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Candidate for Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Toronto (expected 2013)
Dissertation: Icons and Identity: A Study of Two Museums and the Battle to Define Toronto
Dissertation Committee: John Hannigan (chair), Judith Taylor, Daniel Silver
Comprehensive Exams: Sociological Theory, Sociology of Culture

M.A., Sociology, University of Toronto, 2007

B.A., Sociology, University of Waterloo, 2006
Thesis: Beyond Gaming: A Critical Look at Race and Gender in Video Games
Thesis Supervisor: Alicja Muszynski

Urban Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Social Theory, Legitimacy, Public Space, Culture and Cognition, Sociology of Architecture, Urban Political-Economy, Public Cultural Institutions

Patterson, Matt (Forthcoming) "The Role of the Public Institution in Iconic Architectural Development." Urban Studies. Accepted March 2012. (LINK)

Patterson, Matt and Josée Johnston (Forthcoming) "Theorizing the Obesity Epidemic: Health Crisis, Moral Panic, and Emerging Hybrids." Social Theory and Health. Accepted October 2011. (LINK)

Li, Dorothy, Taryn Tang, Matt Patterson, Michael Ho, Hemant Shah, and E. Jenny Heathcote (Forthcoming) "The Impact of Hepatitis B Knowledge and Stigma on Screening in Canadian Chinese Persons." Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology. Accepted December 2011.

Taylor, Judith and Matt Patterson (2010) "Autonomy and Compliance: Understanding Differences in How Qualitative Sociologists Respond to Institutional Ethical Oversight." Qualitative Sociology 33(2). (LINK)

Patterson, Matt (2008) "Consuming Life by Zygmunt Bauman." Canadian Journal of Sociology 33(2): 468-470. (LINK)

Patterson, Matt (2012, August). "The Role of the Public Institution in Iconic Architectural Development." Presented at the ASA Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.

Patterson, Matt (2012, May). "The Role of the Public Institution in Iconic Architectural Development." Presented at the CSA Annual Meeting, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario.

Patterson, Matt (2011, October). "In Between Public and Private: Emerging Spaces in Canadian Cities." Presented at Emerging Realities, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. (LINK)

Patterson, Matt (2011, August). "The Public Institution: Understanding The Logic of Cultural Production in the Public Sector." Presented at the ASA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada. (LINK)

Li, Dorothy, Samuel Noh, Taryn Tang, Matt Patterson, Michael Ho, Hemant Shah, and E. Jenny Heathcote (2010, May) "A Study of Stigma Against Hepatitis B in the Toronto Chinese Community." Presented at the American Gastroenterological Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Patterson, Matt (2010, March) "What Makes Public Space 'Public'?" Presented at the Michigan Social Theory Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan. (LINK)

Li, Dorothy, Samuel Noh, Taryn Tang, Matt Patterson, Michael Ho, Hemant Shah, and E. Jenny Heathcote (2010, February) "A Study of Stigma Against Hepatitis B in the Toronto Chinese Community." Presented at the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

Patterson, Matt and Judith Taylor (2009, August). "Autonomy and Compliance: How Qualitative Sociologists Respond to Institutional Ethical Oversight." Presented at the 2009 ASA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Patterson, Matt (2009, May). "The Public Legitimization of Iconic Architectural Developments: A Comparative Study of the Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario." Presented at the 2009 CSA Annual Meeting, Ottawa, ON.

Muszynski, Alicja and Matt Patterson (2006, May). "Playing Ethnicity, Race and Gender in Video Games." Presented at the 2006 CSAA Annual Meeting, York University, Toronto, Ontario.

History of Social Theory, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, 2012, 2010

Advanced Seminar in Culture and Cognition, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, 2011

History of Social Theory, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, 2006-12

Urban Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, 2010-11

Introduction to Research Methods, Department of Sociology, University of Waterloo, 2006

Professor Daniel Silver, "The Canadian Scenescape", SSHRC funded, 2012-Present

Professor Josée Johnston, "Theorizing Obesity", SSHRC funded, 2008-09

Professor Judith Taylor, "Qualitative Sociology and Research Ethics", SSHRC funded, 2007-08

2011

• School of Graduate Studies Conference Grant (University of Toronto)

2010

• Social Science and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship (Declined)

2009

• Daniel G. Hill Prize for Best Graduate Paper (Department of Sociology, University of Toronto)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship

2008

• University of Toronto Fellowship

2007

• C. B. Macpherson Graduate Admission Award, (Department of Sociology, University of Toronto)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship

2006

• University of Toronto Fellowship
• Award for Best Undergraduate Thesis (Department of Sociology, University of Waterloo)