Section Award Nomination Calls

Many ASA Sections offer awards to recognize achievement in their respective areas of academic interest.  Following are the most recent calls for nominations from each section. All Section award recipients must have a current membership in ASA at the time the award is given, except where the award is specifically intended for a category of persons that are non-members/non-sociologists.

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Aging and the Life Course

Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award
This annual award honors a scholar in the field of aging and the life course who has shown exceptional achievement in research, theory, policy analysis, or who has otherwise advanced knowledge of aging and the life course.

2026 Nomination Process: To nominate a colleague for the MWR Distinguished Scholar Award, submit a full nomination letter and copy of the nominee’s CV by March 2, 2026. Letters of nomination should describe the nominee’s contributions to the study of aging and the life course that warrant consideration. If multiple people wish to nominate a person, we strongly encourage co-signers on a single nomination letter. Nominations will be carried over for consideration for the award for two years beyond the year of the initial submission of the nomination package. Nominations can be sent to Susan Brown, Chair of the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award Committee, at [email protected]. Other committee members include Catherine Garcia, Christine Mair, and Kenzie Latham Mintus.

SALC Outstanding Mentoring Award
SALC has a rich legacy of mentoring, both of students and junior faculty. We want to honor this history by recognizing SALC members who have distinguished themselves as mentors in the field of aging and the life course.

2026 Nomination Process: Submit a nomination of a candidate by March 2, 2026. The nominee’s CV should be included with the nomination materials. Letters of nomination should describe the nominee’s contributions to mentoring in the area of aging and the life course that warrant consideration. If multiple people wish to nominate a person, we strongly encourage co-signers on a single nomination letter and for co-signers to include short specific personal descriptions of how the nominee has mentored them. We also urge those preparing nomination letters to indicate where co-signers are working now and to think broadly about types of mentorship and the contributions of that mentorship for promoting diversity and inclusion in the discipline and beyond. Specifically, letters should describe mentorship experiences over the range of the nominee’s career, including but also going beyond mentorship provided around research and for graduate students, and include specific details regarding the nominee’s mentorship. Nominations will be carried over for consideration for the award for two years beyond the year of the initial submission of the nomination package. Nominations can be sent to Patti Thomas, [email protected], SALC Chair, noting that this is a nomination for the SALC Outstanding Mentoring Award.

Outstanding Publication Award
This annual award honors an outstanding recent contribution to the field of sociology of aging and the life course as determined by the Outstanding Publication Award Committee.

2026 Nomination Process: Eligible publications include original research reports, theoretical or methodological developments, and policy-related contributions. The outstanding publication can be an article or book chapter published within the past three years (from 2023-2025) to be eligible.

A single author or one of the coauthors must be a SALC member. Multiple entries cannot be submitted by/for the same author(s); please choose the strongest entry. Only SALC members are permitted to make nominations, and nominators should make only one nomination. Self-nominations are accepted. Papers that have been uploaded as Advance Access articles but have not yet been published cannot be submitted until published.

A nomination letter should accompany a PDF of the article or chapter. The letter should provide the full citation, describe the scope of the manuscript, and highlight some of its contributions to the field. Nominations of publications for the award should be sent to Joseph Lariscy, Chair of the Outstanding Publication Award Committee, at [email protected]. Other committee members include Collin Mueller, Eric Vogelsang, and Courtney Williams. All nominations are due by March 2, 2026.

Graduate Student Paper Award
This annual award honors an outstanding paper written by a graduate student member(s) of SALC, as determined by the Graduate Student Paper Award committee. The award consists of $250 presented to the winner at the SALC Business Meeting, held during the annual ASA meeting.

2026 Nomination Process: Papers authored or coauthored solely by students are eligible; faculty co-authorship is not allowed. Eligible student authors include master’s and pre-doctoral student members of the section who are currently enrolled in a graduate program, or who have graduated no earlier than December 2025. Unpublished, under review, accepted, or published papers are eligible. If published, the paper should have appeared within the past two calendar years (e.g., a paper nominated in 2026 may have been published anytime in 2024 or later). Unpublished papers should not exceed 9,000 words of text (not including references, tables, etc).

To be nominated, send an electronic version of the paper along with a completed and signed SALC Grad Student Paper Award Nomination Form (found at https://asasalc.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/salc_grad-student_award.pdf) to Lindsay Wilkinson, Chair of the Graduate Student Paper Award Committee, at [email protected]. All nominations are due by March 2, 2026, and self-nominations are encouraged.

Public Impact Award
This award recognizes the work of a SALC member at any stage of their career who has demonstrated impact in applied research or improving lives through aging and/or life course scholarship. Examples of impact could be through, for example, community-engaged research, education of future professionals or stakeholders, policy engagement, and/or effective research translation for the greater public good. The winner must be a member of the Section on Aging and the Life Course at the time of the award.

