University of Wisconsin-Madison
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 that found how racial integration and political polarization contributed to the violent demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin this past summer. The …
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 undocumented immigrants, legal immigrants, and native-born US citizens in Texas. An interview with Light about the research can be found …
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 journals such as Econometrica and Psychometrika. SMR is also among the top 5 sociology journals worldwide, ranking ahead of the American Journal of Sociology. Elwert …
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 study’s vitality as a scientific resource for learning about well-being at older ages and across diverse contexts. Engelman is also …
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. The event is free but requires registration here.
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 of 2019. Wright was particularly devoted to this journal. Several of the contributions to this issue, including one by UW–Madison …
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 in her own research area, and also to the wider discipline.” She is currently the Director of the Linnaeus Center …
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 three years and is to be used for research related purposes. Grant’s most recent research projects have focused on fertility …
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 all! Sarah E. (Frankie) Frank, Body and Embodiment Section’s Honorable Mention for Graduate Paper Award: “Queering Menstruation: Trans and Non-Binary …
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 successfully upsell, inducing buyers to spend more than their initially stated price ceilings. Using ethnographic and quantitative housing data, the …