Chair, Equity & Diversity Committee
Research
Social Stratification
Goal Attainment/Social Strain
NPO Administration
Dual-Enrollment Classrooms
Race & Ethnicity
Gender Experience
Social Justice
Online Classrooms
Deviant Behavior
Microaggressions
Advocacy and Activism
Non-Traditional Classroom Experiences
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology (Critical Race & Ethnic Studies Concentration) | University of Tennessee-Knoxville
MAY 2028 (EXPECTED)
Cultural Studies in Education Graduate Certificate | University of Tennessee-Knoxville
MAY 2028 (EXPECTED)
Master of Arts, General Sociology | East Tennessee State University
MAY 2011
Degree GPA: 3.81
Master’s Thesis: Community Perceptions of Prescription Drug Abuse in Eastern Kentucky
Bachelor of Science, Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies (Juvenile Justice Concentration) | Eastern Kentucky University
MAY 2008
Minor: Deviance/Criminology
Degree GPA: 3.24
Dean’s List
Undergraduate Thesis: An Empirical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Strain Theory: An Explanation of Delinquency Among Incarcerated Youth
Professional Service
Working Groups
- 2020-present – Appalachian Funders Network Health Working Group, Asheville, NC
- 2018-present – University of Tennessee Academic Meeting Professionals Group, Knoxville, TN
Advisory Boards and Directorates
- 2015-present – Secretary, Board of Directors, Appalachian Community Fund, Knoxville, TN
University and College Committees
- 2020-present – Graduate Student Senate, Equity & Diversity Chair, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- 2020-present – Council for Diversity & Interculturalism
- 2018-present – UT System Accreditation Network, Knoxville, TN
- 2018-present – Inclusive Teaching Taskforce, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- 2018-present – Assessment Steering Committee, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- 2016-2017 – Staff Senate, Staff Senate Awards Committee Chair, East Tennessee State University
- 2007-2008 – Vice-President, National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ), Eastern Kentucky University Student Chapter
Teaching Activities
- Learning Partner, University of Tennessee-Knoxville VOLBreaks
- Adjunct Faculty, College of Arts & Sciences, East Tennessee State University
- Adjunct Faculty, Sociology program, Arkansas State University
- Adjunct Faculty, Sociology program, Northeast State Community College
- Adjunct Faculty, Sociology program, Walters State Community College
- Learning Partner, East Tennessee State University Alternative Breaks
- Physician Assistant Student Organization Advisor, East Tennessee State University
- Animal Health and Science Student Organization Co-Advisor, East Tennessee State University
Awards and Recognitions
• 2019 – Campus Labs Trailblazer Award Winner ($1,000 awarded)
• 2010 – Recipient of School of Graduate Studies Research Grant ($500 awarded)
Publications
•Browning, A.M. (in publication). Connecting the Private & Public: Understanding Contemporary Social Problems. Dubuque, IA: Great River Learning.