2026 Nomination Process: Submit a full nomination letter by March 2, 2026. Letters of nomination should describe the nominee’s contributions to public impact through aging and life course scholarship that warrant consideration. If multiple people wish to nominate a person, we strongly encourage co-signers on a single nomination letter. Nominations will be carried over for consideration for the award for two years beyond the year of the initial submission of the nomination package. Materials should be sent to Patti Thomas, [email protected], SALC Chair, noting that this is for the SALC Public Impact Award. The committee includes Scott Landis (Chair), Yoonyoung Choi, Vanessa Delgado, and Jason Wong.

Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity

Distinguished Career Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026
Contact: Francesca Polletta (chair), [email protected]

The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Career Award. This award is given annually to a researcher who has made a number of significant contributions to the study of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity over an extended period of time. It is intended to recognize a senior scholar’s cumulative achievements. Nominations should include a brief description of the career contributions that make the candidate deserving of the award. Self-nominations are welcome. Please also see previous winners of the award for reference here.

Please send nominations, with the subject line AMSS 2025 Distinguished Career Award Nomination, by March 1, 2026 to the Committee Members:

1. Francesca Polletta (chair, [email protected])
2. Philip Gorski ([email protected])
3. Jennifer Reich ([email protected])

Outstanding Published Book Award
Deadline: February 15, 2026 
Contact: Larry Au (Chair), [email protected]

The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2026 Outstanding Published Book Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a theoretical analysis, research monograph, or reader published in the last five years (2021-2025) that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity. Nominations must include the book itself and a brief statement regarding the merits of the book (max 750 words). Self-nominations are welcome.

Everyone is welcome to apply or to nominate others. After the nomination deadline, nominees who are not section members will be asked to join the section in order to remain eligible. If membership costs present a barrier, nominees may contact the committee chair, who may waive this requirement at their discretion. For co-authored work, only one author needs to be a section member.

Send the nomination email, with the subject line AMSS 2026 Book Award Nomination, by February 15, 2026 to the committee chair, Larry Au ([email protected]). Also, have the publisher mail a copy of the book to each committee member by March 1, 2026. The committee chair will supply the mailing addresses for the four committee members after the nominating email is received. If for some reasons, hard copies cannot be sent, a PDF file is acceptable, but the committee prefers physical copies.

Committee members:

1. Larry Au (Chair) ([email protected])
2. Galen Watts
3. Elfriede Wedam
4. Wes Markofski

Outstanding Published Article Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026
Contact: Joshua Doyle (Chair), [email protected]

The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2026 Outstanding Published Article Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a peer-reviewed research or theoretical journal article that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity published in the preceding three years (2023-2025). The article must be either in print or “online first” by December 31, 2025. Nominations must include a PDF copy of the article and a brief statement regarding the merits of the article. Self-nominations are welcome. Multiple authored papers are eligible for the award. Co-author teams involving graduate students are eligible if the paper is not also under review for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award.

Everyone is welcome to apply or to nominate others. After the nomination deadline, nominees who are not section members will be asked to join the section in order to remain eligible. If membership costs present a barrier, nominees may contact the committee chair, who may waive this requirement at their discretion. For co-authored work, only one author needs to be a section member.

Send a PDF copy of the paper, with the subject line AMSS 2026 Article Award Nomination, by March 1, 2026 to the Committee Members:

1. Joshua Doyle, Chair ([email protected])
2. Owen Abbott ([email protected])
3. Greg Wurm ([email protected])
4. Jiwon Yun ([email protected])

Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026
Contact: Ashley Harrell (chair), [email protected]

The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2026 Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a research or theoretical paper that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity and that has been (a) presented at a regional, national, or international professional meeting, or (b) published, or submitted for publication, in a journal during the two preceding calendar years (2024-2025). Authors of eligible papers must be graduate students at the time of the paper submission. Multiple authored papers are eligible for the award if all authors are graduate students. Self-nominations are welcome.

All graduate students may apply and everyone is welcome to nominate others. After the nomination deadline, nominees who are not section members will be asked to join the section in order to remain eligible. If membership costs present a barrier, nominees may contact the committee chair, who may waive this requirement at their discretion. For co-authored work, only one author needs to be a section member.

