{"657393":{"#nid":"657393","#data":{"type":"news","title":"HSOC Faculty Profile: Meet Assistant Professor Kate Pride Brown","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssistant\u0026nbsp;Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/kate-pride-brown\u0022\u003EKate Pride Brown\u003C\/a\u003E (soon to be an\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/656609\/four-ivan-allen-college-faculty-members-earn-promotion-tenure\u0022\u003Eassociate professor\u003C\/a\u003E) joined the faculty in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of History and Sociology\u003C\/a\u003E in 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe teaches\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EIntroduction to Sociology, Environmental Sociology, Globalization in the Modern World, Social Theory and Structure\u003C\/em\u003E, and graduate-level \u003Cem\u003ESocial Theory.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBrown\u0026#39;s research focuses on social and environmental sustainability and the power dynamics that influence it. Read more about her\u0026nbsp;interests inside and out of the classroom in our faculty Q\u0026amp;A!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E1. Who or what inspired you to pursue sociology?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI often say that I became a sociologist because I was the richest person at my school and the poorest person in my neighborhood. Because of that, I was never able to rest comfortably on assumptions that some people make about other people who are not like them. At a young age, it was easy for me to see how differently people lived and to understand that these differences were not just due to individual attributes.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E2. Why did you decide to teach at Georgia Tech, and what\u0026#39;s the best part about working here?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI love teaching at Georgia Tech. The students are extremely smart, very diligent, committed, and hard-working. While I know most of them are not here to study the liberal arts, I feel like I am making a difference by giving these STEM-focused students a sociological perspective. It will serve them all their lives, no matter where they go or what they do.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd being a part of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College \u003C\/a\u003E(IAC) is also rewarding. We have the resources and opportunities of a world-class university, but IAC is sufficiently small within Georgia Tech that we can still really get to know our students and give them personal attention.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E3. What do you research, and what is the goal of your work? What do you hope to change with it?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI study social and environmental sustainability, giving special attention to power. Whether I am looking at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/656127\/anti-movement-russia-wishful-thinking-according-hsoc-professor\u0022\u003Eauthoritarianism in Russia\u003C\/a\u003E or regulated utilities in the United States, I aim to uncover how power is deployed to enhance or thwart sustainability\u0026nbsp;and the outcomes of different power relationships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI suppose in my grandest vision, I hope to recalibrate how people understand power itself, so that they can better articulate how certain actions change the balance of power. Ideally, if we have a better understanding of power, we can create institutions with better checks and balances to allow for a more flourishing public sphere.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E4. What are your hobbies and favorite things to do outside of work?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI dance ballet. I also love backpacking, hiking, canoeing \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;basically, anything out in nature. I like traveling and exploring new places. I also enjoy reading fiction when I have time. But mostly I just spend time with my family.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E5. What\u0026rsquo;s your #1 piece of advice for HSOC students at Georgia Tech?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollow your bliss. College is a rare time in life when you can simply learn for the joy of learning. Most of the rest of your life will\u0026nbsp;likely\u0026nbsp;be dictated by your employer or family requirements or myriad other contingencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollege represents a brief moment in life when you can pick what you want to study and pursue it without the burden of external considerations. So take advantage of that time to explore new things and do what you love.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E6. If prospective students or alumni are interested in what you do, can they contact you? What are some fields, topics, career questions, etc., that you could speak to?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbsolutely. I am always glad to have conversations with students and alumni, whether it is about career advice or questions about politics, social issues, and current events. And, of course, if someone is interested in graduate school, I\u0026rsquo;d be more than willing to advise them in pursuing that path.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThank you for sharing your insight and experience, Professor Brown!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELearn more about her work\u0026nbsp;below,\u0026nbsp;and stay tuned on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/History-and-Sociology-at-Georgia-Tech-271067704485\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/hsoc-gatech\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELinkedIn\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/techhsoc\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/techhsoc\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for new student, faculty, and alumni spotlights every month.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oxford.universitypressscholarship.com\/view\/10.1093\/oso\/9780190660949.001.0001\/oso-9780190660949\u00a0\u0022\u003ESaving the Sacred Sea: The Power of Civil Society in an Age of Authoritarianism and Globalization\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Oxford University Press, 2018)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/14742837.2016.1191338?casa_token=unByBZAv0PAAAAAA%3A7Idd5VakCFZrKWGTBFZJ_tz2f2B2D9EX4KYvQPko-moZEHiG6csFcal-B8F8R9jkBQ_SqmTAbZ8\u0022\u003EThe Prospectus of Activism: Discerning and Delimiting Imagined Possibility\u003C\/a\u003E published in \u003Cem\u003ESocial Movements Studies\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;2016\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/insight\/content\/doi\/10.1108\/S0895-993520180000025002\/full\/html\u0022\u003EMultilevel Governance and Minimum Flow: The Varying Conservation Outcomes of Water Conflict Resolution\u003C\/a\u003E published in\u003Cem\u003E Environment, Politics, and Society\u003C\/em\u003E in 2018\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Brown\u0027s research focuses on social and environmental sustainability and the power dynamics that influence it. 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