Associate Professor Sociology, Associate Dean for Student Success for College of Arts & Sciences
Amanda Moras. Ph.D. has been appointed associate provost for teaching and learning. Effective January 1, 2022. Dr. Moras serves as a member of the provost’s leadership team, working collaboratively with colleagues across the University to lead efforts that foster and support evidence-based teaching excellence. Dr. Moras’ portfolio will include: the Office of Student Accessibility, SHU Horizons, University Library, Center for Teaching and Learning, Office of Global Affairs and Office of Student Advising and Success.
Since joining our faculty in 2010, Dr. Moras has served the University and our students in various administrative roles. She served as director of our gender and sexuality studies program and worked closely with faculty and the office of student life to establish our Social Justice Living and Learning Community (LLC). In 2015, Dr. Moras was appointed director of the Thomas More Honors Program where she was instrumental in the program’s subsequent growth, supporting the development and implementation of key curricular changes and working collaboratively with faculty to expand our honors offerings across the colleges.
Since 2017, Dr. Moras has served as associate dean for student success in the College of Arts & Sciences and has been a critical member of the dean’s leadership team. In this capacity, she has worked closely with faculty, students and colleagues across many divisions, helping to coordinate and strengthen retention and student success efforts. Dr. Moras has also supported the college with respect to curricular development, academic operations, curriculum revisions, increasing enrollments and registration in addition to coordinating our first-year writing program and supporting our advising programs. Most recently, Dr. Moras has served as a member of SHU’s Academic Continuity Task Force. She played a vital role in the University’s adoption and implementation of SHU-Flex.
Dr. Amanda Moras' professional interests include Racial and Ethnic Relations, Sociology of Violence, Gender, Sexualities, Labor and Immigration, Feminist Theory and Qualitative Methodologies.
Teaching Responsibilities: Introduction to Social Theory; Applied Social Theory; Diversity and Oppression; The Sociological Imagination; The Society and the Individual; Sociology of Gender Research.
Dr. Moras has been awarded Tenure, effective 09/01/2017.
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About Amanda Moras
Amanda Moras. Ph.D. has been appointed associate provost for teaching and learning. Effective January 1, 2022. Dr. Moras serves as a member of the provost’s leadership team, working collaboratively with colleagues across the University to lead efforts that foster and support evidence-based teaching excellence. Dr. Moras’ portfolio will include: the Office of Student Accessibility, SHU Horizons, University Library, Center for Teaching and Learning, Office of Global Affairs and Office of Student Advising and Success.
Since joining our faculty in 2010, Dr. Moras has served the University and our students in various administrative roles. She served as director of our gender and sexuality studies program and worked closely with faculty and the office of student life to establish our Social Justice Living and Learning Community (LLC). In 2015, Dr. Moras was appointed director of the Thomas More Honors Program where she was instrumental in the program’s subsequent growth, supporting the development and implementation of key curricular changes and working collaboratively with faculty to expand our honors offerings across the colleges.
Since 2017, Dr. Moras has served as associate dean for student success in the College of Arts & Sciences and has been a critical member of the dean’s leadership team. In this capacity, she has worked closely with faculty, students and colleagues across many divisions, helping to coordinate and strengthen retention and student success efforts. Dr. Moras has also supported the college with respect to curricular development, academic operations, curriculum revisions, increasing enrollments and registration in addition to coordinating our first-year writing program and supporting our advising programs. Most recently, Dr. Moras has served as a member of SHU’s Academic Continuity Task Force. She played a vital role in the University’s adoption and implementation of SHU-Flex.
Dr. Amanda Moras' professional interests include Racial and Ethnic Relations, Sociology of Violence, Gender, Sexualities, Labor and Immigration, Feminist Theory and Qualitative Methodologies.
Teaching Responsibilities: Introduction to Social Theory; Applied Social Theory; Diversity and Oppression; The Sociological Imagination; The Society and the Individual; Sociology of Gender Research.
Dr. Moras has been awarded Tenure, effective 09/01/2017.
| January 2022 - Present | Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning, Sacred Heart University | |
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| 2017 - Present | Associate Professor Sociology, Sacred Heart University ‐ Department of Sociology | |
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| September 2017 | Tenured Faculty, Sacred Heart University ‐ Department of Sociology | |
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| March 2017 | Assistant Professor Sociology, Director Thomas More Honors Program, Sacred Heart University ‐ Department of Sociology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- 2011 Sacred Heart University, Research and Creativity Course Release
- 2011-2012 Sacred Heart University, Faculty Development Travel Award
- 2007 Dickinson College, Faculty Research Award
- 2006 University of Florida, Vandiver Teaching Award
- 2012 University Research and Creativity Grant, Investigation into the Occupational and Emotional Experiences of Sexual Assault Crisis Advocates
- 2009 Central Connecticut State University, Dean’s Research Initiative Grant
- 2009 Central Connecticut State University, Diversity Grant, Gender Identity and the Law
- 2006 University of Florida, Ruth McQuown Dissertation Award, Paying for Domestic Work: White Women Negotiating Race, Class and Privilege
- Promotion & Tenure Award, September 2017
Courses
- Sociology of Gender Research
- The Society and the Individual
- The Sociological Imagination
- Diversity and Oppression
- Applied Social Theory
- Introduction to Social Theory
| 2007 | Ph.D., University of Florida ‐ Sociology | |
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| 2007 | Certificate of Women's Studies and Gender Research, University of Florida | |
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| 2005 | M.A., University of Florida ‐ Sociology | |
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| 2003 | B.A., William Patterson University ‐ Sociology | |
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Contact Information
Office, Melady Hall 309
Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning
Martire Center BUCM*E354
College of Arts and Sciences
203-371-7768
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