Please send a PDF copy of the paper, with the subject line AMSS 2026 Graduate Paper Award Nomination, by March 1, 2026 to the Committee Members:

1. Ashley Harrell, Chair ([email protected])
2. Mira Vale ([email protected])
3. Angelina Grigoryeva ([email protected])
4. Weirong Guo ([email protected])

Animals and Society

The Animals & Society Section’s Award for Distinguished Article
The award will be given for distinguished scholarship in the form of an article to an author(s) whose work makes a significant empirical or theoretical contribution to the sociological understanding of animals and society. The article must have been published within the calendar years of 2025 or 2026. To nominate an article, please provide a PDF of the article, full citation information, and a letter outlining why you believe this work makes a substantial contribution to the field. Self-nominations are permitted; please include full contact information for yourself and the nominee. Submit nomination materials as PDF attachments to Mark Suchyta, at [email protected], with the subject title: “ASA 2026 Nomination” by February 27^th, 2026.

The Animals & Society Section’s Award for Distinguished Book
The award will be given for distinguished scholarship in the form of a book to an author(s) whose work makes a significant empirical or theoretical contribution to the sociological understanding of animals and society. The book must have been published within the calendar years of 2025 or 2026. To nominate a book, please provide a PDF of the book, full citation information, and a letter outlining why you believe this work makes a substantial contribution to the field. Self-nominations are permitted; please include full contact information for yourself and the nominee. Submit nomination materials as PDF attachments to Mark Suchyta, at [email protected], with the subject title: “ASA 2026 Nomination” by February 27^th, 2026.

Clifton Bryant Animals & Society Course Award
This award will be given for an outstanding course on Animals & Society. To nominate someone, please send a letter to the Awards Committee indicating their name, their current curriculum vitae, a copy of the course syllabus, and a discussion of the nominee’s distinguished contributions to undergraduate and/or graduate understandings of animals and society. Self-nominations are permitted; please include full contact information for yourself and the nominee. Submit nomination materials as PDF attachments to Mark Suchyta, at [email protected], with the subject title: “ASA 2026 Nomination” by February 27^th, 2026.

Jane Goodall Award for Student Scholarship
This award will be given to a student who demonstrates distinguished scholarship. To be eligible, either the student or their advisor must be a member of the ASA Animals & Society Section. If the student is not a member, their advisor must be a member and must be the one to nominate the paper. Papers may be empirical or theoretical, and they may address any aspect of animals and society. To be eligible, a paper must be authored by a current graduate or undergraduate student (or students). Unpublished and published papers, as well as those which have been presented at a professional meeting, are eligible. Coauthored papers are accepted, as long as the student is lead author or an equal co-author on the paper. There is no page limit. In addition to a PDF of your paper, please include a brief letter from your advisor certifying your student status. Self-nominations are permitted; please include full contact information for yourself and the nominee. Submit nomination materials as PDF attachments to Mark Suchyta, at [email protected], with the subject title: “ASA 2026 Nomination” by February 27^th, 2026.

P-22 Award for Distinguished Service
This award recognizes a section member who exemplifies a notable track record of service to nonhuman animals and/or the discipline of human-animal studies. We define service broadly to include service to nonhuman animals through volunteering, advocacy, or activism. We define contributions to the field broadly, as well, including careers in practice settings, publications, scholarship, advising, and teaching. The spirit of this award is to honor someone who has dedicated themselves to improving the lives of nonhuman animals and our relationships with them through their actions and work. To be eligible, the person must be a current member of the Animals and Society Section of the ASA and have a notable history of service to nonhuman animals and/or the discipline of human-animal studies. Please submit a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) describing the nominee’s record of service to nonhuman animals and/or the discipline of human-animal studies, along with any optional additional materials which would assist the committee in evaluating the nomination (e.g., a CV or resume).” Submit nomination materials as PDF attachments to Mark Suchyta, at [email protected], with the subject title: “ASA 2026 Nomination” by March 10th, 2026.

Asia and Asian America

The Book Award on Asia/Transnational
Deadline: March 15, 2026

This award recognizes the most outstanding book on Asia/Transnational published in the preceding two calendar years.

Yan Long ([email protected])
Maheen Haider
Tahseen Shams

The Book Award on Asia America
Deadline: March 15, 2026 

The Asia and Asian America Section invites nominations for book awards for books published in 2024 or 2025 (for the 2026 award) on Asian America. Books must be published in the two calendar years prior to the award year, based on the book’s printed copyright date. When the publication date and copyright date are different, eligibility is based on the copyright date. Nomination letters are required and should be no more than 1 page. Self-nominations are encouraged. Letters should state the significance and innovations of the book. Nominators must be section members. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2025. Please send an electronic copy of the nomination material to each award committee member with the subject header “AAA book award nomination.” After a nomination is received, the committee chair will send a list of addresses for the committee, to which a hard copy of the book should be sent and received by March 31st. Books may be resubmitted for qualifying years. ASA policy requires that all awardees must be registered members of the ASA and AAA section at the time an award is given.

