Shawna Rohrman

I‘m originally from northeast Ohio, which is where I spent most of my formative years. I went to Baldwin-Wallace College, a small liberal arts school near Cleveland, and received BAs in Criminal Justice and Sociology. I received my MA in Sociology from the University of Akron in 2007. My MA thesis focuses on the gender gap in antisocial behavior, and shows that the differences in antisocial behavior between boys and girls depends on their age, and appear to fluctuate as children move into adolescence. Since coming to IU, my research interests have shifted quite a bit. I am currently interested in race and ethnicity at the micro level—how race informs interactions and how those interactions coalesce to contribute to macro-level race relations. Additionally, I’m interested in racial and ethnic differences in mental health. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time and laughing with friends, visiting family, and traveling. I’m unabashedly addicted to television and movies, and I love reading non-school related books and magazines.