Amanda Bosky

Amanda Bosky serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin, teaching Criminology (SOC 325K) across multiple semesters including Fall 2024 in both in-person and online formats.

Education:

• Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin

Research Focus: Dr. Bosky investigates gendered economic inequality through life course perspectives, examining how high school training in blue-collar communities perpetuates workplace disparities. Her work integrates labor economics with sociology of education to analyze midlife outcomes from adolescent experiences, while also exploring public health policy impacts such as tobacco legislation.

Publication Patterns: Recent scholarship (2016-2022) employs longitudinal methodologies to track gendered school-to-work transitions, revealing systemic mechanisms that convert educational experiences into economic insecurity. Earlier research includes public health policy analysis, demonstrating methodological range across social science subfields.

Teaching Profile: She delivers Criminology courses in diverse modalities including synchronous/asynchronous online instruction and traditional classroom settings, maintaining consistent course structure across semesters with Tuesday/Thursday or Monday/Wednesday schedules.