Department of Sociology
University of Minnesota
909 Social Sciences Building
267 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612/624-4339

E-mail: hull@umn.edu
Web Site: http://www.soc.umn.edu/~hull

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ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

2001 - Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota
Faculty Affiliate, Life Course Center, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota
Faculty Affiliate, Steven J. Schochet Center for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies, University of Minnesota
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Advanced Feminist Studies, University of Minnesota

EDUCATION

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Ph.D. in Sociology, 2001
Dissertation: “Wedding Rites/Marriage Rights: The Cultural Politics of Same-Sex Marriage”

The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
M.A. in Social Administration, 1989

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
M.A. in English Language and Literature, 1987

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
B.A. in Romance Languages and Literature, 1986

AREAS OF INTEREST

Culture
Social Movements
Law and Society
Family
Gender and Sexuality
Qualitative Methods

PUBLICATIONS

Articles
“The Cultural Power of Law and the Cultural Enactment of Legality: The Case of Same-Sex Marriage.” Forthcoming in Law & Social Inquiry.

“The Political Limits of the Rights Frame: The Case of Same-Sex Marriage in Hawaii.” Sociological Perspectives 44 (2): 207-232. 2001.

“Assimilation, Choice or Constraint? Testing Theories of Gender Differences in the Careers of Lawyers.” Kathleen E. Hull and Robert L. Nelson. Social Forces 79 (1): 229-264. 2000.

“The Paradox of the Contented Female Lawyer.” (Research Note) Law & Society Review 33 (3): 687-702. 1999.

“Cross-Examining the Myth of Lawyers’ Misery.” Vanderbilt Law Review 52 (4): 971-983. 1999.

“Lawyers and Their Discontents: Findings from a Survey of the Chicago Bar.” John P. Heinz, Kathleen E. Hull and Ava A. Harter. Indiana Law Journal 74 (3): 735-758. 1999.

“The Burnished Steel Watch: What a Sample of a Single Year’s Fiction Indicates.” Wendy Griswold and Kathleen Hull. In S. Janssen and N. van Dijk (eds.), The Empirical Study of Literature and the Media: Current Approaches and Perspectives. Rotterdam: Barjesteh van Waalwijk van Doorn & Co’s. 1998.

Reviews and Review Essays
Review of Regulating Intimacy: A New Legal Paradigm, by Jean L. Cohen. Forthcoming in Contemporary Sociology.

Review of Masculine Domination, by Pierre Bourdieu. Social Forces 81(1): 351-2. 2002.

“Gender Inequality in Law: Problems of Structure and Agency in Recent Studies of Gender in Anglo-American Legal Professions.” (Review Essay) Kathleen E. Hull and Robert L. Nelson. Law & Social Inquiry 23 (3): 681-705. 1998.

“The New Organization of the Health Care Delivery System.” Stephen M. Shortell and Kathleen E. Hull. In S. H. Altman and U. E. Reinhardt (eds.), Strategic Choices for a Changing Health Care System. Chicago: Health Administration Press. 1996.

PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

Co-Organizer, open submission session on “Law and Social Movements,” co-sponsored by Sociology of Law Section and Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August, 2003.

“Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation: Dimensions of Difference.” Paper presented at the conference “Rights and Realities: Legal and Social Scientific Approaches to Employment Discrimination,” sponsored by the American Bar Foundation and the Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA. March 25, 2003.

“Queer Theory Meets Data: The Question of Same-Sex Marriage.” Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. August 17, 2002.

Presider, “Roundtable: Gay and Lesbian Movements and Counter-Movements.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. August 17, 2002.

Invited Participant, “Roundtable: New Directions in Inequality and Legal Consciousness Research.” Law & Society Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada. June 1, 2002.

Panel Discussant on “Legal Frontiers and Medical Breakthroughs.” Law & Society Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada. May 31, 2002.

“The Cultural Politics of Same-Sex Marriage.” Presented at the Engendering Politics Worskshop, University of Minnesota. October 11, 2001.

“‘What Are Your Intentions?’ Cultural Agency in Same-Sex Marriage.” Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. August 13, 2000.

“The Cultural Power of Law and the Cultural Enactment of Legality: The Case of Same-Sex Marriage.” Paper presented at the Law & Society Association Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL. May 26, 2000.

“Of Rights and Rhetorics: The Public Debate on Same-Sex Marriage in Letters to the Editor.” Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. August 10, 1999.

“The Legal Consciousness of the Legally Disadvantaged: The Case of Gays and Lesbians.” Paper presented at the Law & Society Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. May 29, 1999.

“Racial Endogamy and Gender Exogamy: Legal and Cultural Rules of Marriage.” Sarah N. Gatson and Kathleen E. Hull. Paper presented at the Law & Society Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. May 29, 1999.

Invited Participant, Conference on Career and Longitudinal Studies in the Legal Profession, sponsored by the Open Society Institute, the National Association for Law Placement, and the American Bar Foundation, Chicago, Illinois. September 12-13, 1998.

“Assimilation, Choice or Constraint? Explaining Gender Differences in the Careers of Lawyers.” Kathleen E. Hull and Robert L. Nelson. Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. August 1998.

