aus a ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Vers a illes ▁- ▁Saint ▁Qu entin ▁( 2 0 1 1 , ▁France ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁affili ated ▁with ▁University ▁of ▁Sur rey ▁at ▁the ▁Norman ▁Ch ester ▁Research ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁fellow ▁at ▁N uff ield ▁College ▁at ▁Oxford ▁( since ▁ 1 9 9 7 ). ▁Abb ott ▁was ▁given ▁several ▁gr ants , ▁such ▁as ▁NS F ▁Anth rop ology ▁Grant ▁for ▁" Opt imal ▁Match ing ▁with ▁Cultural ▁Data " ▁as ▁consult ant ▁( P . I . ▁- ▁John ▁For rest ). ▁NS F ▁S ES ▁Grant ▁for ▁publication ▁" Dynamic ▁Se qu encing ▁Method s ▁for ▁Stud ying ▁Turn ing ▁Point s ▁in ▁C riminal ▁Care ers " ▁( Co PI ▁- ▁Robert ▁J . ▁Sam pson ), ▁NS F ▁Doctor al ▁Dis sert ation ▁Research ▁Gr ants ▁as ▁P I . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Abb ott ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁Méd aille ▁de ▁la ▁ville ▁de ▁Gren o ble . ▁ ▁Research ▁Are as ▁Prof essions ▁ ▁Abb ott ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁this ▁study ▁of ▁prof essions ▁and ▁status . ▁His ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁book , ▁The ▁System ▁of ▁Prof essions , ▁is ▁considered ▁an ▁important ▁contribution ▁to ▁soci ology . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁American ▁Soci ological ▁Associ ations ▁Dist ingu ish ▁Sch olar ly ▁book ▁award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁The ▁System ▁of ▁Prof essions ▁Andrew ▁Abb ott ▁expl