Department of Sociology

News & Events

Congratulations Dr. Langa for her National Science Foundation grant
Professor Samantha Kwan interviewed by USA Today on body image standards
Congratulations to Carli Copell for receiving the 2023 Graduate Student Paper Award for her work, “Mothering with Grace: Millennial Women’s Intensive Mothering Deep in the Heart of Texas"
Congratulations to Aolani Wheeler for receiving the Undergraduate Student Paper Award for the paper “Media, and by Extension, Society’s Representation of Disability Sports”
Congratulations to Kaylea Marin (not pictured), Manal Mathew, Katerina Munoz, Jachi Okoro (not pictured), and Katerina Solyst for receiving the newly instituted Undergraduate Scholarships for Sociology Majors for 2023-2024.
How the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Stands To Financially Harm Women
Diminishing Inequalities in Maternal Health in Africa & the USA
Join us for a thought-provoking symposium on “Diminishing Inequalities in Maternal Health in Africa and the USA,” where we will explore ways to tackle the persistent disparities that exist in maternal healthcare between different groups in these two regions. Maternal health is a pressing global issue that affects women and their families worldwide. In particular, African and African-American women face significant challenges in accessing quality maternal healthcare, resulting in higher rates of maternal mortality and morbidity among marginalized communities. Dr. Louise Marie Roth (Professor of Sociology; University of Arizona), Dr. Adrienne Strong (Assistant Professor of Anthropology; University of Florida, and our very own, Dr. Neema Langa (Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Sociology) will serve as panelists for the symposium. For more information, contact African American Studies at aas@central.uh.edu.
Photography Book Launch | “Making a Scene!”
Saturday, February 25, 2023

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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Sociology in Action Lecture
Save the Date: Celebrating 10 years of the Sociology in Action lecture series with special guest Dr. Greg Scott
Congratulations to Rebecca Shields for being selected to take part in the Student Roundtable with President Khator
Her contributions have led to a new campus accessibility initiative in conjunction with the Justin Dart, Jr. Student Accessibility Center.
Africana's Aging and Health (SOC 3377/ AAS3394)
Dr. Neema Langa will teach a special topics course: Africana's Aging and Health (SOC 3377/ AAS3394) in Spring 2021 on Mondays and Wednesdays 1-2:30 pm. This class covers scholarship on the structural forces that lead to stratified later-life health and well-being outcomes among Africana. It will explore the unique challenges of older citizens (mainly women) of the African continent and people of African descent in the United States of America, "blacks," and how they make sense of their lives.
SSA November 2022 Events
Congratulations to Dr. HS Hwang for winning the Best Paper Award at the annual conference of 2022 Midwest Academy of Management in Detroit, MI.
His coauthored paper, "Antecedents of Institutional Conformity: the Case of the Local United Way Affiliates and their Response to Field Change Efforts", examines how local United Way affiliates respond to external pressures and expectation in the nonprofit sector. The paper provides implications for nonprofit organizations to adapt to social change, which help nonprofit organizations be more resilient to external threats and overcome internal challenges.
Undergraduate Student Spotlight
Jennifer Soto, Senior and President of the Sociology Student Association
Congratulations to Nasim Koohi and Rebecca Shields for receiving scholarships to attend STaRT@Rice
Congratulations to CMALS for receiving a $500,000 gift from the Houston Endowment Foundation
Congratulations to Rebecca Shields for receiving the WGSS Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Fellowship for their work on "Intersecting Stripes: A QueerCrip Approach to Understanding Gender Disparities in hEDS Diagnoses"
Dr. Neema Langa joins UH to teach Gender and Health Care in Africa
Dr. Sheila Katz is featured in a Houston Chronicle article "Texas' safe haven law allows parents to give up newborns, but it's rarely used. Here's what to know."
Dr. Sheila Katz was featured in a FOX 26 article "Women of color most affected by abortion reversal"
Dr. Amanda Baumle is featured in Houston Chronicle article "Data on Houston's share of same-sex households can be misleading"
Congratulations to Sloan Rucker for receiving the Graduate Student Paper Award for their work on “An Intersectional Look at Black Women’s Experiences in Texas Prisons”
Sociology in Action Lecture - March 28th - Skills of the "Unskilled": Work, Gender, and Mobility Among Mexican Migrants - Recording Available
Congratulations to Carlos Campos, Jr. on receiving the Undergraduate Student Paper Award for “A Contemporary Analysis of the U.S. Indigenous Peoples Movement”
Congratulations to former Sociology M.A. student Chelsea Cooper for being awarded the Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award from the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
The sociology department welcomes our new assistant professor, Hyunseok Hwang
Congratulations to Professor Anderson for her National Science Foundation grant
Congratulations to Sociology M.A. Student Sloan Rucker for Receiving the 2021 Barbara Espy Chenworth Scholarship from WGSS
Prof. Kwan comments on "skinny shaming" in USA Today
Congratulations to Andreina Ruiz for being a 2021 AY Mellon Scholar
Small Grant to Support Learning for Undergraduate Sociology Majors
The Department of Sociology is pleased to announce its new Small Grant to Support Learning for Undergraduate Sociology Majors. Supported by a generous gift from Ms. Joella Werlin, the grant is designed to defray some of the costs associated with undergraduate education. The Department invites Sociology majors to submit applications to reimburse up to $100 in learning-related materials.
Steven Nelson, Ph.D. comments on Houston Public Media about Houston's rise in violent crime
As we approach a year into the pandemic, our own Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill discusses the social impact it has had in our Houston community
Majoring or Minoring in Sociology? Consider a Concentration in Health and Medicine or Workplace Diversity
Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill, Ph.D. receives Werlin Sociology Faculty Award for her collaborative project with Black.Migration.Houston.
UH Sociology identified by Washington Monthly as a springboard for success
Congratulations to Pamela Quiroz, Ph.D. on receiving a SSRC grant to study COVID-19 effects on Latinos
Professors Kwan and Graves publish their latest book, "Under the Knife: Cosmetic Surgery, Boundary Work, and the Pursuit of the Natural Fake" (Temple University Press), and blog about cosmetic surgery in the age of COVID.

