{"id":755,"date":"2021-11-12T15:24:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T21:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=755"},"modified":"2025-02-06T08:34:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T14:34:40","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\">Sociology Faculty Research Interests and Areas of Specialization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UWM&#8217;s designation as an <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-again-achieves-top-tier-research-status-with-carnegie-classification\/\">R1 institution <\/a>indicates robust research activity, and the Sociology Department fills a critical role in social science research at UWM. Our faculty have a broad range of research areas. Prospective graduate students should browse the faculty pages to identify a good fit between our research areas and their interests.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">UWM prides itself on our undergraduate research programs. As early as freshman year, students can build their resume through hands-on research experience. Prospective and current undergraduate students can reach out directly to faculty to inquire about research opportunities in their area or work through the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/our\/\">Office of Undergraduate Research<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">See the latest <a href=\"#research-news\">Sociology Research News.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--3 uwm-l-grid--2--md uwm-l-grid--1--sm\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"111\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/britton-marcus\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/britton.webp?ver=6f8e5d75713a8c123c828ecf08788d12\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/britton-marcus\/\">Marcus Britton<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Affiliated Assoc. Professor<\/strong>, <em>Urban Studies<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:britton@uwm.edu\">britton@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4145443494\">414-544-3494<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Urban Sociology; Racial Segregation &amp; Integration; Racial &amp; Place-based Inequality<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"111, 116\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/chan-esther\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/chane.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/chan-esther\/\">Esther Chan<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Director of Undergraduate Studies<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:chane@uwm.edu\">chane@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142294388\">414-229-4388<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration; Religion; Science and Medicine; Gender and Sexuality; Mixed Methods<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"111\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/chesley-noelle\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/chesley.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/chesley-noelle\/\">Noelle Chesley<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Faculty Affiliate<\/strong>, <em>Women and Gender Studies<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:chesley@uwm.edu\">chesley@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142292398\">414-229-2398<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social Implications of Data and Technology; Gender; Work and Family; Health and Well-Being<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"111, 116\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/costello-cary\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/costello.webp?ver=da4e4d322ae468bc234c352c56555141\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/costello-cary\/\">Cary Costello<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Director<\/strong>, <em>LGBT Studies Program<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:costello@uwm.edu\">costello@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142294389\">414-229-4389<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sociology of the Body; Sex and Gender; Sociology of Sexuality; Intersectional Identity; Science, Technology, and Medicine Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"111\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/gauchat-gordon\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/gauchat.webp?ver=aa33688f4ff74cae2e1626a210fa2e36\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/gauchat-gordon\/\">Gordon Gauchat<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:gauchat@uwm.edu\">gauchat@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142292236\">414-229-2236<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social Inequality; Environmental Sociology; Political Economy; Science, Culture-Cognition and Quantitative Methods<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"111\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/jordan-jennifer\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/jajordan.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/jordan-jennifer\/\">Jennifer Jordan<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Urban Studies<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Affiliate Professor<\/strong>, <em>History<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:jajordan@uwm.edu\">jajordan@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142294388\">414-229-4388<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Urban Sociology; Sociology of Culture; Theory; Europe\/Germany; Sociology of Food; Beer and Brewing<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"111, 116\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/obrien-timothy\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/obrien34.webp?ver=8a1a9d28e014c3d2fe1ac1d2e215d745\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/obrien-timothy\/\">Timothy O'Brien<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Department Chair<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:obrien34@uwm.edu\">obrien34@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142294388\">414-229-4388<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sociology of Law; Sociology of Science\/Knowledge; Political Sociology; Sociology of Religion<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"110\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/redding-kent\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/kredding.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/redding-kent\/\">Kent Redding<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Professor Emeritus<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:kredding@uwm.edu\">kredding@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142296946\">414-229-6946<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Political Sociology; Comparative\/Historical; Social Movements; Race and Ethnic Conflict<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"111\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/roberts-aki\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/aki.webp?ver=84aeaefa09b08960cd4f0a7af97243e7\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/roberts-aki\/\">Aki Roberts<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Affiliated Professor<\/strong>, <em>Urban Studies<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:aki@uwm.edu\">aki@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142296943\">414-229-6943<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Criminology, Crime Justice Outcome, Motor Vehicle Theft, Japanese Crime, National Incident Based Reporting Systems (NIBRS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"111\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/roberts-john\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/jmrob.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/directory\/roberts-john\/\">John Roberts<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Director of Graduate Studies<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:jmrob@uwm.edu\">jmrob@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142296944\">414-229-6944<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social Networks; Quantitative Methods; Mathematical Sociology; Criminology<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"research-news\">Sociology Research News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border\"><li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/prof-esther-chans-book-the-limits-of-diversity-is-out-order-for-30-off-using-discount-code-nyuau30\/\">New Book Release: Prof. Esther Chan Examines The Limits of Diversity<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Esther Chan\u2019s new book, The Limits of Diversity: How Secular and Evangelical Campuses Reproduce Inequality, is now available from NYU Press! In this timely and insightful study, Prof. Chan compares how secular and religious universities navigate diversity, arguing that current approaches often inadvertently reproduce social inequality rather than &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/prof-jennifer-jordans-book-titled-beer-ghosts-is-scheduled-to-be-released-on-october-20-2026\/\">Prof. Jennifer Jordan&#8217;s Book titled Beer Ghosts is scheduled to be released on October 20, 2026.<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">To pre-order Prof. Jordan&#039;s soon to be released book, Beer Ghosts, In Search Of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them, visit the Press&#039;s website by using their link to the article https:\/\/press.uchicago.edu\/ucp\/books\/book\/chicago\/B\/bo271049878.html<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/prof-chesley-discusses-how-to-help-kids-stay-safe-online-with-fox6-news-staff\/\">Prof. Chesley discusses how to help kids stay safe online with Fox6 News staff<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Watch the news clip with UW-Milwaukee Associate Professor of Sociology Noelle Chesley discussing how we can help kids stay safe online.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/prof-jordan-to-participate-in-a-lecture-series-presented-by-the-agsl-in-february\/\">Prof. Jordan to participate in a lecture series presented by the AGSL in February.<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Professor Jennifer Jordan&#039;s discussion will look at the role of paper maps in her career path on Wednesday, February 11th at 3:00pm. The American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) is on the 3rd floor (east wing) of the Golda Meir Library. This event is fee and open to the public.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/prof-cary-costello-has-been-selected-to-receive-the-2025-elena-dominguez-award-from-the-milwaukee-lgbt-community-center-in-recognition-of-his-contributions-to-education-and-community-service\/\">Prof. Cary Costello has been selected to receive the 2025 Elena Dominguez Award from the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center in recognition of his contributions to education and community service.<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Cary will be honored at the Community Center\u2019s \u201cBig Night Out\u201d award ceremony and fundraiser on November 22.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--arrow size-p-md\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/category\/news\/research\/\">View all research news<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sociology Faculty Research Interests and Areas of Specialization UWM&#8217;s designation as an R1 institution indicates robust research activity, and the Sociology Department fills a critical role in social science research at UWM. 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