Timothy L. O’Brien
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Personal webpage
https://www.timothyloudenobrien.com/
Fall Office Hours:
TBA and by appointment
Education
PhD, Sociology, Indiana University
Areas of Specialization
Sociology of Law; Sociology of Science/Knowledge; Political Sociology; Sociology of Religion
Teaching
Fall 2018
SOCIOL 101-001: Introduction to Sociology
SOCIOL 750-001: Research Methods in Sociology
Summer 2018
SOCIOL 101-001: Introduction to Sociology
Spring 2018
SOCIOL 101-001: Introduction to Sociology
SOCIOL 342-001: Sociology of Law
Selected Publications
Noy, S., & O’Brien, T. L. (2018). An Intersectional Analysis of Perspectives on Science and Religion in the United States. The Sociological Quarterly, 59(1), 40-61.
O’Brien, T. L. (2018). Beyond Reliable: Challenging and Deciding Expert Admissibility in U.S. Civil Courts. Law, Probability, and Risk, 17(1), 29–44.
O’Brien, T. L., & Noy, S. (2018). Cultural Authority in Comparative Context: A Multilevel Analysis of Trust in Science and Religion. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
O’Brien, T. L. (2018). Gender, expert advice, and judicial gatekeeping in the United States. Social Science Research, 72, 134-145.
Gauchat, G. W., O’Brien, T. L., & Mirosa, O. (2017). The Legitimacy of Environmental Scientists in the Public Sphere. Climatic Change, 143(3-4), 297-306.
O’Brien, T. L. (2017). Working Knowledge: Organizational Location and the Construction of Expert Authority in Court. Social Science Quarterly, 98(5), 1677-1690.
Noy, S., & O’Brien, T. L. (2016). A Nation Divided: Science, Religion, and Public Opinion in the United States. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 2, 1-15.
O’Brien, T. L. (2016). Gender Differences in Support for Expert Advisers and Elected Officials in the United States Public Sphere. Public Understanding of Science.
O’Brien, T. L., & Pizmony-Levy, O. (2016). Going Public, Gaining Credibility: Student Perceptions of Publicly Engaged Scholars. Sociological Perspectives, 59(2), 246 –269.
O’Brien, T. L. (2016). Judging Expertise: Gender and the Negotiation of Expert Authority in Courts. Social Currents, 3(4), 315-331.
O’Brien, T. L., & Noy, S. (2015). Traditional, Modern, and Post-Secular Perspectives on Science and Religion in the United States. American Sociological Review, 80(1), 92-115.
O’Brien, T. L. (2013). Education and Support for Scientists and Elected Officials in Public Policy Decisions. Science and Public Policy, 40, 340-353.
O’Brien, T. L. (2013). Scientific authority in policy contexts: Public attitudes about environmental scientists, medical researchers, and economists. Public Understanding of Science, 22(7), 799-816.
O’Brien, T. L. (2012, May). Change in Academic Coauthorship, 1953–2003. Science, Technology, & Human Values, 37(3), 210-234.