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The Department of Sociology & Anthropology combines the study of people and cultures and produces students who are not only aware of the history and significance of humankind but who are also cognizant of how our actions impact the world in which we live.
Congratulations to Jacob Roberson, 2018 recipient of the Henry H. Stewart scholarship and Sidra Siddiqui, 2018 James A. Sartain winner!
Faculty Highlights
Grollman ArticlesDr. Eric Grollman published “Sexual Orientation Differences in Whites’ Racial Attitudes,” in Sociological Forum and “Americans’ Gender Attitudes at the Intersection of Sexual Orientation and Gender,” in the Journal of Homosexuality.
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Dr. Eric Grollman, with Nao Hagiwara, published "Measuring Self-Reported Discrimination: Trends in Question Wording Used in Publicly Accessible Datasets” in Social Currents.
Sweis Articles and ChapterDr. Rania Sweis recently published the article "Security and the Traumatized Street Child: How Gender Shapes International Psychiatric Aid in Cairo" in the journal Medical Anthropology Quarterly; the article "Children as Biological Sufferers: The Paradox of International Medical Aid for Homeless Children in Cairo," in the journal Childhood; and the book chapter titled "Do Muslim Village Girls Need Saving? Critical Reflections on Gender and the Suffering Child in International Aid" in the forthcoming book, The Status of Women and Girls: A Global Perspective (Lexington Books).
Richards ArticleDr. Bedelia Richards recently published "Tracking and Racialization in Schools" in the journal Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
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Dr. Eric Grollman published “Sexual Health and Multiple Forms of Discrimination Among Heterosexual Youth” in the journal Social Problems.
Ransom ChapterDr. Elizabeth Ransom contributed a chapter “Agriculture Science and Technology: Tensions and Contradictions” in the recently published International Handbook of Rural Studies.
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Dr. Eric Grollman coauthored an article in the Sociological Forum journal, “The Social Costs of Gender Nonconformity for Transgender Adults: Implications for Discrimination and Health.” His research was profiled on GAYRVA.COM.
French Receives Research GrantDr. Jan French was awarded a Franklin Research Grant from the American Philosophical Society. The grant is in recognition of French’s project, “ Criminal Responsibility of Indigenous People in Brazil: Reconciling Judicial Action and Anthropological Knowledge.”
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Ransom Receives Grant
Dr. Elizabeth Ransom was awarded a National Science Foundation Grant for her research project, "Women’s Empowerment, Food Security and Farm Productivity.."
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Professor recognized for dissertation
Sociology professor Eric Anthony Grollman recently was honored with the Best Dissertation Award in Mental Health by the American Sociological Association.
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Jacob Roberson 2018 Stewart Scholarship recipient with Drs.Bedelia Richards and Jeff Hass. Jacob plays defensive back for the Spiders and his hometown is Richmond. In second photo, with Mrs. Marilyn Stewart and Dr. Timothy Stewart. Article here: https://bit.ly/2GSS9Tf
On Thursday, March 29, 2018 our department recognized its honor society inductees and announced the winners of the Sartain Award and Stewart Scholarship at its annual Spring Celebration. The Sartain Award is given to a graduating senior who best exemplifies the qualities personified by Dr. Sartain: Scholarship, humanitarianism, integrity, and commitment to the ideals of the University of Richmond. This year's recipient Sidra Siddiqui is shown accepting the award from Dr. Eric Grollman.
Dr. Jan French, Associate Professor Anthropology will present, “Indigenous Law in the Amazon: Clash of Worldviews” at Amazon Frontiers The Fourth Annual Global Brazil Conference at Duke University on Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Congratulations! to Alicia Jiggetts, criminal justice major and Bonner Scholar for receiving a 2018 Newman Civic Fellowship. Alicia is the first University of Richmond student to receive this honor! Article may be found here: http://bit.ly/2FpoxMC
Alicia Jiggetts, class of 2019, criminal justice major was a co-presenter at the November 3rd CCE’s Brown Bag Speaker series. Alicia spoke on the work she has done with current Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe’s office. For several months she interned with the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Restoration of Rights Division, primarily assisting with the processing of Restoration applications of former non-violent felons. Through this work she was able to be present at the Capitol when the Governor announced in April 2016 the restoration of the civil rights of 200,000 former felons and to attend the Governor’s Restoration of Rights banquet at the Executive Mansion in December 2016. Presently, Alicia has an active role in Virginia21 – empowering millennials in the political process. She aspires to be a lawyer…perhaps even a judge one day. We wish her well in her endeavors!
Professor Eric Anthony Grollman's blog, Conditionally Accepted, has featured a blog series about sexual violence in academia. Check it out.
Updated. One of our sociology alums, Mariah Williams (’13) has been in the news sharing her expertise and work on race and urban planning. Mariah is a second year MA student in VCU’s urban and regional planning program. Of special note: she started her own organization Black Girls Meet Up to foster community about Black girls and women in the RVA area. This past spring her organization hosted a group of young women and their families touring the University of Richmond. Here is the link to Mariah’s op-ed celebrating Black joy in public spaces:http://bit.ly/2vyefEZ. Recently, she was interviewed in the January 2018 UR magazine:http://bit.ly/2rQ0Xly. Mariah's making us proud as a recent UR graduate!
Congratulations!! to Mariah Williams (’13) in April she was the recipient of VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School Merit Scholarship for the Masters in Urban and Regional Planning Program.
Important work by Professor Grollman.
Here is the video of Emily Gove’s talk;” As good a Niu: Food Sovereignty in Samoa” presented on April 21 at the Student Symposium. For more information on Emily’s talk see May 10, 2017 post below.
Professor Grollman was interviewed about their research on discrimination and transgender health. Take a listen!
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Here are some photos from graduation on May 7, 2017.
On Saturday, May 6th the department hosted a reception for our graduating seniors. Here are some photos from that event.
Congratulations to Emily Gove 17’ Anthropology major whose paper: “As good as Niu: Food Sovereignty in Samoa” was recognized with the Student Symposium Paper Competition award. Emily presented her research at the Student Symposium on April 21 and was mentored by Dr. Jan French. Her research took her to Apia, Samoa’s capital city where she worked with a Farm to Table program and captured how traditional culture vs. modern. Of special note was the theme “organic”- in the West it often seen as an alternative agriculture- “food for higher class people” but in Samoa it is a continuation of the past – a validation of traditional culture something that has worked so it will be continued- farm to table.
Dr. Jan French and the entire faculty of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Criminal Justice Program cordially invites all graduating seniors - majors and minors- to a reception in your honor on Saturday, May 6th from 1:30-3pm in the department. We hope to see you and want very much to meet your families, friends or just see you! Congratulations!
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