Danielle Duckett | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

Danielle Duckett

Danielle Duckett is a doctoral candidate in sociology here at the University of Kentucky. She is currently completing her dissertation on the ways in which breastfeeding decisions affect the identity work performed by new mothers in Appalachia. Most of her previous research has been in the field of domestic violence, where her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Violence and Victims, Homicide Studies, and Violence Against Women. She has taught courses in sociology, as well as gender and women's studies, at several colleges and universities in the Bluegrass Region. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Maryville College, a small liberal arts college in East Tennessee, and her Master's Degree from the University of Kentucky.

Contact Information

Danielle.Duckett@uky.edu

Breckinridge 206A

(859) 257-8881

Education

University of Kentucky, Doctor of Philosophy—Sociology (expected 2012)

University of Kentucky, Gender and Women’s Studies Certificate

University of Kentucky, Master of the Arts—Sociology, Summa cum Laude
(Thesis: Ministerial Response to Domestic Violence)

Maryville College, Bachelor of the Arts—Psychology, Cum Laude
(Thesis: Determinants of Voting Behavior)

Research Interests

culture; social inequalities; gender; Appalachian studies

Affiliations

Gender and Women's Studies

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Selected Publications

Selected Publications:

Duckett, N.D. (accepted for press). Rethinking the importance of social class: The role of media on the body stability of pregnant women. In Smith, P., Labbok, M, & Hausman, B. (Eds.), Beyond Health, Beyond Choice: Breastfeeding Constraints and Realities. Rutgers University Press.

Jordan, C.E., Pritchard, A., Duckett, N.D., Charnigo, R. (2010). Criminal offending among respondents to protective orders: Crime types and patterns that predict victim risk. Violence Against Women, 16(12), 1396-1411.

Jordan, C.E., Pritchard, A., Duckett, N.D., Wilcox, P., Corey, T., & Combest, M. (2010). Relationship and injury trends in homicide of women across the lifespan: A research note. Homicide Studies, 14(2), 181-192.

Jordan, C.E., Pritchard, A., Wilcox, P. & Duckett-Pritchard, D. (2008). The denial of emergency protection: Factors associated with court decision making. Violence and Victims, 23(5), 603-616.

Jordan, C.E. & Duckett-Pritchard, D. (2005). Estimating the cost of intimate partner violence against women. Center for Research on Violence Against Women: Prepared for Liz Claiborne, Inc.