Research

Connor Gilroy portrait headshot
Connor Gilroy wins Graduate School's Distinguished Thesis Award
(July 11, 2019)
American Bonds
Sarah Quinn's book American Bonds published by Princeton University Press
(July 11, 2019)
Carll
Erin Carll awarded NSF Dissertation Improvement Award
(July 11, 2019)
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Yuan Hsiao awarded Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship for 2019-20
(July 11, 2019)
Marco
Marco Brydolf-Horwitz wins the ASA Crime, Law, and Deviance section's Distinguished Student Paper Award
(July 11, 2019)
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Christine Leibbrand awarded the 2019 Graduate Medal in the Social Sciences
(July 11, 2019)
Washington State Capitol
Sociology Research Helps Change Laws in Washington State
(May 13, 2019)
Hongtianxu George Hua
Careers: Sociology Undergraduate George Hua Appointed as Data Analyst at the IHME
(April 24, 2019)
Pacific Northwest Louise Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Dr. Knaphus-Soran and Dr. Litzler to Lead a 5-Year Action-Oriented Research Project on Persistence of Minoritized Students in STEM
(April 24, 2019)
Cara Margherio portrait photo
Margherio Named Virtual Visiting Scholar for the ARC Network
(October 31, 2018)
Katherine Beckett and Heather Evans
Beckett and Evans' Research Upends Death Penalty in Washington State
(October 23, 2018)
Miyamoto Professor Katherine Beckett
Beckett Op-Ed on Restorative Justice in the Seattle Times
(May 21, 2018)
Hannah Curtis, Michelle Cadigan, John Leverso
Curtis Awarded NSF Fellowship
(May 21, 2018)
Barbara Reskin weighs in on the impact of overtime on the city of Seattle's gender wage gap
(April 11, 2018)
Christine
Leibbrand and Tolnay's work on the impact of the Great Migration on second generation outcomes published in Demography, highlighted on CityLab
(January 28, 2018)
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Flipping the Script on Deficit Models of Student Success
(November 24, 2017)
CapeTown
UW brings the Data Revolution to the International Population Conference in Cape Town
(November 8, 2017)
Children
Ande Reisman's Dispatch from the Field:  Liminal in Nepal
(November 6, 2017)
air pollution
Sociology led team reveals how air pollution impacts mental health
(November 3, 2017)
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How air pollution clouds mental health
(November 2, 2017)
Luther
On the Quincentennial of Luther's 95 theses, Steve Pfaff discusses how Luther's spiritual practice helped spread the Reformation.
(October 30, 2017)
Twitter immigration collage
Using a clever design and twitter data, Flores' research reveals how anti-immigration laws embolden those with anti-immigrant sentiments.  
(October 23, 2017)
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Using Facebook data as a real-time census
(October 16, 2017)
Emilio Zagheni
Emilio Zagheni's work leverages Facebook advertising data to estimate migrant populations
(October 12, 2017)
Pettinicchio
David Pettinicchio (PhD 2012) and Michelle Maroto (PhD 2012) examine employment discrimination against persons with disabilities
(September 21, 2017)
No Jargon
No Jargon:  René Flores discusses immigration and the 2016 Presidential Election with Theda Skocpol.
(September 21, 2017)
Cesare Miscarriage
NPR highlights Nina Cesare's research on how people discuss miscarriages on Twitter
(August 28, 2017)
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NSF funds three faculty-led projects on the social opportunities and challenges of the growth of digital data and technologies
(August 25, 2017)
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Q & A: Sarah Quinn lifts the curtain on the 'hidden state'
(August 22, 2017)
Government Building
Sarah Quinn discusses her award winning research on 'the hidden state' with UW News. 
(August 17, 2017)
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Black life is draining out of Seattle, Census shows
(May 16, 2017)
Edwards accepts post-doc
Frank Edwards Accepts Post-Doctoral Position at Cornell University
(March 24, 2017)
Cadigan Receives NSF
Michele Cadigan Receives NSF Graduate Fellowship
(March 24, 2017)
Raftery Awarded St. Patrick's Day Medal
Professor Adrian Raftery Receives Ireland's St. Patrick's Medal for His Contributions to Science
(March 17, 2017)
Hsiao receives award for MA thesis
Yuan Hsiao receives Graduate School’s 2016 Distinguished Thesis Award
(September 14, 2016)
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One of the Peak Times for Divorce Is Nearly Over
(August 31, 2016)
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Nina Cesare's and Jennifer Branstad's work using Twitter to study mourning appears in the news.
(August 26, 2016)
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Brines' and Serafini's work on seasonal trends in divorce is in the news.
(August 26, 2016)
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Divorce rates spike in March and August — and here's why
(August 26, 2016)
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What Do People Tweet At The Dead? How We Mourn On Twitter Is Unique, Researchers Find
(August 26, 2016)
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6 Negative Thoughts That Can Destroy A Relationship
(August 17, 2016)
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How To Stay Married When You’re With Hillary But He’s With Trump
(August 16, 2016)
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The Link Between Money and Aggressive Policing
(August 11, 2016)
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Women divorce better than men: They’re happier, more confident and less likely to self-destruct
(July 1, 2016)
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In Some States, Defendants Can Be Charged Hundreds of Dollars Just to Face a Jury
(June 29, 2016)
Pantazis accepts US Census job
Athena Pantazis accepts position at US Census Bureau
(June 23, 2016)
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The cost of criminalizing poverty: Column
(June 18, 2016)
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Nicolas Kristof | Is it a crime to be poor?
(June 11, 2016)
Frank Edwards wins 2 ASA awards
Frank Edward's wins two best graduate student papers from ASA
(June 10, 2016)
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Editorial | Justice isn’t free — but we shouldn’t be jailing for legal financial obligations
(June 10, 2016)