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Congrats! Graduate student Zahra Mansoursharifloo has been selected for the Laura Bassi Scholarship.
The Laura Bassi Scholarship will provide publication support and editorial assistance for Zahra. ...
KU Sociology Graduate Program is ranked 39th in the top 50 among public universities!
https://news.ku.edu/news/article/us-news-world-report-ranks-48-ku-graduate-programs-in-top-50-among-public-schools
Congratulations! Graduate student Matheus Romanetto has been awarded a Pre-Dissertation Grant from KU International Affairs.
Matheus has been selected as a recipient of the KU International Affairs Pre-Dissertation Grant. With this grant, along with others, he will travel to Brazil for his research this summer. ...
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. ...
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”. ...
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. ...
Jarron Saint Onge co-authored article for Quality Management in Healthcare.
Co-authors: Li Huang and Jarron Saint Onge. ...
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! ...
Tracey LaPierre co-authors article for Frontiers in Sociology.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sociology/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1460307/full
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! ...
David Smith's Podcast "Marx's Capital Vol. 1"
https://player.fm/series/upstream-1111837/marxs-capital-vol-1-w-david-smith
Tracey LaPierre co-authors article for Healthcare.
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/19/1995
Tracey LaPierre co-authored article for the Disability and Health Journal.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193665742400116X?via%3Dihub
Jarron Saint Onge co-authored article for Social Science & Medicine.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953625003077
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
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." ...
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
Tracey LaPierre co-authored article in Frontiers in Sociology.
Authors: Tracey LaPierre, Carrie Wendel, Darcy Sullivan and Jennifer Babitzke. 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. ...
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
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
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
Brian Donovan's MSNBC Taylor Swift Opinion Piece
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour ripple effect goes well beyond ticket sales. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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...
Two Sociology students awarded Undergraduate Research Awards this fall!
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...
Congrats to ChangHwan Kim and Andrew Taeho Kim on their recent publication!
Persistent Educational Advantages of Asian Immigrants' Children, 1940 to 2015-2019...