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Welcome to the page of the Department of Sociology at Wichita State University.

08/26/2026

Welcome back, shockers! Hope you are settling into the new semester. Be sure to stop by the Shocker Career Accelerator's annual root beer kegger, scheduled for today.

06/26/2026

Have you seen the latest edition of Shocker Magazine?

Be sure to turn to page 35 to see how Mary Ndaro, an alumni of our M.A. program (2011, pictured below), applies sociological skills in her work as director of HakiElimu (Kiswahili for “right to education”) located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

She is truly a remarkable woman.

To learn more about our graduate program, contact our grad coordinator Dr, Chase Billingham.

If you are a graduate of our program, reach out so we might highlight where your sociology degree has taken you too.

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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS)

https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-magazine/spring-2026/

05/15/2026

What is the benefit of a Sociology degree?
Three of our 2026 B.A. graduates highlight their personal experiences.

Be sure to join us in congratulating Danielle Ramirez, Remi Flom, & Meghan Worsham, along with all of our graduating students, this weekend.

Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wichita State University

04/30/2026

Congrats go out to Lily, who successfully defended her thesis and will soon be joining the ranks of our M.A. alumni. We are excited to see where her path brings her next.

Pictured with Dr. Jenny Pearson, Faculty advisor. Other committee members included Dr. Alyssa Lynne-Joseph and our colleague from Wichita State University School of Social Work, Stacey Popejoy.

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04/22/2026

It's always good to end the semester with some good news, so we are really happy to share the recognition of the scholarly accomplishments amongst three of our own.

Within higher education, professors are ranked across three levels based on tenure status, experience, and scholarly achievements.

We are happy to announce that two professors in our department, Drs. Chase Billingham and Jodie Hertzog were promoted to the highest rank - that of Full Professor.

Dr. Twyla Hill, who already holds that distinction, was further recognized for continued scholarly achievements as part of WSU's professor incentive review process.

Help us congratulate these Shocker Sociology achievements, and to congratulate all of the awardees across campus also acknowledged at yesterday's reception.

Image description: A photo with Dr.s Hill, Hertzog, and Billingham (from left to right) standing in front of a blank wall. The photo is positioned within an old Polaroid-type frame with the word "Congratulations!" at the bottom and is layered on top of a black background with gold fireworks.

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04/07/2026

Will you be on campus on Friday? Stop by our Sociology Symposium

We will be holding our 10th Annual Shocker Sociology Symposium on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Woolsey 225, from 10 am - 3 pm, but feel free to drop in for a single session or part-day if you aren't able to attend the full symposium.

The symposium primarily highlights various research and applied experiences from undergraduate and graduate students who have completed our courses, but some faculty will be sharing their research as well.

Program Agenda:
10:00–10:15 Morning Mingle & Opening Remarks
10:15–11:00 LGBTQ+ Identities, Community, and Social Change
11:00–11:30 Media, Culture, and Social Relationships
11:40–12:30 First Gen: Persistence and Possibility Panel
12:30–1:30 Networking Lunch
1:45–2:15 Women’s Health, Care, and Social Inequality*
2:15–2:45 Institutions, Education, and Structural Inequality
2:45–3:00 Closing Remarks & Feedback

Image description: The photo is a flyer for the symposium, which lists the session times (10 am - 3 pm), where (Woolsey 225), and when (Friday, April 5th). Full details are outlined in the above post. The flyer also includes the sociology logo and thanks to Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society.

Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wichita State University
Wichita State University School of Social Work
Wichita State University Graduate School

04/06/2026

Sociologists across the Midwest gathered in St. Louis, MO, for the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society a week ago. Shocker Sociology was well represented as usual - serving as panelists, presenting their research, and supporting graduate students in professional development.

Image details: Graduate students Munia Das and Amanur Rahman, following poster presentations of research they analyzed as applied learning projects in their Qualitative Research Course (Soc812). Pictured with Drs. Jodie Hertzog (faculty research advisor) and Chase Billingham (graduate coordinator).

Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wichita State University
Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society

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1845 Fairmount Street; 408 Lindquist Hall
Wichita, KS
67260

Website

http://www.wichita.edu/sociology

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