Department of Sociology
Bass Connections Team Explores Need for Better Jail Data in North Carolina Local law enforcement and governments usually oversee their respective jails in the United States, making the system very divided with little oversight by state or federal entities. In North Carolina alone, there are 100 counties, 97 jails, and over 100,000 incarcerated people each year. This figure may be even greater due to the high frequency and short stays of people who cycle through the system. Because the counties lack a… read more about Sociology Graduate Student, Ruth Wygle, Work Featured in Duke Law »
On Monday, November 22, 2021, Anna Holleman successfully defended her dissertation entitled, "Inequality within Congregations and Congregations’ Response to Inequality: Studies of Gender and Mental Health, Race and Mental Health, and Participation in the Sanctuary Movement.” Her committee consisted of Mark Chaves (chair), Tyson Brown, Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, and Jessi Streib. Anna has accepted a position as a Post-Doctoral Associate with Duke University’s Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research. There, she… read more about Anna Holleman Defends Dissertation, Accepts Postdoctoral Fellowship »
DURHAM, N.C. -- A few dozen economic and global development academics have launched a campaign to revamp global supply chains to help the world’s poorest countries compete more fairly. While clogged supply chains hinder the availability of products ranging from new cars to research equipment in the United States, the multilateral trading system needs changing to help the poorest countries and their 880 million people overcome structural challenges and eradicate poverty, among other goals. That’s according to a letter to… read more about Global Value Chain Campaign Seeks to Help Poorest Nations »
A new faculty-led Trinity College project, which examines the politics and histories of intercollegiate athletics and athletes, will include two Sociology courses this Spring. The courses are part of the new “Black in Blue: The Sports and Race Project” – a project that includes classes, public events, workshops and podcasts as it critically studies race and sports at Duke, within its geographic placement, and beyond. “Race and the Business of College Sports” (SOCIOL 290) – taught by… read more about Two Courses on Race and College Sports Offered this Spring »
The Sociology PhD program at Duke University moves up two spots to #13 from #15 in the nation according to U.S. News and World Reports. read more about Duke Sociology Moves to #13 on U.S. News College Rankings »
The Reuben-Cooke Building, Named After a Superstar Hundreds celebrate historic moment as university names classroom building after one of the 'First Five' Duke pioneer Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke opened heavy doors as a student, said Duke President Vincent Price. Now some of those doors will open to a West Campus classroom building named in her honor. Price was speaking at a Sept. 24 ceremony to dedicate the Sociology-Psychology Building for the late Reuben-Cooke ’67, one of the university’s first five Black undergraduates… read more about The Reuben-Cooke Building, Named After a Superstar »
DURHAM, N.C. -- We put “save the chimps” on t-shirts and posters. But you’ll never see anyone walking around in a shirt that says “save the chimpanzee lice.” People seem to be more aware of the plight of endangered gorillas than of the gorillas’ gut worms, or are understandably more enamored with mouse lemurs than their mites. Our closest animal relatives face a precarious future: Half of the world’s roughly 500 primate species are at risk of extinction due to human activities such as hunting, trapping and deforestation.… read more about If Endangered Primates Disappear, So Will Their Parasites. That’s Actually a Problem »
Through a Bass Connections Collaborative Project Expedition, Ph.D. candidate Colin Birkhead worked with Professor Jen’nan Read to redesign her course on immigration and health. Together they created hands-on, project-based learning experiences with a community partner, World Relief Durham, in order to enhance in-class lectures and academic readings. Click here to read more. read more about Jen'nan Read and Colin Birkhead featured in Duke Daily »
The Broken Compass by Keith Robinson and Angel L. Harris is one of the Duke penned books to prep for back to school. “The Broken Compass” asks whether children do better when parents are actively involved in their schooling. Sociology professor Angel Harris and Duke alumnus Keith Robinson assess more than 60 measures of parental participation at home and in school. The pair consider whether greater parental involvement can make a difference in the fundamental problems facing children's education today.… read more about Six Duke-Penned Books to Prep for Back-To-School »
Matt Dupre (PI) and Scott Lynch (Co-I) were recently awarded $2 million from NIH for an R01 study that will integrate risk trajectories and social determinants to enhance cardiovascular risk assessment in older adults. Funded by the National Institute on Aging, the study is a collaborative effort among faculty from the Department of Sociology, Population Health Sciences, School of Nursing, and the University of Texas Southwestern. read more about Matthew Dupre and Scott Lynch Awarded NIH Grant »
Sociology and health policy scholar Tyson Brown has been named the inaugural Presidential Fellow by Duke President Vincent E. Price. The one-year, part-time fellowship is designed to prepare promising mid-career faculty members for future leadership roles and to engage them in the administration of the university. Brown is associate professor of sociology and director of the Center on Health & Society. His research explores connections between social and health inequities. Most recently he has focused on identifying… read more about Tyson Brown Named First Presidential Fellow at Duke »
Duke Today presents seven Duke-authored books pertinent to students’, teachers’ and parents’ back-to-school experiences. These explore factors related to the classroom, home, primary and secondary school, learning, teaching and more. These books, along with many others, are available at Duke University Libraries, the Gothic Bookshop or the Regulator Bookshop. From Isolation to Conversation by Leslie Babinski Professor Leslie Babinski, director of the Center for Child and Family… read more about Six Duke-Penned Books to Prep for Back-to-School »
Gary Gereffi, Duke Professor Emeritus of Sociology Briefs Congress on Supply Chain Resiliency Gary Gereffi, professor emeritus of sociology and founding director of the Duke Global Value Chains Center visited the nation’s capital on July 15, 2021, to brief Congress on global supply chain resiliency. “Recent disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have brought both the significance and risks of supply chains to the American consciousness as never before…It has resulted in unprecedented supply shortages and demand… read more about Gary Gereffi Briefs Congress on Supply Chain Resiliency »
Doha Ali, a 2021 Duke graduate who majored in sociology and economics, was selected for a three year term on the university’s governing body. Ali will serve as an observer her first year, then as a trustee with voting privileges for the remainder of her term. Click here to read full article. read more about Sociology 2021 graduate Doha Ali appointed to Duke’s Board of Trustees »