Jason Ferguson, Berkeley Sociology PhD (2020), will join the Berkeley Law faculty after serving four years on the faculty at UCLA. Professor Ferguson will be spending the 2024-25 academic year at the Harvard Society of Fellows. We look forward to welcoming him back to Cal in Fall 2025!
Gayl Ness (Berkeley PhD 1961) was a Sociologist of Southeast Asia who spent his entire career at the University of Michigan. His obituary can be found here.
Assistant Professor Stephanie Canizales won the Distinguished Early Career Award from the ASA section on Children and Youth.
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Assistant Professor Areej Sabbagh-Khoury won the award for the Best Publication by an International Scholar for her paper, "Citizenship as Accumulation by Dispossession: The Paradox of Settler Colonial Citizenship" (Sociological Theory, 2022).
PhD student Tyler Leeds won the student paper award from the Biosociology and Evolutionary Sociology section for his paper titled, "The Bio-Habitus: Using Pain Science to Reconstruct Bourdieusian Theory," which was published in Sociological Theory earlier this year.
Click here to learn more about Xavier Durham's Research Project.
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Click here to learn more about Ángel Mendiola Ross's Research Project.
Her book titled, "A Man among Other Men: The Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capi
This prestigious award recognizes ASA scholars who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to the field of sociology. Their lifetime achievements, whether theoretical, methodological, or both, have significantly advanced the discipline. The selection committee places particular emphasis on individuals whose contributions have notably reshaped the broader field of sociology or specific subfields within it.
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The American ‘doc fix’: Incremental policy change and the growth of US healthcare spending
Article addresses the contradictions evident in American disability policy, encompassing both anti-discrimination measures such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and disability assistance programs.
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Ph.D student Anna Palmer received an "Honorable Mention," which is "awarded to meritorious applicants who do not receive Fellowship awards. This is considered a significant national academic achievement." Click the link below for more information about the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
PhD student Daniel Lobo was awarded a $50,000
