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Prof. Tim O’Brien’s research featured in the Washington Post

Tim O'Brien

Republicans and Democrats switch sides on religion vs. science

(RNS) — As public health officials grapple with the , two groups of Americans stand out as being particularly resistant to rolling up their sleeves for the shots: Republicans and white evangelicals.

In mid-April, about 20% of white evangelicals said they would “definitely not” get the shot, compared with 13% of all Americans, according to a  survey. About 20% of Republican respondents said the same.

The Long 2020: McKenzie Wark and Cary Costello

Professor Cary Costello presents a talk on the manufacturing of sexual panics in order to deny rights to marginalized groups, focusing on the case of trans people. The talk may be attended live on April 30th, 3:30-5:00, or .

The Long 2020: McKenzie Wark and Cary Costello

Jennifer Jordan & Good Beer Hunting

Jennifer Jordan recently published a piece based on the research for her new book, and was also interviewed about it on the Good Beer Hunting podcast.


Alumni Daniel Bartholomay receives an award while teaching at Texas A&M University

Sociology Alumni, Daniel Bartholomay was humbled to be nominated and selected to receive Outstanding Faculty Speaker award as an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. Daniel holds a Ph.D. in Sociology and a Certification in Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, an M.S. in Sociology from North Dakota State University, and a B.S. in Mass communications from Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Sociology Professor Celeste Campos-Castillo participates as the guest speaker on the WPR Radio station’s morning show

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting disparities between racial and ethnic groups, as well as different socioeconomic classes. on August 25, 2020 at 6:00 am about those differences and how public health surveillance experts are using social media to track the spread and effects of COVID-19.