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Quan Mai (Rutgers; VU Ph.D. 2018), Lijun Song, and Rachel Donnelly hosted a virtual, international mini-conference

Jan. 24, 2022—Quan Mai (Rutgers; VU Ph.D. 2018), Lijun Song, and Rachel Donnelly hosted a virtual, international mini-conference, “Precarious Employment and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” organized by Work and Occupations (Editor: Daniel Cornfield) on Friday, January 21. Conference participants came from seven different countries. Please find the conference program here.

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dr. Marva V. Goodson-Miller, accepts tenure-track assistant professor position

Jan. 10, 2022—Dr. Marva V. Goodson-Miller has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. She will start her new position this July. Click here for her new journal article that came out in Social Networks.

Vanderbilt doctoral student conducts first-ever study of life expectancy among different Asian American ethnic groups

Dec. 1, 2021—Vanderbilt doctoral student conducts first-ever study of life expectancy among different Asian American ethnic groups

Prof. Josh Murray quoted: “Is Ford’s Promotion Spree Enough to Appease Labor and Meet EV Production Demand?”

Oct. 26, 2021—Prof. Josh Murray quoted: “Is Ford’s Promotion Spree Enough to Appease Labor and Meet EV Production Demand?”

Professor Dan Cornfield is quoted on the rise of strikes in the U.S. in the Spanish news outlet, El Confidencial.

Oct. 25, 2021—Professor Dan Cornfield is quoted on the rise of strikes in the U.S. in the Spanish news outlet, El Confidencial.

Prof. Dan Cornfield is quoted in an Associated Press article about the prospects for unionization at the massive Ford electric truck assembly plant coming to the Memphis Megasite.

Oct. 4, 2021—Prof. Dan Cornfield is quoted in an Associated Press article about the prospects for unionization at the massive Ford electric truck assembly plant coming to the Memphis Megasite.

Vanderbilt Sociology Grad student Amanda Brockman successfully defended her dissertation

Sep. 30, 2021—Vanderbilt Sociology Grad student Amanda Brockman successfully defended her dissertation titled, “Revitalizing the Role of Relative Deprivation in Social Movement Emergence: An Analysis of Contemporary Teacher Protest Strikes.” Committee members: Holly McCammon (chair), Dan Cornfield, Richard Pitt, April Sutton Current Position: Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Philosophy at Northern...

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