Dr. Stephen Sills (Center for Housing and Community Studies) received new funding from Partners Behavioral Health Management for the project “ACES, SDOH, AND SUDS: Data Preparation & Symposium Presentation on the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences, Social Determinants of Health, Behavioral Health Disparities, and the use of Substances among Adolescents.” Read… Continue reading…
Sociology senior and Honor’s student, Andrew Ainsworth, presented his Honor’s Thesis research at the annual Undergraduate Research and Creativity Exposition, which was held on April 4th in the Cone Ballroom. Andrew’s research investigates school shootings. Using secondary data collected from a variety of sources, Andrew constructed a dataset of deliberate school… Continue reading…
Dr. Tad Skotnicki recently delivered a paper at the Center for Cultural Sociology at Yale University. Titled “Purity politics? On quality as a proxy for ethics in consumption,” Dr. Skotnicki’s paper explores how activists made a link between ethical value and the quality of consumer goods. From the paper abstract:… Continue reading…
Assistant professor Cindy Brooks-Dollar has published a blog about family courts in “The Society Pages” for the Council on Contemporary Families. Click below to read more! Are Family Courts Therapeutically Just?
On February 28, the last day of Black History Month, the Sociology Department & the Environmental & Sustainability Program hosted a closing ceremony for the Princeville Portraits of Humanities Exhibit in the Office of Intercultural Engagement (EUC). There was yummy food and spirit-filled words from several Princeville residents, including Mayor,… Continue reading…
UNCG Sociology is searching for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology for the 2019-2020 academic year. Follow the link below to apply! https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/13592
Public intellectual and scholar-activist Professor Michael Eric Dyson spent time with UNCG Sociology graduate students during his recent visit to campus.
As part of the reinvigorated department colloquium, the UNCG Department of Sociology hosted Professor Eduardo Bonilla-Silva for a visit and talk on race and emotions. The lecture and visit was co-sponsored by the UNCG Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences Diversity Mini-Grants, Lloyd International Honors College, and African American and… Continue reading…