Natasha Warikoo ([email protected])
Hyeyoung Kwon
Ken Sun

The Research Paper Award
Deadline: March 15, 2026 

The Asia and Asian America Section invites nominations for the most outstanding paper on Asia/Transnational and/or Asian America published in 2024 or 2025 (for the 2026 award). Submissions for the Research Paper Award may include any article first published–whether online or print–within two years of the award year. Both solo-authored and coauthored publications will be considered. Nomination letters (or self-nominations) are required and should be no more than 2 pages. Letters should state the significance and innovations of the paper. The deadline for submissions is March 15. Please send an electronic copy of the paper along with nomination letter(s) to each of the four award committee members. ASA policy requires that all awardees must be registered members of the ASA and AAA section at the time an award is given.

Diana Pan ([email protected])
Samantha Agarwal
Lei Lei

The Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 15, 2026

The Asia and Asian America Section will award a $300 cash prize to the best graduate student paper addressing any topic in the sociology of Asia/Transnational or Asian America published in 2024 or 2025 (for the 2026 award). (Cash awards will be divided equally first among co-winning papers and second among co-authors, if any). Submissions may include any published or unpublished research papers, where the student is the lead or solo author (at the time of submission to journals and anthologies). Published articles must have been first published–whether online or print–within two years of the award year. Unpublished entries should be double spaced with 12 point font and not exceed 35 pages in length (including all references, tables, and figures). Papers may be self-nominated or nominated by professors on behalf of their students. The deadline for submissions is March 15. Please send one electronic copy of the paper along with nomination letter(s) to each of the four award committee members. ASA policy requires that all awardees must be registered members of the ASA and AAA section at the time an award is given.

Fumiya Uchikoshi ([email protected])
Chen Liang
Hao Liang

The Early Career Achievement Award
Deadline: March 15, 2026 

The Early Career Achievement Award recognizes scholars who have made outstanding contributions to the fields of Asian and/or Asian American Studies during the first ten years after receipt of the Ph.D. Nominations (including self-nominations) for the Early Career Achievement Award should include a letter of nomination, the nominee’s vita, and up to three additional letters of support. Please submit an electronic copy of the nomination as a single packet, containing all required materials, to the award committee. Both nominators and awardees must be registered members of the ASA and AAA section at the time the award is given. The deadline for submissions is March 15.

Amy Hsin ([email protected])
Yingyi Ma
Rachel Parrenas

Biology and Society

ASA Biology and Society Section Best Student Paper Award
The ASA Biology and Society Section is pleased to announce the opening of submissions for the 2026 Best Student Paper Award. This award is open to any graduate student member of the ASA who has written a paper (published or unpublished) integrating biological perspectives, data, or methods into their work – from theory to genomics to biomarkers and everything in between! The student needs only to be the first author on the published paper, so the entry does not need to be a sole-authored work. The student must be a member of the ASA Biology and Society Section prior to receiving the award. Nominations are not required, and we encourage self-submissions.  Please send your work to Hexuan Liu at [email protected] by March 15, 2026 for consideration. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your work and gain recognition within the academic community.

ASA Biology and Society Section Outstanding Publication Award
The ASA Biology and Society Section is pleased to announce the opening of submissions for the 2026 Outstanding Publication Award. This award is given to the author of a peer-reviewed article published in the last three years (from 2023) that integrates biological perspectives, data, or methods into their work – from theory to genomics to biomarkers and everything in between! The author must be a member of the ASA Biology and Society Section prior to receiving the award. Please send your work to Hexuan Liu at [email protected] by March 15, 2026 for consideration. Nominations are not required, and we encourage self-submissions. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your work and gain recognition within the academic community.

Children and Youth

Early Career Award
Nominations Deadline: February 20, 2026
Contact: Joanna Dreby ([email protected])

This award honors individuals for distinguished contributions to research, teaching, and service on the sociology of children and youth. Candidates must have received their PhD within 10 calendar years prior to the nomination deadline. Nominees must be current members of the American Sociological Association’s Children and Youth Section. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged.

To make a nomination, submit a letter of nomination no later than February 20  briefly stating why the person should be considered for this award with a copy of their CV to the committee chair, Joanna Dreby ([email protected]) with the subject line “2026 CandY Early Career Award Nomination.”

Outstanding Scholarly Contribution: Book Award
Nominations Deadline: January 12, 2026
Contact: Jessica Taft ([email protected])

This award is given in even years to a monograph book with a publication date from the preceding two years that had a major impact on the field of Children and Youth. Nominees must be current members of the American Sociological Association’s Children and Youth Section. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged.

To make a nomination, please send an email notification to Jessica Taft ([email protected]) no later than January 12  with the subject line “2026 Candy Book Award Nomination” and request the mailing addresses for the members of committee. Please arrange for the publisher to send copies of the books directly to the committee chair and all members (5 copies total).

