Jaime Kucinskas
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Sociology
Hamilton University
United States of America
Biography
Jaime Kucinskas' research interests span the sociology of religion, inequality, social movements, cultural and organizational change and field development. Kucinskas is researching the mainstreaming of Buddhist meditation and lived religion in secular institutions in the West. A part of her dissertation research earned the American Sociological Association’s Sociology of Religion Section’s Graduate Student Paper Award. Kucinskas has also conducted research on global income inequality and gender inequality in the Middle East. She earned master’s and doctorate degrees in sociology at Indiana University and a bachelor’s degree at Colorado College.
Research Interest
Religion, inequality, organizations, social movements, globalization and development, research methods, gender, social theory, comparative sociology
Publications
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Ho-fung Hung and Jaime Kucinskas (2011) “Globalization and Global Inequality: Assessing the Impact of the Rise of China and India, 1980-2005.†American Journal of Sociology 116: 1478-1513.
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Jaime Kucinskas (2010) “A Research Note on Islam and Gender Egalitarianism: An Examination of Egyptian and Saudi Arabian Youth Attitudes.†Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 49: 761-770.
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Jaime Kucinskas (2014) "The Unobtrusive Tactics of Religious Movements.†Sociology of Religion 75: 4: 537-550.
