Department News
Prof. Lijun Song is the new Chair-Elect of the ASA Section on Medical Sociology
May. 30, 2024—Congratulations! Professor Lijun Song has been elected as the Chair-Elect of the American Sociological Association Section on Medical Sociology!
2024 Spring Award Graduate Recipients
May. 15, 2024—Sociology Grad Student Paper Awards Zhe Zhang 1st Place Paper Award: Table for One: “Does Being Single and Living Alone Protect or Hurt Health?” Rachel Underwood 2nd Place Paper Award: “The Process and Significance of Identity Reclamation Among Sheltered Women Experiencing Homelessness”
2024 Spring Award Recipients
May. 13, 2024—Congratulations to the 2024 Spring Award Recipients! Sociology Honors Thesis and titles Catherine Allen (Honors in Sociology) Hospitals Gone South: The Impact of Hospital Closure on Premature Mortality in Rural Counties in the Southern United States Thesis Adviser: Dr. Rachel Donnelly, Second Reader: Dr. Lucie Kalousová, Honors Director: Dr. Laura Carpenter Elijah Crenshaw-Smith (Honors...
Celebrating Excellence: Chancey Herbolsheimer Wins Provost’s Pathbreaking Discovery Award
May. 8, 2024—We are thrilled to announce that Chancey Herbolsheimer, a graduate student in the Department of Sociology, has been awarded the prestigious Provost’s Pathbreaking Discovery Award. This award, the highest honor from the Provost and the Graduate School, recognizes exceptional scholarship and outstanding accomplishments. Chancey’s dissertation, titled “Principles of Care: Understanding Occupational Enactment in Substance-Use Treatment...
Congratulations Whitney and Dr. Erving!
Apr. 22, 2024—Sociology doctoral student Whitney Frierson, and her co-author Dr. Christy Erving of the University of Texas, have had their article “The Moderating Role of Educational Attainment in the Association between Social Support and Depressive Symptoms among African Americans” accepted for publication in Sociological Focus. Congratulations Whitney and Dr. Erving!
Congratulations to Dr. Philip J Pettis!
Apr. 19, 2024—We are delighted to share some wonderful news from one of our former graduate students, Dr. Philip J. Pettis. PJ currently serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University (MSU). He successfully defended his dissertation in spring 2023, which has recently been honored with the Best Dissertation Award from...
Dan Cornfield is quoted in The Guardian on UAW Southern labor organizing
Apr. 17, 2024—Read more about it in The Guardian.
Jenny Davis named fellow at the Center for Democracy and Technology
Apr. 1, 2024—Congratulations Jenny Davis! Check out the link below to read more about the program. https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2024/03/01/center-for-democracy-and-technology-names-two-vu-faculty-to-2024-2026-fellows-program/
Congratulations Prof. Larry Isaac for receiving the Roll of Honor Award
Mar. 7, 2024—Professor Larry Isaac is the recent recipient of the “Roll of Honor” lifetime career award given by the Southern Sociological Society. This distinction “recognizes a career of distinguished intellectual contribution to Sociology.” 2024 Award Recipients
Check out Joshua Murray on the Million Dollar Story Podcast
Feb. 15, 2024—Click on the link below to hear Joshua discuss his book “Wrecked: How the American Automobile Industry Destroyed Its Capacity to Compete” with Mike Fallat. https://blog.milliondollarbookagency.com/joshua-murray-author-of-wrecked-how-the-american-automobile-industry-destroyed-its-capacity-to-compete/