Outstanding Scholarly Contribution: Edited Book Award
Nominations Deadline: January 12, 2026
Contact: Margaret Hagerman ([email protected])

This award is given in even years to the editors of an edited book with a publication date from the preceding two years that had a major impact on the field of Children and Youth. Nominees must be current members of the American Sociological Association’s Children and Youth Section. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. NOTE: For the inaugural award, to be distributed in 2026, nominated edited volumes with a publication date between 2020 and 2025 will be considered for the Edited Book Award.

To make a nomination, submit a letter of nomination briefly explaining the contributions this volume makes to the sociological study of children and youth. Please email the letter no later than January 12  to Margaret Hagerman ([email protected]) with the subject line “2026 CandY Edited Book Award Nomination” and request the mailing addresses for the members of committee. Please arrange for the publisher to send copies of the books directly to the committee chair and all members (4 copies total).

Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award
Nominations Deadline: February 20, 2025
Contact: Michela Musto ([email protected])

​This award recognizes an outstanding paper authored by one or more graduate students. To qualify, the author and any co-authors must be current graduate students and graduate students at the time the paper was written. A paper is eligible if it made a “public appearance” within the preceding two years, defined as one of the following: 1) having been submitted for a class or seminar held in those years, 2) having been presented at a professional meeting in those years, or 3) having been accepted for publication or published in those years. Nominees must be current members of the American Sociological Association’s Children and Youth Section. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged.

To make a nomination, please confirm that you are a current member of the section and that your paper made a “public appearance” within the last two years. Submit a copy of the paper to the committee chair, Michela Musto ([email protected]) by February 20 with the subject line “2026 CandY Graduate Student Paper Award Nomination.”

Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements Mayer N. Zald Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Student Paper Award
Current students, as well as those who received their PhD in 2025 or later, are eligible. Any paper (published or unpublished) written in 2025 by a student or students is eligible. The committee will accept only one submission per student. A previously submitted paper may be resubmitted only if significantly revised. Authors may submit their own work, or nominations may be made by section members. No lengthy nominating letters please, and please send all questions to the committee chair. Send a copy of the paper electronically to each member of the award committee by March 2, 2026.

Mayer Zald Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award Committee:
Paul Almeida (Chair): [email protected]
Chandra Russo: [email protected]
Ann Mische: [email protected]
Keenan Wilder: [email protected]

Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award
Articles and chapters from edited books with publication dates of 2025 are eligible. All authors must be members of the section. Authors may submit their own work, or nominations may be made by section members. No lengthy nominating letters please, and please send all questions to the committee chair. Send a copy of the article or chapter electronically to each member of the award committee by March 2, 2026.

2025 Distinguished Article Award Committee:
Edwin Amenta (Chair): [email protected]
Zakiya Luna: [email protected]
Haj Yazdiha: [email protected]
Tomas Gold: [email protected]

Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements Charles Tilly Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award
Section members and authors may nominate books with publication dates of 2025. All authors must be members of the section. No lengthy nominating letters or nominations directly from publishers please. Send any questions to the committee chair.  Please send or have publishers send a copy of the book to each member of the award committee by March 2, 2026.  Electronic copies are also OK.

2025 Charles Tilly Award Committee:
David Cunningham (Chair), [email protected]
Department of Sociology
Washington University in St. Louis
MSC 1112-228-04
St. Louis MO 63130-4899

Didem Türkoğlu, [email protected]
Kadir Has Universitesi
Core program
Cibali, Kadir Has Cd., 34083
Fatih/İstanbul/Turkey

Minwoo Jung, [email protected]
Department of Sociology
Loyola University Chicago
1032 West Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60660

Sharon Quinsaat, [email protected]
Department of Sociology
Grinnell College
Humanities and Social Studies Complex
1226 Park St
Grinnell, IA 50112 USA

Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Dissertation Award
Any doctoral dissertation completed (i.e., successfully submitted, defended, and approved) in calendar year 2025 is eligible. Only nominations from the student’s dissertation chair or co-chair will be accepted. Nomination letters should not exceed two typed pages in length. The nomination letter should be accompanied by the dissertation in electronic form. Send a copy of the nomination letter and dissertation to each of the award committee members by March 2, 2026.

2025 Dissertation Award Committee:
Kelsy Kretschmer (Chair): [email protected]
Margaret Perez Brower: [email protected]
Nicole Iturriaga: [email protected]
Yueran Zhang; [email protected]

Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements Aldon Morris Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Scholarship of Social Movements
The Career Awards Committee welcomes nominations for the Aldon Morris Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Scholarship of Social Movements. The section seeks to honor eminent senior scholars who have offered sustained contributions to social movement research and illuminated ways in which people in the United States and throughout the world have worked collectively to promote equality and justice. To nominate a scholar for the award, please describe (in one page or less) the strengths of the nominee for this award. Please send copies of your nomination letter to members of the Career Awards Committee by March 2, 2026.

