Rate My Professor Jill Weigt

Jill Weigt is a Professor of Sociology within the Social Science faculty at California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM). She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, where, while finishing her doctorate, she taught courses in the Department of Sociology. Upon completing her degree, Weigt joined the faculty at CSUSM, contributing to the Sociology department and interdisciplinary programs. She serves on the Social Sciences Steering Committee and is listed as faculty in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Weigt has engaged in various campus initiatives, including co-facilitating the Faculty Learning Community on Procrastination and Contemplative Pedagogy during 2022-2023 with Ranjeeta Basu, Director of the Center for Contemplative Practices. As a Sociology professor, she participated in the Office of Inclusive Excellence's Conversations that Matter Series. Additionally, she led a qualitative research project on homelessness among CSUSM students, working with students such as Rachel Sotomayor to identify challenges and create effective resource recommendations for the university.

Weigt's research addresses the social organization of carework, welfare reform, gender divisions of labor, and experiences of low-income mothers and families. Her key publications include the book Stretched Thin: Poor Families, Welfare Work, and Welfare Reform (Cornell University Press, 2010), co-authored with Sandra Morgen and Joan Acker, based on ethnographic studies of welfare leavers in Oregon. Other significant works are "Compromises to Carework: The Social Organization of Mothers' Paid and Unpaid Work" (Social Problems, 2005), "'I Feel Like It's a Heavier Burden...': How Low-Income Mothers Make Sense of the New Child Care Mandate" (Gender & Society, 2010), and "Addressing the Horizontal Gender Division of Labor: A Case Study of Fathers' Involvements in an Icelandic Workplace," co-authored with Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir (Sex Roles, 2018). During her doctoral studies, she received the Jane Grant Dissertation Award from the University of Oregon's Center for the Study of Women in Society, which supported her dissertation leading to several publications. Weigt teaches courses including Qualitative Methods in Sociology and mentors students in applied sociological research.