Tiffany Parsons

Tiffany Parsons

Instructor; Director, Women's Studies

Phone: 678-839-6335 | Fax: 678-839-6506

Email:  tparsons@westga.edu

Office: Pafford Building 219

Hours: Fall 2012
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Biography

Primary areas of research: race/ethnicity/culture, class and women

Prior to pursuing an academic career: Ten years in the nonprofit sector

In the community: Volunteer with Adult and Community Education Center, transitional homeless center for men, and the area's largest food pantry

Around the nation: Consultant to literacy programs and train teachers to teach English as a Second Language (ESL).

M.A. thesis: Homelessness and the Homeless: A State of the Field

Education/Degrees

  • Ph.D., Sociology (in progress), Georgia State University,
  • B.S., Sociology, University of West Georgia, 2007
  • M.A., Sociology, University of West Georgia, 2009