{"id":341,"date":"2022-08-31T16:26:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T16:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-as.vanderbilt.edu\/sociology\/?page_id=341"},"modified":"2026-09-22T14:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:13:50","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/sociology\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h5>Upcoming Events<\/h5>\n<h3><strong>Sociology Speaker Series<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/sociology\/2026\/09\/22\/sociology-speaker-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>What&#8217;s on? Class, place, and space in the production, representation, and reception of culture<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dave O&#8217;Brien, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Manchester-England<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, October 6 at 12:00 PM<\/strong> | <strong>Garland Hall 334<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>Past Events<\/h5>\n\n\n<!-- NEW ACCORDION * AID 1883-->\n\n<div class=\"panel-group VUaccordion_1883\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10861-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10861\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10861\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10861\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2026-2027<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10861\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10861\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/experts.okstate.edu\/jonathan.s.coley\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan S. Coley<\/a>, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology at Oklahoma State University discussed &quot;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/sociology\/2026\/08\/03\/sociology-speaker-series-resistance-at-the-frontline-occupational-activism-among-local-government-officials-in-the-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\">Resistance at the Frontline? Occupational Activism among Local Government Officials in the United States<\/a>&quot;,&nbsp;<\/em>on September 4, 2026.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10861 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10754-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10754\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10754\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10754\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2025-2026<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10754\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10754\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.fas.harvard.edu\/people\/david-pedulla\">David Pedulla<\/a>, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at Harvard University discussed, &quot;<em>Accountability, Transparency, and Hiring Decision-Making&quot;&nbsp;<\/em>on Wednesday, March 18.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cla.purdue.edu\/directory\/profiles\/trenton-d.-mize.html\">Trenton Mize<\/a>, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology at Purdue University discussed, &quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/sociology\/2026\/02\/24\/sociology-speaker-series-what-do-most-people-think-race-gender-prototypes-and-the-generalized-other\/\"><em>What do &ldquo;most people&rdquo; think? Race-gender prototypes and the generalized other<\/em><\/a>&quot; on Tuesday, March 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.ua.edu\/people\/jeanne-cundiff\/\">Jenny Cundiff<\/a>, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology at The University of Alabama discussed, &quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/sociology\/2026\/02\/13\/sociology-speaker-series-how-social-stratification-shapes-health\/\"><em>How Social Stratification Shapes Health<\/em><\/a>&quot; on Monday, February 23.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.artsandsciences.baylor.edu\/person\/markus-schafer\">Markus Schafer<\/a>, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at Baylor University discussed, &quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/sociology\/2026\/02\/02\/sociology-speaker-series-living-alone-reconsidered\/\">Living Alone Reconsidered: Time Use and Unequal Adaptation among Older Americans<\/a>&quot; on Wednesday, February 11.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.osu.edu\/people\/melamed.9\">David Melamed<\/a>, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology &amp; Translation Data Analytics at Ohio State University discussed &quot;<strong>How to stop the emergence of segregation in cooperative networks&quot;<\/strong><em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>on Friday, January 23.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10754 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10755-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10755\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10755\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10755\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2024-2025<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10755\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10755\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.rutgers.edu\/people\/faculty\/core-department-faculty\/core-department-faculty-member\/1148-falzon-danielle\">Dr. Danielle Falzon,<\/a> Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick, discussed&nbsp;&quot;<strong>Locally Led Adaptation in Bangladesh: Transformation or Normalized Disruption?<\/strong><em><strong>&quot;, <\/strong><\/em>on April 7, 2025.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hcap.utsa.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/riosmena-fernando.html\">Fernando Riosmena,<\/a>&nbsp;Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Demography at University of Texas at San Antonio discussed &quot;<strong>Cumulative disadvantage and the aging of Mexican immigrants in the United States&quot;&nbsp;<\/strong>on March 3, 2025.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.rutgers.edu\/people\/faculty\/core-department-faculty\/core-department-faculty-member\/809-mai-quan\" target=\"_blank\">Quan Mai, Ph.D.,&nbsp;<\/a>Rutgers University, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, discussed <strong>&quot;Precarious Transitions: How Precarious Employment Shapes Parental Coresidence among Young Adults&quot;&nbsp;<\/strong>on October 25, 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/sociology\/bio\/rachel-donnelly\/\">Rachel Donnelly, Ph.D<\/a>.,&nbsp;Assistant Professor of Sociology at Vanderbilt University, discussed <strong>&ldquo;Structuralizing the Stress Process: States as Contextual Determinants of Stress and Mental Health&rdquo; <\/strong>on October 7, 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgpp.arizona.edu\/person\/samantha-simon\">Samantha Simon, Ph.D.<\/a>, Assistant Professor in the School of Sociology and School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona,&nbsp;presented &quot;<strong>Before the Badge: How Academy Training Shapes Police Violence&quot;&nbsp;<\/strong>on September 23, 2024<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10755 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10756-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10756\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10756\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10756\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2023-2024<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10756\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10756\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socy.umd.edu\/facultyprofile\/marsh\/kris\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Kris Marsh<\/a><\/strong>, Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Maryland, presented &quot;<strong>The Love Jones Cohort: Examining the Lifestyles of those Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class<\/strong>&quot; on April 12, 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Joel K. Bourne<\/strong>, Journalist with National Geographic, W.W. Norton, presented &quot;<strong>Feeding the Planet: On the Road to Sustainability&hellip;or Agrigeddon&quot; <\/strong>on April 4, 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deanarohlinger.com\/contact-and-cv.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dr. Deana Rohlinger<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> Professor of Sociology at Florida State University, presented <strong>&quot;From the Computer Chair to the Streets: The Left, Digital Technologies, and Civil Society in the 21st Century&quot;<\/strong> on April 3, 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calebscoville.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dr. Caleb Scoville<\/strong><\/a>, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tufts University, presented <strong>&quot;Stupid Little Fish: Extraction, Conservation, and the Politics of Environmental Decline&quot;<\/strong> on March 22, 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/sociology\/bio\/jake-watson\/\"><strong>Dr. Jake Watson<\/strong><\/a>, Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University, presented &quot;<strong>Resettlement Infrastructures: A Multiscalar Perspective on the US Refugee System&quot; <\/strong>on September 29, 2023.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10756 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10757-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10757\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10757\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10757\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2022-2023<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10757\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10757\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/sociology\/bio\/patrick-greiner\/\"><strong>Dr. Patrick Greiner<\/strong><\/a>, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Vanderbilt University, presented &quot;<strong>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&quot; <\/strong>on April 20, 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/sociology\/bio\/bianca-manago\/\"><strong>Dr. Bianca Manago<\/strong><\/a>, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Vanderbilt University, presented &quot;<strong>A Call for Standardization: A Systematic Review of Mental Illness Labeling and Stigma Research&quot;<\/strong> on April 6th, 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hebagowayed.com\/\"><strong>Dr. Heba Gowayed<\/strong><\/a>, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston University, presented <strong>&quot;Refuge: How the State Shapes Human Potential&quot;<\/strong> on March 30, 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.sas.upenn.edu\/people\/harknett\"><strong>Dr. Kristen Harknett<\/strong><\/a>, 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 &quot;<strong>Filling in the Paid-Leave Patchwork: The Role of National Firms in the Diffusion of Local Policy Mandates<\/strong>&quot; on March 23, 2023.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10757 -->\n\n\n<\/div><!-- END ACCORDION * AID 10757 -->\n\n\n<p>Follow us on Bluesky <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vusociology.bsky.social\">\u00a0@vusociology.bsky.social\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming Events Sociology Speaker Series What&#8217;s on? 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