Recap
The Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association provides the opportunity for professionals involved in the scientific study of society to share knowledge and new directions in research and practice. Nearly 600 programmatic sessions are convened that provide a scholarly outlet for more than 3,000 research papers, over 4,500 presenters, and 5,000 attendees.
CCPR Fellow and former CCPR Director Professor Jennie Brand was awarded the 2024 ASA Mathematical Sociology Outstanding Publication Award for her article “Uncovering Sociological Effect Heterogeneity using Tree-Based Machine Learning,” published in Sociological Methodology.
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Professor Cecilia Menjívar has won two major awards from the American Sociological Association. The Jessie Bernard Award is given in recognition of scholarly work inclusive of research, teaching, mentorship, community-building, and service that has enlarged the horizons of sociology to encompass fully the role of women in society. The Public Understanding of Sociology Award is given annually to an ASA member or group of members who have made exemplary contributions to advance the public understanding of sociology, sociological research, and scholarship among the general public. The two awards will be conferred at the ASA Meetings in Montreal later this year.
Faith Deckard, incoming Assistant Professor of Sociology, won the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper award in the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) family section for her article, “Surveilling Sureties: How Privately Mediated Monetary Sanctions Enroll and Responsibilize Families.” Faith’s research broadly explores how marginalized groups experience, navigate, and respond to social control institutions. Of particular interest is the U.S. criminal legal system, with her current project examining how commercial bail entangles families in a complicated economic and social system of obligation, debt, and punishment.
Wei-hsin Yu and Hope Xu Yan received Honorable Mention for the ASA Family Section Article of the Year for their paper, “Effects of Siblings on Cognitive and Sociobehavioral Development: Ongoing Debates and New Theoretical Insights” published in the American Sociological Review.
