Ph.D. 1999. Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
M.S. 1993. Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
B.A. 1991. Sociology/History, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Employment
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Portland State University, 1999 – 2005.
Associate Professor of Sociology, Portland State University, 2005 – present.
Dissertation
“The Influence of Managed Care on Certified Nurse-Midwives: An Evaluation of Health System Change.” Completed under direction of Dr. Pamela Oliver.
Refereed Publications
1. Articles
Hartley, Hartley and Cindy Coleman. 2008. “News Media Coverage of Televised Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising: Implications for Countervailing Powers Theory.” Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine 12(1): 107-132.
Seccombe, Karen, Heather Hartley, Jason Newsom, Kim Hoffman, Gwen Marchand, Christina Albo, Cathy Gordon, Tasha Zaback, Richard Lockwood, and Clyde Pope. 2007. “The Aftermath of Welfare Reform: Health, Health Insurance, and Access to Care Among Families Leaving TANF in Oregon.” Journal of Family Issues 28(2): 151-181.
Coleman, Cindy, Heather Hartley and J. David Kennamer. 2006. “Examining Claimsmakers’ Frames in News Coverage of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising.” Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly 83(3): 547-562.
Hartley, Heather. 2006. “The ‘Pinking’ of Viagra Culture: Drug Industry Efforts to Create and Repackage Sex Drugs for Women.” Sexualities 9(3): 363-378.
To be reprinted in The Sociology of Health and Illness, 8th edition, edited by Peter Conrad. Forthcoming from Worth Press, 2008.
Hartley, Heather, Karen Seccombe and Kim Hoffman. 2005. “Planning for and Securing Health Insurance in the Context of Welfare Reform.” Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 16(3): 536-554.
Hartley, Heather. 2003. “’Big Pharma’ in our Bedrooms: An Analysis of the Medicalization of Women’s Sexual Problems.” Advances in Gender Research 7 (Special issue, Gender Perspectives on Health and Medicine): 89-129.
Hartley, Heather. 2003. “The Impacts of Health Policy Made at State and Local Levels:
The Case of Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs).” Nursing and Health Policy Review 2 (1): 25-34.
Hartley, Heather and Leonore Tiefer. 2003. “Taking A Biological Turn: The Push For a ‘Female Viagra’ and the Medicalization of Women’s Sexual Problems.” Women’s Studies Quarterly 31 (Spring/Summer): 42-54.
Hartley, Heather and Christina Gasbarro. 2002. “Forces Promoting Health Insurance Coverage of Homebirth: A Case Study in Washington State.” Women & Health 36 (3): 13-30.
Hartley, Heather. 2002. “The System of Alignments Challenging Physician Professional
Dominance: An Elaborated Theory of Countervailing Powers.” Sociology of Health & Illness 24: 178-207.
Hartley, Heather and Tricia Drew. 2001. “Gendered Messages in Sex Ed Films: Trends and
Implications for Female Sexual Problems.” Women & Therapy 24 (1/2): 133-146.
Hartley, Heather. 1999. “Influence of Managed Care on Supply of Certified Nurse-Midwives: An
Evaluation of the Physician Dominance Thesis.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 40: 87-101.
Hartley, Heather. 1999. “What’s My Orientation? Using the Teacher-as-Text Strategy as
Feminist Pedagogical Practice.” Teaching Sociology 27: 398-406.
2. Book reviews and review essays
Hartley, Heather. 2006. Review of The Viagra AdVenture: Masculinity, Media, and the Performance of Sexual Health, by Jay Baglia. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy 32: 1-3.
Hartley, Heather. 2002. “Promising Liberation But Delivering Business As Usual?” A
review essay of For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Sexual Dysfunction and Reclaiming Your Sex Life (Jennifer Berman and Laura Berman, with Elisabeth Bumiller; New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2001). Sexualities 5 (1): 107-113.
Non-Refereed Publications
1. Book chapters
Working Group on a New View of Women’s Sexual Problems. 2001. “A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems.” [NOTE: Dr. Hartley is one of 12 authors of this document]. Pp. 1-8 in Kaschak, Ellen and Leonore Tiefer (eds.), A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems. Binghamton, New York: The Haworth Press, 2001.
“A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems” has also been reprinted (and in some cases translated) in eleven other publications.
2. Reports and publications in applied and/or non-academic venues
Hartley, Heather. 2007. “FDA’s Return to Silicone Valley: Approve Now, Test Later.” Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture [magazine]. Summer 2007: 22.
