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Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Julian Montoro-Rodriguez featured in Inside UNC Charlotte article
On Friday, August 7th, Inside UNC Charlotte released an article featuring Professor Julian Montoro-Rodriguez focusing on his research involving Charlotte citizens aged 60+. Led by Montoro-Rodriguez and a team of scholars, Meck60+ is the first community assessment study in the area that includes data collected firsthand from both seniors and caregivers, focusing on key quality […]
Sociology Lecturer Victoria Rankin Interviewed for Wallethub Article
In late July, Wallethub released an article online comparing the best and worst school systems in the United States. Their list ranks all 50 states and was compiled based on 33 key metrics ranging from performance and funding to class size and instructor credentials. Sociology lecturer, Victoria Rankin, was asked to provide insight on their […]
Inside UNC Charlotte Features Article by Professor of Sociology, Cynthia Hancock
Recently Inside UNC Charlotte featured an article by Professor of Sociology and Director of UNC Charlotte’s Gerontology program, Cynthia Hancock, Ph.D. In the article, Hancock interviews her mother, Joyce Riffe, about her experience with polio, the outbreak of Spanish Influenza in 1918 and how COVID-19 has had an impact on her life today. View the […]
UNC Charlotte Sociology Alum Shares Her Experience as a Nurse During COVID-19
Christy Murray Stromska, who is a graduate of both UNC Charlotte’s Sociology and Nursing programs, was recently interviewed for Inside UNC Charlotte about her experience working as a nurse during the current COVID-19 pandemic. After working as a nurse for almost 11 years at Regional Medical Center in San Jose, California, she has experienced multiple […]
Prof. Anne-Kathrin Kronberg Recently Published on the Work in Progress: Sociology Website
“Do Gender Pay Gaps in Workplaces Narrow the Longer Employees Stay? (they don’t)” written by assistant professor Anne-Kathrin Kronberg was recently published on the Work in Progress: Sociology website. To read the article in full detail, visit here: “Do Gender Pay Gaps in Workplaces Narrow the Longer Employees Stay? (they don’t)”
Faculty Spotlight: Zinobia Bennefield featured in PBS NOVA Article
PBS NOVA published an article online discussing the link between chronic stress and an increased risk to COVID-19. More specifically, the article focuses on how chronic stress -especially the stress of racism- has affected minorities at an alarming rate within the United States. Native Americans are being hospitalized five times more than whites for coronavirus […]
Rachel Austin featured in Charlotte Observer’s Article Focusing on the Effects of COVID-19 on Communication
Read the article in its entirety here: “Even after the pandemic is over, will handshakes and hugs remain a thing of the past?”
Dr. Kendra Jason’s research on health and work is featured in Forbes
Read more about “The Double Whammy For Older, Low-Wage Workers With Chronic Conditions.”
Dr. Jill Yavorsky’s research on gender and work is featured in the Washington Post
Read more about how unemployment alters men’s job choices.
Welcome Dr. Stephanie Potochnick
A warm welcome to our new faculty member in the sociology department, Dr. Stephanie Potochnick! Stephanie graduated from UNC Charlotte in 2007 with an M.A. in Sociology. After continuing her education, Dr. Potochnick joined the faculty at the University of Missouri, but has decided to make the move back to Charlotte! Dr. Potochnick’s research examines […]