If you're interested in work, families, and parenting, come check this out on Wed September 28th!

Robin ran the undergraduate thesis workshop I took at Penn and was a caring champion of the very first sociological study I ever did. It’s a happy coincidence that I later started studying work and gender, and her work was always a source of inspiration. Thank you, Robin.

Still time to register for this great IRP webinar Wed, 9/28 1-2pm CT "Shifts In Work And Family Life For Low-Income Parents" based on recent issue of Russell Sage Foundation journal. Hear from Marcy Carlson, Sigrid Luhr, Alejandra Ros Pilarz & @LizAnanat. Register now! irp.wisc.edu/resource/shift…

APPLICATION REVIEW STARTS 10/15/22 Graduate students will be awarded up to $2,000 to complete research related to race, ethnicity, and policy. Applications are accepted until all award funds are allocated. Learn more here: irrpp.uic.edu/funding/

Looking forward to this conversation next Monday about the sociology of work!

David Pedulla and I are hiring a pre-doctoral fellow (= full time paid RA) to work with us Harvard Sociology on precarious work, discrimination, + worker wellbeing. Interested + looking for research experience b/f applying to PhD programs? Please apply! academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/12083

Really excited about this project! Thank you Russell Sage Foundation

Excited to share that my article “We’re Better than Most: Diversity Discourse in the San Francisco Bay Area Tech Industry” is now out in Social Problems! If you’re interested in diversity, organizations, or tech, I hope you’ll give it a read. academic.oup.com/socpro/advance…

Graduate students Aidé Hernández and Alexia Palomino-Cortez have won fellowships from the Crossing Latinadades Program! Excellent work from the UIC Sociology community

New post on the Contexts Blog!

It was a delight to read and review “Walking Mannequins” by @JoyaMisra and Kyla Walters . See the full review in @ContemporarySoc! 👇doi.org/10.1177/009430…

As a U.S. military vet, I know how important it is to understand the lived experiences of military spouses. Seeking spouses of U.S. active-duty servicemembers to complete an online survey + possibly an interview. Please share with your networks!!🙏 uic.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eh…

*New article* in City & Community! It focuses on housing immobility and the compromises San Francisco Bay Area residents make to maintain housing in an expensive housing market. doi.org/10.1177/153568…

What an amazing mini-conference on Racialized and Gendered Organizations! I was blown away by all the exciting and innovative research. So much fun to be around such a great group of people. Thanks to Maritess Escueta, @bonniersiegler, and Sharla Alegria for letting me help plan.

UIC Sociology is hiring! jobs.uic.edu Please share!

See my recent post on the Work in Progress blog about gender inequality in the tech industry: wipsociology.org/2024/09/29/the…

The political discourse surrounding DEI has obscured what these programs mean in the contemporary workplace. Register for the ASA 2025 Virtual Mini Conference, January 10-11, 2025, to get a handle on the state of DEI at this inflection point at the session “Diversity, Equity, and