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Sociology Welcome Reception 2023

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Dr. Marcus T. Wright, Undergraduate Program Manager of Sociology, has published a children's book titled: Henry's Hoodie
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Olivia Hu, PhD Candidate in Sociology, awarded an honorable mention from the American Sociological Association Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities James E. Blackwell Graduate Student Paper Award
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Paula Fomby's co-authored article, "Interlinking Structural Racism and Heteropatriarchy: Rethinking Family Structure's Effects on Child Outcomes in a Racialized, Unequal Society"  won the ASA's Family Section Article of the Year award
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Lance Freeman, James W. Effron University Professor in City & Regional Planning and Sociology, awarded the 2023 Robert and Helen Lynd Lifetime Achievement Award
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Courtney Boen, Professor of Sociology, and Annelise Luck, PhD Candidate in Demography and Sociology have published a new co-authored paper in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior

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Olivia Hu, PhD Candidate in Sociology, published her first publication in Ethnic and Racial Studies Journal, titled, "Linking Race and Genes: Racial Conceptualization among Genetic Ancestry Test-Takers"
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Pilar Gonalons-Pons, Assistant Professor of Sociology, published new co-authored working paper titled, "Measuring Care Provision in the United States: Resources, Shortfalls, and Possible Improvements"
Elena van Stee at Contexts Magazine

Elena van Stee, PhD Candidate in Sociology,  has been named the newly-appointed blog editor for Contexts, the public-facing magazine of the American Sociological Association
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Dorothy Roberts, George A. Weiss University Professor of Law & Sociology, named the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Scholarly Book Award Honorable Mention