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Barbara Risman came to UIC because she wanted to be part of this up and coming department in an exciting university and city. UIC Sociology has faculty who are experts in the globalization processes in our current world, particularly the changing urban landscape. It also has faculty who study racial, ethnic, and gender inequalities in contemporary American society. Other faculty focus their attention on work, labor markets, and organizations. And of course, with one of the largest health centers in the world on our campus, UIC also has faculty with expertise in health and medicine. UIC Sociology faculty excel in teaching, research, and service
UIC Sociology Recent Highlights:
Fall 2011
Professor Barbara Risman, who won the American Sociological Associations Public Understanding in Sociology award at this year's annual meeting, was recently featured in University of Illinois president Mike Hogan's blog.
Graduate student Kelly Underman's paper, "It's the Knowledge that Puts You in Control: The Embodied Labor of Gynecological Educators," was published in Gender and Society's August 2011 issue.
Graduate students Will Mingus and Bradley Zopf had their paper, "White Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry, The Racial Project in Explaining Mass Shootings," accepted for publication in the journal Social Thought and Research.
At the American Sociological Assocation's annual meeting in Las Vegas this past August, Professor Barbara Risman won the American Sociological Associations Public Understanding in Sociology Award.Summer 2011Professor Moshe Semyonov was recently interviewed byScience Watch in response to one of his papers on attitudes towards immigrants being the most most cited in the social sciences.
Bill Bielby, in a Chicago Tribune article, respondents to a Supreme Court ruling that blocked a discrimination class-action suit against Wal-Mart, He provided expert witness testimony on behalf of plaintiffs in lower court. The Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled for Wal-Mart.
Matthew Hall, UIC assistant professor of sociology, writes a piece in the Huffington Post challenging assumptions of the immigrant workforce, based on a Brooking Institutions report he co-authored. He is also quoted in the Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, and Pittsburgh Post-Tribune.
Spring 2011
Jonathan Stringfield's research was the subject of a May New York Times article.
The Bloomington Pantagraph quotes Matthew Hall, UIC assistant professor of sociology, in an article about the population center point of Illinois moving closer to Chicago.
TIME recently covered a new CCF study co-authored by UIC Sociology's Rachel Gordon. Congratulations to Dr. Gordon for the important work she does!
Rachel Gordon and her co-authors research were referenced in a Sunday, May 7th NY Times op-ed piece.
Graduate student Will Mingus was quoted on sex offenders and their residences in the Austin Weekly News.
Bill Bielby is in the middle of the Wal-Mart discrimination case. Keep up the good work Dr. Bielby!
The Peoria Journal Star interviews Matthew Hall, UIC assistant professor of sociology, about ethnic population changes in Peoria.
An article from the Round Lake edition of the Trib Local newspaper notes the involvement of UIC sociology graduate students in ongoing research and a recent community forum for the growing Latino population in Lake County.
The Chicago Sun-Times quotes Barbara Risman, UIC professor and head of sociology, in an article about married college students.
SIUE’s Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies is singing the praises of its new hire, UIC's Georgiann Davis! For the article, CLICK HERE.
Professor Barbara Risman, who won the American Sociological Associations Public Understanding in Sociology award at this year's annual meeting, was recently featured in University of Illinois president Mike Hogan's blog.
Graduate student Kelly Underman's paper, "It's the Knowledge that Puts You in Control: The Embodied Labor of Gynecological Educators," was published in Gender and Society's August 2011 issue.
Graduate students Will Mingus and Bradley Zopf had their paper, "White Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry, The Racial Project in Explaining Mass Shootings," accepted for publication in the journal Social Thought and Research.
At the American Sociological Assocation's annual meeting in Las Vegas this past August, Professor Barbara Risman won the American Sociological Associations Public Understanding in Sociology Award.Summer 2011Professor Moshe Semyonov was recently interviewed byScience Watch in response to one of his papers on attitudes towards immigrants being the most most cited in the social sciences.
Bill Bielby, in a Chicago Tribune article, respondents to a Supreme Court ruling that blocked a discrimination class-action suit against Wal-Mart, He provided expert witness testimony on behalf of plaintiffs in lower court. The Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled for Wal-Mart.
Matthew Hall, UIC assistant professor of sociology, writes a piece in the Huffington Post challenging assumptions of the immigrant workforce, based on a Brooking Institutions report he co-authored. He is also quoted in the Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, and Pittsburgh Post-Tribune.
Spring 2011
Jonathan Stringfield's research was the subject of a May New York Times article.
The Bloomington Pantagraph quotes Matthew Hall, UIC assistant professor of sociology, in an article about the population center point of Illinois moving closer to Chicago.
TIME recently covered a new CCF study co-authored by UIC Sociology's Rachel Gordon. Congratulations to Dr. Gordon for the important work she does!
Rachel Gordon and her co-authors research were referenced in a Sunday, May 7th NY Times op-ed piece.
Graduate student Will Mingus was quoted on sex offenders and their residences in the Austin Weekly News.
Bill Bielby is in the middle of the Wal-Mart discrimination case. Keep up the good work Dr. Bielby!
The Peoria Journal Star interviews Matthew Hall, UIC assistant professor of sociology, about ethnic population changes in Peoria.
An article from the Round Lake edition of the Trib Local newspaper notes the involvement of UIC sociology graduate students in ongoing research and a recent community forum for the growing Latino population in Lake County.
The Chicago Sun-Times quotes Barbara Risman, UIC professor and head of sociology, in an article about married college students.
SIUE’s Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies is singing the praises of its new hire, UIC's Georgiann Davis! For the article, CLICK HERE.
