The sociology department is proud to honor our outstanding graduate students with the following awards.

April 27, 2020

Ben MackinTitle of Thesis: A Content Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of ICE Raids of Mississippi Poultry PlantsAdvisor: Dr. Holli Seitz (Communications)Committee: Dr. Diego Thompson (Sociology), Dr. Anastasia Elder (Honors)

April 24, 2020

Dr. David May, Professor of Sociology, was the recipient of the 2020 Ralphe E. Powe Research Excellence Award, which is the University’s highest research honor. Dr.

April 22, 2020

I am so pleased that Ben Mackin is a Spirit of State award recipient this year. Ben is a leader on our campus demonstrated through his service to the Student Association and the Shackouls Honors College, and Ben is also a leader in the classroom.

April 19, 2020

Dr. Ashley Vancil-Leap wrote a piece for the Mid-South Sociological Association’s newsletter about community-engaged learning.

April 18, 2020

An opinion piece written by Dr. Kelly was recently published in the Jackson Free Press. Please click the following link to read to the full article.

April 13, 2020

McKayla Joaquim, Sanna King, and other session participants from their session entitled “Classroom, Students Psychology, and Prison Self-Efficacy” at the annual meetings of the Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association in Montgomery, Alabama on February 27, 2020.

March 2, 2020

Tatu Taylor, a senior majoring in sociology to graduate May 2020, was featured in "Our People" on the MSU homepage. Please click the following link to read the full article.

January 27, 2020