Gwendolyn T. Sorell Explained

Gwendolyn Thomas Sorell
Birth Date:1 August 1936
Birth Place:Lubbock, Texas
Death Place:Peoria, Illinois
Nationality:American
Fields:Women's studies
Workplaces:Texas Tech University
Alma Mater:Pennsylvania State University
Thesis1 Title:Masculinity and femininity in traditional and nontraditional adult women : a test of the parental imperative
Thesis1 Url:https://catalog.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/123710
Thesis1 Year:1982
Doctoral Advisor:Richard M. Lerner
Doctoral Students:Cat Pausé

Gwendolyn Thomas Sorell (Aug. 1, 1936 - March 23, 2009) was an American academic, rising to associate professor of human development and family studies at Texas Tech University.[1]

Academic career

After a 1979 MSc thesis titled 'Adaptive implications of sex-related attitudes and behaviors,' [2] a 1982 PhD titled 'Masculinity and femininity in traditional and nontraditional adult women : a test of the parental imperative' [3] at the Pennsylvania State University, and a post-doc at University of Denver, Sorell moved to the University of Texas Tech, rising to associate professor.[1]

The Gwen Sorell Endowed Scholarship is administered by the Women's & Gender Studies department.[4]

Activism

Sorell served in governance roles in organisations such as the Lubbock Rape Crisis Center, the West Texas AIDS Foundation and the Planned Parenthood Association of Lubbock.[1]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas Tech University :: TechAnnounce . Techannounce.ttu.edu . 2022-03-30.
  2. Web site: Adaptive implications of sex-related attitudes and behaviors – Penn State University Libraries Catalog . Catalog.libraries.psu.edu . 2022-03-30.
  3. Web site: Masculinity and femininity in traditional and nontraditional adult women : a test of the parental imperative – Penn State University Libraries Catalog . Catalog.libraries.psu.edu . 2022-03-30.
  4. Web site: State of Texas and Texas Tech University . Scholarship – Gwen Sorell Scholarship Endowment | Women's & Gender Studies | TTU . Depts.ttu.edu . 2020-01-16 . 2022-03-30.