UConn Sociology Professor Bandana Purkayastha has been selected as the recipient of the 2026–2027 SWS Feminist Trailblazer Award by Sociologists for Women in Society. This award recognizes her outstanding contributions to sociology, feminist scholarship, mentorship, and public engagement. The Sociology Department wishes to extend our congratulations!
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Mary Bernstein: Featured Interview in the Hartford Courant
UConn Sociology Professor Mary Bernstein has recently had a published interview in the Hartford Courant’s article “She’s a Sandy Hook survivor and a UConn student. Her passion now also is gun violence prevention.” She spoke to how youth activism, sparked in part by school shootings such as Sandy Hook, plays an important part in the […]
Kim Price-Glynn: Interview Appears in UConn Today
Professor Kim Price-Glynn was featured in a UConn Today article profiling her book, “Who Cares About Parents?”, where she was interviewed on gendered inequalities in parenting. The Sociology Department wishes to extend our congratulations!
Social Theories for the Anthropocene: Diversities Across the Divides
Phoebe Godfrey & Ordoitz Galilea, Editors Routledge, 2025 This unique textbook introduces undergraduate students to key social theories from classical, multicultural, global, and indigenous perspectives, while also inviting them to understand social theories as stories that create our culturally specific social realities. The readings in this collection emphasize the ways our culturally perceived social-environmental divide […]
Simon Yamawaki Shachter: UConn Today
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Simon Yamawaki Shachter in his recent feature in UConn Today!
Cazenave Eyes: Memoirs of Racism and Racism Studies
Charles H. Kerr Publishing, 2025
David Embrick: SSSP President
Congratulations to Associate Professor David Embrick on being elected for the SSSP presidency for 2026-2027! He will serve as President-Elect in 2025-2026. From the SSSP’s website: The SSSP is an interdisciplinary community of scholars, practitioners, advocates, and students interested in the application of critical, scientific, and humanistic perspectives to the study of vital social […]
2025-2026 Sociology Undergraduate Research Mentors
Sociology Department faculty often collaborate with undergraduate students on research through independent studies, directed research, internships, lab participation, grant-funded research, and the Undergraduate Research Grant competition.
Noel Cazenave: Personal Narratives in Social Justice
Check out this article written about Sociology Professor Noël Cazenave’s newest memoir, “Cazenave Eyes: Memories of Racism and Racism Studies.”
Ryan Talbert: Honors Program 2024-2025 Faculty Member of the Year
We are pleased to announce that Ryan Talbert has been selected as the recipient of the 2024-2025 Honors Faculty Member of the Year Award.