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Congratulations to all University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faculty, graduate students, and alumni that participated as panel moderators and presenters or received an award at this year\u2019s ASA conference!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Esther Chan<\/a> & Prof. Di Di, Santa Clara University – \u201cDigital Devotion: The Tensions of Authenticity and Consumerism Among Religious and Spiritual Social Media Influencers\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Gordon Gauchat<\/a> – \u201cScience and Ideology: The Institutional Model Revisited\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Jennifer Jordan<\/a> & Prof. Vijaya Tamla Rai (PhD \u201922), Montana State University \u2013 \u201cMapping Consumption\u2019s Consequences: Using GIS to Chart Wisconsin\u2019s 19th Century Hopyards During the Lager Revolution\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Tim O\u2019Brien<\/a> & Prof. Shiri Noy, Denison University \u2013 \u201cThe Cultural Meanings of Science and Religion: Evidence From a National Survey\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reggie Wynn<\/a> \u2013 \u201cI Can\u2019t Get With That\u2026I Like What I Like: Analyzing Taste Distinctions Among Hip-Hop Aficionados\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pauline Brown<\/a> \u2013 \u201cThe Cultural Meaning of Regulatory Science: The Shifting Role of Public Health Under Reagan and Trump\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kassandra Thompson<\/a> & Prof. Gordon Gauchat \u2013 \u201cGuns N Books: a Comparison of Two Government Spending Models in U.S. States Over Time\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bridget McCann<\/a> – \u201cCool Dudes\u201d and Cultural Capital: Extending System Justification to the Legitimacy Crisis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 120th American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting took place August 8-12, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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