Colloquia


"The Color of Money: Black Banking and the Racial Wealth Gap"
(co-sponsored by Colloquium, LaSSI, & CPH)    

"Black Elephants in the Room: How African American Republicans Manage White Skepticism"
(LaSSI)

"From brain to mind: A novel approach to investigating moral boundaries of race"

"Metamorphosis of the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: A 30-Year Sociological Perspective."

"Is Police Violence Synonymous with State Violence? Dissecting Police Use of Force in a Violent Democracy"

Practice Job Talk
(co-sponsored by Community Mapping Lab)

Deirdre Oakley
Abstract: Homeless youth in the United States face numerous health disparities over the life course. They are at increased risk for negative outcomes including victimization, substance abuse, criminal activity, and poor mental health. Childhood abuse and family conflict are common occurrences in the homes of many young people prior to their leaving home. Young people who spend more time out on the street are at greater risk of being re-…

“New Data Collection Strategies and Intervention Possibilities with Homeless Youth and Young Adults”
Presenter: William Alex Pridemore, Dean and Professor, School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany – State University of New York   Abstract: This study examines the impact of the 1980s farm crisis on rural suicide rates. Research consistently identifies a link between economic crises and negative psychological sequelae at the individual level, and several studies show that economic and other crises are sometimes accompanied by…

“Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow”: The impact of the 1980s farm crisis on suicide in rural America
Presenter: Kimberly A. Tyler, Professor, Department of Sociology,University of Nebraska – Lincoln Abstract: Homeless youth in the United States face numerous health disparities over the life course. They are at increased risk for negative outcomes including victimization, substance abuse, criminal activity, and poor mental health. Childhood abuse and family conflict are common occurrences in the homes of many young people prior to their leaving…

“New Data Collection Strategies and Intervention Possibilities with Homeless Youth and Young Adults”
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