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Name: Sarah N. Gatson
Year you graduated from Cornell: 1991
Other majors or minors: Spanish
Post Cornell Education: Northwestern University, MA 1992, Ph.D.
1999
Job Title: Asst. Professor
Job description: I am a professor at Texas A&M University,
a research university. As an assistant professor, I teach four classes
a year on the semester system, and engage in original research and publication
in academic journals and (soon) books.
Most satisfying and rewarding aspects of your position: The fact
that I am largely independent and can create my own schedule and projects.
Working with graduate and undergraduate students who are excited about
learning.
What jobs or other positions have you held that prepared you for this
position? As an undergraduate at Cornell, I spent a significant part
of my work-study career as an assistant to a professor. I also held an
ACM Minority Summer Scholars fellowship that enabled me to get a great
deal of insight into research careers, and to do my own major research
project. And graduate school is one long preparation for the research
and teaching professor position. Cornell College generally, however, is
excellent training for both grad school and any job where you have to
be very self-directed, and know how to manage your own time and goals.
What are your occupational and/or educational goals? As an educator,
I want to make sure that students get a lot out of their learning experiences.
As a scholar and writer, I want to do interesting and useful work that
challenges people to think about and understand their world and others
in it in new ways.
Additional comments: Sociology rules!
Email: gatson@unix.tamu.edu
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