Takashi Yamashita, Erick B. López, Marta Soligo, and Jennifer R. Keene (all Sociology) published an article in Adult Education Quarterly titled "Older Lifelong Learners’ Motivations for Participating in Formal Volunteer Activities in Urban Communities."

Takashi Yamashita, Erick López, Marta Soligo, and Jennifer Keene (all Sociology) and graduate students in the department collaborated with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNLV, and conducted a project on the attitudes toward volunteering among the OLLI participants. The results have been published in the article "Older Lifelong…

Georgiann Davis (Sociology) is featured in a National Geographic documentary titled "Gender Revolution: A Journey With Katie Couric." The documentary premiers Monday, Feb. 6, on the National Geographic channel. Davis is the author of Contesting Intersex: The Dubious Diagnosis (2015, NYU Press).  

Robert Futrell (Sociology) was interviewed on Here & Now about Dylann Roof and white supremacy. The broadcast was titled, "Could Dylann Roof Became a Martyr For White Supremacists?"

Robert Futrell (Sociology) was quoted in an article at ThinkProgress titled "Dylann Roof Was Not 'Self-Radicalized.' He Was Part of a Racist Community.."  

Georgiann Davis (Sociology) reflects on her personal experience and scholarship in a USA Today article titled "Trans girl, 9, makes history on National Geographic cover"

Takashi Yamashita (Sociology) and Jay Shen (Health Care Administration and Policy) recently published an article, "Neighborhood Effects on the Nursing Home Admissions among Older Patients in the State of Nevada, USA: Multilevel Analysis of Administrative and Census Data," in the Nevada Journal of Public Health.   

Graduate student Jennifer Reed (Sociology) was featured in a podcast on the blog The Broken Brain about her dissertation research on ecosexuality.   

Lori Fazzino (Sociology) authored a blog at Huffington Post titled "No Privilege? No Problem. Why You Can Be An Interfaith Ally."  

Maddie Evans (Sociology) was quoted in a blog of the National Eating Disorders Association titled "Dear KJ: My Mother is Urging Me to Lose Weight for My Wedding. Help!"

Rhonda Smith (Sociology) wrote an item, "Unequal Aging in America," that appeared in the Everyday Sociology blog. 

Jennifer Reed (Sociology) was quoted in an article, "Ecosexuals Believe Having Sex with the Earth Could Save It," which appeared in Vice.