University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Forthcoming Book on Caregiving by Sociology Alumna

Sociology alumna, Deb Cohan (B.A., 1992), has authored a forthcoming book titled Welcome to Wherever We Are:  A Memoir of Family, Caregiving, and Redemption.  It is published by Rutgers University Press and scheduled to be released on February 14, 2020.  The book is being marketed for a general audience. Deb is currently an Associate Professor …

Outstanding Community-University Partnership Award

UniverCity Year, a community partnership program that is part of the Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), was recently honored by UW-Madison for its exemplary efforts to collaborate with the Green County Development Corporation to address community challenges and projects.  Professor Joel Rogers is the Director of COWS and a member of the UniverCity Year Advisory …

Cheering for Soccer and Sociology Majors

Fans in the Rathskeller celebrated the U.S. Women’s soccer team’s World Cup championship this week and were proud of UW-Madison alumna Rose Lavelle, one of the team’s star players.  The number of Sociology majors on the team has garnered attention:  Rose majored in Sociology at UW-Madison and 3 of her teammates were Sociology majors at …

Mike Halpin Receives Katherine DuPre Lumpkin Dissertation of the Year Award

Mike’s dissertation is titled “A Sociology of Scientific Explanations of Illness: Examining practices of classification, production of research, and experiences of patients” and was supervised by Professor Joan Fujimura. Dr. Lumpkin earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from UW-Madison in 1928 and made her career as a professor at Wells College, in Aurora, NY, specializing in …

Special Issue of Society & Natural Resources Features Department Faculty and Graduate Students 

Graduate students Jaclyn Wypler and Isaac Sohn Leslie, along with Professor Mike Bell co-edited a special issue in the journal Society and Natural Resources titled “Gender and Sexuality in Agriculture.” Both Wypler and Leslie have articles included in the issue, currently on-line and scheduled to be published in August this year. | Read more…

Alumnus Angela J. Hattery Receives Distinguished Feminist Lecturer Award

Angela J. Hattery received her M.S. and PhD (1996) in Sociology at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is currently Professor and Director of Women and Gender Studies at George Mason University. Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) recently selected Hattery as the 2019 SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer Award Winner. This award recognizes members whose scholarship employs …

UW2020 Projects Awarded to Fletcher and Nobles

UW2020 awards are given to multidisciplinary collaborations with the goal to lead to new discoveries that transform lives. Professor of Sociology Jenna Nobles’ research project, “A New Window into Human Reproduction” is one of 8 projects selected. The infrastructure project “Wisconsin Longitudinal Study 2020 and Beyond” with Jason Fletcher, Professor of Public Affairs and Sociology, …

More Awards for Sociology Faculty

Doug Maynard was appointed to a WARF Named Professorship. His recent work has been on testing and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and end-of-life conversations. Jenna Nobles was awarded the H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. Her work studies demographic behavior and population dynamics. We are so proud of this excellent research! | Read more…

Vilas Professorship and Awards for Faculty

Christine Schwartz was named Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, an award recognizing scholarship and outstanding efforts in teaching and service. Jason Fletcher and Chaeyoon Lim received Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Awards, recognizing research and teaching excellence. Congratulations to all! | Read more…

Madeleine Pape’s Expertise Sought on Sport and Gender

Pape has been contacted by numerous national media sources for comments based on both her personal and professional knowledge after the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) ruling for Caster Semenya. Pape began her graduate program after her athletic career as a runner in the Beijing Olumpics in 2008 and the World Championships in 2019. …