PhD Candidate Anya Galli Awarded the 2017 Mayer N. Zald Distinguishhed Contribution to Schoularship Student Paper Award
The Sociology Department would like to congratulate PhD Candidate, Anya Galli, for being awarded the 2017 Mayer N. Zald Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Student Paper Award from the Collective Behavior and Social Movements section of the American Sociological Association! The article was based off of Anya's second year paper.
Congratulations Anya!
Recent SOCY PhD Job Placements
The Department of Sociology would like to congratulate the following PhD graduates for their new jobs!
PhD Candidate Sidra Montgomery's Dissertation project selected by ASA for Presentation at Coalition for National Science Funding
PhD Candidate, Sidra Montgomery's NSF-funded dissertation project was selected by the American Sociological Association for presentation at the CNSF (Coalition for National Science Funding) Expo on the Hill tomorrow evening. Sidra and Dr. Meredith Kleykamp will be meeting with Hill staffers to discuss social science research and the value of NSF for our research.
Dr. Patricia Hill Collins selected as the winner of the ASA DuBois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award
Distinguished University Professor, Dr. Patricia Hill Collins, was selected as the winner of the 2017 American Sociological Association's W.E.B.
Dr. Kris Marsh Selected for the 2017 OMSE Academy of Academic Excellence "Excellence in Service" Medal for Outstanding Faculty
Congraulations to Dr. Kris Marsh, for being selected by the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Education's (OMSE) Academy of Excellece as the recipient of the 2017 Excellence in Service Medal for Outstanding Faculty!
SOCY Graduate Student Awards
Congratulations to the following students for their accomplishments and awards this year!
Brittany Dernberger received the DC Sociological Society's Irene B. Taeuber paper award for her paper "The Tied Migrant Employment Penalty: Public Perceptions of Military Spouses Seeking Work"
Sociology Students and Faculty Recognized at PAA Annual Meeting
Members of the sociology department received awards at the 2017 Population Association of American (PAA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. Congratulations to the following people for their awards!
Blue Ribbon Poster Awards
Rachel Guo, (PhD Candidate) "Asian Immigrants' Sexuality: American Acculturation, Gender Disparities, and Double Standards"
Christina Bijou Receives BSOS Undergraduate Researcher of the Year
The Sociology Department would like to congratulate Christina Bijou for receiving the College of Behavioral & Social Science Undergraduate Researcher of the Year award!
UMD Researchers Investigate Evolving Climate and Energy Policy Networks
How do our social and professional circles affect the way we share and consume information? How might these networks impact climate and energy policymaking? A research team from the University of Maryland received an additional $450,000 from the MacArthur Foundation to examine how climate and energy policy networks are evolving at both state and federal levels in response to the 2016 election. In total, the Foundation has provided $900,000 in research support for the 3-year project.
