Biography
Thomas DeGloma received his B.A. in
History and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Rutgers University.
He joined the faculty at Hunter College as an Assistant Professor in
September 2009. He specializes in the areas of culture, cognition, memory,
symbolic interaction, and sociological theory. His research interests
also include the sociology of time, knowledge, autobiography, identity,
and trauma. Professor DeGloma is currently writing a book titled
Awakenings: Autobiography, Memory, and the Social Logic of Personal
Discovery. This work explores the stories people tell about life-changing
discoveries of “truth” and illuminates the ways that individuals
and communities use autobiographical stories to weigh in on salient
moral and political controversies. Professor DeGloma has also published
articles in Social Psychology Quarterly and Symbolic Interaction
and has a forthcoming article in Sociological Forum. He teaches
courses on interpersonal behavior (microsociology/symbolic interaction),
classical and contemporary sociological theory, and cognitive sociology.
