Department News
Professor Holly McCammon publishes her research in the Justice System Journal
Feb. 2, 2023—Professor Holly McCammon publishes her research in the Justice System Journal. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0098261X.2022.2151388
Undergraduate sociology major Eli Crenshaw-Smith published “Black Joy in the Public Eye”
Jan. 31, 2023—Undergraduate sociology major Eli Crenshaw-Smith published “Black Joy in the Public Eye” in the Studio Magazine, the magazine of the Studio Museum in Harlem. The article grows out of Eli’s summer internship at SMH and examines the history and cultural significance of Marcus Garvey Park. Click here to read the article.
A special issue of Work and Occupations on “Precarious Employment and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Jan. 25, 2023—A 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, 2023 issue. The two-part special issue grew out of an international conference sponsored by Work...
Dan Cornfield, as Editor-in-Chief of Work and Occupations, served on a panel of journal editors—“Meet the Editors: Publishing International Research in OOW Journals”
Sep. 2, 2022—Dan Cornfield, as Editor-in-Chief of Work and Occupations, served on a panel of journal editors—“Meet the Editors: Publishing International Research in OOW Journals”—sponsored by the Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association.
Dan Cornfield is quoted by the Associated Press on the Starbucks unionization campaign
Sep. 2, 2022—Dan Cornfield is quoted by the Associated Press on the Starbucks unionization campaign.
Sociology Professor Jonathan Metzl to deliver Krieger Lecture
Sep. 2, 2022—Sociology Professor Jonathan Metzl to deliver Krieger Lecture. “Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Shaped the American Pandemic.”
Prof. David Hess publishes two book chapters
Sep. 2, 2022—Prof. David Hess publishes two book chapters: “Environmental Movements and Scientific, Technological, and Environmental Change” “Undone Science and Smart Cities: Civil Society Perspectives on Risk and Emerging Technologies”
The study “Public Concerns and Connected and Automated Vehicles: Safety, Privacy, and Data Security” was published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications by Prof. Dasom Less and Prof. David Hess
Sep. 2, 2022—The study “Public Concerns and Connected and Automated Vehicles: Safety, Privacy, and Data Security” was published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications by Prof. Dasom Lee and Prof. David Hess.
Dan Cornfield is quoted by Reuters on the landmark Amazon Labor Union victory at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse.
Sep. 2, 2022—Dan Cornfield is quoted by Reuters on the landmark Amazon Labor Union victory at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse.
Prof. Dan Cornfield on Panel at National Undergraduate Conference on Scientific Journalism
Sep. 2, 2022—Prof. Dan Cornfield served on a panel on “Science in Partisanship” at the 2022 annual National Undergraduate Conference on Scientific Journalism. The Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Journal is one of 17 member journals of NUCSJ which seeks to “to create a collaborative network for undergraduate science journalism, initiate conversations about research dissemination, and positively impact future science...