Biography:
Dr. Frances Pestello is a Professor of Sociology. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Akron/Kent State University. She joined the faculty in 1985 and became chair in July 2002. Dr. Pestello's areas of special interest are deviance, criminology, law and methods/statistics.

The Faculty Perspective:
I am beginning my 18th year at U.D. Dayton has been a great place to live and work. The University has the advantage of being large enough to have lots of opportunities, but small enough to have a sense of intimacy.

Research Interests:
I am interested in how people integrate and reject group differences. I have also done work on the relationship between sentiments and acts and how families connect to communities. My most recent work has been on the impact of psychiatric medication on one's sense of self.

Recent Publications:

• "The Medicated Self" with Jennifer Davis-Berman. Forthcoming at Studies in Symbolic Interaction. A Research Annual.
• "Psychiatric Medication: Use, Attitudes and Effect in Social Work Students and Clinicians" with Jennifer Davis-Berman. Social Work in Mental Health, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2002.
• "Renewing the Promise of Pragmatism: Towards A Sociology of Difference" with Stanley L. Saxton. In Norman K. Denzin (ed.), STUDIES IN SYMBOLIC INTERACTION: A RESEARCH ANNUAL, Vol. 21. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 2000.
• "Consistency Between Sentiments and Acts" with Fred P. Pestello. Sociological Inquiry 70, 1 (February 2000).

Homepage:
http://academic.udayton.edu/FrancesPestello/