Congratulations Aghil on accepting a tenure-track position at UNCO!

 

Our dear colleague, Aghil Daghagheleh, has accepted a tenure-track position in the Department of Sociology at the University of Northern Colorado (UNCO).

At UNCO, Aghil will continue to work on his book, Indigenous Refusal: Arab Minority and the Formation of the Modern State in Iran. Also, alongside teaching general sociology courses, he will be offering specialized courses on ethnicity and social movements in the Middle East.
Congratulations, Aghil. We wish you the best.

Congratulations to Rutgers Sociology Doctorates!!

 

Congratulations to all the Rutgers Sociology Doctorates on your remarkable achievements!

Left to right: Jessica Poling, PhD; Nil Uzun, PhD; Marilyn Baffoe-Bonnie, PhD; Aghil Daghagheleh, PhD; Endia Hayes, PhD; Hannah Troxel, PhD; Maria Isabel Espinoza, PhD; Robert Duffy, PhD

as well as Armani Beck-Mcfield, PhD; John Bailey, PhD; Demir, Dilara, PhD

Congratulations to Rutgers Sociology newest tenured faculty member, Associate Professor Lei Lei!

 

Congratulations to Rutgers Sociology newest tenured faculty member, Associate Professor Lei Lei!

Dr. Norah MacKendrick and former graduate student Dr. Hannah Troxel's research was featured in Women's Health UK

 

Dr. Norah MacKendrick and former graduate student Dr. Hannah Troxel's research was featured in Women's Health UK. You can read the story here: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/fitness/a60004028/cycle-syncing/


Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Troxel on successfully defending her dissertation!

 

Dr. Hannah Troxel successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, offering an insightful interrogation of the diagnosis of "obesity." Her committee members included: Joanna Kempner, Norah MacKendrick, Tom Davidson, and Annemarie Jutel.


Congratulations Armani Beck on accepting a Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship at Dartmouth College.

 

Congratulations Armani Beck on accepting a Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship at Dartmouth College.She will begin her appointment in the Department of Sociology and the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in July. She will defend this March. 

Congratulations Marilyn Baffoe-Bonnie on accepting a Penn Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania

 

We are so proud to announce that Marilyn Baffoe-Bonnie has accepted a Penn Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania for next year!  She will begin her appointment in the Department of History and Sociology of Science there in July.  Also, look out for Marilyn's upcoming dissertation defense on March 6th.  

Dr. Dawne Mouzon receives Midcareer Scholar Award

Congratulations to Dr. Dawne Mouzon for receiving a Midcareer Scholar Award from the Program for Research on Black Americans at the University of Michigan. More details here: https://socialwork.rutgers.edu/news/rutgers-faculty-earn-prba-research-awards

Welcome Emily Handsman as New Assistant Professor

 

We are very excited to announce that Emily Handsman will join the department as our newest assistant professor in Fall 2024.  Emily is a researcher & teacher focused on how equity initiatives unfold in K-12 schools. She received her PhD in Sociology from Northwestern University and is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University. We look forward to welcoming Emily to Rutgers in September!

Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Poling on successfully defending her dissertation!

 

Dr. Jessica Poling successfully defended her dissertation, "Emobdying Change: Personal and Public Mediations of Gendered Disruptions."

Karen Cerulo Wins ASA Culture Section Book Prize

 

Congratulations to Prof. Karen A. Cerulo and grad program alumna Janet M. Ruane. Their book, Dreams of a Lifetime: How Who We Are Shapes How We Imagine Our Future, won the ASA Culture Section’s Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book in Cultural Sociology, 2023. 

Karen Cerulo published "Enduring Relationships: Social Aspects of Perceived Interactions with the Dead" in Socius

Our colleague, Karen Cerulo published “Enduring Relationships: Social Aspects of Perceived Interactions with the Dead” in Socius, an ASA publication.  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23780231231203658   Socius is an open access journal; the article can be read free of charge.

Anthony Landers Wins Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship

Congratulations to Anthony Landers, who is a recipient of the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship!  You can learn more about this exceptional honor and Anthony's project on the program's webpage.

Jeff Dowd Wins Teaching Award

Congratulations to Jeff Dowd, who is a recipient of the SAS Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Education!

Ali Chaudhary Promoted to Associate Professor

Congratulations to Ali Chaudhary on his well-deserved promotion to Associate Professor with tenure!

Arlene Stein's Essay in LitHub

Arlene Stein's "Moral Panics Never Go Out of Style: On the Corrosive Effects of the Culture Wars" was featured in LitHub. The essay is from the new edition of her book "The Stranger Next Door, Or How the Right Divides Us," published by Beacon Press. 

Norah MacKendrick Featured on "Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness"

Norah MacKendrick was interviewed about her work on the regulation of toxic consumer products on the podcast "Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness." You can access the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

Arlene Stein's Essay in Only Sky

Arlene Stein wrote an essay about why the US rightwing is attacking schools and teachers--and what we can do about it. https://onlysky.media/astein/knowledge-is-power-thats-why-the-right-is-attacking-schools/

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