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    Shayna Morrison

    Shayna Morrison

    Sociology and Criminology
    Graduate Student
    Campus:
    Kent
    Contact Information
    Email:
    smorri76@kent.edu

    Biography

    I am a Research Associate and Instructor of Sociology at Kent State University. My research and teaching interests are rooted in gender and racial equity, societal touch-deprivation, touch therapy, and the rapidly developing field of neurosociology. I have experience working as a survey researcher on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) project, the 2021 Kent State University Campus Climate Survey, and community policing surveys. My current research with the Electrophysiological Neuroscience Laboratory of Kent (ENLoK) transverses the intersection of neurophysiology and social health through the application of haptics technologies. As a work/life balance alongside my academic pursuits, I enjoy kayaking, comedic audio books, roller skating, and newspaper puzzles over morning tea. 

    Publications

    • Sociological conceptualizations of compassion fatigue: Expanding our understanding
    • “Only Going to Get Worse”: Narrative Magnifications and Emotion Work among Rural Frontline Responders in the Opioid Epidemic

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