2025 Morris Award Committee:
Paul Almeida (Chair): [email protected]
Edwin Amenta: [email protected]
Sarah Gaby: [email protected]
Aldon Morris: [email protected]
David Snow: [email protected]

Communication, Information Technologies, and Media

Best Paper Award
Deadline: March 15

This award recognizes an outstanding published paper or book chapter on a topic relevant to the section, written by a member of the section. Submissions must be in English and published within the two calendar years prior to the award nomination deadline. A nomination should include a nomination letter and PDF of the paper.

Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged, as are nominations that highlight the work of underrepresented groups—those who work internationally, work in industry, those in small teaching-oriented institutions, BIPOC scholars, scholars with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ scholars, and those at the intersections of these and other categories.

If you are nominating another person, you are encouraged to notify them. All nominees will be asked to complete a survey by the section’s DEI committee.

Nominations should be submitted by March 15.

2026 Best Paper Award:
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Public Sociology Award
Deadline: March 15

This award recognizes a specific achievement in teaching, the development or the use of a communication, media, or information technology, or the dissemination of knowledge that advances public understanding or engagement on topics of concern in the section by a member of the section.

A nomination should include a nomination letter of 1-2 pages. The letter should describe the topic(s) of concern, what kind of product the scholar has produced (e.g., an easy to use tool for the public, a book that crosses over into trade/popular/public literature, media appearances, op-eds, social media), how it has advanced public understanding, and what the impact and/or reach has been.

Please also include up to 10 examples with your letter. Examples could include, but are not limited to: course materials/assignments, Twitter threads, podcasts, op-eds, media appearances, or social media channels.

Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged, as are nominations that highlight the work of underrepresented groups—those who work internationally, work in industry, those in small teaching-oriented institutions, BIPOC scholars, scholars with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ scholars, and those at the intersections of these and other categories.

If you are nominating another person, you are encouraged to notify them. All nominees will be asked to complete a survey by the section’s DEI committee.

Nominations should be submitted by March 15.

2026 Public Sociology Award:
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Career Achievement Award
Deadline: March 15

This award recognizes a sustained body of research by a section member who has provided multiple outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the areas relevant to the section. Nominations may be made for scholars at any career stage. A nomination should include a nomination letter and CV of the nominee. The letters should describe the major contributions, what kind of product the scholar has produced (e.g., books, articles, textbooks, policy briefs, teaching, public engagement), how it has advanced the areas of concern to the section, and what the impact and/or reach has been.

Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged, as are nominations that highlight the work of underrepresented groups—those who work internationally, work in industry, those in small teaching-oriented institutions, BIPOC scholars, scholars with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ scholars, and those at the intersections of these and other categories.

If you are nominating another person, you are encouraged to notify them. All nominees will be asked to complete a survey by the section’s DEI committee.

Nominations should be submitted by March 15.

2026 Career Achievement Award:
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Best Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 15

This award recognizes an outstanding published or unpublished paper/book chapter on a topic relevant to the section, or an outstanding design or use of media, communication, or information technology. Submissions must be in English. A nomination should include a nomination letter and PDF of the work.

Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged, as are nominations that highlight the work of underrepresented groups—those who work internationally, work in industry, those in small teaching-oriented institutions, BIPOC scholars, scholars with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ scholars, and those at the intersections of these and other categories.

If you are nominating another person, you are encouraged to notify them. All nominees will be asked to complete a survey by the section’s DEI committee.

For this award only, the nominees do not need to be members of the section. Award winners and honorable mentions will receive a one-year section membership for either the year of being selected or the year after.

Nominations should be submitted by March 15.

2026 Best Student Paper Award:
https://yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2oyfalBp9fBuvsi

Community and Urban Sociology

NOTE: Click here to access Community and Urban Sociology’s page for ALL award submissions. Nominations are open through March 1, 2026. 

Book Award
This award goes to the author(s) of the best book published in the previous 2 years (2024/25). Submit nominations using CUSS’s page for award submissions, here. Also, mail a hard copy of the book to each committee member (addresses will appear in the nomination form).

Book Award Committee:
Randol Contreras, [email protected] (Committee Chair)
Deidre Oakley, [email protected]
Carol Camp Yeakey, [email protected]
Tony Cheng, [email protected]

Jane Addams Article Award
The Jane Addams Award goes to the author(s) of the best scholarly article in community and urban sociology published in the previous 2 years (2024/2025). Submit nominations using CUSS’s page for award submissions, here.

