{"id":8153,"date":"2026-07-07T16:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/?p=8153"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:16:33","slug":"phd-student-elizaveta-lepikhova-wins-dissertation-award-from-the-american-sociological-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/phd-student-elizaveta-lepikhova-wins-dissertation-award-from-the-american-sociological-association\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Student, Elizaveta Lepikhova wins Dissertation Award from the American Sociological Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<br>The Sociology department is happy to share that Liz Lepikhova\u00a0has received the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fasanet.org%2Facademic-professional-resources%2Fasa-grants-and-fellowships%2Fasa-doctoral-dissertation-research-improvement-grants-asa-ddrig%2F2026-ddrig-recipients%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csarahw%40uwm.edu%7C132898bcd32c488941f608decb0779b1%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C639171430201947087%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dW0Esz9C6OcetWj3XHBNuw%2BRUKGuhoW9JhqnuotAVR8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant<\/a>! 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