About Sociology at UH

The department of sociology at the University of Houston is comprised of an innovative and highly productive faculty, producing cutting-edge research in the areas of social inequality, health, work, education, social psychology and culture. We offer training to undergraduate and graduate students in sociological theory, statistics, and quantitative and qualitative research methods. Graduates of our undergraduate and M.A. programs are equipped to enter the workforce in fields such as social science research, education, social services or data analysis or to pursue advanced degrees in sociology or related disciplines. Learn more

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News & Events

Congratulations Dr. Langa for her National Science Foundation grant

Professor Samantha Kwan interviewed by USA Today on body image standards

Congratulations to Carli Copell for receiving the 2023 Graduate Student Paper Award for her work, “Mothering with Grace: Millennial Women’s Intensive Mothering Deep in the Heart of Texas"

Congratulations to Aolani Wheeler for receiving the Undergraduate Student Paper Award for the paper “Media, and by Extension, Society’s Representation of Disability Sports”

Congratulations to Kaylea Marin (not pictured), Manal Mathew, Katerina Munoz, Jachi Okoro (not pictured), and Katerina Solyst for receiving the newly instituted Undergraduate Scholarships for Sociology Majors for 2023-2024.

How the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Stands To Financially Harm Women

Diminishing Inequalities in Maternal Health in Africa & the USA

Photography Book Launch | “Making a Scene!”

Sociology in Action Lecture

Congratulations to Rebecca Shields for being selected to take part in the Student Roundtable with President Khator

Africana's Aging and Health (SOC 3377/ AAS3394)

SSA November 2022 Events

Congratulations to Dr. HS Hwang for winning the Best Paper Award at the annual conference of 2022 Midwest Academy of Management in Detroit, MI.

Undergraduate Student Spotlight

Congratulations to Nasim Koohi and Rebecca Shields for receiving scholarships to attend STaRT@Rice

Congratulations to CMALS for receiving a $500,000 gift from the Houston Endowment Foundation

Congratulations to Rebecca Shields for receiving the WGSS Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Fellowship for their work on "Intersecting Stripes: A QueerCrip Approach to Understanding Gender Disparities in hEDS Diagnoses"

Dr. Neema Langa joins UH to teach Gender and Health Care in Africa

Dr. Sheila Katz is featured in a Houston Chronicle article "Texas' safe haven law allows parents to give up newborns, but it's rarely used. Here's what to know."

Dr. Sheila Katz was featured in a FOX 26 article "Women of color most affected by abortion reversal"

Dr. Amanda Baumle is featured in Houston Chronicle article "Data on Houston's share of same-sex households can be misleading"

Congratulations to Sloan Rucker for receiving the Graduate Student Paper Award for their work on “An Intersectional Look at Black Women’s Experiences in Texas Prisons”

Sociology in Action Lecture - March 28th - Skills of the "Unskilled": Work, Gender, and Mobility Among Mexican Migrants - Recording Available

Congratulations to Carlos Campos, Jr. on receiving the Undergraduate Student Paper Award for “A Contemporary Analysis of the U.S. Indigenous Peoples Movement”

Congratulations to former Sociology M.A. student Chelsea Cooper for being awarded the Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award from the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools

The sociology department welcomes our new assistant professor, Hyunseok Hwang

Congratulations to Professor Anderson for her National Science Foundation grant

Congratulations to Sociology M.A. Student Sloan Rucker for Receiving the 2021 Barbara Espy Chenworth Scholarship from WGSS

Prof. Kwan comments on "skinny shaming" in USA Today

Congratulations to Andreina Ruiz for being a 2021 AY Mellon Scholar

Small Grant to Support Learning for Undergraduate Sociology Majors

Steven Nelson, Ph.D. comments on Houston Public Media about Houston's rise in violent crime

As we approach a year into the pandemic, our own Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill discusses the social impact it has had in our Houston community

Majoring or Minoring in Sociology? Consider a Concentration in Health and Medicine or Workplace Diversity

Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill, Ph.D. receives Werlin Sociology Faculty Award for her collaborative project with Black.Migration.Houston.

UH Sociology identified by Washington Monthly as a springboard for success

Congratulations to Pamela Quiroz, Ph.D. on receiving a SSRC grant to study COVID-19 effects on Latinos

Professors Kwan and Graves publish their latest book, "Under the Knife: Cosmetic Surgery, Boundary Work, and the Pursuit of the Natural Fake" (Temple University Press), and blog about cosmetic surgery in the age of COVID.

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