Jane Addams Article Award Committee:
Stephanie Ternullo, [email protected] (Committee Chair)
Jackie Hwang, [email protected]
Yannick Coenders, [email protected]
Mo Torres, [email protected]

Community and Urban Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award
The CUSS Student Paper award goes to the student author of the paper the committee regards as the best graduate student paper in community and urban sociology. The award is granted to current graduate students for papers completed, published or forthcoming in 2045-2025. Submit nominations using CUSS’s page for award submissions, here.

Community and Urban Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award Committee:
Nima Dahir, [email protected] (Committee Chair)
Allison Helmuth, [email protected]
Elaina Johns-Wolfe, [email protected]
Angel Ross, [email protected]

CUSS Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert and Helen Lynd Award for Lifetime Achievement recognizes distinguished career achievement in community and urban sociology. Submit nominations using CUSS’s page for award submissions, here.

Nominations need only include a CV and a brief paragraph. If a nominee is shortlisted, the committee may ask for additional information.

CUSS Lifetime Achievement Award Committee:
Mario Small, [email protected] (committee co-chair)
Krista Paulsen, [email protected] (committee co-chair)
Ray Hutchinson, [email protected]
Japonica Brown-Saracino, [email protected]

CUSS Excellence in Teaching Award
This award recognizes community and urban sociologists who are outstanding teachers in the field of community and urban sociology. Submit nominations using CUSS’s page for award submissions, here.

NOTE: Faculty, please encourage your students to nominate you for this award; and grad students, please consider nominating your favorite professor or advisor! 

CUSS Excellence in Teaching Award Committee:
Azat Gündoğan, [email protected] (committee chair)
Pamela Prickett, [email protected]
Adrienne Dixson, [email protected]

Comparative-Historical Sociology

BARRINGTON MOORE BOOK AWARD
The section presents the Barrington Moore Book Award every year to the best book in the area of comparative-historical sociology.

To be eligible for consideration, nominated books must have been published in one of the two years immediately prior to the year of the award (i.e., for the award given in 2026, only books published in 2025 or 2024 will be considered). Eligible books must also not have been previously nominated for the Moore Award. Thus, books that were nominated for the 2025 award are not eligible to be considered for the 2026 award.

To nominate a book for the Moore Award, please send an email to each member of the award committee. The e-mail should indicate the author, title, publisher, and publication date of the book you wish to nominate. Please make arrangements for each member of the committee to receive a copy of the book by March 15, 2026. The nominating e-mail and the nominated book must be received by each member of the committee by this deadline. Books may be nominated by their authors or by other scholars, but not by publishing houses. Letters of nomination are not required.

Please note that all nominees must be members of the ASA to be considered for any section award, and winners of the Moore Award are expected to be members of the comparative-historical sociology section at the time the award is presented.

Committee
Benjamin Abrams, Chair, [email protected]
Department of Education Practice and Society
UCL Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H0AL
UNITED KINGDOM

Julia Adams, [email protected]
22 Casino Hill Road
PO Box 208
Ticonderoga NY 12883

Zeke Baker , [email protected]
1350 Yulupa Avenue, Apt. F
Santa Rosa, CA
95405

CHARLES TILLY ARTICLE AWARD
The section presents the Charles Tilly Article Award every year to the best article in the subfield of comparative-historical sociology.

To be eligible for consideration, nominated articles must have been published in one of the two years immediately prior to the year of the award (i.e., for the award given in 2026, only articles published in 2024 or 2025 will be considered).

To nominate an article for the Tilly Award, please send an e-mail to each member of the award committee. The e-mail should indicate the author, title, journal, and publication date of the article that you wish to nominate, and it should also attach a PDF of the article. The nominating e-mail and PDF of the article must be received by each member of the committee by March 15, 2026.

Please note that all nominees must be members of the ASA to be considered for any section award.

Committee

Erik H. Wang, Chair [email protected]
Andreas Wimmer, [email protected]
Xiaoming Zhang , [email protected]
Joy (Yuxin) Chen, [email protected]

IBN KHALDUN DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARD
The section presents the Ibn Khaldun Distinguished Career Award every year in order to recognize a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the subfield of comparative-historical sociology. This is one of the most celebrated awards given by the section, and it is presented only to scholars of the utmost distinction.

To nominate someone for the award, please send a letter of nomination to George Steinmetz at [email protected]. The letter should briefly discuss the significance and impact of the nominee on the subfield of comparative-historical sociology. Please also provide the most current curriculum vitae for the nominee as well as the nominee’s contact information, including their e-mail address.

Nominations must be received by all members of the committee by March 31, 2026.

Please note that nominees must have received their Ph.D. no later than 1999. All nominees must be members of the ASA to be considered for any section award.

