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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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New Publication from Neil Greene, sociology PhD student,
New Faculty Publications
Posted: Apr 02, 2020 - 12:00am
Congratulations to Neil Greene (sociology PhD candidate), who recently had his sole-authored article, "Kinship, Friendship, and Service Provider Social Ties and How They Influence Well-Being amo
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Upcoming Talk: "Nurturing Resilience Among Young People in the Context of Sexual Violence"
Departmental News
Posted: Mar 10, 2020 - 01:00pm
We invite you to attend a lecture by Pro Vice Chancellor of Social Cohesion, Professor and JL Dube Chair in Rural Education in the School of Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Dr. Korver-Glenn's Research Featured in Multiple News Outlets
Departmental News
Posted: Feb 12, 2020 - 12:00am
Dr. Korver-Glenn's research on the real estate industry has received extensive coverage in the media.
You can find a sampling of this coverage below:
The Washington Post: “A real es
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Dr. Goodkind received a Kellogg Foundation Grant for the Refugee Well-Being Project
Award News
Posted: Feb 12, 2020 - 12:00am
Jessica Goodkind received a $485,634 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for the Refugee Well-being Project.
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New Fall 2019 Faculty Publications
New Faculty Publications
Posted: Oct 22, 2019 - 08:00am
It's been an incredibly productive season for UNM sociology faculty. Below is a list of recent and forthcoming publications:
Md. Jahirul Islam, Lisa Broidy, Paul Mazerolle, Kathleen B
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Upcoming Publications from Sociology Grad Students
New Faculty Publications
Posted: Oct 22, 2019 - 08:00am
Three UNM Sociology Graduate Students have forthcoming publications:
Sofia Locklear recently co-authored an essay with Distinguished Professor Emeritus Howard Waitzkin. The
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Department Members Committed to Teaching Excellence
Departmental News
Posted: Oct 18, 2019 - 08:00am
Ryan Goodman and Eli Wilson (along with Alisa Rogers and Davyd Setter as their GAs) are among this year’s cohort of Teaching Fellows with UNM’s Center f
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New Article from Dr. Kristin Barker
New Faculty Publications
Posted: Oct 16, 2019 - 12:00am
Kristin Barker has a new forthcoming article entitled, “Lay Pharmacovigilance and the Dramatization of Risk: Fluoroquinolone Harm on YouTube." It will be published in the Journal
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Dr. Whooley's book selected as BookStory's August Book of the Month
Departmental News
Posted: Aug 21, 2019 - 12:00am
Dr. Whooley's recent book, On the Heels of Ignorance, was selected as the August Book of the Month by BookStory, an online book club from the podcast, Backstory. Read the interview that acc
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New Article from Dr. Jack Thomas
New Faculty Publications
Posted: Aug 21, 2019 - 12:00am
Dr. Jack Thomas has recently published a co-authored paper with Michael J. Rosenfeld and Sonia Hausen. The article, "Disintermediating Your Friends: How Online Dating in the United States Displaces O
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Dr. Owen Whooley is named UNM Regents' Lecturer
Award News
Posted: Aug 15, 2019 - 12:00pm
The University of New Mexico’s College of Arts and Sciences has named sociology professor, Owen Whooley, as a Regents’ Lecturer—a distinguishing title bestowed on selected tenu
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