Sociology News & Events

Sociologist Jennifer Karas Montez Named University Professor

The prestigious distinction is granted to faculty who excel in their fields and who have made extraordinary scholarly contributions as judged by their peers nationally and internationally.
October 1, 2021

See related: Awards & Honors, Promotions & Appointments

Risk Factors Explaining Military Deaths From Suicide, 2008–2017: A Latent Class Analysis

Scott D. Landes, Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London
Sociologists Scott Landes, Andrew London and Janet Wilmoth examine the risk factors in military deaths by suicide.
September 25, 2021

See related: Mental Health

Garcia discusses structural racism, COVID-19 outcomes in Public Health Post blog

"The Devastating Toll of Structural Racism," written by Assistant Professor of Sociology Marc Garcia and Ph.D. student Claire Pendergrast, was published in Public Health Post.
September 20, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Race & Ethnicity, United States

Landes discusses vaccines for those aiding people with IDD in LAist article

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, weighs in on COVID vaccine mandates for in-home health aides in California in the LAist article, "People With Developmental Disabilities Want Their Home Health Workers Vaccinated."
September 14, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, IDD, United States

Purser discusses employment protections in NY state on WCNY

August 10, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Labor, New York State

Yingyi Ma speaks to The Diplomat about educational inequality in China

August 9, 2021

See related: China, Education

Lutz article on affirmative action and talent loss among Blacks and Latinos published in ESR

Amy Lutz, Pamela R. Bennett & Rebecca Wang
August 5, 2021

See related: Race & Ethnicity

Monnat article on trends in working age non-Hispanic White mortality published in PRPR

Shannon M. Monnat
August 5, 2021

See related: Race & Ethnicity

Rhubart, Monnat, Pendergrast paper published in Public Policy and Aging Report

Danielle C. Rhubart, Shannon M. Monnat, Leif Jensen & Claire Pendergrast
August 5, 2021

Wolf, Monnat, Montez article on effects of preemption laws on infant mortality published in PM

Douglas A. Wolf, Shannon M. Monnat & Jennifer Karas Montez
August 5, 2021

London article on gender transition, embodiment and sex specific cancer screenings published

Tre Wentling, Carrie Elliott, Andrew S. London, Natalee Simpson & Rebecca Wang

The study responds to a call for studies of “embodied experiences of stigma in context” by investigating how transgender embodiment shapes perceived needs for access to and experiences of “sex-specific” cancer screenings (SSCS) (e.g., breast and prostate exams, Pap smears) in the North American healthcare system.

August 5, 2021

See related: Gender and Sex, Sexual Identity

London, Landes article on ADHD among US adults published in Journal of Attention Disorders

Andrew S. London & Scott D. Landes
August 5, 2021

Karas Montez article on US state disparity in life expectancy published in AJPH

Mateo P. Farina, Anna Zajacova, Jennifer Karas Montez & Mark D. Hayward
August 4, 2021

Yingyi Ma paper on paths into and out of STEM published in Socius

Yingyi Ma & Shiyang Xiao
August 4, 2021

Landes, London, Wilmoth article on service-connected disability published in Armed Forces & Society

Scott D. Landes, Andrew S. London & Janet M. Wilmoth
August 4, 2021

Zhang paper on intergenerational emotional cohesion and psychological well-being published in JGSB

Xiaoyan Zhang & Merril Silverstein
August 4, 2021

See related: China

Yue Sun article on the social correlates of flood risk published in Population and Environment

Danielle Rhubart & Yue Sun
August 4, 2021

Yingyi Ma article on educating the elites published in Comparative Education Review

Yingyi Ma
August 4, 2021

Monnat discusses the US drug crisis on CBS News Radio

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was interviewed on CBS News Radio's "America: Changed Forever" podcast about drug abuse and the role the COVID-19 pandemic may have played in last year's drug-related deaths.
July 28, 2021

See related: Addiction, COVID-19, Health Policy, Longevity, United States

Monnat Discusses Overdose Crisis on NBCLX

Watch the full interview on NBCLX's LX News (beginning at 14:20). 
July 23, 2021

See related: Addiction, COVID-19, Health Policy, Longevity, United States

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