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RESEARCH FOCUSSED COVER LETTER

Professor F. DeakinDepartment of Sociolo!

California Pol!tec"nic #nstit$te%&& 'a(im StreetTo)n* CA +,,,,

Dear Professor Deakin

# am )ritin in response to !o$r notice in t"e -oem/er ASA Emplo!ment 0$lletin of t"eposition of post1octoral researc" associate in !o$r 1epartment. # am c$rrentl! a 1octoralcan1i1ate $n1er t"e s$perision of Dr 2ra"am Clarke at Uniersit! Collee Lon1on in t"eFac$lt! of Social an1 Historical Sciences an1 e(pect to complete all re3$irements for t"e1eree /! Septem/er %&,,.

'! 1issertation 1eals )it" t"e eal$ation of fo$rteen c"il1 a/$se preention prorammes int"e Lon1on metropolitan area. T"ro$" m! association )it" t"e -ational Association for t"ePreention of C"il1 A/$se* # "ae interie)e1 ei"t! mot"ers participatin in ario$s parente1$cation prorammes. From t"e 3$alitatie 1ata # at"ere1* as )ell as from 3$antitatie 1atacollecte1 /! t"e -ational Association* # am eal$atin t"e efficac! of t"e prorammes. #na11ition* t"e 3$alitatie 1ata "ae le1 me to c"allene c$lt$ral ass$mptions a/o$t appropriatec"il1 rearin practices an1 to consi1er iss$es s$rro$n1in t"e mainstream 1efinitions of c"il1maltreatment. Since t"e pop$lations # "ae st$1ies are larel! lo) income minorities* # ame(aminin t"e role of social isolation on t"e famil! e(perience of t"ese parents.

T"is )ork compliments !o$r onoin st$1! on t"e impact of lo) income on e1$cationalattainment in immirant comm$nities in t"e Unite1 States. # also /eliee t"at t"emet"o1oloies an1 approac"es # 1eelope1 1$rin t"e case st$1! collection p"ase of t"epro4ect co$l1 /e 1irectl! applie1 to t"e onoin pro4ect 1irecte1 /! Dr Ean Poon in !o$r1epartment in relation to t"e effectieness of parental e1$cation prorammes in So$t"ernCalifornia.

# "ae a rane of ot"er researc" interests. '! s$perisor an1 # "ae enae1 in corporatean1 orani5ation researc" for t"e past t"ree !ears in colla/oration )it" Dr 6erman at 0irk/eckCollee* Uniersit! of Lon1on. One article stemmin from t"is )ork* 7Leerae1 0$!o$ts an1

Corporate Political Action8 "as recentl! /een p$/lis"e1 in Social Sciences 9$arterl!* an1)"ic" # presente1 as a paper at a recent conference on Corporate Social Responsi/ilit! "el1at T"e Lon1on Sc"ool of Economics an1 Political Science. #n a11ition* # "ae )orke1 )it"Professor 'artine5* at 9$een 'ar! Collee* Uniersit! of Lon1on on )ork for a master:spro4ect on $nplanne1 teen prenanc!* )ork )"ic" contri/$te1 to a p$/lication in %&,& inSocioloical Reie)s. Recentl!* # in1epen1entl! con1$cte1 researc" on female 1r$ a11ictsin re"a/ilitatie prorammes* a pro4ect )"ic" # eent$all! "ope to a11ress in a series of s"ortpapers.

# "ae also "a1 t"e opport$nit! to enae in teac"in an1 mentorin* lea1in small classes in3$alitatie researc" met"o1s for secon1 !ear $n1erra1$ate st$1ents st$1!in Sociolo! an1

proi1in 1a! to 1a! a1ice an1 $i1ance for a total of t"ree $n1erra1$ate 1issertationst$1ents. T"e anon!mo$s reie)s of m! researc" met"o1s class /! t"e st$1ents "ae /een

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consistentl! positie* citin in partic$lar m! teac"in st!le an1 ent"$siasm. # "ae also /eenan actie participant of t"e Department:s aca1emic plannin an1 /$1et committee* to )"ic"onl! t)o ra1$ate st$1ents are appointe1 eac" !ear.

#n s$mmar! # /eliee t"at )it" m! c$rrent an1 preio$s researc" e(perience an1

ac"ieements* com/ine1 )it" m! f$t$re oals as )ell as m! preio$s 1epartmental actiities #)o$l1 /e an asset /ot" to !o$r o)n researc" team an1 t"e Department as a )"ole. # )o$l1er! m$c" )elcome t"e opport$nit! to 1isc$ss t"is position )it" !o$ f$rt"er* an1 look for)ar1to "earin from !o$.

Sincerel!

T.L Can1i1ate

Please note:this cover letter has been adapted from the material of Wendy Perry, Ph.D.,Director, Graduate and Postdoctoral, Professional Development Programs, Office of the V.P.for Research & Graduate tudies http!"" artsandsciences.virginia.edu"gradschoolcareer