Kirsten Dellinger

Kirsten Dellinger is Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Access and Strategic Initiatives at the University of Mississippi, affiliated with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts. She is actively engaged in research on gender and sexual inequality in organizations and serves on national boards and editorial committees promoting gender equity in sociology.

Education:

• B.A. in Psychology, Rollins College (1989)
• M.A. in Sociology, University of Texas at Austin (1993)
• Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Texas at Austin (1998)

Her research focuses on gender, sexuality, and work, with a methodological emphasis on qualitative approaches. She explores how workplace culture intersects with identity to shape professional opportunities, particularly through comparative case studies in contrasting organizational environments such as feminist and men's pornographic magazines. Her work contributes to feminist organizational theory and critical studies of professional inequality.

She has been actively involved in advancing gender equity through leadership in the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, the Chancellor’s Commission on the Status of Women, and Sociologists for Women in Society. She serves on the editorial boards of Gender & Society and Social Problems, and is a member of the Council of the Sex and Gender section of the American Sociological Association.

Service and Professional Leadership:

• Associate Dean for Access and Strategic Initiatives, University of Mississippi
• Editorial Board, Gender & Society
• Editorial Board, Social Problems
• Council Member, Sex and Gender Section, American Sociological Association
• Member, Sociologists for Women in Society
• Member, Chancellor’s Commission on the Status of Women
• Faculty, Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies

She teaches a wide range of courses including Introductory Sociology (Soc 101), Sociology of Gender (Soc 325), Occupations and Professions (Soc 323), Social Research Methods (Soc 502), Professional Development I (Soc 621), and Current Debates in Gender (Soc 625). She mentors students and contributes to graduate and undergraduate professional development. While no specific advisees are listed, her academic service indicates active engagement in student support and program development.