Ainsley E Lambert-Swain

Title: PhD Candidate
Email: lamberae@mail.uc.edu

Ainsley Lambert is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cincinnati. She received her B.A. in Sociology from Morehead State University in 2009 and her M.A. in Sociology from the University of Cincinnati in 2013. Drawing on social and cultural capital theories, her MA thesis examines the complex process in which both family and school-based factors influence the enrollment decisions of college-age youth. Expanding her research on processes that (re)produce (in)equality, her dissertation research examines the performance of racial identities in interracial/interethnic partnerships across changing racial contexts. Broadly, her research interests include the sociology of the family, critical race theory, racial/ethnic inequality, race in interaction, identity processes, and racial microaggressions.

Ainsley is also committed to applying her research expertise to create a more diverse and inclusive campus climate at the University of Cincinnati in which all students, staff, and faculty are able to thrive. She has served as a member of the A&S Diversity and Inclusion Council for three years and has worked on multiple committees charged with making A&S and the university at large a more equitable institution. As a three-time recipient of the Norris Johnson Teaching Fellowship, Ainsley has carried this charge into the classroom by focusing her efforts on creating an inclusive environment where the perspectives of all students are welcome, but particularly those of marginalized groups whose voices are often silenced. By bringing marginalized and diverse perspectives to the forefront, all students are challenged to think more critically about the social world and the lives we lead within it.

Ainsley Lambert CV

Education

• Ph.D. (In Progress), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (Sociology).
• M.A., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2013 (Sociology).
• B.A., Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, 2009 (Sociology, International Studies, & Regional Analysis & Public Policy).

Publications

Peer-reviewed Publications

• Lambert-Swain, Ainsley. (2016). (Under Review). "Racial Microaggressions and the Reconstruction of Racial Hierarchies". Sociological Inquiry.
• Lambert-Swain, Ainsley and Littisha Bates (2016). (In Progress). "Differential Access, Differential Outcomes: the Impact of Social and Cultural Capital on the College Enrollment Process" ..
• Lambert-Swain, Ainsley (2016). (In Progress). "The Importance of Perspective-Taking: A Lesson in Critical Thinking for the Diverse Classroom"..

Presentations & Lectures

Paper Presentations

• Ainsley Lambert (2014). Issues of Access: Social and Cultural Capital in the College Enrollment Process. North Central Sociological Association , Cincinnati, OH.
• Ainsley Lambert (2014). Variation in High School Students' Access and Use of College-Related Information and Resources. Society for the Study of Social Problems, San Francisco, CA.
• Ainsley Lambert (2013). Applying & Deciding: Students’ Perceptions of the Role of Parents and Schools in the College Enrollment Process. Midwest Sociology of Education Conference, University of Madison Wisconsin .
• Ainsley Lambert (2012). Onward and Upward: the Disadvantaged Student’s Decision to Enroll in College. Eastern Sociological Society, New York, NY .
• Lambert-Swain, Ainsley (2015). Negotiating Racial Identities in Interaction. Association of Black Sociologists, Chicago, IL.
• Lambert-Swain, Ainsley (2016). Theorizing Racial Microaggressions. Society for the Study of Social Problems, Seattle, WA.

Honors & Awards

• Selected as Commencement Keynote Speaker, Morehead State University , 2009.
• Taft Research Center Graduate Research Enrichment Award; Awarded $1000 to support thesis research , 2012.
• Norris Johnson Teaching Fellowship, 2012 to 2014.
• University of Cincinnati Departmental Superlative Award: "Most Likely to Turn Undergraduates into Sociology Majors”, 2014.
• Selected to represent the University of Cincinnati in the 2015 Midwest Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award in Social Sciences., 2014.
• Graduate Summer Undergraduate Mentoring Program (GSUM); Awarded $3000 to mentor advanced undergraduate student in research and professional development, 2015.
• Taft Graduate Enhancement Fellowship; Awarded $2000 to support dissertation research, 2015.
• Norris Johnson Teaching Fellowship, 2015 to 2016.
• SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award, 2016.

Experience & Service

Service

• 2011–2012 Treasurer of the Sociology Graduate Student Lyceum, Department of Sociology, University of Cincinnati
• 2013–2014 Graduate Student Brown Bag and Workshop Series Organizer, Department of Sociology, University of Cincinnati
• 2013–2014 Coauthor of the Graduate Student Newsletter, Lyceum Lowdown, University of Cincinnati, http://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/sociology/grad/lyceumlowdown.html
• 2013–2014 Vice President of the Sociology Graduate Student Lyceum, Department of Sociology, University of Cincinnati
• 2013–2016 McMicken College of Arts and Sciences Diversity and Inclusion Council, University of Cincinnati

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

• American Sociological Association ,
• Sociologists for Women in Society,
• National Women’s Studies Association ,
• Society for the Study of Social Problems,
• North Central Sociological Association,

Courses Taught

• SOC 1001 Introduction to Sociology
  
  
• SOC 2021 Sociology of Gender
  
  
• SOC 2043 Contemporary Social Problems
  
  
• SOC 2075 Sociology of the Family
  
  
• SOC 2089 The Global Community: Cultural Diversity and Interaction