SYLVIA DOMINGUEZ RECEIVES FORD FELLOWSHIP
Sylvia Dominguez (Sociology/SSW PhD 05) has received the Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowship for Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching. The Fellowships are given to individuals who have shown superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars […]
Alum Xiaoshuo Hou Accepts Position as Assistant Professor at St. Lawrence
Xiaoshuo Hou (PhD 2008) accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in St. Lawrence’s Sociology department in Fall 2009.
Alumnus Matt Grace to Study at Indiana University
Matt Grace (BA, 2009) was offered five years of funding in a Sociology Graduate Program at Indiana University.
Alumnus Steve Offutt to Begin as Assistant Professor of Development Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary
Steve Offutt (PhD 2008) is currently working with the Human Needs and Global Resources program at Wheaton College (in Illinois) and in January will begin a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Development Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary.
Alumnus Michael Borer Publishes “Faithful to Fenway”
Michael Borer (PhD, 2006) Has gone on to make a name for himself in cultural sociology. His book,”Faithful to Fenway”, was published by NYU Press in 2008 and he is currently an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Alumnus Timothy J. Berard is an Assistant Professor of Justice Studies at Kent State University
Timothy J. Berard (PhD 2002) is an Assistant Professor of Justice Studies at Kent State University, Ohio.
Alumna Colleen Butler becomes Assistant Professor In-Residence at UConn
Colleen Butler (PhD 2008) is an Assistant Professor in-residence at University of Connecticut.
Alumna Emily Vogel Earns Medical Degree from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Emily Vogel (BA, 2003) student speaker at her Sociology graduation, Dr. Emily Vogel earned her medical degree in 2007 at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, where she was a member of the AOA Honor Society and president of her medical school class.
Alumna Masayo Nishida a Post-Doctoral Fellow at European University Institute
Masayo Nishida (PhD 2008) continued her research on integration of highly skilled migrants as a post-doc fellow at the European University Institute, in Florence, Italy.
Alumnus Anthony Woart is Director of Bluefield State College’s Minority Health Institute
Anthony T.Woart (PhD 1997) is Professor of Sociology at Bluefield State College, in West Virginia, and Director of the College’s Minority Health Institute, which has been the recipient of multiple NIH grants for programs that seek to reduce the burdens of health disparities among the minority populations of the Appalachian region.