allenfurr@louisville.edu

http://louisville.edu/~lafurr01/Index.htm

Education:

• MA, Stephen F. Austin University, Texas
• MS, University of Louisville
• Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Research Interests:

• South Central Asia
• Sociology of mental health and illness

Publications:

• “The Maoist insurgency in Nepal: A socio-historical analysis.” Journal of Government and Political Studies (India). (Forthcoming).
• “The effects of neighborhood satisfaction on perception of safety among refugees from the former Soviet Union.” Sociological Spectrum, 25(5): 519-537. (2005). With Austin DM, Cribbs S, and Smoger S.
• “On the relationship between cultural values and preferences and affective health in Nepal.” International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 51(1): 75-86. (2005).
• “Medicalization in Nepal: A study of the influence of westernization on defining deviant and illness behavior in a developing country.” International Journal of Comparative Sociology: 45(1-2): 131-142. (2004). 

Awards:

• Fullbright Fellowship to Punjabi University, Patiala, India, 2005.