Litt, Jacquelyn S. 1958-

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LITT, Jacquelyn S. 1958-

PERSONAL: Born May 5, 1958, in New York, NY. Education: William Smith College, B.A., 1980; University of Pennsylvania, M.A., 1983, Ph.D., 1988.

ADDRESSES: Office—Department of Sociology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011.

CAREER: Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, assistant professor of sociology, 1987-95, chairperson of women's studies, 1987-90 and 1993-94; Iowa State University, Ames, assistant professor of sociology and women's studies, 1995—, member of board of directors of "We Can" Learning Community, 1999—. Guest lecturer at educational institutions, including University of Lancaster, 2000. ACCESS, Ames, member of board of directors, 1996-99; Children with Dyslexia Scholarship Fund, vice president, 1997—. Consultant to North Central Center for Rural Development.

AWARDS, HONORS: Woodrow Wilson fellow, 1985; award from William T. Grant Foundation, 1990.

WRITINGS:

Medicalized Motherhood: Perspectives from the Lives of African-American and Jewish Women, Rutgers University Press (New Brunswick, NJ), 2000.

Contributor to books, including Private Risks and Public Dangers, Avebury Press (London, England), 1992. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals, including Race, Gender, and Class, Sociological Quarterly, Health Care for Women International, Gender and Society, Research in the Sociology of Health Care, and Journal of Consumer Affairs.*