Is Boone Age-Friendly? A Community-Based Research/Service-Learning Project
Apr 29, 2014
In the field of gerontology, one of the growing areas or concentrations is “Age-Friendly Communities.” The goal of this movement is to deter...
New Lecturer in the Department of Sociology
Aug 28, 2013
The Department of Sociology would like to welcome Kristen Rushin as a one-year temporary lecturer. Kristen earned her Master of Arts in the Social Sci...
Local to Global Connections: Dr. Rosenberg's Research in France
Aug 28, 2013
France, like the United States and most other nations, is facing the rapid aging of its population. In Summer 2012 Dr. Rosenberg, who'd taught in Fran...
Community-Based Research? Yeah, We Do That!
Aug 26, 2013
In Spring 2013, the Department of Sociology's Senior Seminar course partnered with the Appalachian Women's Fund to examine what barriers women in the ...
From Student to Professional: Two Graduates Give Insight
Aug 15, 2013
Meet Katie Beth Caswell and Hope Dearman. Both are 2013 graduates from the Department of Sociology who completed their Bachelor of Science degree and ...
Faculty-Student Research Tackles NC Amendment One Voting
Aug 14, 2013
Dr. Beth Davison and Jessica Eatman (a 2013 graduate of the Sociology Department), recently published a research article analyzing voting trends regar...
Dr. McCaughey's Work on Sexual Assault
Aug 11, 2013
Along with Dr. Jill Cermele of Drew University, Dr. Martha McCaughey recently edited a special issue of Violence Against Women focusing on self-defens...
Welcoming New Faculty!
Jul 22, 2013
Although Dr. Jake Day started with the Department of Sociology in Fall 2012, we would like to officially welcome him to our Department through our upd...
Former Student Receives Grant from Sundance Institute
Jul 13, 2013
Kit Gruelle, a student in the Individually Designed concentration and recipient of the Hughes Scholarship received a Sundance Institute grant for her ...
Dr. Cameron Lippard serves as President-Elect for NCSA!
Jul 13, 2013
Dr. Cameron Lippard recently was elected as the President-Elect for the North Carolina Sociological Association (NCSA). The NCSA is a professional dev...