Ph.D. - Sociology
North Carolina State University - 2001
Professional Preparation
M.A. - Sociology
University of Texas at Arlington - 1997
University of Texas at Arlington - 1997
B.A. - Sociology
University Center at Tulsa - 1988
University Center at Tulsa - 1988
Publications
Race and Sex Discrimination in the Employment Process.
Sheryl Skaggs and Jennifer Bridges
Sociology Compass, 7(5):404-415. 2013. 2013 - Publication
“Checking the Pulse of Diversity among Healthcare Professionals: An Analysis of West Coast
Hospitals.”
Sheryl Skaggs and Julie A. Kmec
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, forthcoming 2012. 2012 - Publication
“Shaking Things Up or Business as Usual?” The Influence of Female Corporate Executives and Board of
Directors on Women’s Managerial Representation.”
Sheryl Skaggs, Kevin Stainback and Phyllis Duncan
Social Science Research, forthcoming 2012. 2012 - Publication
Review of Robert L. Kaufman’s Race, Gender, and the Labor Market: Inequalities at Work.
Sheryl Skaggs
Gender and Society, Feb. 2012 2012 - Publication
“The Relationship between Attitudes Toward Diversity Management in the Southwest USA
and the GLOBE Study Cultural Preferences.”
Richard Herrera, Phyllis Duncan, Mark Green, Malcolm Ree and Sheryl L. Skaggs
The International Journal of Human Resources Management, 22:2629-2646, 2011. 2011 - Publication
“Organizational Culture as a Predictor of Organizational Diversity Practices.”
Richard Herrera, Phyllis Duncan, Mark Green, Malcolm Ree and Sheryl Skaggs
The Business Journal of Hispanic Research, 5:1, 2011. 2011 - Publication
“Organizational Approaches to Inequality: Inertia, Relative Power, and Environments.”
Kevin Stainback, Donald Tomaskovic-Devey and Sheryl Skaggs
Annual Review of Sociology, 36:225-267, 2010 2010 - Publication
“Organizational Variation in Formal Equal Employment Opportunity Structures.”
Julie A. Kmec and Sheryl Skaggs
Sociological Forum, forthcoming, 24:47-75, 2009 2009 - Publication
“Legal-Political Pressures and African American Access to Managerial Jobs.”
Sheryl Skaggs.
American Sociological Review, 74:225-244, 2009 2009 - Publication
“Producing Change or Bagging Opportunity? The Effects of Discrimination Litigation on Women in
Supermarket Management.”
Sheryl Skaggs
American Journal of Sociology, 113:1148-83, 2008 2008 - Publication
Appointments
Professor of Sociology
The University of Texas at Dallas [2015–2018]
The University of Texas at Dallas [2015–2018]
Department Head
University of Texas at Dallas [2012–2016]
University of Texas at Dallas [2012–2016]
Associate Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2009–2015]
University of Texas at Dallas [2009–2015]
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2002–2009]
University of Texas at Dallas [2002–2009]
Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2002–2018]
University of Texas at Dallas [2002–2018]
Lecturer
University of Texas at Dallas [2001–2018]
University of Texas at Dallas [2001–2018]
Research Consultant
Cornerstone Assistance Network [2001–2018]
Cornerstone Assistance Network [2001–2018]
Research Associate
University of Texas at Dallas [2001–2018]
University of Texas at Dallas [2001–2018]
Instructor
Tarrant County College [1997–2018]
Tarrant County College [1997–2018]
Instructor
University of Texas at Arlington [1997–2018]
University of Texas at Arlington [1997–2018]
Additional Information
Awards and Honors
- UT Dallas Economic, Political and Policy Sciences Comet Award for Undergraduate Teaching
- Finalist, The University of Texas Regents Outstanding Teaching Award, 2011
- Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2005/06
- Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society, initiated 2000
- Joseph S. Himes Award, presented by the North Carolina Sociological Association for outstanding graduate student paper, 1999
- Outstanding Young Women of America, 1997
- Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society, initiated 1995
Professional Memberships
- Member of the American Sociological Association, Section on Occupations, Organizations, and Work
- Member of Sociologists for Women in Society
- Member of Southern Sociological Society
- Membership Committee 2006-2009
- Biltmore Whos Who Among Executives and Professional Women, 2010
News Articles
Study of Women Execs to Test ‘Glass Ceiling’ Issues
A new UT Dallas study is examining whether an increase in the number of women in the corporate executives ranks has led to greater gender diversity in all levels of business.Dr. Sheryl Skaggs, associate program head for sociology in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, landed a $59,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to spend the next year reviewing employment data from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Catalyst Foundation, a nonprofit group that tracks gender-equality issues.