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Dan Cornfield is quoted by Reuters on the Teamsters FedEx Freight union drive, and in the New York Times on Volkswagen Chattanooga's innovative approach to mobilizing labor organizations within its workplace.
Nov. 13, 2014—Dan Cornfield is quoted by Reuters (November 10, 2014) on the Teamsters FedEx Freight union drive, and in the New York Times (November 12, 2014) on Volkswagen Chattanooga’s innovative approach to mobilizing labor organizations within its workplace. Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/10/us-usa-fedex-unions-idUSKCN0IU24S20141110 New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/business/vw-to-allow-labor-groups-to-represent-workers-at-chattanooga-plant.html?ref=us
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...
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.
Rosevelt Noble project featured in The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Oct. 26, 2014—Read the article here
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.
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.
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...
Pallavi Banerjee's research is cited in Washington Post blog and India Abroad
May. 14, 2014—Pallavi Banerjee’s research was recently cited in a Washington Post blog. The article examines the inability of spouses of high-skilled immigrant workers to work in the United States and highlights a new law that is changing this phenomenon. Banerjee’s research was also cited in a recent article on the same subject for India Abroad.
Dan Cornfield has been named a 2013 Fellow of the Labor and Employment Relations Association for lifetime achievement in the field.
Apr. 24, 2014—Dan Cornfield has been named a 2013 Fellow of the Labor and Employment Relations Association. This lifetime achievement award recognizes labor scholars and professionals who have made contributions of unusual distinction to the field over the course of 10 years or more. Click here for more information: Research News @ Vanderbilt Article: “Cornfield Named 2013...