Faculty Promotions Proud to announce two recent promotions within our faculty! Dr. Diana Graizbord has been awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor. Dr. Bobby Jo Otto has been promoted to Senior Lecturer. Promotion and tenure are significant achievements in academic life and a recognition of the valuable contributions made to UGA. Congratulations to both Diana and Bobby Jo! Read more about Faculty Promotions
Our Award Winning Department! Congratulations to Stephanie Hanus-Knapp who has been selected for the 2025 UGA Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award! This award, administered in collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning and UGA’s Teaching Academy, is given to no more than five recipients each year. Stephanie’s selection recognizes her record of distinguished service to the instructional mission of the university while also pursuing a rigorous program of study as a graduate student. Way to go Steph! Read more about Our Award Winning Department!
Graduate Student Accolades! More great work by our graduate students! Congratulations to Ciara Peebles who was invited to present her doctoral research on the differential media coverage of missing persons of color at Dalton College, shedding light on the critical issue of "missing white woman syndrome". Additionally, Ciara has joined the Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. (BAMFI) to help create media guidelines that promote more equitable reporting, aiming to address and rectify disparities in media coverage of missing individuals. Way to go Ciara! Read more about Graduate Student Accolades!
UGA Sociology's AKD Chapter's 60th Anniversary! Big news! Our Alpha Kappa Delta chapter has reached an exciting milestone—this year marks the 60th anniversary since our chapter was chartered! 🥳 To celebrate, we will be hosting an anniversary party this semester, complete with cake, and all current AKD members are invited to join in the celebration! Stay tuned for more details. Read more about UGA Sociology's AKD Chapter's 60th Anniversary!
Book Presentation: Dr. Diana Graizbord Join us Friday, March 21 from 3 - 4:00 pm at MLC 214 for a book presentation by Dr. Diana Graizbord (Sociology and LACSI, University of Georgia). Her new publication is titled "Indicators of Democracy: The Politics and Promise of Evaluation Expertise in Mexico" from Stanford University Press. Read more about Book Presentation: Dr. Diana Graizbord
Dr. Katherine Sobering (Sociology & Women's Studies, University of North Texas) Friday, February 7, 2025 12:40 - 1:30pm | MLC 214 | Abstract Dr. Katherine Sobering (Sociology & Women's Studies, University of North Texas) IWS's Friday Speaker Series: "The Queer Birth Project: Feminist Interdisciplinary Methods and LGBTQ+ Family-Building in the 21st Century." Read more about Dr. Katherine Sobering (Sociology & Women's Studies, University of North Texas)
New Publication Alert! Jody Clay-Warner is co-author of a book that was just published by Cambridge University press: "COURT-ORDERED COMMUNITY SERVICE: The Experiences of Community Organizations and Community Service Workers" that you can read it HERE Read more about New Publication Alert!
New Publication by Dr. Graizbord! Congratulations to Dr. Graizbord on the publication of her book, "Indicators of Democracy: The Politics and Promise of Evaluation Expertise in Mexico" from Stanford University Press. Book Description Read more about New Publication by Dr. Graizbord!
Shelby Clark selected to Future Faculty Fellows 2025 Cohort Congratulations to Shelby Clark on her selection to the Future Faculty Fellows 2025 Cohort! Read more about Shelby Clark selected to Future Faculty Fellows 2025 Cohort
Speaker - Dr. Tim Liao / University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Join UGA Sociology as we welcome Dr. Tim Liao from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign for his talk titled "Do Birds of a Nest Flock Together? A Study of Home Provinces and Migration Paths among Filipina Domestic Workers in Hong Kong" Biography PhD: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Read more about Speaker - Dr. Tim Liao / University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
