Daniel Nolan IV
I am a social scientist and teacher interested in the relationship between culture, social experience, and meaning-making. My work takes an interdisciplinary approach to questions of thought, feeling, and behavior.
Meaning-Making During COVID-19
This research examines how people are adapting to life during the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines the perceptions people have, the disruptions they’ve experienced, and the resources that have helped them make sense of life under containment and uncertainty.
I am currently recruiting research participants who are: politically conservative, first responders or medical professionals, or considered “high risk” for COVID-19. Click the link below to learn more.
Academic Interests
Research
My research examines how people process information and make sense of social experiences. I take an interdisciplinary approach to the social science of cognition, and utilize qualitative methods to analyze the narratives people develop to establish and maintain a meaningful organization to experience.
Teaching
As a cognitive social scientist, my courses emphasize the sociocultural and community bases of meaning and challenge students to think about how their own lives and thinking have been influenced by social forces. I teach courses in cognitive sociology, social psychology, and the sociology of sport.