The National Science Foundation funded Professors Jenna Nobles and Felix Elwert’s research “The Intergenerational Effects of COVID-19 on Inequality.” Collaborators include Florencia Torche, Professor of Sociology at Stanford University as Co-Principal Investigator, and Deirdre Lyell, …
Faculty & Lecturers
Christine Schwartz’s Research on Household Income Inequality
Research by Christine Schwartz, Professor of Sociology, and her colleagues analyzed trends over the last 50 years in assortative mating, which is the tendency of people to marry those with similar jobs. They found that …
Wisconsin Book Festival to Feature “Education for Democracy”
Professor Chad Goldberg served as editor for the recently published book “Education for Democracy : Renewing the Wisconsin Idea” that will be discussed as part of the Madison Public Library’s Wisconsin Book Festival on October …
John Eason Named Urban Institute Equity Scholar
Associate Professor John Eason has been selected to be one of eight Equity Scholars at the Urban Institute. This two-year program provides opportunity for the scholars to deepen their own policy-oriented research on race, equity, …
Kelly Marie Ward Receives Award for Early Achievement in Social Science Research
The Carole Joffe and Stanley Henshaw Early Achievement in Social Science Research Award, given by the National Abortion Federation, honors an individual who has made exceptional contributions to generating abortion-related knowledge. Kelly researches how institutional …
Doug Maynard Awarded 2021 Garfinkel-Sacks Award for Distinguished Scholarship
Professor Emeritus Doug Maynard is the recipient of the 2021 Garfinkel-Sacks Award for Distinguished Scholarship in recognition of his distinguished lifetime career contributions to the fields of ethnomethodology and/or conversation analysis. The Ethnomethodology and Conversation …
Monica Grant and Michael Light Appointed as Vilas Associates
Congratulations to Monica Grant and Mike Light for their appointments as Vilas Associates! Recipients are chosen competitively by Divisional Research Committees of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education on the …
Christine Schwartz’s Research Referenced in “New York Times”
In an opinion piece published in the “New York Times” on January 13, 2021, Thomas B. Edsall explores the various motivations of the pro-Trump mob that attacked the Capitol on January 6. Edsall addresses “disgruntlement …
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Franklin Wilson
Franklin D. Wilson taught at the University of Wisconsin from 1973 until 2007, where he was most recently the William H. Sewell-Bascom Emeritus Professor of Sociology. He served as Chair of the Department of Afro-American …
Virtual Book Launch for Book on Wisconsin Idea
A virtual book launch event will be held January 28, 4:15 – 5:15pm CST, for Education for Democracy: Renewing the Wisconsin Idea, a new book from University of Wisconsin Press, edited by Professor Chad Alan …