Sociology News

Kendra Clark had accepted a position as a Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!) at George Mason University. She will be working as a data analyst on various projects dealing with issues affecting justice-involved populations. Congrats Kendra!

Simone Domingue, accepted position as postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oklahoma in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability. She will be working on a project funded by the National Academies of Science that works to make gulf communities more resilient to stormwater hazards and extreme events. Congratulations, Simone!

Andrea Tilstra has accepted the position of postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford. She will be at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, housed in the Department of Sociology. Congrats Andrea!

A team led by Amanda Stevenson and including Stef Mollborn and Jane Menken published the first contemporary causal evidence that access to contraception improves women’s educational attainment. The study was covered by local and national outlets and Amanda will testify on the implications of the findings for current Colorado policy...

Jax Gonzalez graduated with a Masters in Education, Curriculum and Instruction from the School of Education. They were named an Outstanding Graduate for their commitment to collective liberation in teaching.

Hillary Steinberg has accepted a postdoctoral position at the AJ Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University. She will be working on policy-oriented projects related to the transition to young adulthood, and a joint project with Rutgers University on transgender identity in autistic youth. She is happy to share any resources...

David Pyrooz published an opinion editorial in The Globe and Mail , “Jails and prisons remain a hotbed for COVID-19. Vaccinate the people who live or work in them,” calling for rapidly expanding access to vaccination and to attend to vaccine hesitancy among incarcerated populations in Canada (with Rose Ricciardelli...