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In collaboration with Department of Sociology graduate students Chloe Haimson and Jienian Zhang and investigators at the UW–Madison’s Carbone Center, Associate Professor John Eason’s research on racial disparities in cancer treatment and survival has found that non-Hispanic Black patients in Wisconsin were half as likely as white patients to get any treatment for pancreatic cancer …
Cora Marrett received her Ph.D. in Sociology at UW–Madison in 1968 and later became a professor in the Departments of Sociology and Afro-American Studies. Marrett has had a varied career in both academia and public service. This story appeared in the spring 2022 Letters & Science magazine, written by Aaron Conklin.
NextGenPop is a new NICHD-funded undergraduate program (R25 HD105602) in population research that aims to increase the diversity of the population field and nurture the next generation of population scientists. The program offers undergraduates an on-campus research training experience over the summer, virtual research and professional development workshops throughout the academic year, and opportunities for …
Assistant Professor Mosi Ifatunji was named the inaugural recipient of the James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar Award by the Program for Research on Black Americans at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Among other accomplishments, Jackson was the first African American to serve as Director for the Institute of Social Research …
Professor Ted Gerber is an internationally recognized expert on issues relating to Russia and Eastern Europe and with recent newsworthy events in Ukraine, his expertise and knowledge has been more sought-after than ever by the popular media. Gerber was quoted in USA Today in the article ‘Cancel Culture’ targets Russian history amid war in Ukraine, …
Professor Mustafa Emirbayer was honored with a WARF Named Professorship, the John Dewey Professor of Sociology and Social Thought. Mustafa’s career was influenced most deeply by the philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer John Dewey. WARF professorships honor faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge, primarily through their research endeavors, but also …
Associate Professor Jen Dykema has received funding for a two-year research project award from the UW–Madison Research Forward initiative for the project Measuring the Pulse of Wisconsin: A Feasibility Study to Develop an Online Research Panel of Wisconsinites. The project will support a feasibility test for whether Dykema and University of Wisconsin Survey Center collaborators …
Joseph C. Ewoodzie, PhD 2015, is a finalist for the C. Wright Mills award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), one of the most prestigious book awards in sociology. This award is made annually by the SSSP to the author of the most outstanding book written in the tradition of the …
Phil Chavez UW Soc Connection: BA 1994 What he’s doing now: I am currently serving my fourth consecutive 4-year elected term as a City of Milwaukee Municipal Judge and also serve as a member on the UW–Madison Letters and Science Alumni of Color Advisory Committee. Why Sociology is important to him: Sociology has given me …
This year the Department of Sociology had 71 students receive their Bachelor’s degrees and eight candidates receive their Ph.Ds. The ceremonies for the the doctoral candidates were held on Friday May 13 and the ceremony for the undergraduates was held on Saturday, May 14. Congratulations to everyone who received a degree this spring! Your tenacity …