Michelle Renee Jacobs (ep4628)

University information

Title: Associate Professor

Unit: Sociology

Department: College of Liberal Arts & Science

313-577-2930

michelle.jacobs@wayne.edu

Sociology

2228 FAB

Detroit, 48202

Department:

Title: Associate Professor

Phone: 313-577-2930

Fax: 313-577-2735

Email: michelle.jacobs@wayne.edu

Office:

2263 FAB

Curriculum Vitae: https://people.wayne.edu/profile/ep4628/1578/michelle_jacobs-professional_record-september_2024.docx 45246 1727450645 file

Research interest(s)/area of expertise:

Education – Degrees, Licenses, Certifications: Ph.D. in Sociology, Kent State University, 2012

Awards and grants:

Scholarly Achievement Award-Book, North Central Sociological Society (NCSA), 2024
Scholaly Achievement Award-Article, North Central Sociological Society (NCSA), 2022
WSU President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2020
WSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching Award, 2019

“The Detroit Reentry Photovoice Project.” ($10,000) WSU Social Sciences Research Support. 2023-2025
“The Detroit Reentry Photovoice Project.” ($6,000) WSU Humanities Center Faculty Fellow. 2023-2024
“Wrongful Conviction in Wayne County, MI.” ($10,000) WSU Social Justice Research Fund. 2023-2025
"Achieving Engagement and Success for Commuter Students in Engineering” ($998,732.00); Award #1742486 NSF Division of Undergraduate Education. Principle Investigator: Jeffrey Potoff; Co-Principle Investigators: Mohson Ayoobi, Michelle Jacobs, Marcis Jansons. 2018-2023

News mentions:

Selected publications:

Jacobs, Michelle R. 2023. Indigenous Memory, Urban Reality: Stories of American Indian Relocation and Reclamation. New York: New York University Press
Jacobs, Michelle R. 2022. “The Role of Living Traditions in Decolonizing Indigenous Gender in an Urban Environment.” Sociological Forum 37(1): 177-199
Jacobs, Michelle R. 2022. “‘You Should Be Proud!’ Native-Themed Mascots and the Cultural Reproduction of White Settler Space.” Sociological Inquiry 92(2): 417-441
Jacobs, Michelle R. 2019. “Resisting and Reifying Racialization among Urban American Indians.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 42(4): 570-588.
*Scholarly Achievement Award winner, North Central Sociological Society (NCSA), 2022