Muriel Mellow
- Faculty
- Sociology Department
- Office: A450
(University Hall)
- Phone: (403) 329-2168
- Email:
- Phone: (403) 329-2168
Degrees
Ph.D. (Sociology), Ph.D. (Sociology)Expertise
Work (paid and unpaid), Gender, Professional work, Volunteer work, Qualitative research methods, Work (paid and unpaid), Gender, Professional work, Volunteer work, Qualitative research methodsResearch Areas
Work of rural professionals, including issues of relationships to clientele and work-family balance, Role of volunteers in hospitals, Reflexivity in quantitative methods, Work of rural professionals, including issues of relationships to clientele and work-family balance, Role of volunteers in hospitals, Reflexivity in quantitative methodsPrevious Research Areas
Conceptualizations of work, Work-family balance, Professional work and gender, Rural clergy, Volunteer work, Personal safety, Conceptualizations of work, Work-family balance, Professional work and gender, Rural clergy, Volunteer work, Personal safetySelected Publications
"Hospital Volunteers and Carework." Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology. Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, 2000, volume 44, number 4.Defining Work: Gender, Professional Work, and the Case of Rural Clergy. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. (2007).
"Women and Volunteer Work." Essay in Sociology of Gender by Lori Beaman and Beverly Matthews. Toronto: Pearson Education. (2006).
Safety First: Improving Campus Safety at the University of Lethbridge, Final Report. (with Karyann Adams). Prepared for the Campus Women's Centre, The University of Lethbridge. (2006).
"The Work of Rural Professionals: Doing the Gemeinschaft-Gesellschaft Gavotte." Rural Sociology 70, 1:50-69. (2005).
"A Bulwark in a Busy World: The Meaning of Family for Rural Clergy." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 31,6: 706-28. (2002).
"Gendered Divisions of Labour: The Relationship Between Professional and Volunteer Work" in Feminism(s) Challenge the Traditional Disciplines: Proceedings of a Colloquium in Honour of Peta Tancred. Montreal: McGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women. (2001).
In The Media
The Value of Volunteers; Community Report 2003.Little progress made in gender wage gap; Lethbridge Herald; June 13, 2007.
Current Research and Creative Activity
| Title | Location | Grant Information | Principal Investigator | Co Researchers |
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| Librarians, Gender and Work |
NA, On-going.
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| Work of rural professionals | Alberta |
University of Lethbridge Research Fund, $4,500, 2007-08.
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Muriel Mellow, University of Lethbridge | |
| Work of rural professionals - Alberta |
University of Lethbridge Research Fund, $4,500, 2007-08.
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Muriel Mellow, University of Lethridge |
Previous Research
| Title | Grant Agency | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| Safety First: Improving Campus Safety at The University of Lethbridge | NA | 2006 |
| Between Work and Vocation: Rural Ministry and the Struggle for the Soul of Canada | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) - Community University Research Alliance | 2004 |
| Hospital Volunteers and Emotional Labour | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council A-4 grant (SSHRC) | 2004 |
| Safety First: Improving Campus Safety at The University of Lethbridge, Final Report | NA | 2005 |
| Between Work and Vocation: Rural Ministry and the Struggle for the Soul of Canada | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) - Community University Research Alliance - Letter of Intent (unsuccessful) | 2004 |
| Hospital Volunteers and Emotional Labour | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | 2004 |