Term: Summer 2026 (Soc 320, Section 178) Status: OPEN Contact: Please contact Tamkinat Rauf at trauf@wisc.edu. It is available for 1-2 credits. Description: This project aims to test the effects of features of survey experiment …
Month: March 2026
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Summer 2026: Building a Database for a Project About Sociology of Science
Term: Summer 2026 (Soc 320, Section 078) Status: OPEN Contact: Please contact Tamkinat Rauf at trauf@wisc.edu. It is available for 1-2 credits. Description: This project aims to understand how scientists communicate research and the impact …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Sum 2026 – Fall 2026: Reproductive Justice and Incarceration
Term: Summer 2026 – Fall 2026 (Soc 320, Section 278) Status: OPEN Contact: Please contact Molly Clark-Barol at clarkbarol@wisc.edu and include a cover letter and CV. It is available for 2-3 credits. Description: This mixed-methods …
Introduction: Sentencing in Uncertain Times by Ryan D. King and Michael T. Light (2026)
The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing Abstract: The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing explores one of the most consequential and contested decision-points in the criminal justice system: whether and how to punish those convicted of crimes. During …
Immigration Federalism and Noncitizen Punishment Inequality by Michael T. Light and Avery Warner
The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing Abstract: The devolution of immigration enforcement to local jurisdictions and law enforcement agencies is a defining feature of the contemporary criminal justice–immigration nexus. However, limited empirical work has examined county-level …
Reactionary Bricolage: Curtis Yarvin and Postliberalism by James Rosenberg (2026)
Theory, Culture and Society Abstract: As the authoritarian right advances in the United States, developing an accurate understanding of the constituent elements of its worldview is a task of great urgency. Toward this end, I …
How Do (Human) Child Welfare Workers Respond to Machine-Generated Risk Scores? by Martin Eiermann, Maria Fitzpatrick, Katharine Sadowski, and Christopher Wildeman (2026)
Sociological Science Abstract: Algorithmic risk scoring tools have been widely incorporated into governmental decision making, yet little is known about how human decision makers interact with machine-generated risk scores at the street level. We examined …
Severe Tornadoes and Infant Birth Weight in the United States by Nicholas Mark, Ethan J. Raker, and Gerard Torrats-Espinosa (2025)
Demography Abstract: Increasing evidence links exposure to extreme weather events in utero with adverse health outcomes at birth, including lower birth weight. This research, however, often faces data limitations because natural disasters may be localized, …
Sociology students present research findings about equity in education to MMSD leaders
Students in the sociology class “Research to Enhance Equity in Education” studied real data from the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD). Their research question: Which families are opting not to enroll their children in the …
Not Your Mom, Teacher: How Parenting Logics Shaped School Enrollment Decisions in the Context of Covid-19 by Kaitlyn A. Orick and Jessica Calarco (2026)
The Role of Social Inequality in Parent Engagement: From Inequality to Social Justice in Education Abstract: By summer 2020, some US parents—disproportionately affluent, highly educated, White parents—were calling for schools to reopen, despite the continued …