Department of Sociology
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Celebration of the 2021 Sociology Graduates

Ceremony for Undergraduate Sociology Majors

  • Message from Lyn Macgregor, Academic Advisor & Curriculum Planner
  • Congratulations from Christine Schwartz, Chair of the Department of Sociology
  • Procession of Graduates

Tribute for Graduate Students Earning a Ph.D. in Sociology

Congratulations to the following:

Kristinn Már Ársaelsson      Adam Hayes

Amy Jones                              Isaac “Ike” Leslie

Jason Nolen                           Laura Hanson Schlachter

Angela Serrano

The Departments of Sociology and Community & Environmental Sociology traditionally hold a celebration that includes a hooding ceremony,  tribute speeches by faculty advisors, and a reception to honor the graduate students earning their Ph.D.  Since festivities were cancelled this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, each graduate’s faculty advisor(s) created a video message that can be viewed here.

Kristinn Már Ársaelsson, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Democratic Challenges and Innovations”

Advisor: Professor Chaeyoon Lim

 

Adam Hayes, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “New Sociological Approaches to Economic Rationality and Financial Risk”

Advisor: Mustafa Emirbayer, Conway-Bascom Professor of Sociology

Amy Jones, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Diversity as The Modern Racial Incorporation Strategy and The Unseen Burden of Diversity-Work”

Advisor: Jane Collins, Professor of Community and Environmental Sociology, Emerita

Isaac “Ike” Leslie, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Building Alternative Food Economies for Justice and Sustainability: Organic and Agroecological Agriculture in Argentina”

Advisors:  Jane Collins, Professor of Community and Environmental Sociology, Emerita and Monica White, Associate Professor of Community and Environmental Sociology

Jason Nolen, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title:“The Fantasy of Masculinity: Men in Fantasy Sports Leagues”

Advisors: Doug Maynard, Maureen T. Hallinan Professor of Sociology, Emeritus

 

Laura Hanson Schlachter, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Contention and Construction in the Movement for a New Economy”

Advisors: Jane Collins, Professor of Community and Environmental Sociology, Emerita and Professor Chaeyoon Lim

Angela Serrano, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Hidden Sources of Productivity in the Palm Oil Industry: Violence, Colonialism, and Small-Scale Farmers’ Search for Autonomy in Colombia“

Advisor: Jane Collins, Professor of Community and Environmental Sociology, Emerita