Sociology Department Faculty Present Research at ASA Meeting

Hamilton was well-represented at the American Sociological Association (ASA) annual meeting in Chicago where several Sociology Department faculty members presented their research.

Assistant Professor Mahala Stewart presented her ongoing research on Black-White differences in C-section birthing experiences. With Shania Kuo ’23 (Ph.D. student in sociology, University of Minnesota), and Kerry Wang ’25 (sociology Ph.D. program, at Rice University) Stewart also presented research concerning how mothers managed the mental load of juggling their own work along with their children’s remote schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Janina Selzer, a visiting assistant professor, discussed her ongoing research that juxtaposes urban revitalization projects in economically downtrodden areas with corporate diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging programs in the U.S.

Research exploring the extent to which youth in foster care feel supported with respect to maintaining family ties was presented by Assistant Professor Stephanie Dhuman.

Using the cases of Buddhism and Christianity, Associate Professor Jaime Kucinskas presented research examining how religion has become increasingly ‘unbundled’ in the 21^st century.

Associate Professor Matthew Grace was joined by Danny Lee ’23, currently a Ph.D. student in sociology at Indiana University, in presenting their research examining racial disparities in COVID-19 bereavement as it relates to mental health. Their co-authored article in this topic was recently published in the journal Social Science & Medicine.