News
Dr. Zheng awarded a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Dr. Zheng has been awarded an R03 grant from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the CDC to develop a new method to mitigate the lagged selection bias in trend studies. This award…
2016 Summer Newsletter is available
You can access our 2016 Newsletter on the site. Read on for information about the exciting events and news highlights within the department this year.
Dr. Melamed awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation. Congratulations!
Dr. Melamed has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant runs from August 2016 until July 2018, and supports research on how various network structures shape prosocial…
New book by Laurel Richardson, Professor Emerita, "Seven Minute from Home: An American Daughter's Story"
Congratulations to Laurel Richardson for her new bestseller "Seven Minutes from Home: An American Daughter's Story" at Amazon.com in the Education Research section!
Dr. King quoted in Time Magazine coverage on crime perception
Ryan King was recently interviewed for a story on the disparage between actual crime levels and perceived concern by Time Magazine.
Dr. Buchmann's book quoted in the NYT
Research from Dr. Claudia Buchmann's 2013 book The Rise of Woman was quoted this week in the New York Times article Teaching Men to be Emotionally Honest.
Alumnus Christie-Mizell appointed to Senior Assoc. Dean at Vanderbilt
Sociology alumnus André Christie-Mizell, Phd (1997) will lead undergraduate education Arts and Sciences at Vanderbilt University beginning later this year. Congratulation André!
Hollie Brehm quoted in the Christian Science Monitor
Hollie Nyseth Brehm was quoted in the Christina Science Monitor on Thursday in Harry Bruinius's story Cruz wants to patrol Muslim neighborhoods. What happened when N.Y. tried it?
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Congratulations to Evelyn Gertz! 2nd place winner at Hayes' Forum in the Social and Behavioral Sciences division
The department is proud to congratulate Ms. Gertz on her 2nd place finish in the Edward F. Hayes' Graduate Research Forum hosted by the Council of Graduate Students. Her research focused on how…