Meet S. Katherine Cooper
Professor of Instruction I, Sociology
Phone: (813) 257-3614
Email: scooper@ut.edu
Address: 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33606
Building:
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Education
2008 University of Georgia, B.S., B.A.
2011 University of North Carolina- Wilmington, M.A.
2018 University of South Florida, Ph.D.
Courses Taught
Sociological Theories
Sociology of Popular Culture
Families in Global Perspective
Introduction to Sociology
Career Specialties
Katie Cooper specializes in the sociological areas of culture, media, gender, race and social movements.Professional and Community Activities
Cooper is a sociologist broadly interested in the mirror relationship between culture and media, and her research explores how social issues are framed through different forms of media and how people interpret these mediated messages. Her most recent research examines the “cultural work” of women’s stand-up comedy through multi-method qualitative inquiry. Utilizing focus group and narrative methodologies, she analyzed audience consumption of stand-up humor and subversive performances in popular culture. Assistant Professor Cooper’s research has been published in journals such as Sociological Focus and The Communication Review.
Honors and Awards
2018 TEDXUGA Presenter Nominee2016 Distinguished Teaching Award, Department of Sociology, University of South Florida
2015 PhD Research Support Grant, University of South Florida