A guest column by Professor Emerita Pamela Oliver was published in the July 25 edition of the Wisconsin State Journal that describes how the money bail system unfairly affects decisions on guilt and punishment in our …
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John Eason Receives NSF Funding for Research on COVID-19
Associate Professor John Eason has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research the extent of the reciprocal relationship of infections and deaths from COVID-19 among prisoners, correctional staff and the larger …
Nora Cate Schaeffer’s Presidential Address to the American Association of Public Opinion Research
Because of changes due to the pandemic, in June 2020 the University of Wisconsin Survey Center’s Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer became the first president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) to give …
ASA History of Sociology Section Award Honors Chad Goldberg’s Book
The American Sociological Association’s History of Sociology Section selected “Modernity and the Jews in Western Social Thought” written by Professor Chad Goldberg to be co-winner of its 2020 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award. Congratulations Chad! Share …
Five-year Renewal Funding for Interdisciplinary Training Program
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 …
John Eason Researching Mitigation of Spread of COVID-19 in Dane County Jail
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 …
John Eason Interviewed on How Incarceration is a Public Health Concern
“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 …
Research by Pam Oliver on History of Protests against Police Brutality
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 …
Jordan Conwell Awarded Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to Jordan Conwell, Assistant Professor of Sociology, for being selected to receive a Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship! This competitive program supports 30 early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. Jordan’s study, “All …
Katherine DuPre Lumpkin Dissertation of the Year Awards Announced
Two of our recent Ph.D. graduates have won the Katherine DuPre Lumpkin Dissertation of the Year award. Jinho Kim, now at Korea University, won the award for the academic year of 2017-18. His dissertation is …