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  2. Year: 2020
  3. Month: June

Month: June 2020

John Eason Researching Mitigation of Spread of COVID-19 in Dane County Jail

Posted on June 30, 2020

On June 3 the Dane County Criminal Justice Council announced a new research partnership with John Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology, to determine the impact of jail population reduction on the incidence of COVID-19 in the …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Criminal Justice, Faculty, Inequality, public health

John Eason Interviewed on How Incarceration is a Public Health Concern

Posted on June 23, 2020

“Medical News Today” is hosting a series of articles that explore the racial health disparities exposed by COVID-19.  In a recent interview, John Eason discussed  the role that incarceration plays in the uneven effect that …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Inequality, News, public health

Research by Pam Oliver on History of Protests against Police Brutality

Posted on June 16, 2020

Pam Oliver recently provided comment about current and historical protests against police brutality in an interview with Madison’s NBC 15 news.  She is working on a research project analyzing how racism and black protests against …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Criminal Justice, Inequality, News

Jordan Conwell Awarded Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship

Posted on June 11, 2020

Congratulations to Jordan Conwell, Assistant Professor of Sociology, for being selected to receive a Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship!  This competitive program supports 30 early career scholars working in critical areas of education research.  Jordan’s study, “All …

Posted in Grants & Research Findings, NewsTagged News

Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Spring 2021: Corporate Diversity & Affirmative Action Policies

Posted on June 8, 2020

Term: Spring 2021 Status: Open Working With: Jungmyung Kim, jungmyung.kim@wisc.edu  Topic: Corporate Diversity & Affirmative Action Policies This project seeks to identify the various reasonings and supporting logic for diversity and affirmative action policies revealed in …

Posted in Undergraduate Research & Internship Opportunities - Archive

Katherine DuPre Lumpkin Dissertation of the Year Awards Announced

Posted on June 4, 2020

Two of our recent Ph.D. graduates have won the Katherine DuPre Lumpkin Dissertation of the Year award. Jinho Kim, now at Korea University, won the award for the academic year of 2017-18. His dissertation is …

Posted in News, Student & AlumniTagged Graduate Program, News

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