HILARY DAVIDSON Department of Sociology University of Notre Dame Flanner Hall 820 Notre Dame, IN 46556 hdavidso@nd.edu EDUCATION May 2015 May 2010 May 2008 University of Notre Dame, Ph.D. in Sociology (Expected) Searching for the Good Life: How Cultural Narratives Anchor Aspirations and Actions during the Transition into Adulthood Committee: Christian Smith (Chair), Lyn Spillman, David Sikkink, and Jason Springs. Comprehensive Exams: Religion (March 2011) and Cultural Sociology (March 2012) University of Notre Dame, MA in Sociology. Committee: Christian Smith (Chair), Jessica Collette, and Mary Ellen Koniezcyny Wheaton College (IL), BA with Honors in Sociology: Theory and Thought; Minors in English Literature and Theology PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS Cultural Sociology, Transitions to Adulthood, Generosity, Gender, Religion, Social Class and Inequality PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Books 2014 Christian Smith and Hilary Davidson. The Generosity Paradox: Giving we Receive, Grasping We Lose. New York: Oxford University Press (Sole author of two chapters, contributed ethnographic and interview analysis throughout). 2011 Christian Smith, Kari Christoffersen, Hilary Davidson, and Patricia Snell Herzog. Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood. New York: Oxford University Press. Articles 2013 Christian Smith, Brandon Vaidyanathan, Nancy Tatom Ammerman, José Casanova, Hilary Davidson, Elaine Howard Ecklund, John H. Evans, Philip S. Gorski, Mary Ellen Konieczny, Jason A. Springs, Jenny Trinitapoli, and Meredith Chase Whitnah. Roundtable on the Sociology of Religion: Twenty-Three Theses on the Status of Religion in American Sociology A Mellon Working-Group Reflection. Journal for the American Academy of Religion 81:4, 903-938. 2011 Peter Mundey, Hilary Davidson, and Patricia Snell. 2011. Making Money Sacred: How Two Church Cultures Translate Mundane Money into Distinct Sacrilized Frames of Giving. Sociology of Religion 72: 3, 303-326.
UNDER REVIEW Hilary Davidson. Gender Identity as a Byproduct of Religious Culture (Manuscript available upon request) WORKING MANUSCRIPTS Hilary Davidson. Searching for the Good Life: How Cultural Narratives Anchor Aspirations during the Transition into Adulthood (Book manuscript based on dissertation project) Hilary Davidson. Family Structure and Financial Giving (Manuscript available upon request) Hilary Davidson. God, Morals, and Twinges: What Motivates Acts of Generosity in American Households? (Manuscript available upon request) Kraig Beyerlein and Hilary Davidson (equal authorship). Does Religion Matter in Mass Media Accounts of Collective Action? Kraig Beyerlein and Hilary Davidson (equal authorship). Humanitarian Aid along the Arizona-Sonoran Border and Media Coverage of Religiosity FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS 2014-2015 Dissertation Fellowship, Notre Dame Institute of Advanced Study ($25,000) 2014-2015 Writing and Rhetoric Dissertation Fellowship, University of Notre Dame ($18,500, declined) 2013 American Dream Research Grant awarded by the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts at the University of Notre Dame in support of dissertation research ($2,750) 2012-2013 Gender Studies Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellowship awarded by the University of Notre Dame Gender Studies Department ($5,750) HONORS AND AWARDS 2013 The William V. D Antonio Award awarded by the Center for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Notre Dame for Graduate Student Excellence in the Sociology of Religion ($1,100) 2010-2012 Outstanding Progress toward Degree, Commendation by Sociology Faculty, University of Notre Dame 2008 Annual Ivan J. Fahs Wheaton College Sociology and Anthropology Honorable Mention Paper Award: Technological Developments and Reading 2007 Annual Ivan J. Fahs Wheaton College Sociology and Anthropology Best Paper Award and Scholarship: The Secular and Evangelical Mythopoetic Men s Movements
2006 Annual Ivan J. Fahs Wheaton College Sociology and Anthropology Second Place Paper Award and Scholarship: A Weberian Perspective on Higher Education SELECT CONFERENCE AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS 2014 Hilary Davidson. Searching for the Good Life: How Religion and Social Class Craft Aspirations. Paper accepted for presentation in Religion Section at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA. 2013 Hilary Davidson. Chasing the American Dream: The Role of Religious Traditions in Crafting Visions of the Good Life During Emerging Adulthood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Boston, MA. 2012 Kraig Beyerlein, Hilary Davidson, and Jennifer Schultz. Religion and Social Movement Media Coverage: The Case of Humanitarian Aid Along the Arizona-Sonora Border. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Phoenix, AZ. 2012 Hilary Davidson. What does it mean to be Generous?: The Meanings and Motivations of Financial Generosity. Paper presented at a Religion Section of the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association co-organized with the Association for the Sociology of Religion. Denver, CO. 2012 Hilary Davidson and Patricia Snell. Authors meet Critics, Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood. The Association for the Sociology of Religion. Denver, CO. 2011 Kraig Beyerlein and Hilary Davidson. Religion in News Reports of Social Movements. Paper presented at the Annual Social Movements mini-conference, Las Vegas, NV. 2011 Hilary Davidson. Emerging Adults and Civic Engagement. Invited Presentation at the Annual Catholic Social Tradition Conference Dinner, University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame, IN. 2010 Hilary Davidson. Hot for Jesus: Gender Identity as a Byproduct of Religious Culture. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Baltimore, MD. 2010 Hilary Davidson. Checks and Balances: Family Structure and Financial Giving. Paper Presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA. INVITED PROFESSIONAL GROUPS 2010-2012 Sociology and Religion Working Group Mellon Grant for Religion across the Disciplines, University of Notre Dame. 2011 Meetings in New Orleans, LA; 2012 Meetings in Miami, FL and South Bend, IN. 2011 IUPUI s Lake Institute and Center on Philanthropy, Research Consultation.
