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Fri, 01/01/2021

Tracey LaPierre, Carrie Wendel-Hummell and Danielle Olds awarded an RO1 grant

This 18-month, mixed-methods study will investigate the COVID-19 impact on care and safety practices among home care clients, direct service workers, and informal caregivers in Kansas. Their study delves into policy and practice implications, drawing insights from interviews with over 50 home-and-community-based-services consumers, caregivers, workers, and providers in Kansas. ...

Tue, 12/01/2020

ChangHwan Kim co-authors article "Do You Know What You Do for a Living? Occupational Coding Mismatches Between Coders in the Korean General Social Survey" (Opens in new window)

Authors: ChangHwan Kim, Jibum Kim and Mihee Ban. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. ...

Thu, 11/19/2020

Jarron Saint Onge and Joanna Brooks co-author article "The Exchange and Use of Cultural and Social Capital among Community Health Workers in the United States" (Opens in new window)

Sociology of Health and Illness. ...

Mon, 11/16/2020

Brian Donovan's book "American Gold Digger: Money, Marriage, and the Law from the Ziegfeld Follies to Anna Nicole Smith" is published (Opens in new window)

Also found at: https://www.amazon.com/American-Gold-Digger-Marriage-Ziegfeld/dp/146966027X...

Mon, 11/02/2020

Joane Nagel and Sam Kendrick co-author "The Cowboy Scientist Saves the Planet: Hegemonic Masculinity in Cli-Fi Films" (Opens in new window)

This paper argues that climate fiction (cli-fi) films constitute a contemporary stage for the enactment of heroic masculinity. In cli-fi films, the changing climate can be understood as a new frontier in which survival depends on traditional masculine traits of strength and bravery combined with more modern knowledge of science...

Tue, 09/29/2020

Kelly H. Chong published "Love Across Borders: Asian Americans, Race, and the Politics of Intermarriage" (Opens in new window)

High rates of intermarriage, especially with Whites, have been viewed as an indicator that Asian Americans are successfully "assimilating," signaling acceptance by the White majority and their own desire to become part of the White mainstream. Comparing two types of Asian American intermarriage, interracial and interethnic, Kelly H. Chong disrupts...

Mon, 09/28/2020

ChangHwan Kim co-authored "Inequality of the Household Income and Wealth in Korea: Research Outcome and Agenda" (Opens in new window)

Economy and Society 127:60-94 (In Korean). ...

Wed, 09/23/2020

Joane Nagel and Darcy Sullivan publish "Code Red: Addressing Menstrual Needs during Emergencies" (Opens in new window)

In Natural Hazards Center. ...

Sun, 09/13/2020

Paul Stock co-authored the book "The Good Farmer: Culture and Identity in Food and Agriculture" (Opens in new window)

Authors: Paul Stock, Rob Burton, Jeremie Forney and Lee-Ann Sutherland. Routledge: London. ...

Sun, 08/30/2020

ChangHwan Kim and Heeyoun Shin co-author article "Adaptation Strategy of the Upper Class and Fairness in Elite College Admission" (Opens in new window)

Korean Journal of Sociology 54(3): 35-84. ...

Tue, 08/04/2020

Jarron Saint Onge and Sarah Smith co-author "Demographics in Rural Populations" (Opens in new window)

Surgical Clinics 100 (5):823-833. ...

Tue, 08/04/2020

Jarron Saint Onge and Sarah Smith co-author "Demographics in Rural Populations" (Opens in new window)

Surgical Clinics 100 (5):823-833. ...

Wed, 07/29/2020

Matt Comi won the 2021 Runners-Up for Environmental Sociology Early Career Prize (Opens in new window)

This article examines changes in the social world of farming, agricultural decision-making, and environmental outcomes in regions where precision agriculture (PA) techniques are increasingly commonplace. I suggest that a PA farmer does not typically appear as a discreet actor but rather as a ‘distributed farmer’: an assemblage of human and...

Wed, 07/01/2020

Mehrangiz Najafizadeh awarded KU Hall Center for the Humanities Grant in support of continuing research in Azerbaijan (Opens in new window)

"The Study of Gender in the Global Context." Council for the International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)—Fulbright Scholars Program. ...

