So Yun Park received an ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) for the 2025–2026 academic year for her dissertation, Navigating Family Leave Usage in the Workplace: Unpacking Institutional, Cultural, and Social Influences. This research …
Month: July 2025
Cumulative neighborhood disadvantage and racial and geographic disparities in epigenetic aging by Wei Xu, Christina Kamis, Joseph Clark, Amy Schultz, Michal Engelman, and Kristen Malecki (2025)
SSM – Population Health Abstract: Living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with worse health. However, the biological pathways underpinning this association remain unclear. Using 1388 adults from Researching Epigenetics, Weathering and Residential Disadvantage …
The Limiting Principle: How Privacy Became a Public Issue by Martin Eiermann
Martin Eiermann, one of our newest faculty members, is celebrating the release of his book The Limiting Principle: How Privacy Became a Public Issue, published by Columbia University Press. The concept of privacy is central …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Fall 2025: Transcription Assistant for Interviews About Flirtation
Term: Fall 2025 (Soc 320, Section 136) Status: CLOSED Contact: Please contact Chloe Hart chloe.hart@wisc.edu to apply for this position. See details below. It is available for 1-2 credits. Description: How have large societal shifts …
Collective Defense Mechanisms by Mustafa Emirbayer (2025)
American Sociological Review Abstract: Despite being an uncommon topic in sociological inquiry, collective defense mechanisms are a widely known phenomenon in social life. Whenever people experience anxieties in common, shared defensive processes can arise at …
Working for the Public Good: Organizational Dilemmas & Strategy in Public-Sector Unions by Sara Gia Trongone (2025)
Work and Occupations Abstract: Despite the success of “Bargaining for the Common Good”, only educators have used this strategy at scale in the public sector. Why are some workers more likely to strike and bargain …
Counterfactual Slopes and Their Applications in Social Stratification by Ang Yu and Jiwei Zhao (2025)
Sociological Methodology Abstract: This paper addresses two prominent theses in social stratification research, the great equalizer thesis and Mare’s (1980) school transition thesis. Both theses describe the role of an intermediate educational transition in the …
High housing costs lead to delayed medical care, Erin Gaede tells WPR
Erin Gaede was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio about a new report she co-authored with Tessa Conroy and Steven Deller, which reveals that rising housing costs are causing some Wisconsinites to delay medical care. “Housing …
Max Besbris selected as H.I. Romnes Fellow
Congratulations to Max Besbris on his selection as an H.I. Romnes Fellow! This award is intended to recognize and support faculty up to SIX years past their first promotion to a tenured position. Max studies …
Intergenerational Occupational Mobility and Health in the United States by Hyeyun Jeong, Jiahui Xu, John Robert Warren, Liying Luo, Eric Grodsky, and Chandra Muller (2025)
Social Science & Medicine Abstract: Does intergenerational occupational mobility impact health and well-being net of occupational origins and destinations? Are the net effects of mobility homogeneous across demographic subgroups? Using data from High School …