Our undergrads also engage in outstanding research. Congrats to Mohan Wang for his 1st place paper, "Dirty Joking: An Investigation of the Linkage between Gender, Sexual Jokes, and Status of the Joke Teller" presented at the 43rd Annual #SEUSS #Sociology #EmorySoc Emory College

Our grad students are earning accolades! Congrats to Temi Alao for winning a Emory LGS Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, which recognizes creative, innovative, and impactful scholarship. #soctwitter #EmorySoc #Emory #socaf #sociology #phdchat

Join us April 7 at 4pm for the final 2024-2025 Speaker Series, Dr. Wei-Hsin Yu of UCLA on "Marriage Deinstitutionalized, Transformed, or Intact? Experimental Evidence on Values and Preferences Concerning Marriage in Japan." #EmoryUniversity #SpeakerSeries #sociology #emorysoc

Congrats to Roberson Beauvile for successfully defending his dissertation! His research on "The Effects of Black Excellence on Labor-Market Outcomes and Migration" is an important contribution to the field. #DissertationDefense #Sociology #LaborStudies #soctwitter #socaf

Congrats to Cecilia Kim for her undergraduate honors thesis, “The Penalization of Obesity: Investigating the Relationship Between Patients' Sizes and Clinical Weight Discrimination Among College Students,” which earned Highest Honors! #EmorySociology #HonorsThesis Emory College

Kudos to Jenny McDonnell (MPH/PhD student) & Dr. Ellen Idler on their Journal of the American Society of Nephrology paper, "Nonadherence & Patient Empowerment on the Path to Kidney Transplant" shorturl.at/eGYgy #EmorySoc #PublicHealth #soctwitter Emory LGS

Cheers to Courtney Fitzgerald, Emory Soc 2025! She successfully defended her honors thesis, “Unveiling the Nexus: Stigma, Identity, and Gender Expression among Black Lesbians,” earning Highest Honors.  #EmorySoc #Honors #GenderStudies #LGBTQ #soctwitter #Emory25 Emory College

Pub alert! Dr. Jennifer L. Nelson (alum & AP at UIUC) & Dr. Karen A. Hegtvedt (Prof & Chair) published "Fair Across the Board? Relating Teacher Commitment to Teachers’ Perceptions of Principal Versus Assistant Principal Leadership." tinyurl.com/yc6xanm8 #soctwitter #edchat

Congrats to Temi Alao & Sloan Dobson for earning Graduate Teaching Awards! We’re proud to recognize their outstanding commitment to teaching & meaningful contributions to our Dept community. Well deserved! #EmorySoc Emory LGS #Teaching #HigherEducation

Congrats are also in order for Lingxiao Chen, this year's recipient of the Maureen Blyler Graduate Research Paper Award! Lingxiao's excellent scholarship exemplifies the strength of grad research in Emory Sociology. #EmorySoc #soctwitter #Awards Emory LGS #socaf

The end of the year has been a busy season! Many grad students defended dissertations, including MD/PhD Melissa Uehling, who is now completing med school. Her work represents the interdisciplinary strengths of the dept. Congrats, Melissa!! Emory LGS #soctwitter #Emory

We also had a number of undergraduates earn honors and graduate this month. Congrats to all! #Classof2025 #Sociology #SocTwitter #Honors #Emory #EmorySociology

Congrats, Doussou! #Classof2025 #Sociology #SocTwitter #Honors #Emory #EmorySociology

Congrats, Kirsten! #Classof2025 #Sociology #SocTwitter #Honors #Emory #EmorySociology

Congrats, Justin! #Classof2025 #Sociology #SocTwitter #Honors #Emory #EmorySociology

Congrats, Cecilia! #Classof2025 #Sociology #SocTwitter #Honors #Emory #EmorySociology

Congrats, Courtney! #Classof2025 #Sociology #SocTwitter #Honors #Emory #EmorySociology

So much to celebrate & so proud of our graduates! Dr. michaela d. mcmillian jenkins successfully defended her dissertation this year & is now a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in Race, Racism, & Inequality Rutgers University. Congrats, Michaela!! Emory LGS Emory University #soctwitter #emory

Pub alert! MD/PhD student Melissa Uehling has a solo-authored article in Psychosis entitled, "Shared realities within the doctor-patient relationship in the treatment of psychosis." Read more here: tandfonline.com/.../10.../1752… #sociology #soctwitter #emorysoc #emory Emory LGS

Continuing with the many accomplishments of our graduate students, Amber Churchwell also successfully defended her dissertation & will be returning to Emory next year as a Visiting Assistant Professor. Congrats, Amber!! Emory LGS Emory University #soctwitter #emory