Dissertation Research Fellowship Committee. 2021 - Present.
  • Member, Graduate College Staff Search Committee. 2021 - Present.
  • Organizer, Graduate College Shop Talks. 2021 - Present.
  • Organizer, Graduate Student Research Conference. 2021 - Present.
  • Organizer, Graduate Student Appreciation Week. 2021 - Present.
  • Organizer, Graduate Advising 101 workshops. 2021 - Present.
  • Member, Sociology Graduate Faculty Committee. 2021 - Present.
  • Organizer, Texas State 3MT. June 2021 - Present.

2025

  • Reviewer / Referee, Sex Roles. August 2025.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sex Roles. April 2025.
  • Participant, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research Training. February 2025.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Social Forces. January 2025.

2024

  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociological Inquiry. July 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. June 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teaching Sociology. January 2024.

2023

  • Assistant Dean, The Graduate College. February 2021 - September 2023.
  • Member, Mariel Muir Mentoring Award Selection Committee. 2023.
  • Member, The Graduate College, Associate Deans, Search Committee. 2023.
  • Member, Texas State Fulbright Graduate Applications Review Committee. 2022 - 2023.
  • Organizer, Academic Success for International Students event. June 2021 - 2023.
  • Member, Andrew Carnegie Fellows Nominee Selection Committee. October 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teaching Sociology. August 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociological Quarterly. June 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Gender & Society. June 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociological Science. April 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Social Currents. January 2023.

2022

  • Reviewer / Referee, Gender & Society. September 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teaching Sociology. April 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Contemporary ethnography. April 2022.

2021

  • Chair, Alumni Outreach Committee. 2020 - 2021.
  • Chair, Sustainability Faculty Council. 2016 - 2021.
  • Graduate Advisor, MA and MS Sustainability Studies. 2016 - 2021.
  • Graduate Advisor, MA Sociology and MS Applied Sociology. 2013 - 2021.
  • Member, Graduate Council. 2013 - 2021.
  • Member, Personnel committee. 2004 - 2021.
  • Member, Graduate Studies Committee. 2003 - 2021.
  • Organizer, Graduate College workshop: Graduate Advising 101. October 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Sociology. October 2021.
  • External reviewer, promotion to full professor, Portland State University. July 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Social Problems. July 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Gender & Society. July 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociological Focus. June 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teaching Sociology. January 2021.

2020

  • Member, Family Campaign Liaison (with Professor Gayle Bouzard). 2014 - 2020.
  • Member, Sociologists for Women in Society Feminist Mentor Award Committee. 2019 - 2020.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Teaching Sociology (American Sociological Association journal). 2018 - 2020.
  • Member, Sociology department newsletter co-editor. 2017 - 2020.
  • Member, Alumni Outreach Committee. 2016 - 2020.
  • Editorial board member, Editorial board, Journal for Research on Women and Gender. January 2009 - 2020.
  • Chair, MSDA Faculty Council. August 2020 - December 2020.
  • Graduate Advisor, MS Dementia and Aging Studies. August 2020 - December 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Homosexuality. August 2020.
  • Member, New Graduate Student Orientation Committee, Graduate College. May 2020 - August 2020.
  • External reviewer, promotion to full professor, Connecticut College. July 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sexuality Research and Social Policy. June 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Sociological Review. June 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Tourism and Hospitality Research. June 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teaching Sociology. May 2020.
  • External reviewer for tenure and promotion, Wellesley College. March 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Current Sociology. March 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sex Roles. March 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teaching Sociology. February 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Work and Occupations. January 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. January 2020.

2019

  • Co-Chair, Sociologists for Women in Society Feminist Mentor Award Committee. January 2019 - August 2019.
  • External reviewer, promotion to full professor, Lehigh University. 2019.
  • Chair, MSDA Faculty Council. 2014 - 2019.
  • Graduate Advisor, MS Dementia and Aging Studies. 2014 - 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociology Compass. October 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Social Currents. July 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal for Research on Women and Gender. June 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teaching Sociology. March 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociological Inquiry. February 2019.

2018

  • Member, College of Liberal Arts Tenure and Promotion Committee. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Homosexuality. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociological Inquiry. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Gender & Society. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociology Compass. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teaching Sociology. 2018.
  • Faculty supervisor, Sociology Graduate Student Association. 2016 - 2018.
  • Presider, American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Roundtables. August 2018.
  • Teaching and Learning section roundtable member, "Speed Mentoring (Job Applications)", American Sociological Association. August 2018.

