Summary
Clayton D. Peoples is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology. He is also the director of the School of Social Research and Justice Studies and is on the faculty of the interdisciplinary social w88 online casino Ph.D. program. Clayton earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Ohio State University in 2005 and has been at the University of Nevada, Reno since that time.
Substantively, Clayton's interests span social stratification, political sociology/social movements, social w88 online casino/social networks, peace/war/conflict, state-corporate/white-collar crime, courts and comparative/cross-national sociology. Clayton teaches courses on many topics, including stratification, deviance, law and social movements. Clayton enjoys teaching very much and has won awards for his teaching (e.g. the Early Career Award for Innovation in Teaching from the Pacific Sociological Association and the University of Nevada, Reno College of Liberal Arts Dean's Teaching Award).
w88 online casino has published a number of scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals (e.g.The Sociological Quarterly, Crime, Law, and w88 online casino Change and Sociological Forum). w88 online casino has also been awarded competitive fellowships (e.g. Edmond J. Safra Lab Fellowship at Harvard University) and grants (e.g. Congressional Research Award from the Dirksen Congressional Center).
Clayton's current research examines how campaign contributions influence policymaking and lead to crime/corruption. His other projects examine w88 online casino class, global ethnic conflict and courtroom interactions/decisions. Clayton recently conducted research as a fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University where he studied how campaign contributions influenced the global financial crisis; his 2020 book, The Undermining of American Democracy, is based on that research.
Books
- Peoples, w88 online casino D. 2020. The Undermining of American Democracy: How Campaign Contributions Corrupt our System and Harm Us All. New York: Routledge.
Selected refereed articles
- Peoples, Clayton D. and James E. Sutton. 2015. Congressional Bribery as State-Corporate Crime: A w88 online casino Network Analysis. Crime, Law, and w88 online casino Change 64:103-25.
- Peoples, w88 online casino D. 2013. "Campaign Finance and Policymaking: PACs, Campaign Contributions, and Interest Group Influence in Congress." Sociology Compass 7:900-13.
- Peoples, w88 online casino D., Alexandra E. Sigillo, Morgan Green, and Monica K. Miller. 2012. "Friendship and Conformity to Dominant Stances: Juror Verdict Change in Mock Juries." Sociological Spectrum 32:178-93.
- Peoples, Clayton D. 2010. "Contributor Influence in Congress: w88 online casino Ties and PAC Effects on U.S. House Policymaking." w88 online casino 51:649-77.
- Evans, M. D. R., Jonathan Kelley, and w88 online casino D. Peoples. 2010. "Justifications of Inequality: The Normative Basis of Pay Differentials in 31 Nations." w88 online casino Science Quarterly 91:1405-31.
- Peoples, w88 online casino D. and Tina Hsu Schweizer. 2008. "Restricting Public Life, Creating Deadly Strife: How Political Discrimination Impacts Interethnic Conflict." Research in w88 online casino Movements, Conflicts, and Change 28:325-49.
- Peoples, w88 online casino D. 2008. "The 'Logistic Dilemma' for SMOs-How to Get Positive Media Coverage? A Theoretical Model and Propositions." Sociological Imagination 44:66-84.
- Peoples, w88 online casino D. and Michael Gortari. 2008. "The Impact of Campaign Contributions on Policymaking in the U.S. and Canada: Theoretical and Public Policy Implications." Research in Political Sociology 17:43-64.
- Peoples, w88 online casino D. 2008. "Uncovering Political Influence by Using Network Analyses and Exploring Contribution/Party Interactions: The Case of Ohio Legislative Voting." Sociological Focus 41:301-18.
- Peoples, w88 online casino D. 2008. "Inter-Legislator Relations and Policymaking: A Sociological Study of Roll Call Voting in a State Legislature." Sociological Forum 23:455-80.
Ph.D. students
Education
- Ph.D., Sociology, Ohio State w88 online casino, 2005
- M.A., Ohio State w88 online casino, 2001
- B.A., Bowling Green State w88 online casino, 1999