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  1. Technology Studies Department, Cor-nell University, USA

    Antony J. Puddephatt (Postdoctoral fellow in the Science)

  2. Sociology Department, McMaster University, USA

    Benjamin W. Kelly (Doctoral Candidate)

  3. Sociology Department, McMaster University, USA

    Michael Adorjan (Doctoral Candidate)

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His interests include sociological theory, science and technology studies, and ethnographic research. He is currently studying the dynamics of multidisciplinary research collaborations in the natural sciences.

His interests include qualitative methods, social problems work and identity formation within organizations. He is currently doing research on the social construction of competence and authenticity within the teaching profession.

He is interested in everything, though presently studies crime and deviance, social problems, and the construction of identity. He is currently conducting research on the implementation of the new Youth Criminal Justice Act in Canada.

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Puddephatt, A.J., Kelly, B.W. & Adorjan, M. Unveiling the cloak of competence: Cultivating authenticity in graduate sociology. Am Soc 37, 84–98 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12108-006-1024-6

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