Hartley, Heather. 2006. “Bad Medicine: Big Pharma’s Female Trouble.” Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture [magazine]. Fall 2006: 25-28.
Hartley, Heather. 2000. “Challenges Facing Midwives on Both Sides of the Atlantic: Observations from a Midwifery Conference.” Midwifery Today 56: 51-53.
Noren, Jay, Heather Hartley, Aaron Katz, Ed Perrin, Patricia Lichiello, Jack Thompson. 1999. “Academic Health Centers: Analysis of Community Perceptions." In Creating the Future: Innovative Programs and Structures in Academic Health Centers. Washington: Association of Academic Health Centers.
Hartley, Heather. 1998. “Certified Nurse-Midwife Supply.” [Letter; comment] Health Affairs 17(5): 258-260.
Hartley, Heather. 1998. “The Impact of Managed Care on Certified Nurse-Midwives: A Case
Study in Oregon.” Selection included in Pew Health Professions Taskforce Report on Managed Care and Certified Nurse-Midwives. The Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco.
Presentations at Professional Meetings
Hartley, Heather. “The Impact of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Findings on
the FDA Review of the Intrinsa Testosterone Patch.” American Sociological Association annual meeting, New York, NY, August 11-14, 2007.
Hartley, Heather, Sonia Manhas, Yolanda Morales and Ruth Ponce. “Coalition-Building Driven by Principles of Community-Based Participatory Research.” Healthier Communities Through Action and Research: 3rd Community Based Participatory Research Conference. Sponsored by the Northwest Health Foundation, Portland, OR, July 19-20, 2007.
Coleman, Cindy and Heather Hartley, “Countervailing Powers Influence in Direct-to-Consumer Advertising News Frames.” Western States Communication Association Convention, Seattle, WA, February 16-20, 2007. Awarded Top Paper (Health Communication Division).
Coleman, Cindy, Heather Hartley and J. David Kennamer. “Framing News Coverage of Direct to Consumer Advertising.” Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) meeting, San Antonio, TX, August 10-13, 2005.
Hartley, Heather and Cindy Coleman. “News Media Coverage of Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Pharmaceutical Advertising.” Conference entitled Women and the New Sexual Politics: Profits vs. Pleasures, Montreal, Canada, July 9-10, 2005.
Hartley, Heather. “Influence of Regional Location on TANF Leavers’ Access to and Use of Health Care Services in Oregon.” Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting, Portland, OR, April 7-10, 2005.
Hartley, Heather, Karen Seccombe and Kim Hoffman. “Moving from ‘Welfare to Work’: Planning for and Securing Health Insurance in the Context of Welfare Reform.” American Sociological Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 14-17, 2004.
Hartley, Heather, Karen Seccombe and Kim Hoffman. “Moving from ‘Welfare to Work’: What Happens to Health Insurance Coverage?” Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 15-18, 2004.
Hartley, Heather. “The Push for a ‘Female Viagra’: An Analysis of the Role of the Pharmaceutical Industry.” Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting, Vancouver, BC, April 18-21, 2002 and the American Sociological Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, August 16-20, 2002.
Hartley, Heather. “FSD is But One Example: Historical and Conceptual Overview of the Medicalization of Women’s Bodies.” Conference entitled The New “Female Sexual Dysfunction”: Promises, Prescriptions, and Profits, San Francisco, CA, March 9, 2002.
Hartley, Heather and Christina Gasbarro. “An Analysis of Forces Behind the Changing Health
Insurance Policies Regarding Coverage of Homebirth.” American Sociological Association annual meeting, Anaheim, CA, August 18-21, 2001.
Hartley, Heather and Tricia Drew. “Gendered Messages in Sex Ed Films: Trends and Implications for Female Sexual Problems.” Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 29-April 1, 2001.
Hartley, Heather and Tricia Drew. “Gendered Messages in Sex Ed Films: Trends and Implications for Female Sexual Dysfunction.” Poster presentation at the New Perspectives in the Management of Women’s Sexual Dysfunction Conference, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, October 26-29, 2000.
Hartley, Heather. “The Increasing Use and Autonomy of Certified Nurse-Midwives within a System of Managed Care in the United States.” Midwives Marking the Millennium Conference. Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, June 8-9, 2000.
