LAS students focus on fall research
The LAS Dean’s High Impact Awards for Undergraduate Research are supporting student research ranging from intimate partner violence to solid-state chemistry.
Tag: sociology
Learning to protect and serve
Carlos Hobbs (’24 criminal justice) has his sights set on a future career with the FBI. His summer internship with the Ames Police Department is a great first step.
Grace under pressure
Aliya Warth (junior, sociology) has faced more challenges than any college student should. But they are not going to let that stop them from changing the world.
Believing in the power of community
Kaleb Nichols (’24 sociology) will use his future sociology degree to create strong communities for Black youth.
CATEGORIES: Honored
Peters, Hochstetler receive Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award
Dave Peters, associate professor of sociology and Extension rural sociologist, and Andy Hochstetler, professor of sociology, and their co-authors have been awarded the 2021 Fred Buttel Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award from the Rural Sociological Society for their article, “The Opioid Hydra: Understanding Overdose Mortality Epidemics and Syndemics Across the Rural-Urban Continuum,” published in Rural Sociology.
CATEGORIES: Honored
Ann Oberhauser receives teaching award from AKD
Ann Oberhauser, professor of sociology and director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, recently received the 2020 Emory Bogardus Teaching Excellence Award from Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology National Honor Society) in recognition of her dedication as a teacher, POS committee membership and mentoring of students.
CATEGORIES: Published
Ilma Jahic publishes study in Aggressive Behavior
Ilma Jahic, graduate student in the Department of Sociology, recently published a study titled, “Psychopathy and Violent Video Game Playing: Multiple Associations in a Juvenile Justice System Involved Sample,” in the journal Aggressive Behavior. Violent video game playing is a consistent risk factor for aggression, but research on its psychopathology and trait underpinnings are primarily … Continue reading Ilma Jahic publishes study in Aggressive Behavior
Sociology, data science and statistics research enhance Iowa study
Study examines Iowa towns with decreased population experiencing same or higher perception of quality of life.