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Professor Lijun Song publishes in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Oct. 29, 2014—Professor Lijun Song publishes “Does Receiving Unsolicited Support Help or Hurt? Receipt of Unsolicited Job Leads and Depression” in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

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Professor David Hess publishes with graduate student Jonathan Coley in Public Understanding of Science

Oct. 28, 2014—Professor Hess and Jonathan Coley published “Wireless Smart Meters and Public Acceptance:  The Environment, Limited Choices, and Precautionary Politics” in the 2014 Public Understanding of Science 23: 688-702.

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Faculty members, David Hess and Holly McCammon, receive new NSF awards.

Oct. 27, 2014—Faculty members, David Hess and Holly McCammon, receive new NSF awards.  Two Sociology faculty members received recent funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). David Hess received $750K in NSF funding for his collaborative project, “Water Conservation and Hydrological Transitions in American Cities,” with George Hornberger, Director of VIEE and Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences...

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Professor Holly McCammon received the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Award for Research for her book, The U.S. Women’s Jury Movement and Strategic Adaptation.

Oct. 27, 2014—Professor Holly McCammon received the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Award for Research for her book, The U.S. Women’s Jury Movement and Strategic Adaptation. The book traces the events that led to women winning the right to sit on juries in 15 U.S. states. It was published in 2014 by Cambridge University Press.

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Larry Isaac and Holly McCammon were inducted into the Sociological Research Association at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco.

Sep. 4, 2014—Larry Isaac and Holly McCammon were inducted into the Sociological Research Association at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco.

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Holly McCammon receives the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Award for Research for her book, The U.S. Women’s Jury Movement and Strategic Adaptation.

Aug. 28, 2014—Professor Holly McCammon received the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Award for Research for her book, The U.S. Women’s Jury Movement and Strategic Adaptation. The book traces the events that led to women winning the right to sit on juries in 15 U.S. states. It was published in 2014 by Cambridge University Press.

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Tyson Brown receives ASA Section on Aging and the Life Course 2014 Outstanding Publication Award for co-authored (with David Warner) publication in Social Science and Medicine.

Jul. 23, 2014—The article, “Understanding How Race/Ethnicity and Gender Impact Age-Trajectories of Disability: An Intersectionality Approach,” was published in Social Science and Medicine in 2011. See citation below: Warner, David F. and Tyson H. Brown. 2011.“Understanding How Race/Ethnicity and Gender Impact Age-Trajectories of Disability: An Intersectionality Approach.” Social Science and Medicine, 72(8):1236-1248.

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Sociology Welcomes New Graduate Students

Jun. 17, 2014—The Department of Sociology at Vanderbilt is pleased to welcome the following students to Graduate Studies: Elizabeth Barna (California Lutheran University) Kristen Forbes (Indiana University) Ashleigh Hope (University of Northern Colorado) Rachel McKane (University of Tennessee- Knoxville) Thomas Moore (University of Texas- San Antonio, University of Minnesota) Kasim Ortiz (Savanna State University, University of West...

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Katharine Donato gave the Plenary Lecture at the 3rd Ruppin International Conference on Immigration and Social Integration, Tel Aviv, Israel

Jun. 7, 2014—Katharine Donato gave the Plenary Lecture at the 3rd Ruppin International Conference on Immigration and Social Integration, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel in May 2014.

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