Dr. Jessie Luna’s research on the Denver Zoo is part of a collaboration with international zoo scholars and practitioners to update the framework and tools for zoo design and evaluation. The team’s work, “The Zoo Sphere of Influence Model,” has been published by Biological Conservation. ABSTRACT In January 2023 we proposed the Zoo Sphere of […]
Dr. Jeff Nowacki and co–author Matthew J. Giblin’s (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale) research “Police Organizations, Fiscal Distress, and Police Employment Among Sworn and Non-Sworn Employees” has been published by the American Journal of Criminal Justice. ABSTRACT In this study, we examine how fiscal distress following the Great Recession may have affected police employment levels over the […]
Professor Emeritus Douglas Murray’s new book, We Can Change the World: Tales from a Generation’s Quest for Peace and Justice (Westview) has won the 2025 Nautilus Better Books for a Better World, Social Change and Social Justice, Silver Medal. The annual Nautilus Prize was created 25 years ago as a means of “honoring books that […]
This summer faculty-led program introduces students to international crime and criminal justice with attention to the Czech Republic.
Emilia Ravetta, a doctoral student in the College of Liberal Arts, is the recipient of a PEO Scholar Award — a $25,000 scholarship awarded to women in the U.S. and Canada pursuing doctoral-level degrees.
Miranda Needham she/her/hers Hometown: Carbondale, IL Major: Environmental Sociology Minors: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources and Applied Environmental Policy Analysis How did you decide to study Sociology? I took my first introductory Sociology course while I was in high school. I enjoyed the class because it encouraged introspection on my values and […]
Lilliana Canino Hometown: Littleton, Colorado Major: Sociology with a concentration in Criminology and Criminal Justice Minor: Spanish Lilliana was recently inducted into CSU’s Delta of Colorado chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most respected undergraduate honor society. How did you decide to study Sociology? I honestly just chose Sociology on a […]
Kennedy Dalager successfully defended her M.A. thesis “’Woke No Longer’: An Ideological Analysis of State Legislation Targeting DEI in Higher Education.” Using qualitative content analysis of state legislation, Kennedy’s findings highlight two key themes. First, a rejection of equity-mindedness through promotion of color evasiveness, emphasis on individual characteristics, and prioritization of equality not equity. Second, […]
Join us in celebrating our College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Grads for Spring 2025.
We are thrilled to announce our new minor in Environmental Sociology! Open to ALL MAJORS, this minor provides students opportunities to examine a variety of issues around the natural environment and related regulatory and institutional contexts, environmental inequalities and injustices, and solutions to them. Energy, food, water, and other environmental systems are central to this […]
