Karen A. Cerulo (PhD, Princeton University) is Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University. Her research interests include culture and cognition, symbolic communication, media and technology, and comparative historical studies. Professor Cerulo s articles appear in a wide variety of journals, including the "American Sociological Review, Contemporary Sociology, Poetics, Social Forces, Sociological Forum, Sociological Inquiry, ""Communication Research "and annuals such as the "Annual Review of Sociology "and "Research in Political Sociology. "She is the author of three books: "Identity Designs: The Sights and Sounds of a Nation, "a work that won the ASA Culture Section s award for the Best Book of 1996 (Rose Book Series of the ASA, Rutgers University Press); "Deciphering Violence: " "The Cognitive Structure of Right and Wrong "(Routledge); and "Never Saw It Coming: Cultural Challenges to Envisioning the Worst "(University of Chicago Press). She has also edited a collection entitled "Culture in Mind: Toward a Sociology of Culture and Cognition "(Routledge). Professor Cerulo s teaching earned her the Rutgers University Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Education.
