Research

black and white photo of Derek Kreager, wearing glasses and smiling into the camera
Alumni spotlight on Derek Kreager: Getting in on the Ground Floor of Statistics for Network Analysis
March 5, 2026
Ramin Jabbarli participating in "Mother Tongue in a Changing World"
Ramin Jabbarli speaks at University of Toronto's Mother Tongue in a Changing World event
February 23, 2026
Photo of Google Street View Car
Recent Publication Highlights Socioeconomic Inequality in Street Level Imagery
February 10, 2026
Emissions from economic growth undermine international progress on climate change, UW study says
October 27, 2025
UW Sociologist Adrian Raftery's article published in Communications Earth & Environment
October 20, 2025
Were school COVID closures worth it? Not really, UW study finds
October 20, 2025
Professor Quinn quoted in New Republic
UW Sociologist Sarah Quinn quoted in recent The New Republic article The Invisible Economic Crisis
October 17, 2025
The Paris Agreement is working, but not well enough to offset economic growth
The Paris Agreement is working, but not well enough to offset economic growth
October 17, 2025
Puyallup Tribal Historic Preservation Department (THPD) Family Data Reclamation Project
Working to help preserve Puyallup Tribal History
October 13, 2025
Opinion: What this mayoral election owes 'Black Seattle'
October 9, 2025
REPORT: A Portrait of the Unhoused in Seattle, Washington
UW Sociologists complete report "A Portrait of the Unhoused Population of Seattle, Washington"
October 7, 2025
Caroline Hale, recipient of the 2025 Crutchfield-Tolnay Award
Caroline Hale is the inaugural recipient of the Crutchfield-Tolnay Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
July 24, 2025
Ava Finn, 2025 Howard B. Woolston Award Recipient
Announcing Ava Finn as the recipient of the 2025 Howard B. Woolston Award for Academic Excellence 
July 24, 2025
Sociology student Yuanxi Li received a Population Health Recognition Award
Sociology Students Share Work at 28th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
May 30, 2025
UW Sociology Students present data to Sound Transit
UW Sociology Collaborates with Sound Transit to Improve Seattle Area Public Transportation
May 28, 2025
ArtSci Roundup: May 2025
ArtSci People & Research in the Media: Winter Quarter Roundup
May 21, 2025
June Yang, pictured far left, with 2024 DSSG focus group members
Alumni June Yang's research has provided academic and personal growth
February 20, 2025
Marco Brydolf-Horwitz UW Graduate Sociology Student
Marco Brydolf-Horwitz is studying how people living unsheltered in downtown Seattle find housing
February 18, 2025
Elizabeth Morande UW Sociology Graduate Student
Elizabeth Nova's research focuses on population health 
February 18, 2025
Brandon Morande UW Graduate Sociology Student
Brandon Morande's research examines the intersections between punishment, poverty, and neighborhood change 
February 18, 2025
ChatGPT: Will you be my Valentine? More users are falling for AI companions
February 18, 2025
January is almost as synonymous for divorce inquiries as for resolutions
February 3, 2025
January is almost as synonymous for divorce inquiries as for resolutions
February 3, 2025
ArtSci People & Research in the Media: Autumn Quarter Roundup
January 9, 2025
Researchers at UW improve upon survey-based system for better homeless counts
November 15, 2024
Seattle scene photo by Pamela Dore
After developing a better way to count homelessness, UW researchers discuss how more accurate data can help providers and people
November 4, 2024
Americans are hoarding their friends
October 29, 2024
Photo of Bob Crutchfield (left) and Stewart Tolnay (right)
New Crutchfield-Tolnay Undergraduate Research Award Announced
October 22, 2024
War’s public health impacts are vast — tallying them is difficult
October 22, 2024
AP PHOTO of The funeral of the victims of the attack on Al-Hassan Mosque in Damascus, Jan 2012 from Haaretz article
UW SOC IN THE NEWS: New research quantifies bereavement and its lasting impacts
August 7, 2024
Social Science Research
Chris Hess and Kyle Crowder published in Social Science Research
March 5, 2024
Breon Haskett, Graduate Research Assistant
Breon Haskett Published in Sage Journals
February 1, 2024
Jerald Herting and Sound Data students
Pilot project hopes to provide relevant data to policy makers  
December 10, 2023
SOC 403 students and faculty at Seattle City Hall
SOC 403: UW Sociology practicum immerses students in real-world projects
December 10, 2023
Analysis: Certain states, including Arizona, have begun scrapping court costs and fees for people unable to pay — two experts on legal punishments explain why
December 5, 2023
Jabbarli Panelist
Jabbarli Panelist at Economic Forum in Poland
September 12, 2023
Riots in France highlight a vicious cycle between police and minorities
July 16, 2023
CERSE staff photo spring party
Get to Know CERSE
October 12, 2022
Art rendering of a hand holding puppet strings connected to a small man in a suit
Q&A: New book from UW professor examines history, consequences of fifth columns
June 21, 2022
San Francisco neighborhood
Social cohesion found to be key risk factor in early COVID infections
May 24, 2022
a Black man waves a Black Lives Matter flag in the middle of an intersection while a group of protesters holding signs gathers behind him
How Black Lives Matter protests sparked interest, can lead to change
March 7, 2022
illustration of a man chained to a gavel as he tries to run away
Multi-state study of monetary sanctions finds widespread inequities, far-reaching consequences
March 3, 2022
County revenue from legal fines based on 2019 data
Counties that rely on the courts for revenue sentence more women to incarceration
March 3, 2022
GoFundMe Requests for Help With Medical Bills Rarely Hit Their Goals: Study
February 3, 2022
Chart showing divorce rates spiking in early spring and late summer, before dipping in the fall and winter.
No, divorce rates in Washington didn’t rise during the pandemic
November 3, 2021
The maximum human life span will likely increase this century, but not by more than a decade
August 11, 2021
A man receives a vaccination in East Hollywood, Los Angeles last week
The Delta variant and ‘breakthrough’ infections: should Americans be worried?
August 5, 2021
Covid cases in US may have been undercounted by 60%, study shows
August 4, 2021
Up to 60% of U.S. Covid-19 Cases Unreported, Disease Model Says
August 4, 2021
People in cars wait at a Covid testing and vaccination site at Barnett Park in Orlando, Florida
Covid cases in US may have been undercounted by 60%, study shows
July 26, 2021