The Sociology of Education Special Interest Group awarded its best graduate student paper award to Jaymes Pyne at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association. James’ research is conducted at the Madison Education …
Month: April 2019
Massoglia Funded for Research on Sexual Violence and Policy
Congratulations to Professor Mike Massoglia for being part of a Cluster Hire team who was selected for funding by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). An interdisciplinary group of investigators will conduct research that addresses …
Sarah “Frankie” Frank Wins MSS 3-minute Thesis Competition
It’s quite a challenge to summarize one’s thesis in 3-minutes! This contest, held by the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS), was won by graduate student Sarah “Frankie” Frank. She presented her research on Queering Menstruation. Share …
Thomas awarded National Science Fellowship
Second-year graduate student Julia Thomas has been awarded a 3-year NSF fellowship for her project that examines whether, when, and how contemporary capital punishment operates as “legal lynching” in the United States. Congratulations Julia! Share …
Frank wins First Place for ADK Graduate Paper Competition
Sociology graduate student Sarah “Frankie” Frank’s paper “Queering Menstruation: Trans and Genderqueer Identity and Body Politics” has been selected as the first place winner in this year’s Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) Graduate Paper Competition. This award will …
Tribute to Erik Olin Wright
Erik Olin Wright, Vilas Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, passed away on January 23, 2019 at age 71. There will be a memorial for Wright and a celebration of his …