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Statement of Solidarity and Support in Response to the Killing of Daunte Wright
Departmental News
Posted: Apr 14, 2021 - 12:00am
We write to acknowledge and denounce the killing of another Black man in Minneapolis, Daunte Wright, at the hands of the police. Only miles away from the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer wh
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Congratulations to Dr. Sofia Locklear for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation, and New Position as Associate Professor.
Departmental News
Posted: Apr 14, 2021 - 12:00am
Congratulations to Dr. Sofia Locklear for successfully defending her dissertation, “ White Identity and American Indian and Alaska Native Culture in the Pacific Northwest,” with distincti
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April 2021 Department News and Publications
Departmental News
Posted: Apr 14, 2021 - 12:00am
Publications:
Barker, Kristin, Alexis M. Kenney and R. Neil Greene. “Wrong versus Right(eous): Online Reader Comments as Scientific Boundary-Work.” Sociological Forum 36(N3). First
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Standing in solidarity with the Asian American community
Departmental News
Posted: Mar 18, 2021 - 12:00am
On Tuesday evening, eight people were shot to death in Atlanta, Georgia. Seven of the victims were women, and most of them of Asian descent. Though the attacks remain under investigation, these horri
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March 2021 Department Publications and News Coverage
Departmental News
Posted: Mar 15, 2021 - 12:00am
Publications:
Hernandez, Maricarmen. 2021. “Toxicity and Informal Living in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.” Contexts, feature article, 20(1):31-35. doi:10.1177/1536504221997866  
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February 2021 Department Awards and Achievements
Departmental News
Posted: Feb 08, 2021 - 12:00am
The UNM Sociology Department was deemed one of the 15 Best PhD programs by bestvalueschools.com.
Alena Kuhlemeier and Carmela Roybal were named Graduate Student Scholars as part of the Substance Use
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February 2021 Department Publications and News Coverage
Departmental News
Posted: Feb 08, 2021 - 12:00am
Publications:
Noel-London, K., Ortiz, K., & BeLue, R. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) & youth sports participation: does a gradient exist?. Child Abuse & Neglect, 113, 104924.
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UNM Sociology Statement on Events at the U.S. Capitol
Departmental News
Posted: Jan 13, 2021 - 12:00am
On Wednesday, January 6, we witnessed a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters invade and occupy the nation's Capital on the day the electoral college votes were being tallied. They acted w
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January 2021 Faculty Publications and News Coverage
Departmental News
Posted: Jan 12, 2021 - 12:00am
Publications:
Hughes, Lorrine and Lisa Broidy. (2021). Social Bridges and Contexts in Criminology and Sociology: Reflections on the Intellectual Legacy of James F. Short, Jr. Routledge Adva
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Congratulations to Kasim Ortiz, who received an R36 Dissertation Award from the National Institutes of Health: NIA –R36AG070553
Departmental News
Posted: Jan 04, 2021 - 12:00am
Kasim Ortiz has been selected to receive funding by the NIA for his research project " Neighborhoods, Sexual Orientation, Race/Ethnicity & Smoking Across the Adult Life Span: A Multilevel Intersectio
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December 2020 Faculty Publications and News Coverage
Departmental News
Posted: Dec 10, 2020 - 12:00am
Below is a list of department publications and news coverage for the month of December:
Goodkind, J., Ferrera, J., Lardier, D., Hess, J. M., & Greene, R. N. (2020). A Mixed-method Study of the Effect
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Alyssa Holguin, criminology major, is awarded the Fred Harris Internship
Award News
Posted: Nov 13, 2020 - 12:00am
Congratulations to Alyssa Holguin, criminology major, who has been awarded the Fred Harris Internship for Fall 2021!
The Fred Harris Internship was established by the University of New Mexico to allo
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Elizabeth Korver-Glenn Research Project "Colorism, Police Killings, and Anti-Black Discipline" Receives USF Blackness and Anti-Black Racism Grant
Departmental News
Posted: Nov 09, 2020 - 12:00am
A research project being conducted by David Ponton III (PI) and Elizabeth Korver-Glenn (Co-I), entitled "Colorism, Police Killings, and Anti-Black Discipline" has been selected as one of the recipien
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Elizabeth Korver-Glenn Talk: "Racism and Houston's Housing Market"
Departmental News
Posted: Nov 09, 2020 - 12:00am
Elizabeth Korver-Glenn gave a talk entitled "Racism and Houston's Housing Market" at the Houston Association of Realtors' 'Virtual Engage' Event on September 23, 2020. The talk was attended by m
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November 2020 Faculty Publications and News Coverage
Departmental News
Posted: Nov 09, 2020 - 12:00am
Felipe Gonzales published a chapter called “Promise and Frustration: The History of Spanish-Language Bilingual Education in New Mexico, 1846–1970,” in The Shoulders We Sta
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Albuquerque Public Schools Participate in New Grant Study
Departmental News
Posted: Oct 07, 2020 - 12:00am
Grant Details:
In collaboration with Albuquerque Public Schools, Los Angeles Unified School District, and San Francisco Unified School District, Penner and colleagues will conduct a mixed-methods, cr
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October 2020 Faculty Appointments and Spotlights
Departmental News
Posted: Oct 07, 2020 - 12:00am
Nancy Lopez, Associate Vice President, Division of Equity and Inclusion, UNM Dr. López will work with Vice President of Equity and Inclusion Assata Zerai to promote a campus culture in whic
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October 2020 Faculty Publications and News Coverage
New Faculty Publications
Posted: Oct 07, 2020 - 12:00am
Below is a list of publications and news coverage for the month of October:
Phillip B. (Felipe) Gonzales had an op-ed piece come out in the Albuquerque Journal, "How the Legacy of the Conquist
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Dr. Korver-Glenn's Research Featured in News Outlet
Departmental News
Posted: Sep 23, 2020 - 12:00am
Dr. Korver-Glenn's research on racial inequality and the housing market has received coverage in a Bloomberg article.
You can find the news article and research paper below:
Bloomberg: “A Neig
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UNM Sociology Announces 2020 Undergraduate Award Winners
Award News
Posted: Sep 15, 2020 - 08:00am
McGee Undergraduate Paper Award Winners 2020*
Empirical Paper Category:
Emily Ahrend – “A Comparative Analysis of the Identities, Cultures, and Potential Outcomes of Legal Organiza
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Sociology Department Encourages You to Vote
Departmental News
Posted: Sep 08, 2020 - 03:00pm
The Sociology Department encourages all eligible voters to participate in the 2020 General Election. Due to COVID-19, we strongly recommend that you consider early or absentee voting. All registered
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UNM Sociology Condemns the Shooting of Jacob Blake
Departmental News
Posted: Aug 27, 2020 - 07:58am
The Faculty of Sociology at the University of New Mexico condemn the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
We watch with dismay as, time and time again, police perpetrate vio
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UNM Sociology Condemns Systemic Racism
Departmental News
Posted: Jun 04, 2020 - 11:00am
We, the sociology and criminology faculty of the University of New Mexico, express our sadness and outrage at George Floyd’s abhorrent murder by Minneapolis police officers. Tragic in its own r
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Sofia Locklear, sociology PhD candidate, is awarded the American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship
Departmental News
Posted: Apr 03, 2020 - 12:00am
Congratulations to Sofia Locklear, UNM sociology PhD student, who has been awarded the American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship for next year!
Sofia’s dissertation explores t
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