Two new research articles by Brian Levy have been published in Health & Place and Social Science & Medicine, exploring the impact of structural inequities on health outcomes. These studies contribute to growing evidence on how environment and policy shape well-being.
Check out Dr. adams' new paper at Annual Review of Sociology!
Congratulations to instructor Hanne van der Iest! She is the co-PI on two exciting grants!
Check out Dr. Dunatchik's new paper in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility!
Please join Dr. Deflem for his talk entitled "Israel and October 7: Ethnographic Observations, Here and There"
Brian Levy, a new USC sociology professor, explores how neighborhoods and segregation shape health, wealth, and inequality in the United States.
Check out Dr. Quinn's new paper in Advances in Group Processes!
WIS 10 Meteorologist Chandlor Jordan visited SOCY 311: Ecology of Human Social Systems
Professor Jun Zhao published a new article in Society and Mental Health
We have six new undergraduate lab research assistants who will be working in our laboratory for sociological research.
Professor Mathieu Deflem is spending ten days (October 4 to 14) in Israel as part of his research on counter-terrorism since October 7.
Kudos to Professor Jaclyn Wong on her book receiving an Honorable Mention for the 2024 ASA Sex & Gender Distinguished Book Award!
Congratulations to graduate student Victoria Money who will be awarded a Bilinski Fellowship!
This semester, Alex, Emma, and Khushi are learning more about social psychology experiments!
Mathieu Deflem received a Director's Award from the Walker Institute of International and Area Studies!
Professor Jaclyn Wong published a new article in Gender and Society
Professor Jun Zhao published a new article in Social Psychology Quarterly
Professor Kathleen Broussard just published an article in Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
Professor Jennifer Augustine co-authored article with former graduate student, Mia Brantley
The Department is saddened to announce the passing of emeritus professor Ronald (Ron) Maris.
Professor Matthew Brashears and Ph.D. candidate Nick Harder have been awarded a multi-year grant ($190,000) from the Army Research Office.
Managers who discriminate may cause all of their employees to become less productive at work, according to a study by University of South Carolina sociologists.
Join the USC (University of South Carolina) Department of Sociology for two incredible tenure-track assistant professor positions in the fields of Inequality/Statistics and Family and Gender.
View Laura Brashears contribution to "Student, Mexican American Student, or White Student? The Relative Influence of Identity Prominence on Academic Performance, Educational Aspirations, and Academic Self-Esteem."
Instructor Erin Davenport won the 2023 Wilson Teaching Award for her years of teaching in her graduate department at UNC. The award "recognizes graduate students that have demonstrated an excellence in teaching. Award winners have full responsibility for teaching an undergraduate course and are nominated based on official course evaluations, creative and innovative teaching methods and content, and promise as an educator." Dr. Davenport graduated from UNC in May with her PhD in sociology and looks forward to continuing to teach at USC, after joining the department in January.