Research

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Ian Kennedy’s Research Sheds Light on Discriminatory Rental Practices In Seattle Neighborhoods
September 14, 2020
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Sociological Research on the Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis
May 11, 2020
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Zack Almquist Receives NSF Grant for Study of Behaviors in Response to COVID-19
April 28, 2020
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What the Most Vulnerable Populations Can Tell Us About the COVID-19 Outbreak
April 1, 2020
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UW Eviction Study Reveals Gender and Racial Disparities
February 12, 2020
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‘Divorce Month’ Fact or Fiction: Do More Couples Split in January?
January 4, 2020
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Op-ed: What happens when black Americans leave their segregated hometowns
December 11, 2019
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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
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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
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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
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Sociology Research Helps Change Laws in Washington State
May 13, 2019
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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
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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
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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
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UW brings the Data Revolution to the International Population Conference in Cape Town
November 8, 2017
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Ande Reisman's Dispatch from the Field:  Liminal in Nepal
November 6, 2017
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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
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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