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Dr Angela T. Ragusa

Discipline Coordinator
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University –
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Ph.D. Sociology May, 2003
MS Science & Technology Studies May, 2000
MS Sociology May, 1998
St. Francis College – Brooklyn, New York, USA -
BA Psychology February, 1993

Angela Ragusa Angela Ragusa
Charles Sturt University School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Building 26
Wagga Wagga Campus NSW 2678 Australia
Ph:(02) 6933 2248
Fax:(02) 6933 2792
Bio

Born and raised in New York City, prior to academia Angela worked for the United Nations, investment banks and law firms.  Since moving to Australia, she has worked at Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology, the University of New England. Currently a Sociology Lecturer at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga NSW, Angela resides with her partner, Weimeraner, cattle dog and too many cats and is a yoga instructor, a passion pursued since 1995.

Teaching

International teaching experience

Research
Recent publications

Ragusa, A. T. (2007). The impact of socio-cultural factors in multi-cultural virtual communication environments. In St-Amant, K. (Ed.) Linguistic and Cultural Online Communication Issues in the Global Age, Idea Group Inc.

Ragusa, A. T. and Holden, T. (2006). Social change in The Australian’s media representation of corporate news reporting on two environmental organizations (Greenpeace & Landcare) in the millennium. The Centre for Social Change Research 2006 Conference Proceedings, November, 2006, Brisbane: Queensland University of Technology.

Ragusa, A. T. (2006). Student expectations of distance education: A qualitative analysis exploring the culture, virtual geography and sociology of higher education at an Australian University. In Purnell, K., Lidstone, J. & Hodgson, S. (Eds.) Changes in Geographical Education: Past, Present and Future (pp. 353-357), Brisbane, QLD: Queensland University of Technology.

Ragusa, A.T. (2006). The cultural geography of homosexuality in the United States. In Lidstone, J. (Ed.) Cultural Issues of Our Time (pp. 188-201), Cambridge University Press.

Scott, J., Hunter, J., Hunter, V. & Ragusa, A.T. (2006). Sex outside the city: Sex work in rural and regional New South Wales. Rural Society, 16 (2): 151-167.

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