News
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Dr. Nicole Rousseau's Book Wins Scholarly Achievement Award Black Woman's Burden: Commodifying Black Reproduction, by Dr. Nicole Rousseau, was awarded the North Central Sociological Association's Scholarly Achievement Award in Chicago this spring.
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Justice Studies Programs Merge with Sociology Department The Justice Studies Program is now integrated within the Sociology Department. The programs within the Justice Studies curriculum are rooted in the liberal arts, humanities and social sciences, integrating the knowledge and skills acquired in disciplines such as sociology, psychology and political science with a range of justice subjects.
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Kent State Hosts LGBTQ Benefit Event On April 2, Kent State University will host a film screening and reception in conjunction with the 35th Cleveland International Film Festival to benefit the university’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Emergency Scholarship Fund.
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"Hate Violence Goes to School" talk by Jack Levin, Friday, April 15th 12-130pm, 107 Merrill Hall.
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Sociology Professor Ivanka Sabolich Motivated by Student Success Ivanka Sabolich, assistant professor, uses her experiences as an immigrant to help students relate to the concepts they discuss in class.
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City and Community Studies Initiative Awards Scholarships Profile of Excellence in Action: On April 1, The Stone Tavern in downtown Kent became host to the City and Community Studies Initiative (CCSI) for their final event of the year – the Burning River Awards ceremony.
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Kent State Department of Sociology Dedicates Dr. James T. Laing Memorial Conference Room To pay tribute to his father and provide a permanent legacy, Kent State University alumnus Tom Laing, ’55, ’56, and his wife, Barbara, made a recent gift to name the conference room in the Department of Sociology in memory of Dr. James T. Laing, the first chair of the department.
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Congrats Prof. Dave Purcell, named one of the "50 Sociology Professors You Should Be Following on Twitter" http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-articles/the-top-50-sociology-professors-on-twitter.html
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Jury Experts from Kent State Available to Comment on Dimora Trial as Deliberations Continue Jury deliberations continue in the Jimmy Dimora federal corruption trial, and we continue to wait for a verdict. What does it mean that the jury hasn’t made a decision yet? What can we infer about what’s going on?
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Social Sciences Research Activity Since June 2011, faculty research activities in the social sciences have included many publications, grant awards, and invited presentations which have contributed to excellence at KSU. Examples include work by: Amoaba Gooden, David Kaplan, Katherine Rawson, John Dunlosky, Mark Seeman, Joshua Stacher, and Tiffany Taylor.
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Department of Sociology: Achievements June 2011 – March 2012 Recent research activity conducted by Department of Sociology faculty members between June 2011 and March 2012 includes seven journal articles, one book chapter and two grants.
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Kent State Sociology Professor Ranks Influential on Twitter David Purcell, assistant professor of sociology, is influencing his colleagues in the field of sociology and his followers – one tweet at a time.
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Kent State Professor Examines Link Between Parental Time Pressure and Depression A recently published paper by Kent State University Associate Professor Susan Roxburgh examines the association between depression and parental time pressures among employed married parents. Roxburgh is a sociologist who has been with Kent State since 1994. The Journal of Family Issues published her paper “Parental Time Pressures and Depression among Married Dual-Earner Parents” in its most recent issue (November, 2011).
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Kent State Professor Examines Link Between Parental Time Pressure and Depression
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Research Incentive Awards The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Research Incentive awards for Spring 2012.
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Kent State University’s Department of Sociology Celebrates 75th Anniversary
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Kent State Justice Studies Professor In the Department of Sociology Is Honored With Outstanding Teaching Award A teacher who takes the time to help students grow — both academically and socially — and guide them through academic life is a teacher who has proven to be extraordinarily special in many ways.
