Training in Longitudinal Statistics

This summer, the Western Summer School in Longitudinal Data Analysis will once again be offering practical skill training for graduate students and professionals. Although Sociology had offered the Western Summer School in Longitudinal Data Analysis as a week-long workshop in past summers, this year Social Science has recreated it as a certificate program to better meet the acute need in research and statistical professions for longitudinal statisticians.  Western News interviewed Dr. Ivan Fellegi about the importance of training in longitudinal statistics ... read more...

In Memoriam

Audrey Joan (Mason) Russell passed away at University Hospital on January 4^th 2012, in her 81^st year. Audrey worked in the Sociology Department at UWO from 1971 to 1997, and is fondly remembered by former students, staff and faculty.  Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Audrey are asked to consider the Trans-Canada Trail.  Online condolences available at www.westviewfuneralchapel.com.

Allahar gives the Patrick Emmanuel Memorial Lecture at the University of the West Indies

Professor Anton Allahar gave the sixth Patrick Emmanuel Memorial Lecture on November 3 entitled "The English-speaking Caribbean: Fifty Years after Independence, are we Sovereign Yet?" Read the story from The Barbados Advocate.

Two Sociology promotions

Please join us in congratulating Laura Huey and Paul Pare on their promotion and tenure! Effective July 1st, both Laura and Paul will be tenured Associate Professors.  Congratulations to you both!

UWO Postdoctoral Research Day award received by Dr. Laurie Corna

Dr. Laurie Corna, Canadian Health Institutes Postdoctoral Fellow working with Professor Andrea Willson, received an award for her research poster at The University of Western Ontario Postdoctoral Research Day.  The title of her study is, “The Life Course in Context: Understanding Health Inequalities Among Older Adults in Britain.”  Congratulations, Laurie!

Sociology Department Welcomes New Faculty

This fall, the Sociology department welcomed two new tenure-track faculty members, Dr. Catherine Corrigall-Brown, and Dr. Rachel Margolis.  Professor Corrigall-Brown completed her PhD at the University of California, Irvine, after which she held a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia.  Her research focuses on social movements and political sociology. She is the author of the book Patterns of Protest: Trajectories of Participation in Social Movements (Stanford 2011), as well as many articles.  Professor Margolis completed her PhD at the University of Pennsylvania.  Her research focuses on factors throughout the lifecourse that contribute to disparities in health and well-being. Her publications have appeared in several leading journals, including Population and Development Review, and Social Science Quarterly. Welcome Catherine and Rachel!

Schaffer survives theory bootcamp

After participating in the the Johannesburg Workshop in Theory and Criticism at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa in July 2011, Professor Scott Schaffer is now enthusiastically promoting the continuing discourse found on the new blog la sudificación del norte. He invites everyone to join in.

... and if you speak Japanese...

One of the talks given by Professor Jim Côté at Kyoto University in February has been posted on YouTube, but with the voice of the Japanese translators! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBrV0ZHnszM

Congratulations Ingrid Connidis and Julie McMullin!

Recently the Journal of Marriage and the Family published a virtual issuecontaining the 20 most highly cited articles published in the journal between 2001 and 2010.  Ingrid's and Julie's 2002 article "Sociological Ambivalence and Family Ties: A Critical Perspective" (JMFVol 64) made the list.  We congratulate Ingrid and Julie on this accomplishment. This influential article can be accessed through this link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2002.00558.x/full.

Scott Schaffer to join social theorists in Johannesburg

Professor Scott Schaffer has been selected to participate in the Johannesburg Workshop in Theory and Criticism, to be held at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa in July 2011. This workshop, the foremost site of discussion and collaboration between social theorists ... more...

William R. Avison named Editor, Society and Mental Health

In a March 1 press release, The American Sociological Association announced the creation of a new journal dedicated to research on the sociology of mental health and illness, Society and Mental Health.  ASA has named Professor Avison editor of this new journal which will focus on the social origins of mental health and illness, the social consequences for persons with mental illness, and the organization and financing of mental health services and care.  The first issue, March 2011,  has just been released, click here for more information.

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