Patty Sotirin
- Professor of Communication, Humanities
- PhD, Purdue University
Biography
Dr. Patty Sotirin's research involves critical-interpretive approaches to issues of culture, relationality, gender, and qualitative research methodologies. Her work draws on discursive theories of communication, critical management studies, cultural studies, feminist theories and post-qualitative methodologies. She has published articles in such journals as Text and Performance Quarterly, Women’s Studies in Communication, Qualitative Inquiry, Journal of Research Practice, Cultural Studies<=>Critical Methodologies, and Organization Management Journal.
Research Interests
- Feminist theories
- Humanistic qualitative methods
- Gender and communication in the workplace
- Family communication
- Communication and civic life