Grad Students in the News
Malhotra Honored by Sociologists for Women in Society
Graduate student Ragini Malhotra has been awarded Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) Social Action... Read more
Support the Manuel Matos Mentoring Award
Manuel Matos was a gifted sociology student whose life sadly ended in September of 2018. He was equal part intellectual and... Read more
Alumna Ozlem Goner '12 PhD Publishes New Book
Sociology alumna Ozlem Goner ’12 PhD recently had her book, "Turkish National Identity and Its Outsiders," published by Routledge (2017). The book examines the ways in which states and nations... Read more
Nordmarken's Poetic Essay Gets Published
Doctoral candidate Sonny Nordmarken’s poetic essay, “Transfiguring desire: Divining... Read more
Misra and Dyer Stewart Publish New Book
Sociology professor Joya Misra, PhD candidate Mahala Dyer Stewart, and Marni Alyson Brown of Georgia Gwinnett College, have published their co-edited anthology, "Gendered Lives, Sexual Beings."... Read more
Graduate Program Receives High Ranking from U.S. News & World Report
The Department of Sociology’s graduate program at UMass Amherst ranks 30th nationally in a survey released by U.S. News & World Report, which also listed the department 6th in the Sex and... Read more
WANTED: Assistant Professor for Sociology and Public Policy
The Department of Sociology and the School of Public Policy (SPP) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track, position at the Assistant Professor... Read more
Harrington Receives Edith Robinson Fellowship From Graduate School
Congratulations to sociology doctoral student, Blair Harrington, who recently received one of two 2017-2018 Edith Robinson... Read more
UMass Amherst Sociology Well Represented in American Sociological Association Elections
The American Sociological Association (ASA) announced the results of their 2017 elections and the UMass Amherst Department of Sociology is proud to be well represented with five professors and a... Read more
Tanya Rouleau Whitworth Finds Relationship Between Teen Childbearing and Adult Depression Varies Based on Adolescent Pregnancy Attitudes
A new study by graduate student Tanya Rouleau Whitworth has found that the relationship between teen childbearing and adult depression varies significantly based on adolescent pregnancy attitudes... Read more
Celeste Curington Awarded 2016–17 MFP Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
The American Sociological Association’s (ASA) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) has awarded... Read more
Jen Lundquist and Eiko Strader research positive prospects of felon employment
Jen Lundquist and co-authors Eiko Strader and... Read more
Mahala Stewart, Rodrigo Dominguez Villegas and Yolanda Wiggins awarded 2016–2017 CRF Dissertation Fellowships
The Center for Research on Families has announced the seven recipients of this year’s student research awards, three of which are sociology PhD students. The program provides support to... Read more
Ashley Garner awarded inaugural Charles H. Page scholarship
Ashley Garner is the inaugural recipient of the Charles H. Page Scholarship for the best theory paper written by a graduate student in the past year. The... Read more
Kayla Preito-Hodge Awarded 2016 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named UMass sociology graduate student Kayla Preito-Hodge as a recipient of this years awards... Read more
Laurel Smith-Doerr, Sharla Alegria and Tim Sacco Present on Diversity in Science Teams at White House
Laurel Smith-Doerr, director of the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), and graduate research assistants... Read more
Brandi Perri awarded 2016 SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship
Sociology graduate student Brandi Perri has been awarded a Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship from the Social... Read more
Five Sociology Graduate Students awarded 2016 Summer Dissertation Fellowships
PhD candidates Cassaundra Rodriguez, Swati Birla... Read more
Lucius Couloute awarded LRAN New Scholars Grant
The Labor Resource and Action Network has announced that Lucius Couloute, PhD candidate in Sociology, will be a recipient... Read more
Dominguez Villegas recieves national attention
PhD candidate Rodrigo Dominguez Villegas’ and Victoria ... Read more
JooHee Han wins prestigous grant
JooHee Han, PhD candidate, has won a dissertation grant from the... Read more