Levey, Tania
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Degree Institution Field Dates PhD CUNY Graduate Center Sociology certificate CUNY Graduate Center Women's Studies BA Rutgers University Philosophy/Women's Studies Full-Time Academic Experience
Institution Rank Field Dates York College, CUNY Professor Sociology 2019-present York College, CUNY Associate Professor with Tenure Sociology 2011-2019 York College, CUNY Assistant Professor Sociology 2006-Present Part-Time Academic Experience
Institution Rank Field Dates Lehman College, CUNY Adjunct Instructor Sociology 2005-2006 Queens College, CUNY Graduate Teaching Fellow Sociology 1997-2000 Non Academic Experience
Place of Employment Title Date Urban Justice Center, NY Invited Reviewer for Behind Closed Doors: An Analysis of Indoor Sex Work in New York City (2005). 2004-2005 CUNY Honors College Survey Consultant 2002-2004 Employment Record At This Institution
Rank Dates Full Professor 2019-present Associate Professor with Tenure 2011-2019 Assistant Professor on Tenure Track 2006-2011 Publications In Field Of Expertise
- Books:
Levey, T.. Sexual Harassment Online: Shaming and Silencing Women in the Digital Age. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2018. 210.
- Papers in Professional Journals:
- Articles:
Levey, T.G.. "The Emotional Labor of the Professional Dominatrix." SAGE Research Methods Cases. Part 2 2018: .
Levey, T.G., & Pinsky, D.. "A Constellation of Stigmas: Stigma Management and the Professional Dominatrix." Deviant Behavior. 36(5) 2015: 347-367.
Pinsky, D. and Levey, T.G.. "'The World Turned Upside Down’: Emotional Labor and the Professional Dominatrix." Sexualities. 18(4) 2015: 438-458.
Roksa, J. and T.G. Levey. "What Can You Do with That Degree? Tradeoffs between Strong and Weak Ties to the Labor Market." Social Forces. 89(2) 2010: 389-416.
Levey, T.G.. "The Effect of Level of College Entry on Mid-Career Occupational Attainments." Community College Review. 38(1) 2010: 3-30.
Levey, T.G. "Mechanisms of Educational Involvement and Mother’s Level of Education." International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. 4(4) 2009: 159-172.
Levey, T.G and C. Silver. "Gender and Value Orientations: What's the Difference!?." Sociological Forum. 21(4) 2006: 659-691.
Attewell, P., D. Lavin, T. Domina, and T.G. Levey. "New Evidence on College Remediation." Journal of Higher Education. 77(5) 2006: 886-924.
Attewell, P., D. Lavin, T. Domina, and T.G. Levey. "The Black Middle Class: Progress, Prospects, and Puzzles." Journal of African American Studies. 8(1-2) 2004: 6-19.
- Proceedings:
- Refereed Proceedings
- Non-Refereed Proceedings
- Refereed Proceedings
- Articles:
- Chapters in Books:
Levey, T.G.. "Learning the Ropes: Skill and Job Satisfaction in Dominatrix Work." Sex Work Now. Barton, Bernadette, Barb Brents, and Angela Jones (eds) Accepted for publication, New York University Press: .
Levey, T.G.. "#MeToo and Social Media." Institutional Sexual Abuse in the #MeToo Era. Jason D. Spraitz & Kendra Bowen (eds.) Southern Illinois University Press 2021: .
Attewell, Lavin, Domina, and Levey. "The Black Middle Class: Progress, Prospects, and Puzzles." Free at Last? Black America in the 21st Century. 2006: .
- Government Reports or Monographs
- Book Reviews:
- Books:
Other Publications
- Books:
Attewell, P., D. Lavin, with T. Domina (collaborator) and T. Levey (collaborator). Passing the Torch: Does Higher Education for the Disadvantaged Pay Off across the Generations?. New York: Russell Sage, Rose Monograph Series, 2007. .
- Papers in Professional Journals:
- Articles:
Fligor, B., Levey, S., & Levey, T.G.. "Cultural and Demographic Factors Influencing Noise Exposure Estimates from Use of Portable Listening Devices in an Urban Environment." Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 57(4) 2014: 1535-47.
