Emory Sociology

08/07/2026

The Emory Sociology Department is making a strong showing at ASA in NYC this year with a number of presentations by faculty and students. Our esteemed faculty are also shaping the field as part of the leadership of a number of journals. Kudos to all! Emory University

07/17/2026

More news of Emory Sociology alumni doing great things! Congrats to Dr. Olivia Johnson, PhD, who is now at Georgia Tech!

Meet Olivia Johnson, Assistant Director for Academic Initiatives in Tutoring and Learning Enrichment (TLE). 🌟🐝 Olivia coordinates and strengthens peer-led academic support programs, specifically Drop-In Tutoring. She strives to create systems that help students feel supported, while also helpi...

07/02/2026

We are so proud of our outstanding graduate students! Congratulations Temi Alao on earning the prestigious NSF/ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant! Emory University

I’m honored to be one of 25 graduate students across the country to receive this year's prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant from the American Sociological Association! This award supports empirically grounded, theoretically informed research that advances understanding of ...

05/26/2026

Our department is very proud to support collaboration between our prominent faculty and outstanding graduate students! Congratulations to Dr. Kathryn Yount and Sociology graduate student Ladlin Toplu, as well as collaborators on their a recent publication on women's empowerment!

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It's out! Our analysis of key informant interviews with government and non-governmental actors across Asia synthesizes the concepts, processes, outcomes, and conditions that matter to them for women's empowerment. https://lnkd.in/ereT_USy 💫💫 💫Highlights💫💫💫 💡 We interviewed 21 ke...

05/22/2026

This year, we honor the remarkable career of Dr. Frank Lechner, whose scholarship and teaching has illuminated the sociological imagination for countless students as an Emory Sociology faculty member for many years. His legacy will be etched in the heart of our department. Join us in celebrating Frank's career and wishing him a future filled with joy, fulfillment, and plenty of basketball! 🎉

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05/21/2026

We are proud of our incredible faculty! Check this out on your local PBS station! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/emorycollege_emory-sociologist-dr-karida-l-brown-brown-activity-7462185123472539648-PHQF?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAADSnIYBYNQK2h6sRjpr3KmySoYTGKOaT9U

Emory sociologist Dr. Karida L. Brown Brown is among scholars, journalists and other experts providing insight in "W.E.B. Dubois: Rebel with A Cause," a new PBS American Masters documentary. The show premieres on location stations around the country at 9 pm tomorrow night. Find details at https://to...

05/20/2026

As the year draws to a close, we also want to recognize the hard work of our faculty! This year, the 2025-2026 Faculty Teaching Award goes to Dr. Ju Hyun Park for her outstanding teaching and mentoring. Congrats!!

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05/20/2026

Our end of the year celebrations would not be complete without thanking the 2025-2026 Emory Sociology Peer Mentors!

Each year a small number of senior sociology majors are selected to serve as peer mentors to their classmates, as a vital part of the department's advising program.

Please join us in recognizing this year's Peer Mentors for their service:

Iris Berman
Zoe Grotjan
Emily Kantrovitz
Kiara McLarty
Aja Moore
Arielle Nemes
Thien Nguyen
Hera Oh
Elyssa Wagshal
Mohan Wang
Rainey Wise

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05/20/2026

We also want to recognize this year’s new lifetime members of Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD), the International Honor Society in Sociology. Alpha Kappa Delta seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in scholarship in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and such other social and intellectual activities as will lead to improvement in the human condition. Its core mission is to “investigate humanity for the purpose of service.” AKD members are outstanding Emory Sociology students who have maintained a minimum 3.4 GPA overall. This year's inductees include:

Katherine Arne
Elyssa Wagshal
Nicole Bell
Arielle Nemes
Sofia Mang
Shayne Goldstein
Francisca Bravo Tizza
Giahni Dubique
Emma Landy

Congrats to all!!

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05/20/2026

Congratulations to all Emory 2026 graduates, including Emory Sociology majors!

Additional kudos are in order for our Honors students for their outstanding theses:

~Thien Nguyen, "Making Them Known: The Lives of Working First-Generation College Students at an Elite University," Advisor: Karida Brown

~Hera Minju Oh, "Gender and Work: The Dual Role of Korean Pastors’ Wives (Samonims) as Public but Invisible Workers," Advisor: Ju Hyun Park

~Mohan Wang, "Dirty Joking: An Investigation of the Linkage between Gender, Sexual Jokes, and Status of the Joke Teller," Advisor: Cathryn Johnson

~Rainey Wise, "Constructing the Host City: Media Framing of Gentrification and Urban Redevelopment in Atlanta Sports Mega-Event Planning, Advisor: Tracy Scott

We'd also like to congratulate Thien Nguyen for receiving the 2026 Solomon and Sara Sutker Award for Outstanding Student in Sociology!

Please join us in recognizing all of their hard work!

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