{"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":"2026-07-08T15:11:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:11:46","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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 wp-block-paragraph\">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 wp-block-paragraph\">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\" alt=\"Marcus Britton\" 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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=\" alt=\"Esther Chan\" 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>Associate 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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=\" alt=\"Noelle Chesley\" 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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\" alt=\"Cary Costello\" 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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\" alt=\"Gordon Gauchat\" 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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=\" alt=\"Jennifer Jordan\" 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>Affiliated Faculty<\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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\"><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=01ede2164b724e2fed0800280f2d03d2\" alt=\"Timothy O'Brien\" 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>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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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=\" alt=\"Kent Redding\" 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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\" alt=\"Aki Roberts\" 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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=\" alt=\"John Roberts\" 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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\/professor-jennifer-jordans-beer-ghosts-featured-in-onmilwaukee\/\">Professor Timothy O\u2019Brien Presents Research on Religion and Science at National Conference<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Professor Timothy O\u2019Brien presented his paper, \u201cReligion, Science, and Moral Decision Making in the United States,\u201d at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in Denver, Colorado. The paper builds on O\u2019Brien\u2019s research on public perceptions of science, using national survey data to examine how people from different religious communities &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/professor-jordan-talks-about-the-history-of-hops-and-her-new-book-beer-ghosts-on-wisconsin-public-radio-wpr\/\">Professor Jennifer Jordan Featured on WPR and OnMilwaukee for New Book on Wisconsin\u2019s Hop-Growing History<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Professor Jennifer A. Jordan was recently featured on Wisconsin Public Radio\u2019s Wisconsin Today and in an OnMilwaukee article, \u201cNew book traces Wisconsin\u2019s hops-growing history,\u201d by senior editor Bobby Tanzilo. Both features highlight Jordan\u2019s new book, Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them, which examines Wisconsin\u2019s 19th-century hop industry and &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/boswell-book-company-hosts-prof-jennifer-jordans-book-launch-on-october-20-at-630pm\/\">Jennifer A Jordan, author of Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Boswell hosts an evening with UWM Professor of Sociology, History, and Urban Studies Jennifer A Jordan, who appears with Beer Ghosts, her new book that explores the little-known story of the young women who worked on Wisconsin\u2019s hop farms during the 19th century and played a vital role in the rise of America\u2019s breweries.&nbsp; Tue, &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<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<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--arrow size-p-md wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/category\/news\/research\/\">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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