“Researching the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Movements.” Coordinator of Informal Discussion Roundtable at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada. August, 1997.

Invited Participant, Law & Society Association Summer Institute, Madison, WI. June 25-29, 1997.

“Exploring Gender Differences in Lawyers’ Job Satisfaction.” Paper presented at the Law & Society Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. May 29, 1997.

Invited Participant, Graduate Student Workshop, Law & Society Association, St. Louis, MO. May 27-28, 1997.

“Gender Inequality Among Chicago Lawyers.” Kathleen E. Hull and Robert L. Nelson. Paper presented at the Biannual Conference of the Working Group on the Comparative Study of Legal Professions, International Sociological Association, Peyresq, France. June 17, 1996.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2003. Single-Semester Leave, University of Minnesota. (Fall Semester)

1999-2000. Dissertation Year Fellowship, Graduate School, Northwestern University.

1998. Martin P. Levine Memorial Dissertation Fellowship, American Sociological Association.

1995-1999. American Bar Foundation/Northwestern University Graduate Student Fellowships. (Received in four consecutive academic years.)

1994-1995. University Fellowship in Health Services and Policy, Northwestern University.

1989. Solomon O. Lichter Memorial Prize, School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago.

1987-1989. Merit Scholarship, School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago.

1986. Magna Cum Laude, Princeton University.

GRANTS

2003. University of Minnesota Graduate Research Partnership Program. “Understanding the Emerging Marriage Movement: Ideology and Evidence.” (with Christopher Pappas) $7,464.

2002. University of Minnesota Life Course Center. “Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation.” Semester research assistance. (25% RA) 9/02-12/02.

2002. University of Minnesota Faculty Summer Research Fellowship. “The Cultural Politics of Same-Sex Marriage.” $5,000.

1998. MacArthur Collaborative Summer Research Funding. Department of Sociology, Northwestern University. (with Wendy Griswold) $1,296.

1997-1998. Law School Admissions Council. LSAC Research Grant Program. “Gender Differences in the Careers of Urban Lawyers.” (with Robert L. Nelson) 8/97-7/98. $39,998.

1995. MacArthur Collaborative Summer Research Funding. Department of Sociology, Northwestern University. (with Robert L. Nelson) $2,340.

TEACHING

Courses Taught
Topics in Sociology: Love, Sex and Marriage (Soc. 4090), Fall 2002. University of Minnesota.
Social Theory and Cultural Change (Soc. 4703), Fall 2002, Fall 2001. University of Minnesota.
Social Theory (Soc. 3701), Spring 2003, Spring 2002. University of Minnesota.
Chicago Field Studies, 2000-2001. Northwestern University.
Introduction to Sociology (Soc. 110), Summer 2000. Northwestern University.
Law and Society (Soc. B06), Summer 1998. Northwestern University.

Training
Participant, Early Career Teaching Program, 2002-03. University of Minnesota.
Participant, New Faculty Teaching Orientation, Fall 2001, University of Minnesota.
Participant, Faculty Development Program, Spring 1998, Northwestern University.

Graduate Advising/Committee Membership
Christopher Pappas M.A. Thesis Committee; Ph.D. Committee, Sociology
Joah Iannotta Ph.D. Committee, Kinesiology (completed 2003)
Kimberly Clarke Simmons Ph.D. Committee, Sociology (completed 2002)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Institutional
Advisory Committee, Steven J. Schochet Center for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies, University of Minnesota (2002- )
Women’s Studies Curriculum Committee, Department of Women’s Studies, University of Minnesota (2002- )
Undergraduate Affairs Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota (2002-2003)
Student Paper Awards Committee, Sociology Research Institute, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota (2002)
Personnel Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota (2001-2002)
Graduate Affairs Committee, Department of Sociology, Northwestern University (1996-97)

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary
Council Member, Sociology of Law Section, American Sociological Association (2003-05)
Editor, Critical Mass, Newsletter of the Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section, American Sociological Association (2002-05)
Student Paper Awards Committee, Sociology of Law Section, American Sociological Association (2002)
Associate Editor, Law & Social Inquiry (2000-2001)
Publications Committee, Sociology of Law Section, American Sociological Association (1999-2001)
Local Arrangements Committee, Annual Meeting, Law & Society Association (1999)
Peer review for American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Sociological Quarterly, Law & Social Inquiry, Journal of Family Issues, Pine Forge Press

Public
Interview with Minnesota Women’s Press for article appearing in May21-June 3, 2003 issue. Topic: Online personal ads.
Interview on KARE-11 10:00 News, February 14, 2003. Topic: Dating trends.
Interview on WCCO-TV 6:00 News, February 4, 2002. Topic: American Academy of Pediatrics statement on second-parent adoptions by gay and lesbian parents.
“Research Update” on gay and lesbian parenting, Summer 2001 newsletter of Rainbow Families (Minneapolis non-profit organization providing support and information to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender parents and their families).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Sociological Association
Law & Society Association
Sociologists for Women in Society