University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Interdisciplinary Training (ITP) program focuses on three themes for its predoctoral education research scholars: 1) Design and implementation of field-based randomized studies in schools; 2) Statistical analysis of quantitative survey, observational, and assessment data on education, with special attention to questions of causal inference; 3) Translation of research to maximize impact on educational policy …
On June 3 the Dane County Criminal Justice Council announced a new research partnership with John Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology, to determine the impact of jail population reduction on the incidence of COVID-19 in the jail, as well as a projection of COVID-19 infection if the reduction had not occurred. Eason’s research focus has been …
“Medical News Today” is hosting a series of articles that explore the racial health disparities exposed by COVID-19. In a recent interview, John Eason discussed the role that incarceration plays in the uneven effect that COVID-19 is having on Black and Latinx communities. John’s research has shown that Black and Latinx people are over-represented as …
Pam Oliver recently provided comment about current and historical protests against police brutality in an interview with Madison’s NBC 15 news. She is working on a research project analyzing how racism and black protests against police violence have been changing since the 1990s in the United States. Oliver said, “Was I shocked about what happened …
Hal Winsborough arrived at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1967, where he was an associate professor in the Department of Sociology charged with the creation of a demographic research center. Hal succeeded in securing funding from the National Institutes of Health, and the Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE) was created. His vision laid the …
The Department of Sociology’s 2020 awards for Excellence in Teaching were recently announced. These awards were unanimously selected by the students, staff, and faculty members of the Departmental Committee for the Evaluation and Improvement of Instruction, after review of both quantitative and qualitative data from teaching evaluations. The winners are: Griffin Bur – Excellence in …
Congratulations to Professor Joel Rogers for being appointed the Noam Chomsky professorship by the Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Funded by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, this award provides flexible research support for five years effective July 1, 2020. Joel directs COWS, the national strategy center on high-road development that also operates the Mayors …
Congratulations to John Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology, for being selected for a 2020 UW–Madison Exceptional Service Award. In addition to his high level of research and creative productivity, John has served as a mentor to graduate students, particularly students of color. He has also demonstrated a strong commitment to improving the culture and climate …
Josh Garoon, an assistant professor in the UW–Madison Department of Community & Environmental Sociology, studies the sociology of public health. He can address the social, economic, and political dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially health inequalities, and he can speak about how we’ve handled preparedness, planning, and response to COVID-19 and how that has affected …