Hartley, Heather. “Navigating Interprofessional Competition: The Role of Health Care
Administrators in the Changing Patterns of Stratification Among Health Care Workers.” Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting, San Diego, CA, March 23-29, 2000.
Hartley, Heather. “The Use of Self in Teaching: An Experiment with Feminist Pedagogy.” Wisconsin Sociological Association annual meeting, Waukesha, WI, Oct. 22-23, 1998.
Hartley, Heather. “The Influence of Managed Care and Other Factors on Supply of Certified
Nurse-Midwives.” Association for Health Services Research annual meeting, Washington, D.C., June 21-23, 1998 and the American Sociological Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 21-25, 1998.
Noren, Jay, Heather Hartley, Ed Perrin, Aaron Katz, Patricia Lichiello, and Jack Thompson. “The Academic Health Center in the Community.” Poster presentation at the Association for Health Services Research annual meeting, Washington, D.C., June 21-23, 1998.
Hartley, Heather. “Managed Care and Certified Nurse-Midwives: Research Directions.” American Sociological Association annual meeting, Toronto, Ontario, August 9-13, 1997.
Hartley, Heather. “Technological Savior or Threat? The Pro-choice Feminist Debate Over RU-486.” The Women, Gender, and Science Conference. University of Minnesota, May 12-14, 1995.
Honors, Grants, and Fellowships
1. Funded Research Grant Applications (External)
Co-Investigator. “The Impact of the Oregon Health Plan on TANF Leavers’ Ability to Care for their Families’ Health.” With Karen Seccombe, Principal Investigator; Jason Newsom, Co-Investigator; and Clyde Pope, Co-Investigator. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Project duration: 09/5/01-08/31/04. Grant # 1R01HS11322-01A1. Amount = $886,170.
Coalition Member. Proposal from the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Coalition. Northwest Health Foundation (NWHF) Alliance Promoting Physical Activity and Nutrition Program. Project duration: September 2006-August 2010. Amount = $99,984.
2. Funded Grant Applications (Internal)
Principal Investigator, with Cynthia Coleman-Sillars, Co-Investigator. “An Analysis of News Media Coverage Televised Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertisements.” Portland State University (PSU) Foundation Faculty Development Grant. Submitted January 2003. Amount = $5244.
Principal Investigator. “Evaluation of Health Care Services at the Neighborhood Health Clinic
(NHC).” Portland State University (PSU) Foundation Faculty Development Grant. Submitted January 2001. Amount = $1000.
Principal Investigator. “Understanding The Medicalization Of Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD).” Portland State University (PSU) Faculty Enhancement Program. Submitted December 2000. Amount = $7011 total.
Principal Investigator. “Changing Health Insurance Policies Regarding Coverage of Homebirth.”
Portland State University (PSU) Faculty Enhancement Program. Submitted February 2000. Amount = $5600 total.
3. Honors and Awards
Travel Grant. Portland State University (PSU), Office of Graduate Studies and Research. For travel to 2007 American Sociological Association (ASA) annual conference. Amount = $875.
Awarded Top Paper at the 2007 Western States Communication Association Convention (Health Communication Division). Paper entitled: “Countervailing Powers Influence in Direct-to-Consumer Advertising News Frames.”
John Eliot Allen Outstanding Teacher Award for Sociology Department, Portland State University (PSU). 2005.
Inclusion in 2005 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Nominated by student.
Travel Grant. Portland State University (PSU), Office of Graduate Studies and Research. For travel to 2005 conference entitled: “Women and the New Sexual Politics: Profits vs. Pleasures.” Amount = $515.
Travel Grant. Portland State University (PSU), Office of Graduate Studies and Research. For travel to 2002 Pacific Sociological Association (PSA) annual conference. Amount = $334.
Travel Grant. Portland State University (PSU), Office of Graduate Studies and Research. For travel to 2001 Pacific Sociological Association (PSA) annual conference. Amount = $250.
Lumpkin Award for Best Dissertation of the Year. Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. June 2000.
Outstanding Instructor Recognition. Delta Delta Delta sorority. University of Wisconsin-Madison. November 1998.
Hyde Dissertation Research Award. Women’s Studies Research Center. University of Wisconsin-Madison. February 1997.
Distinction, Preliminary Examination, Sociology of Gender, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994.
Distinction, Preliminary Examination, Political Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1993.
Summa Cum Laude (GPA of 4.0). University of Missouri-Columbia. May 1991.
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Missouri-Columbia. May 1991.
