Tiffany Parsons

Title

Director of Prison Education Programs; Lecturer of Sociology

Department

Sociology

Institution

University of West Georgia

tparsons@westga.edu

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, Georgia State University
B.S., Sociology, University of West Georgia
M.A., Sociology, University of West Georgia

Research Interests

Homeless People Family Literacy Prison Education

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Biography

Tiffany A. Parsons areas of research and teaching are inequality and urban sociology. She holds a B.S. and M.A. in Sociology from the University of West GA and a Ph.D in Sociology from Georgia State University. Her experience as an applied and public sociologist spans two decades and is primarily focused on homelessness/housing, ethnoraciality, community education, raising awareness, and helping community members effectively and compassionately serve vulnerable populations. She has worked with local nonprofit organizations, public schools, as well as state and municipal governments to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise programs that focus on success as defined by both funders and those who are served. She engages regularly with non-academic audiences to (re)define poverty and homelessness, promote anti-racist policy and action toward affordable and sustainable housing, encourage identifying how racist atrocities of the past impact our daily lives (whether in the form of benefit or challenge), and inform about interventions and solutions. Tiffany is passionate about praxis, directly impacting social change, applying sociology to make communities better, and helping to well inform multiple publics.

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Contact Information

1601 Maple St. Carrollton, GA 30118

762-233-7827

Research

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List of Publications (12)

In 2023

Parsons, Tiffany A. and Pamela Kirk. 2023. "Christian Women and the Religious Right's Agenda: Trump, #MeToo, & Abortion" Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC. March.
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In 2022

Christopher, Kelley, Tiffany A. Parsons, and Abigail Kolb. 2022. "'My Walk Matches My Talk': An exploratory study of a moral rehabilitation program for incarcerated women." Journal of Public and Professional Sociology 14(1):3.
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Ogletree, Tamara and Tiffany A. Parsons. 2022. Good Cent$: A Financial Planning Workbook Carrollton, GA: Center for Financial Education and Literacy, UWG.
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Brown, Pamela Ptman, Tiffany A. Parsons, and Colleen R. Bennett. 2022. "Tales from the Dark Side: Bringing The Current Realities of Academic Positions and 'Attackers' into the Daylight" Presented at Georgia Sociological Association, Pine Mountain, GA. November.
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In 2021

Parsons, Tiffany A. and Pamela Pitman Brown. 2021. "Sociology in Action: HIPs & Social Justice" Presented at Georgia Sociological Association, Lake Lanier, GA. November.
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Christopher, Kelley, Tiffany A. Parsons, and Abigail Kolb. 2021. First Fruits: Prison Seminary Model in a Women's Prison, 2018-2020" Presented at Partners in Moral Rehabilitation Conference, Fort Worth, TX. October.
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In 2020

Beggs Weber, Jennifer and Tiffany A. Parsons. 2020. "Another Skanky 'Hood Girl'": Intersections of Class & Gender on Shameless' South Side. Pp 148-163 in Shameless Sociology Newcastle upon Tyne, NE: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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In 2018

Parsons, Tiffany A. 2018. "I didn't know it was Harassment: Men's opinions and behaviors." Presented at Southern Sociological Society 81st Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. April.
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Parsons, Tiffany A. 2018. "University to Middle-School: combining Scholarship and Service." Presented at UWG COSS Social Science Conference, Carrollton, GA. (Presented by
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In 2014

Parsons, Tiffany A. 2014. Review of My Dog Always Eats First: Homeless People and Their Animals. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare 41(3): 193-195.
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In 2013

Parsons, Tiffany A. 2013. The Tucked Away Community. Visual Sociology 7(November): 2-4.
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Unspecified

Brown, Pamela Pitman and Tiffany A. Parsons. Forthcoming. Introduction to Social Justice. San Diego, CA: Cognella.
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Colleagues

Thania Barton

University of West Georgia

Daryush ILA

University of West Georgia

Beth Sheppard

University of West Georgia

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