Kingsley Gobourne, UW Sociology alumnus (2009) and member of the department’s Board of Visitors, is working to improve the culture and climate at UnityPoint Health-Meriter. As the program manager of diversity, equity and inclusion, Gobourne …
Month: July 2020
Money Bail System Treats Rich and Poor Differently
A guest column by Professor Emerita Pamela Oliver was published in the July 25 edition of the Wisconsin State Journal that describes how the money bail system unfairly affects decisions on guilt and punishment in our …
COWS Releases State of Working Wisconsin 2020 Report
The Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) has launched the 2020 edition of their “State of Working Wisconsin” report that tracks the ongoing economic indicators of the COVID-19 crisis in the state. This year’s research took …
John Eason Receives NSF Funding for Research on COVID-19
Associate Professor John Eason has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research the extent of the reciprocal relationship of infections and deaths from COVID-19 among prisoners, correctional staff and the larger …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Fall 2020, Spring 2021: The Impact of COVID-19 on Service and Arts Workers
Term: Fall 2020 (Soc 320, Section 081) Status: Open Contact: Taylor Laemmli laemmli@wisc.edu. This position is available for 1-3 credits. Description: This project draws on semi-structured interviews with service industry and arts workers conducted during …
Nora Cate Schaeffer’s Presidential Address to the American Association of Public Opinion Research
Because of changes due to the pandemic, in June 2020 the University of Wisconsin Survey Center’s Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer became the first president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) to give …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Fall 2020: Coding News Stories on the Institutional Response to Sexual Assault
Term: Fall 2020 (Soc 320, Section 209) Status: Open Contact: Please contact Nona Gronert gronert@wisc.edu with your resume and cover letter to apply for this position. It is available for 2 or 3 credits only. …
ASA History of Sociology Section Award Honors Chad Goldberg’s Book
The American Sociological Association’s History of Sociology Section selected “Modernity and the Jews in Western Social Thought” written by Professor Chad Goldberg to be co-winner of its 2020 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award. Congratulations Chad! Share …
Five-year Renewal Funding for Interdisciplinary Training Program
The Interdisciplinary Training (ITP) program focuses on three themes for its predoctoral education research scholars: 1) Design and implementation of field-based randomized studies in schools; 2) Statistical analysis of quantitative survey, observational, and assessment data …