Michelle Williams

Pronouns: they/them

Education: 
BS: Sociology, Montana State University Billings, 2019
MA: Sociology, University of Montana, 2021

Research Interests:
Work and labor, environmental sociology, rural sociology

Bio:
Michelle is a PhD student and teaching assistant in the sociology department at the University at Buffalo. They are interested in labor, the environment, and rurality. In their MA thesis, Michelle explored these intersections in the context of rural and urban truck stops across Montana. Looking forward, they will focus specifically on environmental impacts of rural labor.

Presentations:
Williams, Michelle. 2021. "'Its Own Little City': Service Work in Truck Stops." Paper presented at the Pacific Sociological Society Conference, March 20, Eugene, OR.

Email: mw233@buffalo.edu