Adilia James
Profile
Dr. James studies how social inequalities in schools and workplaces arise and persist. She primarily uses qualitative methods to examine the everyday experiences who are marginalized on the basis of race/ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual orientation.
Education
University of Chicago
Ph.D.
Sociology
2017
University of Chicago
M.A.
Sociology
2011
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A.
Educational Policy Studies
2009
Wellesley College
B.A.
Sociology
2007
Courses
SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
CMM/SOC 206: Race, Ethnicity, and the Media
SOC215: The Family
SOC 217: Work and Society
SOC 302: Social Problems
SOC 320: Race and Ethnicity in American Society
EDL 710: Sociology of Education
Accomplishments
Awards
2022 American Sociological Association’s Animals & Society Section, Distinguished Article Award, “Unfit Stewards: The Role of the Intensive Pet Parenting Ideology in Constructing Racialized Narratives”
2021 New England Board of Higher Education, North Star Collective Faculty Fellowship
Talks
2025 Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association RISE Remix Conference, Virtual, “Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Efforts: A Sociological Analysis of What Works & What Does Not” and “The Use of Racialized Narratives about Pet Ownership to Justify Inequalities in Veterinary Medicine”
2024 Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association, Montréal, Canada, “Interrogating the Role of Childhood Career Exploration in Producing Racial/Ethnic Homogeneity in Veterinary Medicine”
2024 Annual Meeting of Eastern Sociological Society, Washington, DC, “Constrained Choice Narratives and the Promotion of Benevolent Exclusion”
Appearances
2022 American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) Diversity & Inclusion On Air Podcast, “Racialized Pet Ownership Narratives” June 29.
2019 American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) Diversity & Inclusion On Air Podcast, “Discrimination in Veterinary Medicine” October 28.
Publications
Forthcoming. James, Adilia E.E. Vetting for Passion: Race, Gender, and Inequalities in the Veterinary Profession. Temple University Press.
James, Adilia E.E. 2023. “Unfit Stewards: The Role of the Intensive Pet Parenting Ideology in Constructing Racialized Narratives.” Social Problems 70(4):1164-1181. https://doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spab073
(Published first online in 2021)James, Adilia E.E. 2021. “Expert Knowledge or Emotional Connection? Examining Clients’ Expectations for Highly-Skilled Professional Care.” Sociological Spectrum 41(5):407-421. https://doi.org/10.1080/02732173.2021.1945514
James, Adilia E.E. 2012. “The Black Girl Body as a Site of Sexual Terrorism.” Pp. 328-334 in Wish to Live: The Hip-Hop Feminist Pedagogy Reader, edited by R.N. Brown and C.J. Kwakye. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
James, Adilia E.E. 2011. “Queer Like Me: Black Girlhood Sexuality on the Playground, Under the Covers, and in the Halls of Academia.” Journal of Lesbian Studies 15:41-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/10894160.2010.508408
James, Adilia E.E. 2010. “Too Early to Talk about Sex? Issues in Creating Culturally Relevant Sexuality Education Curricula for Preadolescent Black Girls.” Journal of Sexuality Research and Social Policy 7(2):128-141. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-010-0012-3