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Vanderbilt sociology professor Lijun Song has been elected Chair-elect of the Sociology of Mental Health section of the American Sociological Association.
May. 31, 2023—Vanderbilt sociology professor Lijun Song has been elected Chair-elect of the Sociology of Mental Health section of the American Sociological Association. An award-winning sociologist, Professor Song’s research addresses social networks, medical sociology and mental health, social stratification (gender/sexuality, race/ethnicity, and class), social psychology, and comparative historical sociology. She is currently developing social cost theory to...
Vanderbilt sociology professor Josh Murray’s book Wrecked
May. 19, 2023—Vanderbilt sociology professor Josh Murray’s book Wrecked, co-authored with Michael Schwartz, is referenced in a New York Times story on Amazon unionization.
Professor Rachel Donnelly has been named a Vanderbilt Arts and Science Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Sociology for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 academic years!
May. 3, 2023—Professor Rachel Donnelly has been named a Vanderbilt Arts and Science Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Sociology for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 academic years!
Zdravka (Z) Tzankova has been named a Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow for 2023-2024!
Apr. 28, 2023—Zdravka (Z) Tzankova has been named a Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow for 2023-2024!
The Work and Occupations symposium issue on “The New Labor Activism” is published on “online first.”
Apr. 24, 2023—The Work and Occupations symposium issue on “The New Labor Activism” is published on “online first.” Vanderbilt sociology Professors Dan Cornfield and Larry Isaac, and recent graduates of the Vanderbilt sociology doctoral program Jonathan Coley (PhD 2016), Oklahoma State University and Rachel Skaggs (PhD, 2018), Ohio State University, are among the diverse authors of the...
David Hess wins the first ever Excellence in Immersion Mentoring Award
Apr. 13, 2023—David Hess, James Thornton Fant Professor of Sustainability Studies and professor of sociology, won the first-ever Excellence in Immersion Mentoring Award, which recognizes a faculty member who has been an exceptional Immersion Vanderbilt mentor. Hess researches the public understanding of science and technology and the politics of the transition to a more sustainable economy and society. Additionally, Hess...
Evelyn Patterson wins Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor Award
Apr. 13, 2023—Evelyn Patterson, associate professor of sociology and of law, was this year’s winner of the Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor Award, which recognizes faculty who develop significant knowledge from research or demonstrate exemplary innovations in teaching. Patterson’s work in sociology, demography, law and criminal justice investigates social problems and processes. Her current scholarship focuses on a critical examination...
2-part special issue of Work and Occupations on “Precarious Employment and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Apr. 5, 2023—A 2-part special issue of Work and Occupations on “Precarious Employment and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic”—co-guest edited by Quan Mai (Vanderbilt sociology PhD, 2018), Rutgers University and Vanderbilt sociology Professors Lijun Song and Rachel Donnelly—has been published in the February and May 2023 issues. Part I addresses “Market Conditions, Employment Quality, and Workplace Politics”...
Vanderbilt sociology doctoral student Whitney Frierson is a co-recipient of a Lacy Fischer Interdisciplinary Research Grant
Feb. 27, 2023—Vanderbilt sociology doctoral student Whitney Frierson is a co-recipient of a Lacy Fischer Interdisciplinary Research Grant from Vanderbilt University. Whitney and Biomedical Engineering doctoral student Jonathan Martin (PI) were awarded the grant for their research project, “Investigating Development of New Graduate STEM Education Programs,” which addresses student engagement, didactic strategies, and curricular adjustment in the...
Dan Cornfield served on a panel on “Writing the Bridge: Transforming Communities through Music” at the Nashville Fulbright Foreign Student Enrichment Seminar
Feb. 13, 2023—Dan Cornfield served on a panel on “Writing the Bridge: Transforming Communities through Music” at the Nashville Fulbright Foreign Student Enrichment Seminar. This national Seminar hosts 120 Fulbright Foreign students from over 60 countries across world regions with a professional or personal interest in the conference content, music and community transformation.