David Melamed, PhD, Professor of Sociology & Translation Data Analytics at Ohio State University discussed "How to stop the emergence of segregation in cooperative networks" on Friday January 23.

Dr. Danielle Falzon, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick, discussed "Locally Led Adaptation in Bangladesh: Transformation or Normalized Disruption?", on April 7, 2025.

Fernando Riosmena, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Demography at University of Texas at San Antonio discussed "Cumulative disadvantage and the aging of Mexican immigrants in the United States" on March 3, 2025.

Quan Mai, PhD, Rutgers University, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, discussed "Precarious Transitions: How Precarious Employment Shapes Parental Coresidence among Young Adults" on October 25, 2024.

Rachel Donnelly, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Vanderbilt University, discussed “Structuralizing the Stress Process: States as Contextual Determinants of Stress and Mental Health” on October 7, 2024.

Samantha Simon, PhD., Assistant Professor in the School of Sociology and School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, presented "Before the Badge: How Academy Training Shapes Police Violence" on September 23, 2024

Dr. Kris Marsh, Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Maryland, presented "The Love Jones Cohort: Examining the Lifestyles of those Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class" on April 12, 2024.

Joel K. Bourne, Journalist with National Geographic, W.W. Norton, presented "Feeding the Planet: On the Road to Sustainability…or Agrigeddon" on April 4, 2024.

Dr. Deana Rohlinger, Professor of Sociology at Florida State University, presented "From the Computer Chair to the Streets: The Left, Digital Technologies, and Civil Society in the 21st Century" on April 3, 2024.

Dr. Caleb Scoville, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tufts University, presented "Stupid Little Fish: Extraction, Conservation, and the Politics of Environmental Decline" on March 22, 2024.

Dr. Jake Watson, Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University, presented "Resettlement Infrastructures: A Multiscalar Perspective on the US Refugee System" on September 29, 2023.

Dr. Patrick Greiner, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Vanderbilt University, presented "The racial differentiation of space, and the spatial differentiation of emissions: Understanding the relationship between redlining, and primary drivers of CO2 emissions in the U.S. cities" on April 20, 2023.

Dr. Bianca Manago, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Vanderbilt University, presented "A Call for Standardization: A Systematic Review of Mental Illness Labeling and Stigma Research" on April 6th, 2023.

Dr. Heba Gowayed, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston University, presented "Refuge: How the State Shapes Human Potential" on March 30, 2023.

Dr. Kristen Harknett, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences and a faculty affiliate of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco, presented "Filling in the Paid-Leave Patchwork: The Role of National Firms in the Diffusion of Local Policy Mandates" on March 23, 2023.