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Stefanie Mollborn and alum Liz Lawrence have a new publication

Sept. 18, 2020

Mollborn, Stefanie, Elizabeth M. Lawrence, and Robert A. Hummer. Published online ahead of print. “A Gender Framework for Understanding Health Lifestyles.†Social Science & Medicine .

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New publication with graduate student, Candace Evans, and faculty member, Lori Peek

Sept. 11, 2020

We are so pleased to announce a new publication with sociology graduate student, Candace Evans, and faculty member, Lori Peek. Adams, Rachel M., Candace Evans, Mason Mathews, Amy Wolkin, and Lori Peek. 2020. “Mortality From Forces of Nature Among Older Adults by Race/Ethnicity and Gender.†Journal of Applied Gerontology.

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Lori Peek was quoted in this recent Atlantic article

Sept. 9, 2020

Lori Peek was quoted in this recent Atlantic article by journalist Ed Yong, “America Is Trapped in a Pandemic Spiral.â€

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Graduate student, Dan Simon, presents paper at ASA session

Aug. 31, 2020

Dan Simon presented his paper, "Structural Shocks and Suicide Mortality: The Cases of the Opioid Epidemic and the Great Recession in the United States" (co-authored with Ryan Masters) at the ASA Health and Mortality session sponsored by the Section on the Sociology of Population.

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David Pyrooz, Kendra Clark, and Jennifer Tostlebe published a paper in Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Aug. 31, 2020

David Pyrooz, Kendra Clark, and Jennifer Tostlebe published a paper in Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency , titled “Gang affiliation and prisoner reentry: Discrete-time variation in recidivism by current, former, and non-gang status†(coauthored with Scott Decker and Erin Orrick).

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Natural Hazards Center released a Special Call for Quick Response proposals for research in the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Aug. 31, 2020

With the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Science Foundation, the Natural Hazards Center released a Special Call for Quick Response proposals for research in the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Thanks to...

Border

Bertha Bermudez Tapia created amazing video about the effects of the border closure and Covid on border families

Aug. 25, 2020

Visual art project that captures how the twin-cities of Matamoros and Brownsville are torn apart due to the temporarily closed border. Families are separated, physical borders seem more prominent, and loved ones are not able to stand with each other, even at a 6 foot distance. This painting describes what...

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David Pyrooz published a guest editorial in the Daily Camera on “Boulder crime in contextâ€

Aug. 17, 2020

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Christi Sue has been honored with a Provost Faculty Achievement award!

Aug. 11, 2020

From the Provost’s letter: “In selecting you for this award, the faculty committee pointed to the importance of your book Durable Ethnicity: Mexican Americans and the Ethnic Core , published by Oxford University Press in 2019. Members of the committee appreciated how the book draws on the complexities, variabilities, and...

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Grad student, Adriana Núñez, successfully defended her dissertation!

Aug. 4, 2020

Adriana Núñez successfully defended her dissertation "Mexican Americans on the Border: Ethnic and Political Identities in the Trump Era." Her committee members were Christi Sue, Matt Desan, Rachel Rinaldo, Eddie Telles, and Rob Buffington. Congratulations Dr. Núñez!!!

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