Ashley Thompson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Lynchburg College
Carnegie #410
434.544.8122
thompson.a@lynchburg.edu
Experience/Background
2008 - present: Assistant Professor, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Va.
Spring 2008: Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fall 2007: Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Spring 2005 - Fall 2007: Managing Editor for Reviews, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Peggy Thoits, Editor
Spring 2005: Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Summer 2004: Lecturer, Vanderbilt University
Fall 1999 - Spring 2004: Teaching Assistant, Vanderbilt University
Degrees/Certification
Ph.D., Sociology, Vanderbilt University, August 2007
M.A., Sociology, Vanderbilt University, December 2001
B.A., Sociology, University of North Carolina at Asheville, August 1996
Information on Courses Taught
Introduction to Sociology
Class Status Power
Minority Groups
Race and Ethnicity
Race and Ethnic Relations
Sociological Aspects of Aging
Social Stratification
Sociology of Gender
Sociological Perspectives
The Sociology of the South
Publications
- Griffin, Larry J. and Ashley B. Thompson. "Social Class and Southern Identity." New Encyclopedia of
Southern Culture, Vol. 21, Social Class. University of North Carolina Press, forthcoming. - Jensen, Gary F. and Ashley B. Thompson. 2008. "Out of the Broom Closet: The Social Ecology of
American Wicca" Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 47(4):753-766. - Griffin, Larry J., Ranae J. Evenson, and Ashley B. Thompson. 2005. "Southerners All?" Southern
Cultures 11(1):6-25. - Griffin, Larry J. and Ashley B. Thompson. 2004. "The Disappearing Southerner." Vanderbilt Magazine
(December). - Griffin, Larry J. and Ashley B. Thompson. 2003. "Enough About the Disappearing South, What About
the Disappearing Southerner?" Southern Cultures 9(3):51-65. - Griffin, Larry J. and Ashley B. Thompson. 2002. "Collective Memory, Identity, and Representation in
Appalachia and the South." Appalachian Journal 29(3): 296-327. - Griffin, Larry J. and Ashley B. Thompson. 2002. "Letter to the Editor: Larry J. Griffin and Ashley B.
Thompson Respond." Appalachian Journal 30(1):6-9.
Honors and Awards
2010: Lynchburg College, nominated for the Faculty Member of the Year Award by the
Fraternity/Sorority Life Community
2010: Lynchburg College Faculty Development Grant, $500
2004: Vanderbilt University, Dissertation Enhancement Grant, $2000
1999-2004: Vanderbilt University, Department of Sociology TA Fellowships
1996: The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Graduated Summa Cum Laude
with Departmental Distinction
1996: The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Awarded the Senior Scholar
Award, Department of Sociology
1995-1996: Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociological Honors Society)
Interests
I am interested in the study of the American South, particularly race relations in the South and southern identity. Other areas of interest include poverty, homelessness, and gender inequality. In my free time, I enjoy riding horses, hiking, and spending time with my husband and dogs and cat.