M. Schuller, T.G. Levey. "Kabrit Ki Gen Twop Met: Understanding Persistent Gaps in Water and Sanitation Services in Haiti’s IDP Camps." Disasters Journal. 38(s1) 2014: S1-S24.
S. Levey, T.G. Levey, and B. Fligor. "Noise Exposure Estimates of Urban MP3 Player Users." Journal of Speech, Hearing, and Research. 54 2011: 263-277.
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- Refereed Proceedings
- Non-Refereed Proceedings
- Refereed Proceedings
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- Government Reports or Monographs
- Book Reviews:
- Books:
Presented Papers, Lectures, And Exhibitions And Performances
"Gender and Race in Rape Discourses on Twitter" 2/26/19: Honor's Program Seminar, York College.
"Book Reading: Sexual Harassment Online: Shaming and Silencing Women in the Digital Age" 10/11/2018: York College, CUNY.
"Gender, Race, and Nation in Rape Discourses on Twitter" 8/10/2018: American Sociological Assocation Sexualities Preconference - Sexualities, Race and Empire: Resistance in an Uncertain Time.
"Online Resistance to Sexual Shaming: Can Internet Conversations Change Society?" 8/22/2016: American Sociological Association.
"Online Sexual Shaming: An Analysis of Misogynistic Keywords on Twitter" 8/25/2015: American Sociological Association.
"Online Sexual Shaming: An Analysis of Twitter and Revenge Web Sites" 2/28/2015: Eastern Sociological Society.
"Skill and Creativity in the Life Stories of Professional Dominatrices" 2/25/2012: Eastern Sociological Society.
"Schuller, M. & Levey, T. "Thirsting for Justice: Cholera and the Lack of Water and Sanitation in Haiti’s IDP Camps."" 11/21/2011: American Sociological Association.
"Tied In or Tied Down: Links between College Credentials and the Labor Market" 8/11/2009: American Sociological Association.
"College Preparation, Selectivity, and Today's College Students" 12/19/2008: Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, York College.
"Passing the Torch Book Event" 3/31/2008: New York City Technical College.
"Higher Education and Social Mobility: The Role of Community Colleges" 3/9/2006: Center for Economics of Education, Columbia University.
"The Effect of the Associate's Degree on New Outcomes" 4/9/2006: American Education Research Association.
"Community Colleges and Intergenerational Upward Mobility" 2/24/2006: Eastern Sociological Society.
"Is There a College Drop Out Boom?" 2/24/2006: Eastern Sociological Society.
"Assessing the Effects of Community Colleges on the Life Chances of Students and their Children" 11/2005: Association for the Study of Higher Education.
"Race and College for All" 11/2005: American Sociological Association.
"Reexamining Community College Effects: New Techniques, New Outcomes" 3/2005: Eastern Sociological Society.
"Reexamining Power and Agency in Sex Work" 3/2005: Eastern Sociological Society.
"CUNY's Open Admissions Policy, It's Long-term Impact and What it Means for Teaching" 12/2/2005: CUNY Chancellor's Fellows Event.
"How Do Higher Education Attainments of Low Income and Minority Women Influence Economic Well Being Three Decades Later" 3/2003: Eastern Sociological Society.
"The Influence of Higher Educational Opportunity on the Educational Attainments of Low Income and Minority Women: A Thirty Year Follow Up" 3/2003: Eastern Sociological Society.
Patents
None
Work In Progress
- Books in progress:
- Papers in Progress:
Levey, T.G.. "Race and Gender in Online Narratives of Rape on Twitter." . Peer-reviewed manuscript: .
- Papers submitted to journals for consideration:
- Research in progress:
- Books in progress:
Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships
Grants-In-Aid
PSC-CUNY, Gender and Race in Rape Discourses on Twitter. 2019-2020: $5,370.00.
PSC-CUNY, Online Sexual Shaming: Regulating Female Sexuality in the Digital Age. 2016-2017: $3,500.
