The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position at the assistant or associate professor rank beginning August 2022. The successful candidate will have a primary appointment and tenure home in the …
Faculty
Details about Franklin Wilson’s Memorial Celebration
We were deeply saddened by the passing of Franklin Wilson on December 22, 2020. Franklin was an exceptional scholar, teacher, mentor, and friend, and he leaves behind a profound legacy in the departments of Sociology …
Marcy Carlson Recieves Kellett Mid-Career Award
Congratulations to Marcy Carlson for receiving a Kellett Mid-Career Award, which recognizes and supports research conducted by faculty members who are seven to twenty years past their first promotion to tenure. Named for the late …
Michal Engelman Awarded Romnes Faculty Fellowship
Congratulations to Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study Michal Engelman who received a Romnes Faculty Fellowship for academic year 2021-22. The Romnes fellowship is named in honor of Haakon Ingolf …
Monica Grant Named Recipient of the UW Exceptional Service Support Program
The Exceptional Service Support Program acknowledges and supports faculty members, especially women and those from historically underrepresented groups, who are sometimes asked to service roles disproportionate to those of other faculty. Such service promotes the university’s interest …
Departmental Teaching and Mentoring Award Winners Announced
The Department of Sociology’s Evaluation and Improvement of Instruction Committee is pleased to announce this year’s teaching and mentoring awards: Lucas Wiscons, award for excellence in teaching by a teaching assistant Miriam Barcus, award for …
Mike Light’s Research on Criminal Justice Reform Featured in “The Washington Post”
Associate Professor Mike Light’s study demonstrating the decline of racial inequality in federal drug-crime sentencing was recently published in “Social Forces” and is highlighted in Charles Lane’s editorial column in “The Washington Post.” Lane writes, …
Kelly Marie Ward Receives Award for Early Achievement in Social Science Research
The Carole Joffe and Stanley Henshaw Early Achievement in Social Science Research Award, given by the National Abortion Federation, honors an individual who has made exceptional contributions to generating abortion-related knowledge. Kelly researches how institutional …
Doug Maynard Awarded 2021 Garfinkel-Sacks Award for Distinguished Scholarship
Professor Emeritus Doug Maynard is the recipient of the 2021 Garfinkel-Sacks Award for Distinguished Scholarship in recognition of his distinguished lifetime career contributions to the fields of ethnomethodology and/or conversation analysis. The Ethnomethodology and Conversation …
Michal Engelman Interviewed about Decrease in Life Expectancy in U.S.
On February 18 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics released estimates that decreased life expectancy for Americans, and the drop was larger, depending on race and ethnicity. Michal Engelman, …