Jessica H Sherwood (she/her)
Associate Professor College of Arts & Sciences Department of Social Sciences Providence
Biography
At Johnson & Wales, Jessica Sherwood teaches sociology courses about food and obesity, digital environments, inequalities and other social problems. She is enthusiastic about applying sociology to current events to teach and learn about trends, but also for a more complete understanding of the social world and how to make it better.
Sherwood is the author of “Wealth, Whiteness, and the Matrix of Privilege: The View from the Country Club,” from Lexington Books. She has served as a reviewer of manuscripts and books for the journals Contemporary Sociology, Qualitative Sociology and Gender & Society.
She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Sociology from North Carolina State University and her B.A. in Sociology from Wesleyan University.
Education
PhD, North Carolina State University
Sociology
MS, North Carolina State University
sociology
BA, Wesleyan University
sociology
CITI Certification
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CITI Certification
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Johnson & Wales University Scholarship & Best Practices Expo, “Using the RISD Museum as a Teaching Tool,” JWU, Providence, RI. (April 12, 2024).
House Finance Committee meeting, “Supporting HB 7851,” RI General Assembly, Providence, RI, United States. (April 11, 2024).
Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success, “Assessing and Enhancing Diversity in College Majors,” AACU.org. (March 22, 2024).