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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 BookSociology professor Eric Grollman recently published the book Counternarratives from Women of Color Academics.
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Grollman Articles
Dr. 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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Grollman Article
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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Rose Ann E. Gutierrez, UR 2012, Sociology major, has completed her first year as a doctoral student at UCLA in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies with a sub-specialization in race and ethnic studies. Her research interests are race and racism, immigration and social stratification in higher education. Of her time at UR, Rose Ann says, “I absolutely love UR…I owe so much to my professors and mentors there at Richmond, and honestly, sociology has provided me the critical and analytical thinking skills I needed to be successful in navigating the world and institutional spaces.”
Congratulations to David Jones, UR 2016, Sociology major for making the New England Patriots as a free agent, and in the world of football, undrafted free agents often have more impact than their drafted teammates. David will be a defensive back for the Patriots and though he is trying to establish himself on the team, he participated in a few holiday events for children through the NFL and looks forward to doing more within the community in the future. Of equal importance-- David wants to serve as a positive role model to other undergraduate students. We wish him much success!
Alice Vo, class of 2020, Anthropology major is one of four UR students to receive a Gilman scholarship to support her study abroad in Beijing, China for the Fall semester. Alice will be studying at Peking University. Her course of study will include history, anthropology, Chinese, as well as an internship. We wish Alice safe travels and a successful semester in Beijing!
Professor Richards has published a new book on first-generation students. Congratulations!
Sociology Professor, Dr. Richards, pens an essay on Conditionally Accepted: Is your university racist? Five questions we should all be asking in academia.
Congratulations!! to 2013 UR soc alum Mariah Williams for successfully defending her master’s thesis : “Finding Homeplace: Exploring How Black Women Experience the City of Richmond” on May 2. Mariah graduates this weekend from VCU with a masters in Urban and Regional Planning, focusing on the Black experience in the urban environment. Next…she will be applying for Ph.D. programs. We wish her much luck and success!
Students of Dr. Atiya Husain's SOC 279 Race and Crime class presented their final projects at their last class on April 26th. The projects displayed as a Museum Exhibition highlighted "The Story of Race and Crime in the U.S."
Additional photos from the department's Spring Celebration, March 29, 2018.
Jacob Roberson, newly elected member of Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) Sociology Honor Society with Dr. Elizabeth Ransom.
Drs. Jennifer Nourse and Rania Sweis inducted newly elected members of Lambda Alpha, the Anthropology Honor Society at the department's Spring Celebration on March 29th.
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.
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