Kingsley Gobourne, UW Sociology alumnus (2009) and member of the department’s Board of Visitors, is working to improve the culture and climate at UnityPoint Health-Meriter. As the program manager of diversity, equity and inclusion, Gobourne …
Inequality
Money Bail System Treats Rich and Poor Differently
A guest column by Professor Emerita Pamela Oliver was published in the July 25 edition of the Wisconsin State Journal that describes how the money bail system unfairly affects decisions on guilt and punishment in our …
John Eason Researching Mitigation of Spread of COVID-19 in Dane County Jail
On June 3 the Dane County Criminal Justice Council announced a new research partnership with John Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology, to determine the impact of jail population reduction on the incidence of COVID-19 in the …
John Eason Interviewed on How Incarceration is a Public Health Concern
“Medical News Today” is hosting a series of articles that explore the racial health disparities exposed by COVID-19. In a recent interview, John Eason discussed the role that incarceration plays in the uneven effect that …
Research by Pam Oliver on History of Protests against Police Brutality
Pam Oliver recently provided comment about current and historical protests against police brutality in an interview with Madison’s NBC 15 news. She is working on a research project analyzing how racism and black protests against …
Josh Garoon Listed as UW-Madison Expert on Pandemic Emergency and Preparedness
Josh Garoon, an assistant professor in the UW-Madison Department of Community & Environmental Sociology, studies the sociology of public health. He can address the social, economic, and political dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially health …
Annual ‘State of Working Wisconsin’ Report Released
COWS, the economy and jobs policy think tank at UW-Madison, just released their annual State of Working Wisconsin report. While low unemployment and modest job growth continues, problems persist. “The richest Wisconsinites increasingly reap the …
PODCAST BY JORDAN CONWELL ON RACIAL INCOME INEQUALITY
Assistant Professor Jordan Conwell discusses his research that examined how children of different races and genders, but from the same family income, fare in early educational measures in a podcast created with the UW-Madison’s Institute …