Jimi Adams, professor in the Department of Sociology, contributed to the development of a new set of guidelines for conducting ethical social network research. The guidelines are now available through the Network Ethics website.
Jennifer Augustine, professor in the Department of Sociology, has received an SEC Faculty Travel Award. Augustine will spend a week at the University of Texas at Austin collaborating with faculty and presenting her research, "What New Zealand's Best Start Payment Can Teach Us about Child Benefits and Family Wellbeing."
The Department of Sociology congratulates Brian Thiede on earning tenure and promotion to Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina.
Kathleen Broussard's latest study on unrealized fertility in the U.S. is published in the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research.
Allison Dunatchik, an assistant professor of sociology in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2026 Frank F. Furstenberg Early Career Scholar by the Council on Contemporary Families.
The University of South Carolina Department of Sociology will welcome two assistant professors in Fall 2026. Their research on inequality, identity, media and gender strengthens teaching and scholarship in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Jennifer Augustine and former graduate student,Daniela Negraia, have been quoted in piece on motherhood happiness.
A new research article by Kathleen Broussard has been published in Culture, Health, & Sexuality.
Two new research articles by Brian Levy have been published in Health & Place and Social Science & Medicine, exploring the impact of structural inequities on health outcomes. These studies contribute to growing evidence on how environment and policy shape well-being.
Check out Dr. adams' new paper at Annual Review of Sociology!
Congratulations to instructor Hanne van der Iest! She is the co-PI on two exciting grants!
Check out Dr. Dunatchik's new paper in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility!
Please join Dr. Deflem for his talk entitled "Israel and October 7: Ethnographic Observations, Here and There"
Brian Levy, a new USC sociology professor, explores how neighborhoods and segregation shape health, wealth, and inequality in the United States.
Check out Dr. Quinn's new paper in Advances in Group Processes!
WIS 10 Meteorologist Chandlor Jordan visited SOCY 311: Ecology of Human Social Systems
Professor Jun Zhao published a new article in Society and Mental Health
We have six new undergraduate lab research assistants who will be working in our laboratory for sociological research.
Professor Mathieu Deflem is spending ten days (October 4 to 14) in Israel as part of his research on counter-terrorism since October 7.
Kudos to Professor Jaclyn Wong on her book receiving an Honorable Mention for the 2024 ASA Sex & Gender Distinguished Book Award!
Congratulations to graduate student Victoria Money who will be awarded a Bilinski Fellowship!
This semester, Alex, Emma, and Khushi are learning more about social psychology experiments!
Mathieu Deflem received a Director's Award from the Walker Institute of International and Area Studies!
Professor Jaclyn Wong published a new article in Gender and Society
Professor Jun Zhao published a new article in Social Psychology Quarterly