PSC-CUNY, ‘The World Turned Upside Down’: The Life and Work of the Professional Dominatrix. 2013-2014: $6,000.
PSC-CUNY, Working on Top: The Life and Work of the Professional Dominatrix. 2012-2013: $3,990.
PSC-CUNY, Revisiting Community College Effects. 2010-2011: $2,660.
PSC-CUNY, The Intergenerational Effects of Community Colleges. 2009-2010: $3,516.28.
PSC-CUNY, Reexamining Community College Effects. 2007-2008: $2,800.00.
Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, Higher Education and Inequality. 2005-2006: $20,000.
Mario Capelloni Dissertation Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center, Higher Education and Inequality. 2004-2005: $17,000.
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center, . 1998-1999: $12,000.
Graduate Research Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center, . 1994-1995: $12,500.
Institutional Service
- Service to the Department
Departmental Representative to Faculty Senate, Behavioral Sciences and Social Sciences: 2010-2016.
Chair, Academic Program Review for Anthropology, Black Studies, and Sociology: 2012-2014.
Member, Search Committee, Sociology: 2015-2016.
Member, Academic Integrity Committee, Department of Social Sciences: 2009-2011.
Liaison, Provost Newsletter: 2008-2009.
Member, Search Committee, Anthropology/Black Studies: 2008-2009.
- Service to the School
Member, Strategic Planning for the School of Health and Behavioral Sciences: 2011-2012.
- Service to the College
At-Large Member, PSC-CUNY Executive Committee: 2014-2020.
Planning Committee, LGBT Studies Minor and Certificate Program: 2017-present.
Steering Committee, Alliance for Gender and Sexual Equality: 2010-present.
HRPP Coordinator, York College: 2014-2016.
Departmental Representative, College Senate: 2010-2016.
Member, Teacher Education Unit Council: 2014-2016.
Member, Quantitative Reasoning Committee: 2015-2016.
Chair, First-Year Sub-Committee, Foundations of Excellence Initiative: 2012-2014.
Member, Tobacco Policy Implementation Committee: 2011-2013.
Member, African American Resource Center Steering Committee: 2009-2011.
Member, Provost's Lecture Series Committee: 2008-2011.
Member, Logic Faculty Interest Group (FIG): 2009-2010.
Member, Human Behavior Faculty Interest Group (FIG): 2009-2010.
Member, Sophomore Experience Faculty Interest Group (FIG): 2008-2010.
Member, Library Committee: 2007-2010.
- Service to the Graduate Center
- Service to the University
Senator, University Faculty Senate: 2019-present.
Member, Criminology, Political Science, Sociology Panel, PSC-CUNY Award Program: 2013-present.
Member, Interdisciplinary Panel, PSC-CUNY Award Program: 2010-2016.
- Service to the Department
Offices Held In Professional Societies
Other Professional Activities And Public Service
Professor 201, York College: 2016-present.
Reviewer, Routledge book manuscript: 2018.
Reviewer, Sexualities Journal: 2014-present.
Reviewer, Sexuality and Culture Journal: 2015-present.
Fellowship Leave, York College: 2016-2017.
Member, American Sociological Association: 1995-present.
Member, Eastern Sociological Society: 1996-present.
Member, Sociologists for Women and Society: 2011-present.
Member, International Sociological Association: 2016-present.
Faculty Online/Hybrid Course Development Program, York College: 2014.
Workshop for Junior Faculty, Gender Equity Project, Hunter College: 2008.
Teaching Activities At This Institution
- Courses Taught (List)
Course Description SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology SOC 201 Sociological Analysis PHIL/SOC 202 Major Ideas in Education SOC 220 Research Methods I SOC 338 Sociology of Gender and Sexuality HUM 320 Problems of Race and Gender in the Sciences SOC 390 Independent Guided Field Research SOC 490 Independent Guided Field Research - New courses/programs developed (list):
Sociology of Gender and Sexuality, Soc 338.
Problems of Gender and Race in the Sciences, Hum 320.
- Courses Taught (List)