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MSU’s Rader garners national award for transformative research

Mississippi State Professor Nicole E. Rader is being recognized with a prestigious honor received this semester signifying her contributions to the field of women, gender and crime, particularly her groundbreaking work on fear of crime and victimization.

December 3, 2024
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The 2024 Distinguished Scholar Award winner

Nicole Rader is the 2024 Distinguished Scholar Award winner for the Division of Feminist Criminology, a division of the American Society of Criminology.

November 20, 2024
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'Megan Phillips Writes for The Society Pages' First Publics

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November 6, 2024
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Mid-South Sociological Association 2024

Faculty and Students in the Department of Sociology attended the annual Mid-South Sociological Association Meeting in Nashville, TN which was held on October 15-18, 2024.

October 28, 2024
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Sierra Nelson won the Stafford Lyman Memorial Scholarship

Sierra Nelson won the Stafford Lyman Memorial Scholarship at the Mid-South Sociological Association annual meeting help in Nashville, TN.

October 28, 2024
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David Ademule won first place in the Graduate Student Paper of Distinction Award

First Place: David Ademule, Mississippi State University, “Community Structure and White-Collar Crimes: Testing Social Disorganization Theory”

October 28, 2024
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PhD Candidate Ashley Melcherts Takes Part in Visiting Future Faculty Program

Melcherts is a Surinamese Dutch sociologist, former track and field student-athlete and currently a PhD candidate at Mississippi State University. She teaches Intro to Sociology and Intro to Race and Ethnicity, and is a member of the Race and Racism Research Working Group. Melcherts’ research focuses on social inequalities at the intersections of race, ethnicity and gender, and how they influence people’s sense of self. She seeks to understand identity formation in the larger context of such processes as racism and colorism by centering the lived experiences of Black Surinamese Dutch people.

October 28, 2024
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Fulbright Specialist award sends MSU’s Allison to Switzerland for cross-cultural exchange

Mississippi State University Associate Professor of Sociology Rachel Allison has earned a prestigious Fulbright Specialist position and will visit the University of Lucerne in Switzerland next month to teach, present research and engage with international faculty and students.

October 24, 2024
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MSU’s Hagerman wins ASA Distinguished Early Career Award for contributions to childhood studies

Mississippi State University Associate Professor Margaret A. Hagerman has been honored with the Distinguished Early Career Award by the American Sociological Association’s Section on Children and Youth.

October 16, 2024
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Paula Jones and Megan Phillips Recognized at Annual Research Celebration

Sociology Business Manager Paula Jones was honored as a Finalist for the Research Support Award at the Annual Research Celebration on October 9, 2024. Ph.D. Candidate Megan Phillips was also recognized at this awards event as a Graduate Ambassador for the university, and a video about her research and academic accomplishments was shared with the audience. Congratulations, Paula and Megan!

October 10, 2024
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University Celebrates Social Worker Dana Dillard

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October 10, 2024
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Office of Inclusion and Excellence Workshop

Associate professor and Chair of the Gerontology Committee, Margaret Ralston, led an Office of Inclusion and Excellence Workshop on generational differences and the workplace.

September 27, 2024