Dr. Leap published an article in Symbolic Interaction called "Managing Popular Culture Stigmas: A Comparative Analysis of Managing Stigmas Associated with Country and Hip Hop Fandom."

July 22, 2025

Congratulations to Dezyre Jones, one of our hardworking master's students, who won the Clifford C. Clogg Scholarship in Sociology, beating out over 750 other applicants! The Clifford C. Clogg Scholarship was developed at the request of the methodology sections of the American Sociological Association and honors the late Clifford C. Clogg, an innovator in quantitative social research methods. The scholarship supports the participation of graduate students in the ICPSR Summer Program. Find out more about the scholarship and others like it by clicking on the box. Please join me in congratulating Ms. Jones on this achievement!

September 3, 2025

Catherine Authement, Hailea Molina, and Kaitlyn Mills (not pictured here) graduated with their master's degree in Sociology. Congratulations!

May 19, 2025