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Wildfires Hit Latino Middle Class

April 2, 2025
Sociology professor, Dr. Daisy Reyes, has published an op-ed in De Los highlighting the struggles of first-generation Latinx college graduates in the aftermath of the recent L.A. wildfires. Dr. Reyes examines the stories of individuals like Sylvia Zamora, a first-generation college graduate and...

Emily Ernst Co-Authors Paper on Climate Change and Reproductive Decision-Making

March 28, 2025
Sociology graduate student Emily Ernst has coauthored a paper titled "In-Conceivable Futures: Climate Change and Reproductive Decision Making Among Childfree North Americans" in Social Currents. The study explores how individuals in North America navigate reproductive decisions amidst the...

Charlie Eaton Publishes Op-Ed in The New York Times

March 25, 2025
Professor Charlie Eaton has published a thought-provoking op-ed in The New York Times titled “$15 Billion Is Enough to Fight a President.” In his piece, Professor Eaton argues that universities with large endowments must step up to defend academic freedom and free speech in the face of...

The Glocal Foundations of Threat-Driven Labor Resistance to Authoritarian Capitalism

March 24, 2025
We are excited to announce the publication of “The Glocal Foundations of Threat-Driven Labor Resistance to Authoritarian Capitalism” by graduate sociology student Luis Rubén González Márquez and professor Paul Almeida in Sociology of Development. The article examines how local...

New Study Sheds Light on Climate Action Participation Among Working-Class Youth of Color

February 24, 2025
Professor Paul Almeida and graduate students have published the article "Working-Class Youth Participation in Climate Action: Networks, Civic Experience, and Equity" in npj Climate Action. The article explores the factors that drive individual participation in climate action, with a...

New Study Examines the Influence of Financiers on University Boards

February 23, 2025
Associate Professor Charlie Eaton’s latest paper, "Elite Embeddedness: The Rise of Financiers on University Boards as Parallel Social Organizations", published in Socio-Economic Review, explores how private equity and hedge fund managers have increasingly gained trustee positions at...

Melissa Quesada Completes Dissertation on Social Forces and Networks Guiding Latines into Teaching

February 14, 2025
Melissa Quesada has successfully defended her dissertation, titled "Just Be a Teacher: How Social Forces and Networks Guide Latines into Teaching." Her committee included Irenee Beattie (chair), along with Professors Laura Hamilton, Daisy Reyes, and Glenda Flores (from UC Irvine)....

Congratulations to Dr. Jovana Ramos!

December 17, 2024
The Sociology Department is proud to announce that Jovana Ramos has successfully defended her dissertation and earned her PhD. Her research, titled “The Journey to a Bachelor’s Degree: Latine Community College Students’ Access to Alternative Sources and Types of Social Capital,...

Bryan Amos Successfully Defends Dissertation on Eugenics Movement

December 10, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Bryan Amos has officially earned his Doctorate! After successfully defending his dissertation titled “The Roots of Eugenics: Tracing the Origins and Development of the Movement from 1850 to 1910,” Bryan is now Dr. Amos. A special thanks goes to...

René Becerra Successfully Defends Dissertation on the Lifecycle of Veganism Movement

December 6, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that René Becerra has successfully defended his PhD dissertation! His research, titled "The Lifecycle of a Lifestyle Movement: Exploring Patterns and Trajectories of Recruitment, Persistence, and Disengagement within Veganism," marks a significant milestone in...

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