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Department of Sociology 2020 AKD and Undergraduate Awards

May 18, 2020

Five students were initiated into the Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) International Sociology Honor Society and thirteen students were recipients of Undergraduate Awards. Although we could not celebrate their achievements in person this year we are very proud of their work and hope you will join us in congratulating them! Our...

Congratulations to Sociology’s Award Winning Grad Students!

May 12, 2020

Congratulations to our graduate students who have received prestigious awards from the University: Erin Phelps: Graduate Student Appreciation Award Colette Ngana: Graduate Dean's Instructional Excellence Award Jacob Rivera: Ruth Barber Moon Award Polina Ermoshkina: Marie Haug Award for Excellence in Aging Studies Please join us in congratulating these outstanding students!

Congratulations to Eva Kahana; 2020 Diekoff Award Recipient

May 11, 2020

Congratulations to Sociology's Eva Kahana for receiving the John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching and Mentoring. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the education of graduate students through advising, mentoring and classroom teaching. Tim Goler, a former student of Dr. Kahana's, said of her "Eva was the first person in my life...

Karie Feldman

September 7, 2021
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CURRENT POSITION: Full-time lecturer, Department of Sociology, Case Western Reserve University DISSERTATION TITLE: "Post Parenthood Redefined: Race, Class, and Family Structure Differences in the Experience of Launching Children" GRADUATION YEAR: 2010

Sociology graduate students enjoy their time with UC Berkley Sociologist Michael Burawoy

March 18, 2024

Sociology graduate students enjoy their time with UC Berkley sociologist Michael Burawoy. Professor Burawoy, known for his contributions to Marxist sociology, sociological theory, public sociology, and ethnographic research methods, presented his most recent work entitled, What Shall We Do With The Canon: The Significance of W.E.B Du Bois at...

Colette Ngana

October 9, 2024
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Education: B.S., History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science, Michigan State University, 2012 M.A., Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University, 2014 M.A., Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, 2018 Bio/ Research Interests: My research focuses on the experiences of burn injury survivors and how it relates to larger patterns of social inequality and vulnerability. Additional research interests...

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