2017

  • Editor, Teaching Sociology, special issue on "Incorporating Globalization into the Sociology Curriculum", co-edited with Stephen Sweet. 2016 - 2017.
  • Member, Graduate Education Read-Across Committee for Strategic Planning. 2017.
  • Organizer, Presentation by Dr. Angela Stroud, "Good Guys with Guns". 2017.
  • External Reviewer, Promotion to full professor, University of Houston. 2017.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, ASA Sex and Gender Roundtables (co-organizer with Dr. Kirsten Dellinger). 2017.
  • External Program Reviewer, Sam Houston State University, Dept. of Sociology. 2017.
  • Facilitator, Sociologists for Women in Society "Critique Me" Job Search Workshop, Montreal, CA. August 2017.
  • Presider, ASA Sex and Gender Roundtable, "Gender and Work". August 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sexuality Research and Social Policy. May 1, 2017 - May 10, 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Gender & Society. April 1, 2017 - April 15, 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal for Research on Women and Gender. March 1, 2017 - March 15, 2017.

2016

  • Member, COLA Graduate Scholarships Committee. 2016.
  • Member, Program Review Committee (APR). 2016.
  • Editoral board member, Editorial board, Teaching Sociology. 2010 - 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. June 1, 2016 - June 15, 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sex Roles. June 1, 2016 - June 10, 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Work and Occupations. May 1, 2016 - May 15, 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sex Roles. March 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal. February 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Sociological Review. February 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociological Quarterly. January 2016.

2015

  • Member, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies 2015 Symposium Planning Committee. 2015.
  • Member, College of Liberal Arts Graduate Scholarships Committee. 2015.
  • Member, Liberal Arts Tenure and Promotion Committee. 2015.
  • Member, Public Sociology Task Force. 2014 - 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Gender, Work, and Organizations. December 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Social Currents. December 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Social Problems. December 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Homosexuality. December 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal for Research on Women and Gender. December 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teaching Sociology. December 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External reviewer, tenure and promotion, Portland State University. May 1, 2015 - August 1, 2015.

2014

  • Chair, Faculty Search Committee. 2014.
  • Member, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies 2015 Symposium Planning Committee. 2014.
  • Member, COLA Graduate Scholarships Committee. 2014.
  • Intern supervisr for Alexis Hinojosa, Intern supervisor, B.S. with a major in applied sociology. 2014.
  • Intern supervisor for Kami Rutherford, Intern supervisor, B.S. with a major in applied sociology. 2014.
  • Intern supervisor for Alexandra Warner, Intern supervisor, BS with a major in applied sociology. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Gender & Society. November 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teaching Sociology. October 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociology Compass. September 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Family Issues. July 1, 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. May 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Men and Masculinities. May 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociological Forum. May 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal for Research on Women and Gender. May 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Texas State Undergraduate Research Journal. May 2014.

2013

  • Chair, Faculty Review Committee. 2013.
  • Member, College Review: Tenure and Promotion Committee: College of Liberal Arts. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Work and Occupations. 2013.
  • Chair, Honors and Awards Committee. 2006 - 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal for Research on Gender and Women. December 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. October 2013.

2012

  • Member, College Review: Tenure and Promotion Committee: College of Education. 2012.
  • Site supervisor, Site supervisor of B. S. in Applied Sociology Intern: Kirstie Molandes. 2012.
  • Co-organizer (with George Gonos) and presider, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section Roundtables, American Sociological Association. Denver, CO. 2012.
  • Co-organizer of matching new and senior members for winter and summer meetings, Sociologists for Women in Society, Membership Committee. 2010 - 2012.
  • Newsletter editor, American Sociological Association section on Organizations, Occupations, and Work. 2010 - 2012.

2011

  • Chair, Faculty Review Committee. 2011.
  • Member, Sociology Department Search Committee. 2011.
  • Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Revise the Section's Bylaws, American Sociological Association Sex and Gender section. 2010 - 2011.

2010

  • Co-organizer (with Melanie Heath), Sex and Gender Section Roundtables, American Sociological Association. Atlanta, GA. 2010.
  • Member, Sociology Department Search Committee. 2009 - 2010.
  • Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Establish New Award for the Section, American Sociological Association Sex and Gender section. 2009 - 2010.
  • Member, Sociologists for Women in Society, Membership Committee. 2008 - 2010.
  • Member, American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Council. 2007 - 2010.

2009

  • Chair, American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Distinguished Book Award Committee. 2008 - 2009.
  • Faculty mentor, Faculty mentor: Deborah Harris. 2007 - 2009.

