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Sociology’s recent PhD graduate Michael Miner publishes an article

Michael Miner (‘20, PhD Sociology) argued the case for hiring sociologists both in academia and in the private sector in an article he wrote for , the magazine of the American Sociological Association.

Tim O’Brien’s recent work with graduate students is highlighted in the August 2022 edition of 51ÁÔÆæâ€™s In Focus

Prof. Timothy L. O’Brien and Graduate Students Stephen L. Hawkins, and Adam Loesch (all Sociology). 2022. Scientific Disciplines and the Admissibility of Expert Evidence in Courts.

Phys.org reported on a study co-authored by Prof. Aki Roberts & Prof. John Roberts

reported on a study co-authored by Sociology Professor Aki Roberts and Professor John Roberts suggesting that police violence, especially against Black people, decreases police agencies’ effectiveness by reinforcing citizens’ cynicism with policing.

Jennifer Jordan selected as a UW System Fellow to complete book on hops

Sociology Professor Jennifer Jordan was selected as a UW System Fellow at the Institute for Research on the Humanities at at UW-Madison to complete her book on hops. In Focus May 2022 — Vol. 12, No. 5

Celeste Campos-Castillo receives 2022 Early Career Scholarship Award at MSS Annual Meeting in April

Prof. Celeste Campos-Castillo was selected as the recipient of the Midwest Sociological Society’s (MSS) 2022 Early Career Scholarship Award, which recognizes publications by an early career scholar that are particularly meritorious, creative, or enlightening.

The award was presented at the MSS Annual Meeting on April 14.