Allison Daminger’s article, “A Cognitive Labor of Love,” published in Behavioral Scientist‘s “Brain Meets World,” won the Best Article Award in the Family & Parenting category of the 2023 Folio Eddie & Ozzie Awards. …
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Fertility in a Pandemic: Evidence from California by Jenna Nobles, Alison Gemmill, Sungsik Hwang, and Florencia Torche (2023)
Population and Development Review Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by social and economic changes previously associated with fertility delay and reduction, sparking widespread discussion of a “baby bust” in the United States. We examine …
University Housing Names Honored Instructors
Six sociology instructors have been named Honored Instructors for Fall 2023 by University Housing. Congratulations to Allison Daminger, Cabell Gathman, Danielle Schmidt, Michael Massoglia, Nicholas Pedriana, and Patrick Nolan, and thank you all for your …
Yue Qin Receives New Investigator Award at the Institute on Aging’s Annual Colloquium
Yue Qin attended the Institute on Aging’s Annual Colloquium, and she received a New Investigator Award for her poster, “Labor union membership and the educational gradient in later-life health: Results from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study.” …
Research from Wendy Li Featured in New York Times Op-Ed
Research from Wendy Li’s article, “Regulatory capture’s third face of power,” was featured in a recent New York Times op-ed: “How the Biden Administration Took the Pen Away from Meta, Google, and Amazon.” The op-ed …
Variation in Skin Red and Yellow Undertone: Reliability of Ratings and Predicted Relevance for Social Experiences by Amelia R. Branigan, Johanna G. Nunez, Mariya Adnan Khan, and Rachel A. Gordon (2023)
Social Psychology Quarterly Abstract: It is well established that skin lightness-darkness is associated with social outcomes, but little is known regarding the social salience of skin undertones (redness and yellowness). Our study addresses two related …
Vaccination, immunity, and the changing impact of COVID-19 on infant health by Florencia Torche and Jenna Nobles (2023)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Abstract: In utero exposure to COVID-19 infection may lead to large intergenerational health effects. The impact of infection exposure has likely evolved since the onset of the …
Chad Goldberg Interviewed for Channel 3000 WISC-TV
Chad Goldberg gave an interview with local news station Channel 3000 WISC-TV about rising antisemitism. The interview aired on November 20, 2023, two days after a neo-Nazi march on the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study featured on Madison.com
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) helps researchers understand aging in Wisconsin. Local news source Madison.com recently published an article about the WLS. Read the full article here. The WLS is a long-term study of a …
Cabell Gathman and Natalia Savelyeva join department as Lecturers
We are happy to welcome two more lecturers to our team this fall: Cabell Gathman and Natalia Savelyeva. Cabell will be teaching Soc 160, Human Sexuality. She earned her PhD in Sociology here in 2014, …