CURRENT POSITIONS

Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, Stanford University
J.D. Candidate, Stanford Law School


EDUCATION

M.F.A., Creative Writing, Oregon State University, 2004
B.A., American Studies, Stanford University, 2001


RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Sociology of law, social stratification and inequality, criminal procedure, criminal law, civil rights, legal consciousness, rights consciousness, qualitative research methodologies, access to justice.


PUBLICATIONS

“Rights Consciousness in Criminal Procedure: A Theoretical and Empirical Inquiry,” in “Access to Justice,” Volume 12 of Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance (2009).

The Privatization of California Correctional Facilities: A Population-Based Approach, 18 Stanford Law & Policy Review 438 (2007).

Environmental Advocate, in Beyond the Traditional Law Firm (Diane Chin & Alan Morrison, eds., 2007).


CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Identity and Resistance: Meanings of the Hawaiian Cockfight,” presented at the annual meetings of the Law and Society Association, Denver, Colorado, 2009.

“Lay Jurisprudence: Popular Understandings of Constitutional Guarantees in the Criminal Justice Context,” presented at the annual meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, Oregon, 2008.

Discussant, “Presidential Session: Qualitative Methodology: Negotiating Access & Relationships in the Field,” at the annual meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, Oregon, 2008.


MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION

“Gender and Masculinity in the Hawaiian Cockfight”

"Outing Batson: How the Case of Gay and Lesbian Jurors Demonstrates the Need for Voir Dire Reform"

"The Effects of Race and Class on Willingness to Assert Rights"

“Identity and Resistance Among Hawaii Cockfighters”


HONORS AND AWARDS

Cilker Teaching Award (given annually to a Sociology doctoral student “who has demonstrated commitment and excellence in teaching”) (2009)

Stanford Law School Public Interest Fellow (2007-)

Stanford Graduate Fellowship, Stanford University (2005-)

Teaching Fellowship, English, Oregon State University (2002-04)

Best Graduate Essay Prize, English Literature, Oregon State University (2003)

Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University (2001)

David Potter Honors Thesis Prize,  “A History of Expert Witness Cross-Examination in American Criminal Trials,” Stanford University (2001)

Chappell-Lougee Research Scholarship, Stanford University (1999)

Dijon Writing Prize, Stanford University (1998)


UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Stanford University: Classes Taught
-     Qualitative Research Methods (Spring 2009)
-     Sociology of Criminal Procedure (Summer 2008)

Stanford University: Classes TA’d
-     Sociology Junior/Senior Writing in the Major Seminar (TA, Fall 2008)
-     Qualitative Research Methods, graduate level (TA, Winter 2008)
-     Constitutional Law, graduate level (TA, Spring 2007)

Oregon State University: Classes Taught
-     English Composition (five terms, 2002-2004)
-     Fiction Writing (two terms, 2003-2004)


SELECTED EMPLOYMENT (NON-TEACHING)

2008: Copy Editor, freelance
Substantive editing, Barbara van Schewick, Architecture and Innovation (forthcoming, MIT Press)

2007 (Summer): Research Assistant, Stanford Sociology Department
Assisted Professor Rebecca L. Sandefur in research on access to civil justice

2006 (Summer): Federal Public Defender’s Office Law Clerk, Northern District of California
Researched and wrote briefs and motions, met with clients, developed case strategies

2005 (Summer): Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Intern, Stanford Law School, Professor Pamela S. Karlan
Assisted writing merits briefs to United States Supreme Court in Whitman v. Department of Transportation and Domino’s Pizza v. McDonald; assisted with revisions of constitutional law casebook

2005-2006: Research Assistant, Stanford Law School, Professor George Fisher
Legal and historical research for Married to Alcohol: The Drug War’s Moral Roots (forthcoming 2009)

2001-2002: Founder, College Coaching Office, Tracy Public High School
Started program to assist students with college admissions.  Conducted workshops and lectures; collaborated with teachers, parents, and administration; created web resources

2000 (Summer); 2009 (Winter): San Joaquin County DA’s Office Law Clerk, Gang Violence Unit
Researched procedural and evidentiary issues, wrote briefs and motions, interviewed witnesses


PROFESSIONAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Referee, Law and Social Inquiry (2009-)

Sociology Department Liaison to the Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University (2009-)

Women of Stanford Law Mentor, Stanford Law School (2005-2007, 2009-)

Organizational Conduct Board, Stanford University (2008-)

Acts of Intolerance Advisory Committee, Stanford University (2008-)

Sociology Department Newsletter Editor (2008-09)

Graduate Studies Committee, Stanford Sociology Department (2007-08)

Undergraduate Studies Committee, Stanford Sociology Department (2007-08)

Vice Provost’s Committee on Teaching Assistant Oversight, Stanford University (2006-2007)

Clinics Committee, Stanford Law School (2005-2006)

Judicial Panel Pool, Stanford University (2005-2006)

Volunteer web designer, English Department, Oregon State University (2004)


CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone: (650) 862-5194
Email: kmyoung@stanford.edu
Mailing: Stanford Sociology Dept. MC 2047; 450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 120, Rm. 160; Stanford, CA 94305-2047
Office: Stanford Main Quad, 120-053