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Powers first at Texas Woman’s to win Boren Fellowship
5/27/22
Petina JD Powers has survived a litany of hardships, but now the sociology doctoral student is the first ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ student to earn a David L. Boren Fellowship, which she will use to study the Hindi language this summer before traveling to India to conduct research.
Dr. Paul Bones Hosts Redefining Disability Book Launch Webinar March 23
3/16/22
Texas Woman's Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Paul Bones will host a roundtable discussion with several authors from Redefining Disability. The authors will share their expertise and experiences with disability in life, education, employment, and beyond.
Sociology PhD student featured in GDAC 'Soul Art Renewal' exhibition
7/22/21
Petina JD Powers, a PhD student and GTA at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ, has a series of three poems included in the (GDAC) exhibition, "Soul Art Renewal: PENS & LENSES." Powers’ poems are part of her larger qualitative work on pandemic poetry and images.
7/21/21
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ alumna and current SMU sociologist Andrea Laurent-Simpson says treating pets like family has changed our laws, the number of children we have, and even where we choose to work. Her new book could make the fur fly for pet lovers and detractors alike.
6/21/21
"Researching With: A Decolonizing Approach to Community-Based Action Research" by Jessica Smartt Gullion (Associate Dean of Research, College of Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor, Sociology) and Abigail Tilton (Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor, Social Work) has been named a 2021 International Book Awards finalist in the Education/Academic category.
According to the publisher's website, "is a guide for how to do research that is inclusive, engages in community-building, and implements a decolonizing framework. The text advocates for a collaborative approach, researching with communities, rather than conducting research on them. Reviewing both theory and method, Jessica Smartt Gullion and Abigail Tilton offer practical tips for forming community partnerships and building coalitions."
Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of , said this year’s contest yielded over 2,000 entries from authors and publishers around the world, which were then narrowed down to the final results.