Our very own Professor David Embrick has been honored with the 2026 Doris Wikinson Faculty Leadership Award and the 2026 Lee Founders Award from The Society for the Study of Social Problems. These prestigious awards recognize his career leadership, service, and research within the field of Sociology. The Sociology Department wishes to extend our congratulations!

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!

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 […]

Check out volume five (2026) of the Sociology undergraduate journal, The Mirror. Volume 5 was edited by editor-in-chief Ken Day alongside the rest of the editorial team: Eashwar Krishna, Maya Bolles, and Erin Tumimnello. The mission of The Mirror is to provide undergraduate students a platform to showcase their work and educate the community on sociological issues. The […]

Check out volume 4 (2025) of the Sociology undergraduate journal, The Mirror. Volume 4 was edited by editor-in-chief Ken Day alongside the rest of the editorial team: Kevin Hudson and Grace Carpenter. The mission of The Mirror is to provide undergraduate students a platform to showcase their work and educate the community on sociological issues. The editorial […]

Sociology graduate student Lauren Danielowski has been awarded the Doctoral Dissertation Grant from the American Sociological Association. The Sociology Department wishes to extend our congratulations!

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!

Congratulations to the recipients of the Sociology departmental awards for 2025!   Rhys M. Hall and Dunahay Pereyra: Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award (tied winners) Lauren Danielowski: Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award Mahir Takak: Ron Taylor Award Samantha Lally and Fiona Hufford: Dashefsky Award Josue E. Vargas Ospina, Nelly Birmingham, and Maiyah Rivers: Janet M. […]

Dunahay Pereyra has been named the 2026 recipient of the University Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award! From the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, this award celebrates exemplary teaching and contributions to student success. The Sociology Department wishes to extend our congratulations!    

Asmita Aasaavari immersed herself in ethnographic research and slowly built relationships for her dissertation, which this year received support from a fellowship through the UConn Humanities Institute. If only getting the names of those who Asmita Aasaavari needed to talk to were as easy as ordering a No. 5 off the drive-thru menu. For three […]