Dustin Avent-Holt
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences
Education
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Ph.D., Sociology
University of Massachusetts at, 2012
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MS, Sociology
North Carolina State Universit, 2005
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BA, Sociology
Georgia State University, 2003
Awards & Honors
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Center for Social Science Research Fellowship
Center for Social Science Research, 2021
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Louis K. Bell Research Award
Augusta University, 2020
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Max Weber Book Award
Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section, American Sociological Association, 2020
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Outstanding Book Award
Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Section, American Sociological Association, 2020
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Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
Pamplin College, 2019
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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HONR 3900H
Honors: Breaking Boundaries
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SOCI 4950
Selected Topics: Economy & Society: Pandemics
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SOCI 3380
Sociological Theory
Teaching Interests
Social Stratification and Inequalities
Sociology of Work and Organizations
Economic Sociology
Political Sociology
Sociological Theory
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Review of Rent-Seekers, Profits, Wages, and Inequality: The Top 20% by Péter Mihályi and Iván Szelényi, 2020
Book Review
- Rising Between Workplace Inequalities in High Income Countries., 2020
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Occupations, Workplaces, or Jobs?: An Exploration of Stratification Contexts Using Administrative Data across Five Countries, 2020
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Occupational Status and Organizations: Variation in Occupational Hierarchies across Swedish Workplaces, 2020
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- The Relationship between Community-Level Internet Use and Mental Health, 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Social Stratification and Inequalities
Sociology of Work and Organizations
Economic Sociology
Political Sociology
Sociological Theory
Department Service
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Sociology Curriculum Committee
2013 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Faculty Recruitment Committee
2017 - 2017
Role: Committee Member
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Faculty Recruitment Committee
2016 - 2016
Role: Committee Member
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Retention, Progress, and Graduation ad-hoc Committee
2015 - 2016
Role: Committee Member
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Faculty Recruitment Committee, Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice, & Social Work, Georgia Regents University
2013 - 2015
College Service
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Faculty Research and Development Committee
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Advisory Board of the Social Science Research Center
2018 - 2021
Role: Committee Member
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Ad-Hoc By-Laws Review Committee, Pamplin College
2021 - 2021
Role: Committee Member
University Service
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Advisory Committee, Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Institutional Review Board B-Social Science
2017 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Intramural Grants Program
2021 - 2021
Role: Grant Proposal Reviewer, Internal
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Intramural Grants Program
2020
Role: Grant Proposal Reviewer, Internal
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AU Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
2019 - 2019
Role: Grant Proposal Reviewer, Internal
Professional Service
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Committee on the Profession, Southern Sociological Society
2020 - Present
Role: Member
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Socio-Economic Review
2020 - Present
Role: Editorial Review Board Member
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Work in Progress, Public Sociology blog of the American Sociological Association
2019 - Present
Role: Editor, Associate Editor
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Max Weber Best Book Award, OOW, ASA
- 2021
Role: Committee Member
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Outstanding Book Award, IPM, ASA
- 2021
Public Service
