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Education:
M.A., Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2010
B.A., Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2006

Fellowship:
UAB T32 health Services Research (HSR) Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

Research Interests:
Gender, Work/Family, Medical Sociology Disability and health policy

Thesis Title:
A Question of Salience: A Gender Analysis of the Work-Family Interface

Honors and Awards:
Ireland Tuition Scholarship, 2008-2010
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 2010
Academic Excellence in Sociology, 2006

Courses Taught:
Introduction to Sociology
Social Change

Presentations:
Cockerham, William C., Patricia Drentea, Sarah Ballard, and Henna Budhwani. 2010. “The Narrowing Gender Gap in Life Expectancy: The Role of Health Lifestyles.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. Atlanta, Georgia, August.

Ballard, Sarah. 2010. “A Gender Analysis of the Work-Family Interface.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. Atlanta, Georgia, August.

Ballard, Sarah. 2010. “Virtual Identities.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society. Atlanta, Georgia, April.

Trigg, Becky, Sarah Ballard, and Patricia Drentea. 2009. “Gender Schemas: Then and Now.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society. New Orleans, Louisiana, April.

Ballard, Sarah. 2009. “Gender Schemas: Then and Now.” Invited for presentation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Graduate Student Research Days. Birmingham, Alabama, February.

Ballard, Sarah. 2007. “Women are Supposed to Be…: The Use of Distancing Language in Describing the Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Male and Female.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society. Atlanta, Georgia, April.


Expected Date of Graduation: 2014