Jill Richardson’s dissertation research examines how a Montana-based non-profit, Blackfoot Challenge (BC), facilitates the exchange of knowledge between experts and laypeople for carnivore management. Her article titled, “The Cows May Safely Graze: Placing Expert-Lay Relationships …
Graduate Program
Scholarship for Sociology Students Supports the LBGTQ+ Community
Sociology alumna Alex Hanna, Ph.D. 2016, came out as a transgender woman while at UW- Madison and recently created a scholarship to support undergraduate students committed to and engaged in activities that support the LGBTQ+ …
Kristina Fullerton Rico awarded Russell Sage Dissertation Grant
The Russell Sage Foundation (RSF) established its new dissertation research grants program to support innovative and high-quality research projects that are closely aligned with its funding priorities, contribute to RSF’s mission to improve social and …
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.” …
Study on Racial Disparities in Cancer Treatment by Eason, Haimson, & Zhang
In collaboration with Department of Sociology graduate students Chloe Haimson and Jienian Zhang and investigators at the UW-Madison’s Carbone Center, Associate Professor John Eason’s research on racial disparities in cancer treatment and survival has found …
Commencement 2022
This year the Department of Sociology had 71 students receive their Bachelor’s degrees and eight candidates receive their Ph.Ds. The ceremonies for the the doctoral candidates were held on Friday May 13 and the ceremony …
Masoud Movahed Publishes Commentary on Erik Olin Wright’s Work
In honor of his late advisor, Erik Olin Wright, graduate student Masoud Movahed wrote a commentary in “The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible” detailing Wright’s Real Utopias Project.
Taylor Laemmli’s Paper Receives Award
Congratulations to graduate student Taylor Laemmli for having her paper, “Workers and Their Foes: Low-Autonomy Precarious Work in the Service Triad,” selected for the Harry Braverman Award by the Labor Studies Division of the Society …
Chicago Ethnography Conference April 2
The Chicago Ethnography Conference will be virtual Saturday April 2. This year’s theme is Ethnography and Qualitative Literacy: Communicating Research in Uncertain Times. There will be keynote presentations from @JessicaCalarco and @MarioLuisSmall and graduate student …
Lewis Friedland Retires after 30-Year Career
Affiliated Faculty Member Lewis Friedland, a widely respected sociologist of media and political sociology and valued affiliate of our department, retired from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication this past semester. Professor Friedland was …