My research interests lie in both urban sociology and family demography, particularly in questions of “where do people live?”, “why do they live there?”, and “what are the consequences of living there?”
Refereed Publications (~denotes student author; * denotes equal co-authorship)
Menning, Chadwick L., Melinda J. Messeineo, Mary Scheuer Senter, Colleen E. Wynn. 2025. “Approaches to Focusing on Employability in the Sociology Major.” Teaching Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X251342810
Wynn, Colleen E.*, and Amanda Jayne Miller*. 2024. “Building Student Expertise: Using OpEds in the Classroom”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, May. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/building-student-expertise-using-opeds.
Wynn, Colleen E.*, Elizabeth Ziff*, Allison H. Snyder. 2023. “‘It’s a Process:’ How Faculty Develop and Adopt Empathetic Practices.” Sociological Focus. https://doi.org/10.1080/00380237.2023.2283726.
Wynn, Colleen E.*, Elizabeth Ziff*, Allison H. Snyder. 2023. “Understanding, Experiencing, Connecting: The Benefits of Empathy in the Classroom.” in Emerging Stronger: Pedagogical Lessons from the Pandemic, edited by J. Chin, M.L. Kozimor.
Wynn, Colleen E., Elizabeth Ziff, Allison H. Snyder, Kamryn T. Schmidt~, Lauryn L. Hill~. 2022. “The Sociological Role of Empathy in the Classroom.” Teaching Sociology 51(2):181-192. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X221123338.
Friedman, Samantha, Colleen E. Wynn, and Hui-shien Tsao. 2021. “Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation by Family Structure and the Presence of Children in Metropolitan America.” Race and Social Problems. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12552-021-09342-3.
Wynn, Colleen E. 2020. “Making Motherhood Work Reading and Discussion Questions” TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org).
Friedman, Samantha, Recai Yucel, Colleen E. Wynn, and Joseph R. Gibbons. 2019. “Muslim/Non-Muslim Locational Attainment in Philadelphia: A New Fault Line in Residential Inequality?” Demography. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-019-00797-z.
Wynn, Colleen E. 2019. “Neighborhood Tour Project.” TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org).
Wynn, Colleen E. and Samantha Friedman. 2018. “Assessing the Role of Family Structure in Residential Isolation.” Social Sciences 7:160. Available: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/7/9/160.
Wynn, Colleen E. 2017 “Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement.” TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org).
Wynn, Colleen E. 2017 “Metropolitan Area Characteristics and Residential Segregation Using American FactFinder.” TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org).
Wynn, Colleen E. 2016. “Research Evaluation Activity and Paper Assignment.” TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org).
Additional Publications (* denotes equal co-authorship)
Wynn, Colleen E.* and Elizabeth Ziff*. 2023. “General Education Classes Strengthen Democracy.” The Progressive Magazine, September 7.
McKanna, Rebecca*, Colleen E. Wynn*, and Elizabeth Ziff*. 2023. “The Pressing Need for Solidarity.” Inside Higher Ed, August 22.
Wynn, Colleen E.* and Elizabeth Ziff*. 2023. “US Universities Must Resist Pressure to Cut Gen Ed Requirements.” Times Higher Education, August 6.
Wynn, Colleen E.* and Elizabeth Ziff*. 2022. “Broken Promises?” Inside Higher Ed, June 24.
Wynn, Colleen E.* and Elizabeth Ziff*. 2022. “Why Our “New Normal” Feels Anything But” Visible Magazine, May 31.
Wynn, Colleen E. 2022. “The Fair Housing Act Must Be Strengthened and Expanded” Newsweek, April 25.
Wynn, Colleen E.* and Elizabeth Ziff*. 2022. “Education Could be Transformational if Politicians Would Get Out of the Way.” The Fulcrum, April 18.
Wynn, Colleen E.* and Elizabeth Ziff*. 2022. “Fellow White Women, It’s Time to Talk About Feminism.” The Fair Observer, March 18.
Ferreira, Ana María* and Colleen E. Wynn*. 2022. “Invest in Infrastructure: People Need access to Public Transit.” The Hill, February 12.
Wynn, Colleen E., Heidi H. Ewen, and Karen L. Newman. 2022. “Creating Better Working Conditions in America.” Fair Observer, January 24.
Wynn, Colleen E. 2022. “Is the U.S. Child Friendly?” Newsweek, January 19.
Wynn, Colleen E. 2021. “Start Small to Change the World.” The Progressive Magazine, December 20.
Miller, Amanda Jayne* and Colleen E. Wynn*. 2021. “The Affordable Housing Crisis Is Destroying Relationships and Families.” Newsweek, October 21.
Wynn, Colleen E. 2021. “More Than a Home: Housing Is a Human Right.” US News & World Report, October 5.
Wynn, Colleen E. 2020. “Teaching Urban Sociology in a Time of Mass Uprisings for Racial Justice and the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Community and Urban Sociology, American Sociological Association section newsletter and blog. Accessible at: https://comurb.org/2020/10/24/teaching-urban-sociology-in-a-time-of-mass-uprisings-for-racial-justice-and-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Wynn, Colleen E. 2018. “Segregation, Turnover, and Neighborhood Connections: Assessing the Role of Family Structure.” University at Albany, State University of New York Dissertations. ProQuest document ID 10830906. Accessible at http://search.proquest.com/openview/b0ed3f30fde909457f85052a8a5b58c6/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
Wynn, Colleen E. 2013. “Not Quite Out On The Streets: Examining Protective and Risk Factors for Housing Insecurity Among Low-Income Urban Fathers.” Western Kentucky University Master’s Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 1258. Accessible at http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1258/
Wynn, Colleen E. 2010. “Hopelessly Disadvantaged Like You: A Comparative Study of Disadvantaged Youth in Mobile and Medellin.” Western Kentucky University Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects. Paper 287. Accessible at http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_hon_theses/287/
Wynn, Colleen E. 2010. “The Shake Felt Round the World: An Examination of Framing of Social Inequality in Local Media in the Wake of the Earthquake in Haiti.” University of Delaware Disaster Research Center, Final Project Report 54.
Book Reviews
Wynn, Colleen E. 2022. “Stagnant Dreamers: How the Inner City Shapes the Integration of the Second Generation.” Contemporary Sociology, 51(6), 507–508. https://doi.org/10.1177/00943061221129662bb
Community-Based Research
I’ve been fortunate to work with many community-based organizations, among them are:
- Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership
- University Heights Neighborhood Association
- Youth Global Perspective
- Multiplying Good
- South Indianapolis Quality of Life Plan (SoIndy)