The Department of Sociology looks forward to welcoming Jessica Calarco to our faculty in Spring 2023! Jessica and Mario Small (Columbia) recently published a book Qualitative Literacy that is the subject of several responses in …
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A New Look for the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), a long-term study of a random sample of 10,317 people who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957, has launched a new website. Data collected for the study covers social …
Max Besbris Interviewed on Hurricane Ian & its Impact on Inequality, Racial Disparities
Assistant Professor Max Besbris has been in the media lately after Hurricane Ian. Along with his colleague Anna Rhodes, Besbris conducted interviews with dozens of homeowners in Houston over the two years after Hurricane Harvey. …
Eric Grodsky Awarded NIA Subaward for Research on Role of Education and Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
Research on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is getting a big boost after the National Institute on Aging awarded scientists a large grant to study how education affects the development of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. …
Mike Massoglia Co-authors Book on Prisons and Health
The book Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration will be published on September 30 and is described by its publisher, Oxford University Press, as being “the first comprehensive and empirical book focused …
Michal Engelman Interviewed about Continued Declines in US Life Expectancy
Associate Professor of Sociology Michal Engelman spoke with two local radio stations about the second straight year of continued declines in US life expectancy, Wisconsin Public Radio’s Central Time and WORT’s 8’O’clock Buzz. Engelman is …
Max Besbris co-authors Guest Essay on Climate Change and Managed Retreat of Neighborhoods
An opinion piece, titled “Losing Your Neighborhood to Climate Change is Sometimes Necessary” was published in “The New York Times” by Assistant Professor Max Besbris with Anna Rhodes, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rice University. …
Mosi Ifatunji receives National Institute on Aging Pilot Grant
Congratulations to Mosi Ifatunji, Assistant Professor of Afro-American Studies and Sociology, for being awarded funding for the pilot grant “Racial Context and the Relative Health of African Americans & Foreign-Born Blacks: Linking Health in Early …
Seeking Applicants for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position
The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor rank beginning in August, 2023. While our aim is to welcome in a new faculty member at the assistant level, we …
Doug Maynard Discusses New Book, “Autistic Intelligence: Interaction, Individuality, and the Challenges of Diagnosis”
On Tuesday, June 28, 6:00pm at Leopold’s Books Bar Caffè, Doug Maynard, Maureen T. Hallinan Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, will discuss his just published co-authored book “Autistic Intelligence: Interaction, Individuality, and the Challenges of Diagnosis.” …