Fabien Accominotti was interviewed about his research by STORM Research Center at Emlyon Business School. He discussed status hierarchies, inequality, meritocratic hierarchies, policy implications, and adaption of AI tools. Fabien also offered advice for grad …
Month: January 2024
Sadie Dempsey Awarded Grant from Institute for Humane Studies
Grad student Sadie Dempsey was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Institute for Humane Studies. This grant will support Sadie’s dissertation research on engaged citizenship in Wisconsin. Her three-year ethnographic study explores how and why …
Spillover effects of gestational age on sibling’s literacy by David C. Mallinson, Felix Elwert, and Deborah B. Ehrenthal (2024)
Early Child Development and Care Abstract: Adverse health events within families can harm children’s development, including their early literacy. Using data from a longitudinal Wisconsin birth cohort, we estimated the spillover effect of younger siblings’ …
Sarah “Frankie” Frank joins department as Lecturer
We are very pleased to announce that Sarah “Frankie” Frank has joined us as a permanent lecturer. Frankie is a PhD graduate of our program, where her extensive teaching experience and other work has earned …
Wes Sparkman Receives Alumni of Distinction Award
Congratulations Wes Sparkman on receiving the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs 2023 Alumni of Distinction Award! Wes says, “Many thanks to Susan Webb Yackee, Director of the La Follette School at the …
Katherine Jensen Receives 2023-24 Emil H. Steiger Teaching Award
Katherine Jensen is the 2023-24 recipient of the university-wide Emil H. Steiger Teaching Award. She has taught sociology special topics courses about race, class, gender, sexuality, asylum, and refugees. Katherine Jensen is an Assistant Professor …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Spring 2024: Transcription Assistant (Spanish) for Interviews on Coffee Production in Galápagos Islands
Term: Spring 2024 (Soc 320, Section 094) Status: CLOSED Contact: Please contact Matthew Zinsli at zinsli@wisc.edu. It is available for 2-3 credits. Description: How are food system and agro-environmental governance shaped by understandings of technical …
Framing Welfare Expansion: Citizenship, Collective Memory, and Fiscal Dilemmas in Mexico and Peru by Daniela Campos Ugaz (2024)
Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World Abstract: One of the most significant innovations in welfare policies in the past three decades has been the adoption of conditional cash transfers in dozens of countries in …
Bert Adams, Professor Emeritus, Has Passed Away
We are deeply saddened to share that our colleague Bert Adams passed away on January 6. He will be greatly missed. Bert joined the Sociology faculty of University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1965. For nearly 50 …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Spring 2024: Reproductive Justice and Incarceration
Term: Spring 2024 (Soc 320, Section 278) Status: CLOSED Contact: Please contact Molly Clark-Barol at clarkbarol@wisc.edu. It is available for 2-3 credits. Description: The work will be a combination of two projects with the same …