Jimin Gim was selected as a 2026 Emerging Scholar by Women & Wellbeing in Wisconsin & the World (4W) at UW–Madison. The 4W mission is to leverage the strengths of UW-Madison to be a convener …
Month: June 2026
Municipal water fluoridation, adolescent IQ, and cognition across the life course: Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study by John Robert Warren, Gina Rumore, Kamil Sicinski, Pamela Herd, and Michal Engelman (2026)
PNAS Abstract We investigate associations between community water fluoridation (CWF), adolescent IQ, and cognition across the life course using representative data from the US state of Wisconsin. Exposure is inferred from historical records on community …
Allison Daminger named Early Career Scholar by the Council on Contemporary Families
Allison Daminger was named a Frank F. Furstenberg Early Career Scholar by the Council on Contemporary Families. Through participation in the CCF Early Career Scholars Program, early career scholars attend a virtual summer-long program consisting …
The Making of Meritocratic Status Orders by Fabien Accominotti and Michael Sauder (2026)
The Annual Review of Sociology Abstract: This article surveys a growing body of work examining the concrete consequences of implementing meritocracy in social life. To date, this work remains compartmentalized into the separate subfields of …
Taimur Ahmad receives MOTH fellowship
Taimur Ahmad received a spot in the inaugural MOTH (more than human life) fellowship at NYU. It’s an interdisciplinary cohort focused on scholarship and advocacy around nature and the more-than-human world. Taimur’s research interests include …
The Colonial Roots of Catholic Plants by Rebecca Laurent and Emily Burke (2026)
Edge Effects Introduction Whether you walk into a Catholic church out of the balmy U.S. Southwest or a blustering Midwest winter, the “liturgical environment” you’ll step into is remarkably similar. Irrespective of the local landscape, …
Research by Jessica Calarco about sociology of the family featured in the news
Jessica Calarco’s research focuses on education, families, and health decision-making. Broadly speaking, she is interested in the structures of power and privilege that maintain socioeconomic, racial, and gender inequalities in these settings, as well as …
Housing and consumption: existing tensions and future directions in understanding housing search and selection by Max Besbris (2026)
Research Handbook on the Sociology of Consumption
Risk factors and health correlates of loneliness among people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles and San Francisco by Amanda Landrian Gonzalez, Peichen Liu, Himal Suthar, Gisele Corletto, Kevin F. Adler & Benjamin F. Henwood (2026)
Discover Public Health Abstract: People experiencing homelessness (PEH) are disproportionately affected by a range of physical and mental health issues. While numerous factors drive these disparities, the role of loneliness is overlooked. Using baseline data …
Two grad students receive ASA DDRIG grants
Congratulations, Yue Qin and Dan Seel! Yue Qin and Dan Seel have been selected as recipients of the 2026 American Sociological Association Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (ASA DDRIG). This highly competitive national award, funded …