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John Eason and Colleagues Examine Wisconsin’s Changing Demographics

Posted on December 8, 2020

In collaboration with UW-Madison graduate students Chloe Haimson, Jungmyung Kim, and Benny Witkovsky, Associate Professor John Eason published an article in The Conversation, that was also featured in the Wisconsin State Journal, describing their research …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, News, Student & AlumniTagged Faculty, Graduate Program, News

Study by Michael Light Demonstrates Low Crime Rates among Undocumented Immigrants Compared to U.S. Citizens

Posted on December 8, 2020

Associate Professor Michael Light, and UW-Madison graduate student co-authors Jingying He and Jason Robey, had their research published in an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that compares crime rates between …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, Grants & Research Findings, News, Student & AlumniTagged Criminal Justice, Faculty, News

Felix Elwert Selected Editor-in-Chief for Sociological Methods and Research Journal

Posted on December 4, 2020

Felix Elwert, Professor of Sociology, will become the next Editor-in-Chief of Sociological Methods and Research (SMR). SMR is the top-ranked methodology journal in the social sciences by impact factor (4.51 in 2019), putting it ahead of …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Faculty, News

Michal Engelman to be New Director of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study

Posted on December 4, 2020

Associate Professor Michal Engelman will be the new director of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a long-term study of 10,317 men and women who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957.  Engelman plans to enhance the …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Demography, Faculty, News

Online Discussion of Max Besbris’ book, Upsold, November 24

Posted on November 19, 2020

Max Besbris, Assistant Professor of Sociology, will discuss his recently published book Upsold with a panel including Shamus Khan, Michele Lamont, Harvey Molotch, and Rene Almeling on Tuesday November 24 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm CST.  …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Faculty, News

Special Issue of Politics & Society Devoted to Erik Olin Wright

Posted on November 18, 2020

A special issue of Politics & Society has been published in honor of former faculty member, Erik Olin Wright, who served on the editorial board of the journal from 1976 until his death in January …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, News, PublicationsTagged Faculty, News

Betty Thomson wins European Association for Population Studies Award

Posted on November 18, 2020

Professor Emerita Elizabeth “Betty” Thomson won the 2020 European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) Award for outstanding achievements in the field of population research.  The jury affirmed that “Thomson has made a major contribution both …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Faculty, News

Monica Grant Receives Leon Epstein Distinguished Faculty Award

Posted on November 18, 2020

This award is made in recognition of Grant’s exceptional contributions in teaching, research and service.  She is an Associate Professor of Sociology and also Director of Graduate Studies for the Department.  The award is for …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Faculty, News

Report on the 2020 ASA Annual Meeting

Posted on September 11, 2020

UW-Madison Department of Sociology graduate students and faculty members received honors for their research at the American Sociological Association’s annual meeting held in August.  Other faculty members participated on panels for the event.  Congratulations to …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, News, Publications, Student & AlumniTagged Faculty, Graduate Program, News

Max Besbris Publishes New Book “Upsold”

Posted on August 23, 2020

Assistant Professor Max Besbris, one of the department’s newest faculty members, just had his book  Upsold: Real Estate Agents, Prices, and Neighborhood Inequality published by The University of Chicago Press Books.  Besbris shows how agents …

Posted in NewsTagged Faculty, Inequality, News
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