Azdren Coma
Department of Sociology
Washington State University
P.O. Box 644020, Pullman, WA 99164
Office: Wilson-Short Hall 242
azdren.coma@wsu.edu
Click here to download a traditionally formatted version of the CV:
COMA CV – 20221118.pdf
Education
Washington State University, Pullman WA
Ph.D., Sociology,
Chair. Dr. Erik Johnson
A.B.D.
Washington State University, Pullman WA
M.A., Sociology,
Thesis: “Testing the Relationship Between Political Cueing and Environmental Opinion”
Chair. Dr. Erik Johnson
2021
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick NJ
B.A., Sociology (Magna Cum Laude, High Honors)
Thesis: “Social Influences on Disaster Risk Communication”
Chair. Dr. Lee Clarke
2016
Research & Teaching Interests
Environmental sociology, climate change, research methods (surveys, experiments, quantitative methods, GIS), organizations, inequalities
Publications
Coma, Azdren, Erik W. Johnson, and Philip Schwadel. 2024. “Elite Cueing, Gender, and the Partisan Gap in Environmental Support.” The Sociological Quarterly. http://doi.org/10.1080/00380253.2024.2347917
Johnson, Erik W., Azdren Coma, and Samantha Castonguay. 2023. “Characteristics of Large Environmental Nonprofits That Identify Climate Change and Social Justice as Focal Concerns.” The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. doi/10.1177/08997640221138264
Teaching Experience
Instructor:
- Introduction to Sociology – SOC 101 (Summer 2024, Winter 2022)
- Juvenile Delinquency – SOC 362 (Spring 2024, Summer 2023)
- Society and Technology – SOC 230 (Fall 2023)
- Sociology of Sport – SOC 245 (Spring 2023)
- Sociology of Deviance – SOC 360 (Summer 2022)
Teaching Assistant:
- Criminology – SOC 361 (Fall 2022)
- Quantitative Techniques in Sociology – SOC 321 (Spring 2022)
- Introduction to Sociology – SOC 101 (Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018)
- Sociology of Food – SOC 336 (Spring 2020)
Guest Lectures
- Introduction to Criminology (Fall 2022)
- Survey Design (Spring 2022)
- Environmental Sociology (Fall 2021)
- Click here to view an abridged recorded PowerPoint video of this guest lecture.
- Environmental Sociology (Spring 2021)
- Food Insecurity (Spring 2020)
- Experimental Methods (Fall 2019)
- The Sociology of Health (Spring 2019)
Presentations and Public Events
- WSU Graduate School Meet & Greet presentation – Aug. 22 (click here to view this presentation)
- Poster presentation, 2022 Academic Showcase Expo – Mar. 22
- Public Roundtable Discussion of Local Non-Profit Organizations – Sep. 21
- The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (NVSQ) symposium on Climate Change and the Voluntary Sector – Aug. 21
- ASA Presentation – Section on the Environment Roundtable – Aug. 21
- WSU Annual Academic Showcase – Apr. 21
- Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Research Exposition poster session – Apr. 21
- Aresty Research Center Symposium Apr. 16 (click here to view this poster)
- Departmental Honors Thesis Public Presentation – Apr. 16
Awards and Honors
- WSU – Depew, Ann Madsen Memorial Fund – 2022
- WSU – Fred. R. Yoder Memorial Graduate Fellowship in Sociology – 2021
- WSU – Jeanne Jewett Scholarship – 2021
- WSU – Department of Sociology Graduate Student Excellence Award – 2020
- WSU – The Professional Development Initiative Grammarly Membership – 2020
- WSU – Paul and Bessie Landis Scholarship – 2020
- WSU – Paul and Bessie Landis Scholarship – 2019
- Rutgers – SAS – Henry Rutgers Scholar Award, In recognition of the outstanding thesis for the academic year – 2016
- Rutgers – Sociology Department – Benjamin Zablocki Prize, Awarded for exceptional commitment to exploring the sociological imagination – 2016
- Rutgers University – SAS Paul Robeson Scholar – 2015–2016
Research and Work Experience
- Research Assistant for the Social & Economic Sciences Research Center (SESRC) at WSU – August 2022 – present
- Program Evaluator for the Social & Economic Sciences Research Center (SESRC) at WSU – Summer 2022
- Program Evaluator for WSU Entrepreneurship Skills and Knowledge Accelerator (WESKA) conference – June 2022
- Survey Design Consultant for the Social & Economic Sciences Research Center (SESRC) at WSU – Fall 2021 – Spring 2022
- Data Scientist for the Social & Economic Sciences Research Center (SESRC) at WSU – Summer 2021
- Census Field Supervisor (CFS) for the U.S. Census – Spring 2020 – Fall 2020
- Web Designer for Washington Rural Jails Network – Spring 2020
- Research Assistant for Professor Erik Johnson, WSU – Spring 2020
- Program Assistant at the WSU Entrepreneurship Skills and Knowledge Accelerator (WESKA) conference – Spring 2019
Research Skills and Software
- Experimental Methods (Survey Experiments, A/B testing, Qualtrics, Google Forms, SurveyMonkey, Prolific)
- Quantitative Research Methods (STATA, Excel)
- See my State Reference Sheet.
- See my Excel Reference Sheet.
- Survey Design
- Click here to view an extensive gallery of various elements involved in survey design.
- Geographic Information System (ArcGIS ESRI)
- See my ArcGIS Guide.
- A small gallery of some of my GIS abilities is provided below:
- Education Software (peerScholar, mTuner, Blackboard, Canvas, Panopto, Remark Grading software)
- Web Design and UX Design (WordPress, Squarespace, SEO & SEM) – I have designed and launched several professional websites.
- Computer-Aided Drafting (CATIA, AutoCAD)
- Languages (Albanian – high proficiency in the standard, Tosk, and Gheg dialects. Macedonian – good proficiency)
Service
- University Appeals Board, WSU – 2019 – 2021
- WSU The Graduate and Professional Student Association, Research Exposition Judge – 2020, 2021
- Compliance and Civil Rights (CCR) – Student Feedback Committee, WSU – 2019 – 2021
- WSU Sociology Graduate Student Organization, Community Service Committee – 2018 – 2020
- WSU Sociology Graduate Student Organization, Louis Gray Award Committee – 2020 – 2021
- Citizens Climate Lobby, survey data analyst – 2021 – 2022
- Click here to view the report delivered to the Pullman Washington City Council in 2022.
- Struganët për Strugën / Стружани за Струга – 2017 – 2021
- Helios Electron, consultation – 2019
Academic Memberships and Affiliations
- ASA – Environment and Tech Section – 2018 – present
- Climate Change & the Voluntary Sector Virtual Seminar Series – 2021 – present
- Citizens Climate Lobby – 2021 – present
- Environmental Sociology Lab, WSU – 2019 – 2021