Assistant Professor Alka Menon’s research on evolving beauty standards and their ramifications for social inequality was highlighted in two recent podcast episodes, including in an episode titled “The Marvels of Madam C.J. Walker Part 2” BBC’s History’s Heroes Podcast, where she was inRead more...
Professor Rene Almeling Co-edits New Book on Sperm, Health, and Politics
Thu, 10/23/2025
Along with bioethicist Lisa Campo-Engelstein and ob-gyn Brian T. Nguyen, Yale sociology professor Rene Almeling has co-edited a new book titled Seminal: On Sperm Health Politics (New York University Press 2025). They assembled experts from across the social sciences, humanities, law, and medicineRead more...
PhD Candidate Muhammad Amasha Won an Honorable Mention from the American Sociological Association
Tue, 10/07/2025
Yale Sociology PhD candidate Muhammad Amasha’s paper “Theorizing Dilemmas through Intellectuals’ Politics” received an Honorable Mention from the 2025 Reinhard Bendix Student Paper Award of the American Sociological Association’s Comparative Historical Sociology section.
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Adriana Ceron Receives the ASA DDRIG & RSF Dissertation Grants
Tue, 10/07/2025
We are excited to announce that PhD Candidate Adriana Ceron receives the ASA DDRIG and the RSF Dissertation Grants. Both Grants will support her dissertation which examines how deported Salvadoran migrants, who either reside in El Salvador or who have reentered the U.S., experience life afterRead more...
Jiwon Yun Receives Honorable Mention for the Herbert Blumer Award
Tue, 09/02/2025
We are so excited to congratulate 6th-year PhD student Jiwon Yun who has received an Honorable Mention for the Herbert Blumer Award for Best Graduate Student Paper from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction.
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Milly Yang and Grace Kao Publish Article in Demographic Research
Thu, 08/14/2025
Yale Sociology PhD Candidate Milly Yang and Professor Grace Kao have a new article published in Demographic Research. Titled “Special times? How COVID-specific concerns disrupted fertility desires in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic,” this study examines what shaped Americans’Read more...
Anne Taylor has accepted position at Mount Holyoke College
Tue, 07/29/2025
Congratulations to Yale Sociology PhD ‘25 Anne Taylor who has accepted an Assistant Professor (TT) position in the Sociology & Anthropology department at Mount Holyoke College.
Anne tells us, “My research explores the ways in which people find joy and belonging in life, including how theyRead more...
Jason Wong Publishes Two Articles
Thu, 05/08/2025
Sociology graduate student Jason Wong recently published two first-author articles. The first article entitled “Socially Withdrawn or Socially Engaged? The Impacts of Caring for Grandchildren on Social Participation among Older Adults in China” appears in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B onRead more...
Emma Zang's Research Highlighted in the New York Times
Tue, 05/06/2025
Assistant Professor Emma Zang’s research was highlighted in the New York Times. Emma’s research shows the significant impact of sibling relationships on academic achievement and life trajectories. The article can be found here.
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Rourke O'Brien Receives Yale GSAS Graduate Mentor Award
Tue, 05/06/2025
Associate Professor Rourke O’Brien was one of four Yale faculty to receive the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Graduate Mentor Award. Award recipients are nominated by graduate students and selected for “fostering the intellectual, professional, and personal development ofRead more...
