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“The book offers a sociological study of gender regarding women in the heavy metal subculture. Relying on interviews with fans, women have made progress in the metal world, although gendered conditions also continue to exist.

Ron Simons is the PI on a newly-funded project titled “Economic, Social, and Health Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic for Aging African Americans.”  It’s being funded by the National Institute on Aging and

Diana Graizbord has been selected as a Member of the School of Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

Leslie Gordon Simons has received a National Science Foundation grant, titled "Economic and Social Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic for Low Income, Late Middle-Aged African Americans."  She's

Professor Ronald L. Simons, Distinguished Research Professor in the department of sociology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences has been named a Regents Professor.