Tue, 06/30/2020

Brian Donovan's article published "Tort Tales, Gold Diggers, and the Crusade against Heart Balm" (Opens in new window)

Journal of Family History (45:4); 394-410. ...

Fri, 05/01/2020

David Ekerdt chosen as the 2020 recipient of the Donald P. Kent Award by The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) (Opens in new window)

One of GSA’s two highest honors, the award is given annually to a member who best exemplifies the highest standards for professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service, and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society. ...

Sat, 04/18/2020

Kelly Chong quoted in issue of "Age of Coronavirus: Quarantine Diary" (Opens in new window)

An Asian-American View of Xenophobia in The Heartland. ...

Sun, 04/12/2020

ChangHwan Kim co-authored "Changes in Occupations, Jobs, and Skill Polarization" (Opens in new window)

The Cambridge Handbook of the Changing Nature of Work, Pp. 133-153. UK: Cambridge University Press. ...

Tue, 04/07/2020

Grant will fund research to safeguard public internet users

Fri, 03/20/2020

Megan Brooker reviewed "The Politics of Losing: Trump, the Klan, and the Mainstreaming of Resentment" (Opens in new window)

Mobilization: An International Quarterly 25(1): 151-152. ...

Mon, 03/09/2020

Graduate Student Matt Comi Awarded NSF Grant to Study Farmers’ Decisions About Technology

“Doctoral Dissertation Research: Exploring on-farm innovation, environmental change, and rural livelihoods in the US hop industry” NSF Award: Division of Social and Economic Sciences; Science, Technology, and Society Program. ...

Sat, 02/01/2020

ChangHwan Kim and Byeongdon Oh contributed article "Broken Promise of College? New Educational Mechanisms for the Intergenerational Association in the 21st Century" (Opens in new window)

Social Science Research. ...

Sat, 01/11/2020

Jarron Saint Onge co-authors article "The Role of Neighborhood Experiences in Psychological Distress Among African American and White Smokers" (Opens in new window)

Authors: Jarron Saint Onge, Taneisha Scheuermann, Megha Ramaswamy, Lisa Sanderson Cox, Jasjit Ahluwalia and Nicole Nollen. Race and Social Problems 12, Pp. 133-144. ...

Fri, 01/10/2020

Kelly H. Chong and Brian Donovan receive REI Funding from CLA&S (Opens in new window)

Research Excellence Initiative | Dean's Office (ku.edu)...

Mon, 01/06/2020

Jarron Saint Onge co-authors article for book "Marriage and Health: The Well-Being of Same-Sex Couples" (Opens in new window)

"Health and Health Behaviors among Same-Sex and Different-Sex Coupled Adults With and Without Children." Authors: Jarron Saint Onge, Justin Denney, Bridget Gorman and Patrick Krueger. Pp. 73-87. NJ: Rutgers University Press. ...

Sun, 01/05/2020

Brian Donovan and Brock Ternes co-author article "Hydrologic Habitus: Wells, Watering Practices, and Water Supply Infrastructure" (Opens in new window)

Nature and Culture Journal, Spring (15:1): 32-53. ...

Thu, 01/02/2020

CLA&S published a feature article on Sociology major Alex Pang (Opens in new window)

It comes down to two classes, ultimately for me. SOC 400: Sociology of Sexuality and WGSS 327: Perspectives in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies. WGSS 327 was largely about the histories of the LGBTQ+ community, and it focused in particular on the different movements for LGBTQ+ acceptance and rights. ...

Wed, 01/01/2020

David N. Smith and Eric Hanley co-author the Chapter "The Heart of Whiteness: Patterns of Race, Class, and Prejudice in the Divided Midwest" (Opens in new window)

Book chapter from "Political Landscapes in the Age of Donald Trump" ed., Barney Warf, London & New York: Routledge. ...

Wed, 01/01/2020

Paul Stock and Lukas Szrot co-author Chapter "Justice" (Opens in new window)

Pp. 98-112 in the Routledge Handbook of Sustainable and Regenerative Food Systems. London: Routledge. ...

Wed, 01/01/2020

Ph.D. student Darcy Sullivan wins the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Families & Health Section poster award (Opens in new window)

Darcy will receive a cash prize and a plaque and recognized at the Families & Health business meeting during the conference. ...