Amy L. Spring
Department of Sociology
Georgia State University
1072 Langdale Hall
Box 5020
Atlanta, GA 30302-5020
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (404) 413-6526
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Washington, 2014
Dissertation: “Neighborhood Effects on Residential Mobility of Older Adults”
Committee: Stewart Tolnay (chair), Kyle Crowder, Jerald Herting, Rachel Garshick Kleit,
and Mark Ellis
Major Exam: Demography and Ecology
Minor Exam: Statistics through the Center for Statistics and Social Sciences (CSSS)
M.A., Sociology, University of Washington, 2009
Thesis: “Two Paths to Segregation: The Social Dimensions of Residential Location Among
Traditional and Alternative Household Types.”
Committee: Stewart Tolnay (chair), Lowell Hargens, and Avery Guest
B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Sociology, Western Washington University, 2006
Minor: Environmental Studies
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University. January 2015 – present.
NICHD-Funded Trainee, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of
Washington. 2010-2012. Grant # T32 HD007543.
Fellow, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of Washington. 2008-2014.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Demography
Community & Urban Sociology
Residential Mobility
Health and Aging
Quantitative Methods
Spatial Analysis
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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Spring, Amy. “Declining Segregation of Same-Sex Partners: Evidence from Census 2000 and
2010.” Population Research and Policy Review 32(5): 687-716.
Cover, Jane, Spring, Amy, and Kleit, Rachel G. 2011. “Hispanics on the Margins: The Spatial
Organization of Traditional and Fringe Banking Services.” Journal of Urban Affairs 33(3): 317344.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Spring, Amy, Tolnay, Stewart E., and Crowder, Kyle. “Moving to Opportunities? Changing
Patterns of Migration in North America.” Forthcoming in Michael White (ed.), Handbook on
Migration.
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
Matthew Hall, Kyle Crowder, and Amy Spring. “The American Foreclosure Crisis,
Racial/Ethnic Transitions, and Residential Segregation.” Invitation to revise and resubmit to
American Sociological Review.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Outstanding Performance on the M.A. Degree, Department of Sociology, University of
Washington. 2010
Presidential Scholar Award, Western Washington University. 2007.
Outstanding Graduate in Sociology, Western Washington University. 2007.
Scholarship recipient for studies in Demography, Department of Sociology, Western Washington
University. 2006
Scholarship recipient, Executive Women International. 2003
GRANTS
Graduate Research and Training Grant, Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences, University
of Washington. $1,000. 2014.
Graduate Research and Training Grant, Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences, University
of Washington. $1,000. 2012.
Graduate Research Grant, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. $750. 2011.
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. 2012-2014.
With Professor Kyle Crowder.
Research Assistant, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington. 2008-2010.
Worked on the Community Vitality Project with Professor Rachel Garshick Kleit, with
funding from the Northwest Area Foundation.
Research Intern, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR),
University of Michigan. Summer 2006.
Worked on the Data Sharing for Demographic Research project, preparing datasets for
archival and dissemination.
Participant in ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods, University of Michigan.
Summer 2006.
Courses taken: Regression I, Regression II, Computing for the Social Sciences, and Matrix
Algebra.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Faculty, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University. Spring 2015 – present.
Undergraduate instruction: Urban Sociology
Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Summer 2013.
Undergraduate instruction: Urban Community
Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. 2007-2008.
Courses:
Introduction to Sociology with Professor Katherine Stovel,
Social Problems with Professor Jonathan Wender,
Social Problems with Professor Alexes Harris
Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Western Washington University. 2005-2006.
Courses:
Social Statistics with Professor Kyle Crowder
Computer Applications for Social Science Data with Professor Lucky Tedrow
Writing Tutor, Western Washington University Writing Center. 2004-2006.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Matthew Hall, Kyle Crowder, and Amy Spring. “The American Foreclosure Crisis,
Racial/Ethnic Transitions, and Residential Segregation.” Presented at the American Sociological
Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. August 2014.
Amy Spring, Matthew Hall, and Kyle Crowder. “Racial/Ethnic Inequality and the Neighborhood
Diffusion of Foreclosure.” Presented at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting,
Boston, MA. May 2014.
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Amy Spring. “Neighborhood Effects on Seniors’ Housing Transitions.” Presented at the
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY. August 2013.
Amy Spring. “Urbanization, Neighborhood Structure, and Residential Independence of Senior
Citizens.” Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
August 2012.
Amy Spring. “Deconcentration of Urban Enclaves of Same-Sex Partners: Evidence from Census
2000 and 2010.” Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Denver,
CO. August 2012.
Amy Spring. “Deconcentration of Urban Gay Enclaves: Evidence from the 2000 and 2010 U.S.
Censuses.” Presented at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco,
CA. May 2012.
Amy Fuhrman. “An Event History Analysis of the Institutionalization of the Elderly
Population.” Poster presentation at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting,
Washington, DC. April 2011.
Amy Fuhrman. “Urban Environment and the Independence of Senior Citizens.” Presented at the
Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. March 2011.
Amy Fuhrman, Jane Cover, and Rachel Garshick Kleit. “Is Hispanic Migration to New
Destinations a Source of Community Revitalization?” Presented at the Urban Affairs Association
Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. March 2011.
Amy Fuhrman, Jane Cover, and Rachel Garshick Kleit. “Is Hispanic Migration to New
Destinations a Source of Community Revitalization?” Presented at the Pacific Sociological
Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. March 2011.
Amy Fuhrman. “Two Paths to Segregation: Determinants of Residential Separation between
Traditional and Alternative Households.” Presented at the American Sociological Association
Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. August 2010.
Amy Fuhrman. “Two Paths to Segregation: Determinants of Residential Separation between
Traditional and Alternative Households.” Poster presentation at the Population Association of
America Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX. April 2010.
Jane Cover, Amy Fuhrman, and Rachel Garshick Kleit.“Fringe Banks and Minority
Neighborhoods: An Artifact of Measurement?” Presented at the Association of American
Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. April 2010.
Jane Cover, Amy Fuhrman, and Rachel Garshick Kleit.“Hispanics on the Margins: The Spatial
Organization of Traditional and Fringe Banking Services.” Presented at the Urban Affairs
Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI. March 2010.
Amy Fuhrman and Audrey Welch. “Environmental Attitudes and Scientific Knowledge.”
Poster presentation at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management,
Vancouver, WA. June 2006.
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DEPARTMENT SERVICE
Graduate Student Association Representative to the Admissions Committee, Department of
Sociology, University of Washington. 2012-2013.
Graduate Student Association Representative to the Graduate Program Committee, Department
of Sociology, University of Washington. 2012-2013.
Graduate Student Association Secretary, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
2010-2011.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Sociological Association, Member since 2008.
Population Association of America, Member since 2009.
REFERENCES
Professor Stewart Tolnay
Department of Sociology
University of Washington
Savery 233, Box 353340
Seattle, WA 98195-3340
[email protected]
(206) 685-2284
Professor Kyle Crowder
Department of Sociology
University of Washington
Savery 237, Box 353340
Seattle, WA 98195-3340
[email protected]
(206) 616-1203
Professor Rachel Garshick Kleit
Knowlton School of Architecture, City and Regional Planning
The Ohio State University
KN 200F, 275 West Woodruff Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
[email protected]
(614) 292-5427
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