Anthony Joseph Capote (Abridged: Feb. 2018)
Department of Sociology [email protected] The Graduate Center, City University of New York (C.U.N.Y.) (305) 878-3177 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Student Sociology Ph.D. Program – The Graduate Center, C.U.N.Y.
B.A. Sociology and Communication – Manhattan College, Bronx, NY
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Lasallian Summer Scholars Research Grant (Summer 2016). Funded by Manhattan College ($3,000)
Graduate Assistantship (Fall 2017 – Spring 2018). Funded by the Graduate Center, C.U.N.Y. ($5,262)
RESEARCH & WORK EXPEREINCE
You Gotta Believe
Lasallian Summer Scholars Project (2016) § Designed and conducted a survey of people in the northwest section of the Bronx § Analyzed the effects of socioeconomic status on the kinds of news media people tended to consume
The Riverdale Press, Bronx, NY (July 2015 – October 2017) § Started as intern and within a year was the longest-tenured staffer at the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper § As senior reporter, oversaw many of my colleagues in addition to producing an average of 10 weekly stories
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
Capote, Anthony. 2016. “Examining the Effects of Socioeconomic Status on News Media Consumption in the Bronx.” International Symposium on Lasallian Research, Minneapolis, MN.
OTHER WORK-RELATED EXPERIENCE
The Quadrangle, Bronx, NY (August 2014 – December 2016) § After one year one Manhattan College’s student-run newspaper, I was awarded an annual scholarship to support my membership on its staff § As news editor, sent out weekly story budgets and pitches to the paper’s various contributors § Copyedited and reported dozens of news stories for publication on a weekly basis
Anthony Joseph Capote 1 RESEARCH INTERESTS § Mass Media and Communication § Inequality/Stratification § Political Economy § LatinX Studies
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP
§ American Sociological Association (ASA)
TECHNICAL SKILLS § STATA statistical program § WordPress § Adobe InDesign § iMovie § Dalet video software § CMS Web Services
LANGUAGES
§ Spanish: Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing § French: Proficient in speaking, reading, and writing
REFERENCES
Professor Juan Battle Cory Blad Department of Sociology Department of Sociology, Chair The Graduate Center, CUNY Manhattan College 365 Fifth Avenue 4513 Manhattan College Parkway New York, NY 10016 Bronx, NY 10471 [email protected] [email protected] (212) 817-8775 (718) 862-7132
Rebecca Kern-Stone Thomas Ferguson Department of Communication Department of Religious Studies Manhattan College Manhattan College 4513 Manhattan College Parkway 4513 Manhattan College Parkway Bronx, NY 10471 Bronx, NY 10471 [email protected] [email protected] (718) 862-3847 (718) 862-7137
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