Scholarly Works In Progress
“Sickness For Sale: Direct-To-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising and the Medicalization of Life,” with Josh Murray. Paper under review.
“Dispensing Information or Dispensing Propaganda? Frames and Metaphors in News Coverage of Prescription Drug Advertising,” with Cynthia-Lou Coleman and L. David Ritchie. Paper under review.
“The Impact of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Findings on the FDA Review of the Intrinsa Testosterone Patch.” Paper under review.
Invited review of The Medicalization of Society (Peter Conrad) and Inclusion: the Politics of Difference in Medical Research (Steven Epstein) for Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews.
Invited chapter on medicalization for the New Companion to Medical Sociology,William C. Cockerham (Ed.), Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Other Research and Creative Achievements
Starting in 2006, developed research partnership/community coalition with staff at the Multnomah County Health Department (Chronic Disease Prevention Program), Portland Public Schools (Clarendon Elementary School), City of Portland Parks & Recreation (SUN Community School), and the Latino Alliance. This Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) coalition’s work addresses issues of childhood nutrition/physical activity. In 2006, HEAL was awarded a 4-year Alliance for the Promotion of Physical Activity and Nutrition (APPAN) grant from the Northwest Health Foundation (NWHF).
With Dr. Melanie Arthur (Sociology, PSU), developed research partnership with Opening Doors, a community organization in Washington County, Oregon, that assists high risk, low-income women obtain prenatal care. 2002-2003.
In conjunction with teaching Sociology 595: Research Practicum, collaborated with community partner (Neighborhood Health Clinics) to do research on new element of their practice. 2001.
In effort to facilitate research partnerships, regularly attended and participated in informational sessions, grant preparation meetings, lectures, and banquets at Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (CHR), Portland, Oregon. 1999-2000.
Other Teaching, Mentoring and Curricular Achievements
Research Supervisor for Josh Murray’s Student Research Award through Northwest Health Foundation (NWHF). Project entitled “Sickness for Sale: Pharmaceutical Direct-to-Consumer Television Advertising.” Amount of award = $500.
Chaired/chairing master’s thesis committees for: Tricia Drew (2001 degree), Christina Gasbarro (2001 degree), Kathy Muenzenberg (2003 degree), Kelly Scharich (2005 degree), Josh Murray (2007 degree), Riv Wadish (in progress) and served/serving on thirteen other master’s committees. Also served on two Ph.D. committees: Kim Hoffman (2007 degree) and Richard Lockwood (in progress).
Courses taught:
- Sociology 200: Introduction to Sociology
- Sociology 344: Gender & Sexualities
- Sociology 410/510: Sociology of Gender (adapted from previously prepared course)
- Sociology 425/525: Sociology of Women
- Sociology 459/559: Sociology of Health and Medicine
- Sociology 595: Research Practicum
- Sociology 585/685: The Medicalization of Women’s Bodies
Other Community Outreach Achievements
Presentation for the Portland State University (PSU) Faculty Favorite Lecture Series. “The Medicalization of Women’s Bodies: The Drug Industry Hunt for a ‘Female Viagra’.” Portland, Oregon, February 14, 2008.
Appointed to Portland Public Schools’ Wellness Advisory Committee. August 2007-present.
Community reading at In Other Words bookstore. Topic: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) re-approval of silicone breast implants. Portland, Oregon, June 14, 2007.
Presentation for the Portland State University (PSU) Collaborative Health and Social Research Series. “Impact of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Findings on the FDA Review of the Intrinsa Testosterone Patch.” Portland, Oregon, April 13, 2007.
Presentation for the Women’s Health Network Lecture Series, Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS). “The Politics of Women's Sexual Desire: The Drug Industry Hunt for a ‘Female Viagra’.” Portland, Oregon, September 15, 2006.
Participant in Portland State University (PSU) Umbrella Tour, Feb. 28, 2006.
Keynote speaker for Planned Parenthood of the Columbia-Willamette (PPCW) All-Staff Training Day. Portland, Oregon, June 16, 2005.
Op-ed piece featured in the Oregonian, December 5, 2004. “’Female Viagra’ hyped without risk assessment.”
Presentation to Oregon Health Research & Evaluation Collaborative (OHREC). “Moving from ‘Welfare to Work’: Planning for and Securing Health Insurance in the Context of Welfare Reform.” Salem, Oregon, June 15, 2004.