2009 Young Scholars in the Sociology of Religion (YSSR) Conference at the University of Notre Dame. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2013 Interviewer. National Study of Youth and Religion Wave 4. PI: Christian Smith 2013 Head of Interview Questionnaire Development and Interviewer Training, National Study of Youth and Religion Wave 4, PI: Christian Smith 2011-2012 Survey Development Consultant, National Study of Youth and Religion Wave 4, PI: Christian Smith 2010-2012 Research Assistant: Textual Coding and Database Collection, Religion and Protests in the News. PI: Kraig Beyerlein 2010-2012 Research Assistant: Interviewer and Analyst, Science of Generosity Project: 40 Families. PI: Christian Smith 2008-2010 Research Assistant: Ethnographer and Analyst, Northern Indiana Congregations Study. PI: Patricia Snell 2008, 2009 Research Assistant: Interview Coder and Analyst, National Study of Youth and Religion. PI: Christian Smith TEACHING EXPERIENCE Course Instructor Spring 2014 Introduction to Social Problems, Instructor, University of Notre Dame, Department of Sociology Spring 2013 Introduction to Gender Studies, Instructor and Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellow, University of Notre Dame, Department of Gender Studies, Course fulfills University social science requirements Teaching Evaluation Score: 4.6/5 Teaching Assistantships and Selected Guest Lectures Spring 2013 Sociology of Money, Course Guest Lecturer, Sacred Monies Fall 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2012 Spring 2011 Fall 2010 Sociology of Religion, Teaching Assistant to Christian Smith Introduction to Gender Studies. Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellow Assistant to Abigail Palko Sociology of Money, Course Guest Lecturer, Sacred Monies Introduction to Criminology, Teaching Assistant to Mim Thomas Introduction to Sociology, Teaching Assistant to Christian Smith
PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP 2013 Hilary Davidson. Morality Adrift? The Moral Imaginations of Emerging Adults. Invited Lecture for the Freshman Class of Goshen College. Goshen, IN. 2013 The Generosity Paradox: By Giving We Receive but by Grasping We Lose, 9 January 2013 Op-ed blog post with Christian Smith for Fast Company 2013 Informational interview for Time Magazine feature article on Millennial Generation 2012 Coverage of ASA Conference Presentation Meanings and Motivations of Financial Generosity in The Huffington Post 2011 Coverage of Lost in Transition by media outlets such as The New York Times, The Economist, Times Higher Education, Psychology Today Blog, Christian Century, Books and Culture, NPR s On Point, The Huffington Post, WGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2013-2014 Graduate Student Representative, Arts and Letters College Council at the University of Notre Dame 2013-2014 Organizer and Convener, Sociology Dissertation Writing Colloquium at Notre Dame 2012-2013 External Affairs Chair, Graduate Student Union, University of Notre Dame 2012 Organizer and Convener, Academic Writing, Sociology Graduate Student Lunch Colloquium 2012 Panelist, Graduate Studies in Sociology Information Session for Undergraduates, University of Notre Dame 2011-2012 Graduate Student Studies Committee, Department of Sociology, Student Representative 2010-Present Ad-hoc Reviewer: Mobilization, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 2010-2011 Graduate Student Union, Sociology Department of Sociology Representative PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Sociological Association (ASA) Sectional Affiliations: Religion; Culture; Altruism, Morality and Solidarity; and Theory Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR)