Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) was interviewed by Desert Companion in a piece titled, "Not OK Computer."

Barb Brents (Sociology) was interviewed on Air Talk, hosted by Larry Mantle on KPCC in Los Angeles. The segment was titled "Controversial Classifieds Website Backpage.com Is Now under Government Seizure, but for What Reason and on What Grounds?"

Kerie Francis (Sociology) has received the 2018 Alex G. and Faye Spanos Distinguished Teaching Award. This prestigious annual award was established in 1981 to recognize excellence and innovation in teaching and mentorship. 

Jennifer Reed (Sociology) was interviewed for an episode titled, “Ecosexuality” on the new series, Slutever. It first aired March 21 on Viceland, a cable TV channel from VICE media. In her dissertation, Reed, a Ph.D. candidate, analyzes the ecosexual movement as a case study of intersectional activism. Her segment is available online.

Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) was interviewed by KNPR on his new book, The Terminal Self: Everyday Life in Hypermodern Times.

Elizabeth M. Lawrence (Sociology) and co-authors recently published their article "Residential Mobility Across Early Childhood and Children’s Kindergarten Readiness" in Demography. 

Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) recently published a new book,  The Terminal Self: Everyday Life in Hypermodern Times. 

Barb Brents (Sociology) and alumna Crystal Jackson, '03 BA Psychology, '07 MA Sociology, '13 PhD Sociology, will participate in a special colloquium this month at UCLA titled "Welcome to the Pornosphere: A Socio-Sexual Analysis of the AVN Adult Extertainment Expo, Las Vegas."

Elizabeth Lawrence (Sociology) and a colleague published an article titled "Family, Peer, and School Influences on Emerging Health Lifestyles in Grades K-8” in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. She also published an article in the Annual Review of Public Health titled "The Relationship between Education and Health:…

Cassaundra Rodriguez (Sociology) has been awarded a Pop-Up Research and Scholarship grant from the University of Michigan’s National Center for Institutional Diversity for her work on Latino spatial microaggressions. 

Ranita Ray (Sociology) just published her book The Making of a Teenage Service Class: Poverty and Mobility in an American City with the University of California Press.

Michael Ian Borer (Sociology) gave a talk and workshop for the Las Vegas-Clark County Library Distract at its Windmill Lane location as part of its “Adulting 101” series. He presented research on popular culture and social interaction and their connections to urban “lifestyle enclaves,” scenes, and friendship networks.