OU Sociology graduate students Rin Ferraro(pictured), Bria Schwartz, and BA/MA student Margaret Doyle presented their research findings at the American Society of Criminology (ASC) conference in Atlanta, Georgia in. The ASC is the flagship conference for criminology in the US and these students were joined by OU Sociology including OU faculty members Drs. John Leverso, Meredith Worthen, Connie Chapple, Julie Gerlinger, and Trina Hope .
November 2022
OU Represents at National Criminology Conference
November 2022
Hekmatpour successfully Defends his Dissertation
Congratulations to Dr. Peyman Hekmatpour who successfully defended his dissertation titled: “Global vs. Local: Panel Analyses of Environmental, Economic, and Political Gender Inequities in Late Capitalism.” His committee members included Tom Burns (chair), Cyrus Schleifer, Rob Clark, Mitch Peck, and Allen Hertzke (Political Science).
November 2022
Young Awarded Dissertation Research Fellowship
OU Sociology PhD candidate Abby Young was recently awarded a Dissertation Research Fellowship from the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences for the Spring 2023 semester, and her application “judged to be exceptional.” The award consists of $5,000 in professional development funds. Abby’s dissertation will focus on the possible connection between two touchstones of the current slowdown and stall in the gender revolution: gender attitudes and occupational gender segregation.
August 2022
Beutel Award Seed Grant for Research
Congratulations to OU Sociology Professor Ann Beutel who has received $8,800 seed funding grant from OU’s Data Institute for Societal Challenges (DISC) to conduct a pilot study designed to develop community college students’ data science skills and sense of belonging at OU. The goal of the project is to help prepare community college students to pursue an Engineering after completing an associate degree.
July 2022
OU Sociology Welcomes it's Newest Faculty Member
The department of sociology is proud to introduce the newest member of our faculty, Assistant Professor Dan Wang! Professor Wang will join us in Fall 2022 from University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she has completed her PhD from the Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies with a minor in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Psychometrics Methods.
May 2022
Undergraduate Sociology Award Winners!
Congratulations to all the under graduate Sociology Award winners for 2022. The Department of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma presents two awards for academic excellence, two recognizing our graduating seniors, and two for excellence in undergraduate research.
May 2022
Hekmatpour accepts a teaching Assistant professor position at OSU, Tulsa
Congratulations to Peyman Hekmatpour, who recently accepted a Teaching Assistant Professor position in the Department of Sociology at Oklahoma State University (Tulsa Campus). Peyman will be starting at OSU-Tulsa in the spring of 2023, and will continue to teach and do research in the areas of social stratification, quantitative methods, global and transnational sociology, and environmental sociology.
May 2022
Joseph successfully defends his MA Thesis
Congratulations to Deeon Joseph who successfully defended his M.A. thesis, "Disorder, Disorganization, and Delinquency: A mediation Analysis of Environmental Disorder, Extra-Curricular Activities, and Delinquency from Early to Late Adolescence." His committee included Julie Gerlinger(Chair), Trina Hope, and Mitch Peck.
May 2022
Graduate Sociology Award Winners!
Congratulations to all the graduate Sociology Award winners for 2021. The Department of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma presents two graduate students awards for excellence in research, teaching/TA work, and service to the department as well as several fellowships for summer research.
April 2022
Vo successfully defends her MA Thesis
Congratulations to Tiffanie Vo who successfully defended her M.A. thesis, "Parenthood Premiums and Penalties among Asian American Workers: Exploring the Income Differences across Gender, Marriage, and Parenthood ." Her committee included Cyrus Schleifer(Chair), Ian Carrillo, and Sam Perry.
April 2022
Dr. Maher Wins Provost’s Community Engagement Award
Congratulation to OU Sociology Dr. Erin Maher who has recieved the Provost’s Community Engagement Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity. This award is given to faculty who have shown evidence of "mutually beneficial partnership with community organizations and leaders, research addressing critical community needs, and important and innovative community-based research within the last three years".
April 2022
Wiser successfully defends her MA Thesis
Congratulations to Sally Wiser who successfully defended her M.A. thesis, "Illicit Masculinity: Examining Gender Differences in Adolescent Drug Use." Her committee included Meredith Worthen (Chair), Julie Gerlinger, and Mitch Peck.
April 2022
Sam Perry Wins Award for Excellence in Research
Congratulation to OU Sociology's Dr. Sam Perry who recently received the Award for Excellence in Research in the Social Sciences from OU's Vice President for Research and Partnerships. During his seven years at OU, Dr. Perry has published 4 books, over 100 peer reviewed articles, and won numerous award for his research productivity.
April 2022
Dr. Chapple Wins Holden Faculty Award
Congratulations to OU Sociology's Dr. Connie Chapple! Associate Professor Chapple has been selected for the 2022 Holden Faculty Award in the College of Arts and Sciences. This honor is awarded to a faculty member who demonstrates excellence in teaching courses at the freshman or sophomore level and who exhibits excellent leadership in research.
March 2022
Dr. Carrillo publishes in Global Dialogue
Congratulations to OU Sociology assistant professor Dr. Ian Carrillo, who recently published an article in Global Dialogue, the open access public sociology magazine of the International Sociological Association. Dr. Carrillo's essay "Racism and Anti-Environmentalism in US Politics" discusses the linkages between racism and anti-environmentalism, and how cross-racial solidarity is needed to create public goods for planetary survival.
February 2022
Sociology PhD Student Okuwa wins runner up in 3MT
Congratulations to OU Sociology PhD student Oyindamola (Oyin) Okuwa who was the First Runner-up and won the People's Choice Award for Outstanding Presentation in the campus wide Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competion. The 3MT is a graduate student competition testing participants capacity to explain their research in three minutes using language appropriate for a non specialized audience. Oyin won $2500 for winning both awards.
February 2022
Dr. Peck Publishes New Book on Inequality
Congratulations to Sociology Professor Mitch Peck on the publication of his new book (with Paul Ketchum) Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the US: How We Failed Children of Color. Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) refers to the proportional overrepresentation of minority youth at each step of the juvenile justice system. This book addresses the important issue of color-blind racism across the criminal justice system.
February 2022
Two Sociology Graduate Students in the Finals for 3MT
Congratulations to Sociology MA student Sally Wiser and PhD student Oyindamola Okuwa who have qualified for the finals of the campus wide Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The 3MT is a graduate students competition testing participants capacity to explain their research in three minutes using language appropriate for a non specialized audience.
February 2022
Dr. Chapple Named Director of OU Carceral Studies Consortium
OU Sociology Associate Professor Connie Chapple was recently named the faculty director of University of Oklahoma Carceral Studies Consortium. Dr. Chapple will serve as incoming director during the spring semester, and officially assume the position on July 1, 2022. Dr. Chapple's research specialties are on the causes and consequences of crime and criminal justice involvement and she has published over 28 articles, chapters, and edited books on the topics on Crime and Incarceration.
January 2022
OU Sociology Welcomes it's Newest Faculty Member
The department of sociology is proud to introduce the newest member of our faculty, Assistant Professor Annabel Ipsen! Professor Ipsen's joins our faculty from Colorado State University. She completed her PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on International development, agri-food systems, gender, and environmental sociology. Dr. Ipsen starts her position at OU in the Spring 2022 semester.
