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Mon, 03/31/2025

Sociology graduate students share research work at 2024-25 IPSR Doctoral Research Fellows, April 4

“Navigating Government Constraints: Strategies and Publicness of Child Labor NGOs in Iran,” by Sepideh Yadegar, sociology; adviser: Brian Donovan, professor of sociology. ...

Sun, 03/30/2025

Congrats! Sociology major Grace Price awarded a 2nd Place Prize for her honor's thesis.

Sociology major Grace Price finished her honor’s thesis titled “The Impact of Parental Relationships in Adolescence on Deviant Behavior in Early Adulthood”. ...

Sun, 03/30/2025

Congrats! Sociology major Rachael Hampton will present her honor's thesis later this month at the Undergraduate Research Colloquium.

Sociology major Rachael Hampton finished her honor’s thesis titled “The Effects of Criminal Justice Involvement in Adolescence on Educational Attainment and Employment in Young Adulthood.” Rachael presented her findings at a regular paper session at MSS in Chicago. ...

Fri, 03/28/2025

Jarron Saint Onge co-authored article for Quality Management in Healthcare.

Co-authors: Li Huang and Jarron Saint Onge. ...

Fri, 03/28/2025

Congratulations! Graduate student Heeyoun Shin awarded a 2025 Research Scholarship.

Sociology graduate student Heeyoun Shin has been awarded the 2025 Summer Research Scholarship Award from the Office of Graduate Studies! ...

Thu, 03/27/2025

Tracey LaPierre co-authors article for Frontiers in Sociology.

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sociology/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1460307/full

Thu, 03/27/2025

Congrats to Graduate student Kaniz Fatema, a 2025-2026 Awardee.

Sociology graduate student Kaniz Fatema has been awarded the 2025-2026 Sherman and Irene Dreiseszun Scholarship! ...

Thu, 03/27/2025

David Smith's Podcast "Marx's Capital Vol. 1"

https://player.fm/series/upstream-1111837/marxs-capital-vol-1-w-david-smith

Wed, 03/26/2025

Tracey LaPierre co-authors article for Healthcare.

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/19/1995

Wed, 03/26/2025

Tracey LaPierre co-authored article for the Disability and Health Journal.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193665742400116X?via%3Dihub

Wed, 03/26/2025

Jarron Saint Onge co-authored article for Social Science & Medicine.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953625003077

Wed, 03/26/2025

ChangHwan Kim and Scott Tuttle co-author a chapter for Higher Education and Work in the Knowledge Economy.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-80618-6_10

Fri, 02/21/2025

KU News profile of David Smith and Eric Hanley co-author article for Journal of The Future of Agency (Current Perspectives in Social Theory)

"Authoritarianism From Below: Why and How Donald Trump Follows His Followers." ...

Fri, 02/21/2025

ChangHwan Kim and Andrew Taeho Kim co-author article in Journal of Research in Social Stratification and Mobility.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0276562425000095

Fri, 02/21/2025

Tracey LaPierre co-authored article in Frontiers in Sociology.

Authors: Tracey LaPierre, Carrie Wendel, Darcy Sullivan and Jennifer Babitzke. 2025. ...

Fri, 02/21/2025

Brian Donovan contributed an article on Taylor Swift in the Journal of Fandom.

"The joy of gaylor: Sexuality identity in the Taylor Swift fandom." 2024. ...

Wed, 01/29/2025

Jarron Saint Onge and Li Huang (Physics & Astronomy) co-author article "Primary Care Quality Improvement Through Patient-Centered Medical Homes and the Impact on Emergency Department Utilization for Children With Autism and Mental Health Disorders"

https://journals.lww.com/qmhcjournal/fulltext/2025/01000/primary_care_quality_improvement_through.5.aspx?context=latestarticles

Wed, 01/29/2025

ChangHwan Kim and Andrew Taeho Kim co-author article "The Rise in Occupational Coding Mismatches and Occupational Mobilty, 1991-2020"

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00491241241303517

Wed, 01/15/2025

Liz Felix paper on mental health recognized in KU News

https://news.ku.edu/news/article/mental-health-stigma-negatively-influences-those-even-with-good-intentions-research-finds

Wed, 12/11/2024

Brian Donovan's MSNBC Taylor Swift Opinion Piece

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour ripple effect goes well beyond ticket sales. ...

Wed, 12/04/2024

Jarron Saint Onge co-authored article for Urban Science

Authors: Nathaniel Brunsell, David Rahn, Elizabeth Wesley, Jarron Saint Onge (Geography & Atmospheric Science | Sociology), (2024), Urban Science, 8(4), 176. ...

Fri, 11/15/2024

Liz Felix article published by Sage Journals, in Society and Mental Health. Oct 2024.

Unmasking the Aversive Stigmatizer: Integrating Deliberate and Automatic Cognition in the Study of Mental Health Stigma and Perceived Dangerousness ...

Tue, 10/29/2024

KU TODAY: Liz Felix presents IPSR Research Luncheon - EMAIL ipsr@ku.edu to attend

Liz Felix, Assistant Professor of Sociology, talk "Social Networks and Stigma by Association" on Nov. 1, 11:30-1:00, Watson Library, 3 West Reading Room. Liz will present on perceived discrimination experiences among friends and family of people with mental illness. ...

Tue, 10/15/2024

Brian Donovan's Kansas City Star article on Taylor Swift election impact

Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris could have a real impact on the election...

Wed, 10/02/2024

Two Sociology students awarded Undergraduate Research Awards this fall!

Rachael Hampton, a senior in applied behavioral science and sociology from Lawrence, and, Grace Price-Brown, a senior in sociology and psychology from Olathe. Both students were mentored by faculty member Dr. Tracey LaPierre.
Tue, 10/01/2024

Congratulations to ChangHwan Kim and Heeyoun Shin on their recent article!

The Gender Gap in Earnings Growth at the Early Stage of Work Careers in Korea...

Mon, 09/30/2024

Congrats to ChangHwan Kim and Andrew Taeho Kim on their recent publication!

Persistent Educational Advantages of Asian Immigrants' Children, 1940 to 2015-2019...

Sat, 09/28/2024

Congrats to ChangHwan Kim and Heeyoun Shin on their recent article!

How Do Children Self-Locate Themselves in the Social Hierarchy? Educationally Homogamous Parents, Working Mothers, and Children’s Subjective Social Status...

Wed, 09/25/2024

Sociology Department in the Top 40 of Sociology Graduate Programs!

KU law, medical schools among nation’s best in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings...

Tue, 09/17/2024

Kevin McCannon receives the 2023-24 KU Edwards Campus Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

This award is based on Kevin's outstanding quality and innovation in teaching, and, dedication to students. The award was presented at the KU Edwards Campus Fall Kickoff event on August 29, 2024. ...