PSU Weekend lecturer. Lecture entitled “The Search for a ‘Female Viagra’.” Portland State University, November 9, 2003.
Member, Board of Directors of Sageworks Media – a Portland-based not-for-profit organization that provides educational media products on issues of livability, health and social justice. 2002-2003.
Commenter (by means of letter) to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Department of Health and Human Services, on its Draft Guidance Program for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (file code OIG-8-CPG). October, 2002.
Introducer. “Vagina Monologues.” Portland State University (PSU), February 16, 2002.
Founder. Women’s Health Community Research Consortium (WHCRC). June 2000-2002.
Lecture on Gender and Sexuality. Reynolds High School, Troutdale, Oregon. February 2001.
Steering Committee Member. Women’s Health Network. Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS). April 2000-December 2000.
Letter to the Editor. Oregonian, August 3, 2000. “Sexual dysfunction causes debated.”
Significant Professional Development Activities
Attended Northwest Health Foundation conference entitled: “Healthier Communities Through Action and Research: 3rd Community Based Participatory Research Conference”. July 19-20, 2007, Portland, OR.
Attended 2007 “Healthy Active Oregon Training Institute”, conference sponsored by Oregon Department of Human Services Physical Activity and Nutrition Program. May 9-10, 2007, Bend, OR.
Attended 2006 “Healthy Active Oregon Training Institute”, conference sponsored by Oregon Department of Human Services Physical Activity and Nutrition Program. April 27-28, 2006, Bend, OR.
Attended Northwest Health Foundation conference entitled: “In Partnership with the Community: Collaborative Research to Improve Health.” September 19-20, 2005, Portland, OR.
Member of conference organizing committee and registrar. Conference entitled: “Women and the New Sexual Politics: Profits vs. Pleasures.” Held July 9-10, 2005, Montreal, Canada.
Member of conference organizing committee. Conference entitled: “The New ‘Female Sexual Dysfunction’: Promises, Prescriptions, and Profits.” March 9, 2002, San Francisco, CA.
Completed National Institutes of Health (NIH) “Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams” online course. October 10, 2001.
Granted Affiliate Faculty Appointment in School of Community Health, Portland State University. 2001-present.
Member of Center for Public Health Studies, School of Community Health, Portland State University. 2001–present.
Speaker and member of group that organized and held press conference on “A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems.” October 25, 2001, Boston, MA.
Governance and Other Professionally Related Service
Service to Profession
Journal article reviewer, American Sociological Review (ASR), Feminism and Psychology, Journal
of Family Issues, Social Problems, Sociological Inquiry, The Sociological Quarterly,
Sociology of Health and Illness, Women’s Health Issues.
Reviewer of sociology text, Feminist Frontiers, 7th edition (edited by Verta Taylor, Nancy Whittier
and Leila Rupp), McGraw Hill, 2007.
Reviewer of medical sociology text prospectus for Polity Press, 2007.
Reviewer of medical sociology text prospectus for Thomson Wadsworth, 2006.
Reviewer of medical sociology text, The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care: A Critical
Approach, 3rd edition (by Rose Weitz), Thomson Wadsworth, 2004.
Reviewer, Grants Program in Sociology, National Science Foundation (NSF), 2003.
Member of selection committee, American Sociological Association (ASA) award for best
dissertation in area of medical sociology, 2003.
University
Member, Hiring Committee for Assistant Cook. Helen Gordon Child Development Center.
Portland State University, 2006.
Received Certificate of Appreciation from American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
for volunteer contributions, 2005-2006.
President’s Commission on the Status of Women. Portland State University, January 2000-2003.
Advisor to student branch of Feminist Majority Foundation. Portland State University, 2000-2001.
College
Evaluation Committee. Women’s Studies Scholarship Program. 2000.
Department
Center for Health and Social Inequality Research (CHSIR) Executive Committee, 2004-2005; 2005-2006; 2006-2007; 2007-2008.
Departmental Executive Committee, 2004-2005.
Curriculum Committee, 1999-2000; 2004-2005; 2005-2006; 2006-2007.
Public Relations Committee, 2003-2004.
Graduate Committee, 2000-2001.
Personnel Committee, 2001-2002; 2002-2003; 2005-2006.
Hiring Committee, 2001-2002; 2002-2003; 2007-2008 (Chair of Health and Inequality position
search).
Ad Hoc Committee for Ph.D. program development, 2001-2002; 2002-2003; 2003-2004; 2007-
2008.
