Congratulations to Ph.D. student Yue Xu, 2026 recipient of the Rural Sociological Society (RSS) Dissertation Research Award! Yue’s dissertation examines China’s seafood regime across production, processing, and consumption while shedding light on the hidden human, social, cultural, and environmental costs of rural development. This RSS award supports graduate student research that advances the field of […]
Ph.D. student Azmal Hossan is now a Graduate Research Assistant for the Collaboratory Research Group on Climate Change and Biodiversity at CSU’s School of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES). The interdisciplinary research group aims to explore the synergies and trade-offs between climate change action and biodiversity protection, specifically in the agricultural production system. Additionally, Azmal has […]
Verena Knerich successfully defended her dissertation, “Mind the Gap! Empowering Large Cross-disciplinary Teams to Bridge Divides.” Verena’s committee: Co-Chairs Drs. Jeni Cross & Ivett Guntersdorfer (LMU & Universität Salzburg) and Members Drs. KuoRay Mao, Stephanie Malin, and Louise Jennings (School of Education) “Congratulations from me, Verena!! As one of your committee members, I can attest […]
Dr. Pat Hastings and Ph.D. student Amber Obermaier have published “Growing up Different(ly than Last Time We Asked): Social Status and Changing Reports of Childhood Income Rank” in Social Psychology Quarterly. Three cheers for faculty-student collaborations! Abstract How we remember our past can be shaped by the realities of our present. This study examines how changes […]
CSU SOC superstar Anne Uhlman defended her dissertation, “Sources of Care in Systems of Control: Understanding the Perspectives and Experiences of Those Supporting Loved Ones in Community Corrections,” at 10am on a Monday morning, then took us on a deeper dive into her research that same afternoon. When her Sociology-in-Progress (SiP) talk began at 2pm, […]
Critical Criminology has published PhD student Adam Snitker’s article, “Expanding Wildfire Research with Insights from Green Criminology.” ABSTRACT Green criminology examines how human activity harms living entities, including ecosystems, humans, and nonhumans; how those harms are produced; and the roles of state and non-state actors in manufacturing environmental harm. Given these interests, the field provides […]
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Emilia Ravetta who has received a P.E.O. Scholar Award for 2025-26! P.E.O. awards scholarships to women of the U.S. who are pursuing doctoral-level degrees and have the potential to make significant contributions to their fields and positively impact society. Emilia’s award will help fund her dissertation research. “My research project focuses […]
Taylor Ellis, M.A. (’21) has published “Gender rules in the community corrections context: Examining how case managers navigate trans client supervision in a binary setting” in Probation Journal based on research she conducted for her thesis. Taylor is currently a Data Analyst for the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office. Abstract This article explores one US residential […]
Jessica Thrasher visited Washington D.C. in September with HECHO, an advocacy group for Latinos who value our nation’s public lands. In celebration of HECHO’s 10th anniversary and Hispanic Heritage Month, members of HECHO’s Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council traveled to the nation’s capital to advocate for solutions to environmental issues affecting their communities. They met with […]
This summer, Azmal Hossan interned with Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance (GPTWA), a South Dakota-based grassroots tribal organization working for self-determination and water justice in the Northern Great Plains. He conducted in-depth interviews with water resource managers of the federally-recognized tribal nations in South Dakota to assess their climate change adaptation water needs. This project is funded by […]
