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Anne Barrett Awarded 2009 Social Gerontology Theory Award

Anne Barrett has been awarded the 2009 Social Gerontology Theory Award from the Gerontological Society of America. The award recognizes outstanding papers that advance theoretical development in social gerontology. Professor Barrett will present her paper, "Life Course Patterns and Perceptions: A Theoretical Development of the Subjective Life Course," at the annual meeting of the Society in Atlanta in late November.

 

Sociology Department Shines at FSU 2009 Faculty Awards Ceremony

Sociology was the best-represented department at the University’s annual awards day program on April 9. Four sociologists won top honors: Annette Schwabe, John Reynolds, Kathi Tillman, and Jay Turner.

Jill Quadagno awarded Leo G. Reeder Award.

In recognition of her distinguished contribution to medical sociology, Jill Quadagno has been awarded the prestigious Leo G. Reeder Award by the American Sociological Association's Medical Sociology Section. The award recognizes scholarly contributions, especially a body of work displaying an extended trajectory of productivity and encompassing theory and research. The Reeder Award also acknowledges teaching, mentoring, and training as well as service to the medical sociology community broadly defined.

Christian Vaccaro Wins ASA Emotions Section Award

Graduate Student Christian Vaccaro was awarded the 2009 Best Student Paper Award by the Emotions Section of the ASA for a paper entitled "Fighting Fear: Emotion Work in Manhood Acts."

Mandy Martinez Selected by Urban Institute

Mandy Martinez, honors undergraduate, was selected to be a member of the Urban Institute's Summer Academy, where she will conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the American Dream Act, which proposes a pathway to permanent resident status and citizenship for certain groups of undocumented immigrant children. Her FSU honors thesis, chaired by Dr. Annette Schwabe, was entitled "The Construction and Consequences of Fear for Women and Men."

 

Colloquium series features Barbara Risman and Peggy Giordano.

Thanks to Koji Ueno and the Departmental Colloquium Committee, our already-sunny February was brightened by the visits of two distinguished visitors delivering presentations about young people, relationships, and sexuality. Dr. Risman’s talk was entitled “Betwixt and Between: Gender Contradictions in Middle School,” and Dr. Giordano’s talk was “Affairs of the Heart: Romantic Relationships and Sexuality During the Adolescent Period.”

Woody Carlson's new book, The Lucky Few, receives favorable press.

A new book by Woody Carlson, the Charles B. Nam Professor in Sociology of Population, entilted The Lucky Few, examines the fortunes of the generation sandwiched between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boom: http://www.fsu.edu/news/2008/08/25/lucky.few/

FSU in 2009 US News Rankings

US News Rankings for 2009 place FSU Sociology at spot 39 overall and 23 in the nation among public institutions. The 39 ranking indicates steady improvement from 1998 (47) and 2005 (42). See the rankings here.

We also ranked among the top-10 in the nation for Sex and Gender studies (and one of only 3 non-West Coast schools)See the rankings here.

FSU Sociology's Health and Aging Program ranked 6th among sociology departments in nation in faculty productivity!

The November 16 2008 Chronicle of Higher Education published results of a Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index in which FSU Sociology's 9-faculty member Health and Aging program ranks 6th in the nation when compared to other departments of sociology! See the ranking here.

A bit more detail can be found at this link: http://www.academicanalytics.com/

Congratulations to Our 2009 Annual Departmental Awardees

• Dr. Annette Schwabe received the J. Michael Armer Best Teacher Award
• Dr. Karin Brewster named by SGSU as Most Supportive of our Graduate Program
• Dr. Irene Padavic awarded the SGSU Mentoring Award
• Mr. Ben Kail awarded the SGSU Peer Mentoring Award
• Ms. Jennifer Caputo and Mr. Christian Vaccaro received the Sociology Department’s Klar-Allen Best Research Paper Award
• Mr. Jordan Brown received the Sociology Department’s Best Teaching Assistant Award
• Ms. Jennifer Purden received the Sociology Department's Best Undergraduate Student Paper Award

Several Faculty Hold National Professional Office, Editorial Board Positions

Many faculty members hold positions in the American Sociological Association. Anne Barrett is Secretary of Lifecourse Section, Karin Brewster is a member of Council of the Population Section, Irene Padavic is a member of the Committee on Committees and is on the Council of the Organizations, Occupations and Work Section, and Patricia Martin is a member of the Jessie Bernard Award Selection Committee and the Publications Committee. Other organizational honors include Jay Turner’s membership on the Social Psychology and Interpersonal Processes review panel for NIH and Ike Eberstein’s membership on the Population Sciences Committee of the NICHD. Jill Quadagno is on the Board of Directors and Chair of the Membership Committee of the National Academy of Social Insurance, and she is also a member of the Robert Wood Johnson National Advisory Council for Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research. John Reynolds is on the Executive Committee of the Southern Sociological Society, Verna Keith is Chair of the Health & Policy Research Committee of ASA’s Medical Sociology Section and member of the Nominations Committee of the Southern Sociological Society. Kathi Tillman is on the Board of Directors of the Southern Demographic Association, and Ike Eberstein is on the Board of Directors of the Society of Biodemography and Social Biology.

FSU faculty hold a number of editorial positions. Woody Carlson serves on the Editorial Board of Population Research & Policy Review, Ike Eberstein is on the Editorial Board of Social Science Quarterly, and Deana Rohlinger and John Reynolds are on the Editorial Board of Sociology Compass. Don Lloyd, Jill Quadagno and John Reynolds are on the Editorial Board of Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Miles Taylor is on the Editorial Board of Demography, Jill Quadagno and Irene Padavic are Advisory Editors of Social Problems, Deana Rohlinger is on the Editorial Board of Social Problems and of Mobilization: An International Journal of Research, Jill Quadagno is on the Editorial Board of Journal of Gerontology, and Irene Padavic is on the Editorial Board of Social Forces.

Tillman Tenured and Promoted; Reynolds Promoted

Kathryn Tillman was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, effective Fall 2009. John Reynolds was promoted to Full Professor, also effective Fall 2009. Congratulations to both!

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