2008

  • Chair, Faculty Review Committee. 2008.
  • University Mentor, Faculty mentor: Amber Lujan. 2008.
  • Chair, American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Distinguished Article Award Committee. 2007 - 2008.
  • Member, Institutional Review Board. 2006 - 2008.
  • Faculty mentor, Faculty mentor: Kyong Hee Chee. 2006 - 2008.

2007

  • Member, Graduate Student Learning Outcomes Committee. 2007.
  • Co-organizer (with Michelle Budig), Sex and Gender Section Roundtables, American Sociological Association. New York, NY. 2007.
  • External reviewer, tenure and promotion, Monmouth University. 2007.
  • Presider, Sex and Gender Roundtable, "Gender and Sexualities." American Sociological Association. New York, NY. 2007.
  • Liaison, Faculty Senate Liaison. 2006 - 2007.

2006

  • Chair, Faculty Review Committee. 2006.
  • Chair, Student Writing Committee. 2006.
  • Invited member, American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Committee to select the Outstanding Book Award. 2005 - 2006.
  • Member, Sociologists for Women in Society, Membership Committee. 2004 - 2006.
  • Member, COLA Graduate Scholarship Committee. 2003 - 2006.
  • Member, Sociology Scholarships Committee. 2003 - 2006.

2005

  • Secretary-Treasurer, American Sociological Association, Sex and Gender section. 2002 - 2005.

2004

  • Co-coordinator, Membership Committee Mentoring Program, Sociologists for Women in Society, Membership Committee. 2004.
  • Session organizer., "Reproduction and Health Care Access as Basic Human Rights." American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA. 2004.
  • Member, Annual Evaluation Policy Review Committee. 2003 - 2004.
  • Member, American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Membership Committee. 2003 - 2004.
  • Member, Editorial board: Gender & Society. 2002 - 2004.
  • Member, Liberal Arts Presidential Upper-Level Scholarship Committee. 2000 - 2004.

2003

  • Invited member, American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Committee to select the Distinguished Article Award. 2003.
  • Session organizer and discussant., "Gender and Violence." American Sociological Association. Atlanta, GA. 2003.
  • Member, Multicultural and Gender Studies Advisory Council. 2001 - 2003.
  • Chair, Honors and Awards Committee. 1999 - 2003.
  • Supervisor, Supervisor, Alpha Kappa Delta. 1999 - 2003.

2002

  • Member, Portfolio Assessment Committee. 2002.
  • Site supervisor, Site supervisor of B. S. in Applied Sociology Intern: Valerie Garza. 2002.
  • University Mentor, Faculty mentor: Toni Watt. 2001 - 2002.
  • Invited member, American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Committee to select the Outstanding Book Award. 2001 - 2002.
  • Member, Dushkin/McGraw-Hill Webquester Advisory Board. 1999 - 2002.

2001

  • Member, Committee to Design the MS in Applied Sociology Proposal. 2001.
  • University Mentor, Faculty mentor: Charlotte McCord. 2001.
  • Session organizer and discussant, "Gender and Sexuality in Organizations." American Sociological Association. Anaheim, CA. 2001.
  • Member, Liberal Arts Research Advisory Committee. 2000 - 2001.

2000

  • Site supervisor, Site supervisor of B. S. in Applied Sociology Intern: Lexia Backus. 2000.
  • Co-chair/organizer, International Coalition Against Sexual Harassment. Washington, D.C. 2000.
  • Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee. 1998 - 2000.

1999

  • Invited member, American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Committee to select the Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship Award. 1999.
  • Member, Sociologists for Women in Society, Winter meeting, Local Arrangements Committee. 1999.
  • Session organizer, "Effectiveness of Sexual Harassment Policies and Training." International Coalition Against Sexual Harassment. Chicago, IL. 1999.
  • Session organizer., "Case Studies of Sexual Harassment." International Coalition Against Sexual Harassment. Chicago, IL. 1999.
  • Session presider, "Empirical Research on Sexuality." American Sociological Association. Chicago, IL. 1999.
  • Member, Clarence Schultz Scholarship in Sociology Committee. January 1, 1999 - December 1, 1999.

1998

  • Invited member, American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Nominations Committee. 1998.
  • Invited panel organizer., "Gender and Sexuality in the Workplace." North Central Sociological Association. Cleveland, OH. 1998.
  • Invited session organizer., "Gender and Racial Inequality in the Workplace." Society for the Study of Social Problems. San Francisco, CA. 1998.

1997

  • Panel organizer, "Sexuality and the Workplace," Grand Valley State University Women's Festival. 1997.

1994

  • Discussant, "Gender and Work." Southwestern Social Science Association annual meeting, San Antonio, TX. 1994.