T. Elizabeth Weathersbee University of Wisconsin-Madison Ph.D. in Sociology (expected May 2009) Download a copy of my CV here: Elizabeth's CV Dissertation: “Requesting, altruism, and the consent for human tissue donation” The dissertation is a mixed-method study of the request for human tissue donation that addresses the concept of "altruism," a long-standing problem in sociology (and the social sciences more broadly). Using an ethnographic and conversation analytic perspective, my study extends previous research on altruistic giving by looking closely at the actual practices of requesting and giving that constitute "altruistic" action. Committee: Douglas W. Maynard (Chair), Mustafa Emirbayer, Jeremy Freese, Nora Cate Schaeffer, (Betty Chewning and Cecilia E. Ford, outside readers) T. Elizabeth Weathersbee, Doctoral Candidate University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Sociology 8128 Sewell Social Sciences Building 1180 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706-1393 Email:tweather@ssc.wisc.edu Last updated August 28, 2008 Feedback, questions or accessibility issues: tweather@ssc.wisc.edu