MARGARET ABRAHAM: CURRICULUM VITAE

Department of Sociology, 202F Davison Hall, 115 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549-1100
Phone: +1 (516) 463-5641 | E-Mail: margaret.abraham@hofstra.edu

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Education

PhD in Sociology, Syracuse University USA | 1989
MA in Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, India | 1984
BA (Honours) in Sociology, minors in political science and history, Delhi University, India | 1982

Areas of Expertise

Domestic Violence and Human Rights | Social Justice | Gender and Intersectional Violence Gender and Development | Globalization | South Asian Diaspora |
Ethnicity | Migration

Employment

2002-Present | Professor of Sociology, Hofstra University
2019-Present | Harry H. Wachtel Distinguished Teaching Professor for the Study of Nonviolent Social Change

Professional Positions

2014-2018 | President, International Sociological Association
2008-2015 | Special Advisor to the Provost for Diversity Initiatives, Hofstra University
2010-2014 | Vice-President, Research, International Sociological Association (ISA)
2010-2014 | American Sociological Association, National Representative to ISA
2009-2012 | Section Officer, Asia and Asian America Section, American Sociological Association
2006–2010 | Co-President, ISA, Research Committee on Women in Society

Employment History

2019-2021 | Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
2000-2003 | Chair, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Hofstra University
2000-2001 | Director, Women’s Studies Program, Hofstra University
1996-2002 | Associate Professor, Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology, Hofstra University
1990-1996 | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology, Hofstra University
1989-1990 | Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Syracuse University
1985-1988 | Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Syracuse University

Courses Taught

  • Globalization, Work and Citizenship

  • Ethnicity & Minority Groups

  • Gender, Women and Development

  • Senior Seminar: Violence Against Women

  • Sociology of Gender

  • Contemporary Society

  • Introduction to Women’s Studies

  • Domestic Violence

  • First Year Seminar: Crossing Borders

  • Introduction to Applied Social Policy

  • Funding & Community Based Research

  • Senior Seminar: Public Sociology

Service

Editorial Board Member

2020-present | Editorial Advisory Board Member, Global Social Challenges Journal                        

2018-present | Editorial Board Member, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity Book Series

2017-present | International Editorial Board Member, Sociological Studies

2013-2016 | Editorial Board Member, Journal of Sociology

2011-2014 | Editorial Board Member, Gender & Society

2007-2011 | Editorial Board Member, Sociological Perspectives

2005-2008 | Editorial Board Member, Journal Violence Against Women

2007-2010 | Editorial Board Member, Current Sociology Monograph Series (ISA & Sage)

2009-2012 | ASA Rose Series in Sociology, Advisory Board Member

Consultancies

2004-2006 | Consultant for NIJ-sponsored project, "Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Battered Women: A National Survey of the Courts' Capacity to Provide Protection Orders". National Center for State Courts, Williamsburg, VA

2001-2002 | Consultant for the National Evaluation of the Grants to Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on Campuses Program, Institute For Law and Justice, Alexandria, VA

1996-2002 | Consultant for lawyers and Legal Aid – South Asian domestic violence cases

1996-1998 | Consultant to Social Intervention Group Project, Columbia University

Grant Applications Peer Reviewer

2004 | Office of Violence Against Women, Legal Assistance for Victims Grants Program

2001-2002 | Violence Against Women Office, Grants to Reduce Violence Against Women on Campus Program

2005-2006 | CUNY grant proposals

1999 | Violence Against Women Office, Grants to Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on Campuses

 External Dissertation Evaluator

2019-2021 | External International Dissertation Examiner: External Thesis Examiner (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia)

Board Member

20xx-Present | Advisory Board Member, Economic and Social Research Council Grant for 1.76 million funded research project: Urban Transformation and Gendered Violence in India and South Africa. PI, Dr. Manali Desai

2019-Present | Emeritus Board Sakhi for South Asian Women

2014-Present | Advisory Board Member, Domestic Harmony Foundation

2006-2009 | Board of Trustees Member, Westbury Friends School

2002-2004 | Advisory Board Member, Violence Against Women’s Act Measuring Effectiveness Initiative, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine

2000-2002 | Board Member, Sakhi for South Asian Women, New York, NY

1999-2001 | Board Member, Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (APICHA), New York, NY

1999-2001 | National Advisory Board Member, National Evaluation of Arrest Policies Program Under the Violence Against Women Act, conducted by the Institute for Law and Justice, VA

Fundraising

2009 | Committee Co-Chair, Sakhi for South Asian Women, 20th Anniversary Gala (over $150,000 raised). New York, NY 

Affiliations and Committees

Affiliations 

  • International Sociological Association                        

  • American Sociological Association

  • Sociologists for Women in Society                                                                 

  • Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)                     

  • Eastern Sociological Association

University and College Committees

1997-2019 | Member, Department Personnel Committee

2017-2019 | Member, Middle States Working Group: Mission and Goals

2004-2015 | Member, Diversity Task Force

2005-2008 | Member, Faculty Personnel Board

2006-Present | Center for Civic Engagement

2019-Present | Center for Race, Culture and Social Justice

2003 Spring | Member, Committee to recruit Dean of Honors College, Hofstra University

2002 Fall | HCLAS Five Year Strategic Planning Taskforce (Social Science)

2001-2003 | Saturday College Committee

1999-2003 | Security Advisory Committee

1999-2000 | Member, Ad Hoc University Honors Committee Program

1997-2000 | Chair, Departmental Personnel Committee

1997-2000 | Chair, Women and Minorities, AAUP, Hofstra Chapter

1998 | Member, Search Committee for Dean of Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

1998 | Member, Committee to Recruit “Director of New Opportunities at Hofstra

1995-1998 | Member, Curriculum Proposals Committee

1994-1997 | Member, University Senate

1995-1997 | Member, University Academic Affairs Committee

1995-1997 | Member, Committee to Review Training of Public Safety Staff

1995-1997 | Member, Task Force on Discrimination & Harassment

1994-1999| Member, Women Studies Steering Committee

1994-1995 | Faculty Member, Student Affairs Committee

1993 | Member, Ad Hoc Committee for Recruiting Dean of Admissions

1991-1998 | Member, Africana Studies Committee

1991-1994 | Member, Senate Athletic Policy Committee

1990-1991 | Member, Committee for a Bias Free Campus