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- UWM Sociology and Milwaukee Film Join Forces!MKE FILM is screening the documentary 'Coded Bias' at the historic Oriental Theater on May 9th at 7 PM. Prof. Noelle Chesley will be leading a brief discussion immediately prior to the screening examining some of the social implications of our automating society. Please join us for this fun and informative event! Click, the following …
- Sociology Department Professional Development Event: So, What Are You Going To Do With That? The Value of a UWM Sociology DegreeDo you wonder what your professional life will look like after graduation as a sociology major? If the answer is yes, this session is for you! Please join us to hear from recent UWM sociology graduate Ms. Idalia Rosas (BA, Dec '23). She will talk about her journey as a UWM sociology major and her …
- Former PhD student Daniel Bartholomay is being honored as the 2024 recipient of the Midwest Sociological Society’s Early Career Scholar awardThe MSS Early Career Scholarship Award recognizes a number of publications by an early career scholar, working alone or with collaborators, which are particularly meritorious, creative or enlightening.
- PhD Alumni Dr. Antonio Paniagua Guzman awarded as a principal investigator in an important Alzheimer’s Association grantAntonio Paniagua Guzman (‘22, PhD Sociology) awarded with the Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AARF-D) by the Alzheimer’s Association. The AARF-D grant program consists of $183,000.00 to develop and implement the first therapeutic poetry program focused on Indigenous communities in the United States. Congratulations Antonio! Read more about the Press Release here.
- Sociology Professors John & Aki Roberts win Best Paper AwardThe editors of Criminology & Public Policy, a journal of the American Society of Criminology, announced that Aki Roberts and John Roberts (both Sociology) won the journal’s Best Paper Award for Later-Career Scholars this year for their article, “Clearing Crimes in the Aftermath of Police Violence.”
- Prof. Noelle Chesley to give keynote address at local conferenceSociology Prof. Noelle Chesley will be delivering a keynote address at the National At-Home Dad Network Conference in Milwaukee on September 23rd entitled: Expanding Care: The Benefits to Families (and Society) of Men in Caring Roles. See HomeDadCon – The National At-Home Dad Network (athomedad.org) for more information.
- Prof. Gordon Gauchat’s recent publication is featured in the August edition of UWM’s INFOCUSSociology Prof. Gordan Gauchat publishes a new paper titled, “The Legitimacy of Science” which leads to an interview and feature story in UWM’s IN FOCUS, August 2023 edition.
- Prof. Cary Costello receives an award from Shepherd ExpressSociology Prof. Cary Costello was selected to receive the Shepherd Express' LGBTQ+ Progress Award in Education at a ceremony, held in August 2023 at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel.
- Prof. Esther Chan publishes another articleSociology Prof. Esther Chan & recent alumni, Victoria Isaac (MA’ 23) published an article with Ethnic and Racial Studies entitled “Racialized fear, fatigue, pessimism, and colorblindness: hindrances to racial dialogue on fifteen Christian colleges in the US.”.
- Prof. Tim O’Brien Publishes the Tenth Edition of Readings for SociologyDirector of Undergraduate Studies, Prof. Tim O’Brien, published the Tenth Edition of Readings for Sociology, as co-editor.
- Nevada Hessler Receives 2023 UWM Teaching Fellow AwardNevada Hessler, UWM Sociology Dissertator and Graduate Instructor, has been selected as one of 10 campus-wide recipients of the 2023 UWM Teaching Fellow Award. Among an outstanding group of candidates, Navada Hessler stood out for their exceptional dedication to student success and teaching excellence.
- Ann Greer, Professor Emerita in the Sociology department passed away in April 2023Ann L. Greer, PhD and Professor Emerita of Sociology and Urban Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, died on 21 April, 2023 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After studying for her undergraduate degree at Lake Forest College in 1967, she received a PhD in Sociology at Northwestern University in 1970. She returned to teach at Lake …