Articles from May 2023 / en A Student Profile of Darshaun Smith /news/2023/05/student-profile-darshaun-smith The multitalented Darshaun Smith will long be remembered at the University of Iowa for the many ways he has brightened our lives during his student career. Mon, 22 May 2023 15:08:26 -0500 Louise Seamster 1141 Success as a Public Scholar: An Interview with Professor Victor Ray /news/2023/05/success-public-scholar-interview-professor-victor-ray Less than 10 years after earning his PhD from Duke University, Victor Ray is a renowned sociologist and public scholar. Mon, 22 May 2023 15:03:26 -0500 Michael Lovaglia 1136 Relating to People at Work: Yujia Lyu’s Journey to a PhD /news/2023/05/relating-people-work-yujia-lyus-journey-phd Yujia Lyu travelled from China to the University of Iowa’s Center for the Study of Group Processes to study how people relate to each other at work. Mon, 22 May 2023 14:47:46 -0500 Alison Bianchi 1131 Where Criminology Leads: A Profile of Alec Hillbo (MA 1996) /news/2023/05/where-criminology-leads-profile-alec-hillbo-ma-1996 A department alum tells us where they've been since earning their Masters degree. Mon, 22 May 2023 14:43:16 -0500 Michael Lovaglia 1126 Phoenix Rising: The New Center for the Study of Group Processes /news/2023/05/phoenix-rising-new-center-study-group-processes Despite a global pandemic and physical destruction, The Center for the Study of Group Processes “rises from the ashes” to continue the pursuit of internationally renowned research on group processes. Mon, 22 May 2023 14:23:30 -0500 Alison Bianchi 1121 Why Sociology? Reflections on the Decision to Become a Sociologist /news/2023/05/why-sociology-reflections-decision-become-sociologist Professor Bodi Vasi wondered how sociologists choose their profession. Not many, he thought, grew up wanting to be a sociologist instead of a YouTuber or an astronaut. He asked two professors and two graduate students in the Department of vlogۿ. Here’s what they said…. Mon, 22 May 2023 14:11:27 -0500 Ion (Bodi) Vasi 1116 A Warm Welcome to Professor Amber Joy Powell! /news/2023/05/warm-welcome-professor-amber-joy-powell Our newest assistant professor of sociology and criminology, Dr. Amber Joy Powell, has already made a significant contribution to our department’s vibrant intellectual culture. Mon, 22 May 2023 14:06:14 -0500 Ion (Bodi) Vasi 1151 Sociology Students Gain Real Experience to Relieve Student Debt /news/2023/05/sociology-students-gain-real-experience-relieve-student-debt In Professor Louise Seamster’s innovative class, Racial Wealth Gap: Black Debt/White Debt, students analyze an important social problem and then work to help solve it. Mon, 22 May 2023 13:25:26 -0500 Louise Seamster 1106 Chair's Welcome Letter /news/2023/05/chairs-welcome-letter Mon, 22 May 2023 13:13:49 -0500 Michael Sauder 1096