Committee:
George Steinmetz,  Chair, [email protected]
Elisabeth Clemens, [email protected]
Sunmin Kim, [email protected]

REINHARD BENDIX STUDENT PAPER AWARD
The section presents the Reinhard Bendix Student Paper Award every year to the best graduate student paper in the subfield of comparative-historical sociology.

To be eligible for consideration, nominated papers must have been written by students enrolled in a graduate program at the time the paper was written. Both published and unpublished papers are eligible.

To nominate a paper, authors and/or mentors should send an e-mail to each member of the award committee. The e-mail should indicate the author and title of the paper, and it should attach a PDF of the article. The e-mail and the nominated paper must be received by each member of the committee by March 15, 2026. Students may self-nominate their finest work, or a paper may be nominated by a student’s mentors.

Please note that all nominees must be members of the ASA to be considered for any section award.

Committee:
Rahardhika Utama, Chair [email protected]
Karolina Koziura, [email protected]
Luis Flores, [email protected]
Marisela Martinez-Cola, [email protected]

THEDA SKOCPOL DISSERTATION AWARD
The section presents the Theda Skocpol Dissertation Award every year to the best doctoral dissertation in the area of comparative-historical sociology.

To be eligible for consideration, nominated dissertations must have been defended and filed between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025.

To nominate a dissertation, please send an e-mail to each member of the award committee. The e-mail should indicate the author, title, and filing date of the dissertation that you wish to nominate. An electronic copy of the dissertation must also be sent to each member of the award committee. (For dissertations that are too large to send over email, please e-mail the committee members a durable link to a downloadable version of the dissertation.) Both the nominating e-mail and the electronic copy of the nominated dissertation must be received by each member of the committee by March 15, 2026. Dissertations may be nominated by dissertation chairs, advisors, or current department chairs. Self-nominations are also welcome.

Please note that all nominees must be members of the ASA to be considered for any section award.

Committee:
Yannick Coenders , Chair [email protected]
Mary Shi, [email protected]
Nabila Islam, [email protected]
Minwoo Jung, [email protected]

Consumers and Consumption

Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026

The American Sociological Association’s Section on Consumers and Consumption invites nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award. For this award cycle, the section is recognizing a distinguished book in the sociology of consumers and consumption published in the preceding two years. Books published during the calendar years 2024 and 2025 are eligible.

Any section member may submit a book for consideration. Self-nominations are encouraged, as are nominations that highlight the work of scholars from underrepresented groups.

To nominate a book, please email the Award Committee Chair, Amanda Koontz, Award Chair, at [email protected], with the subject line “Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award Nomination.” The chair will provide instructions for submitting copies of the book. All materials must be received no later than March 1, 2026.

Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026

The Section on Consumers and Consumption also invites nominations for the 2026 Student Paper Award. This award recognizes an outstanding paper by a graduate or undergraduate student that makes a significant contribution to the sociology of consumers and consumption. Papers may be unpublished or published and must have been written while the author was a student.

Self-nominations are encouraged. To nominate a paper, please email Emily Huddart, at [email protected], with the subject line “Student Paper Award Nomination” by March 1, 2026.

Crime, Law, and Deviance

Call for Nominations: Crime, Law, and Deviance Ida B. Wells-Barnett Distinguished Book Award
Deadline: February 1, 2026

The American Sociological Association’s Section on Crime, Law, and Deviance invites nominations for the 2026 Ida B. Wells-Barnett Distinguished Book Award (established in 2023). The award is presented annually for a distinguished book in crime, law, and deviance published in the preceding two years. Books published during the calendar years 2024 and 2025 are eligible. Any section member may submit a book for consideration, and self-submissions are encouraged, as are nominations that highlight the work of underrepresented groups. To nominate a book, please email the Award

Committee Chair, Dr. Neil Gong, [email protected], with the subject Ida B. Wells-Barnett Distinguished Book Nomination, who will provide the names and addresses to which copies of the book should be mailed no later than February 15, 2026.

Committee:
Neil Gong (Chair), University of California- San Diego
Andrea Leverentz (North Carolina State University)
David Knight (Yale University)
Mary Nell Trautner (University at Buffalo)

Crime, Law, and Deviance Section and Sociology of Law Section Peterson-Krivo Mentoring Award

Deadline: March 1, 2026

The American Sociological Association invites submissions for the Peterson-Krivo Mentoring Award, which is awarded every two years by the Crime, Law, and Deviance and the Sociology of Law Sections of the ASA. The Award recognizes sustained work and/or innovative approaches in facilitating the success of undergraduate students, graduate students, and/or other scholars, particularly early career scholars. Examples of such activities could include a pattern of consistent and meaningful mentorship and producing articles, books, or other resources on mentoring such as creating a mentoring program. Members of either section are eligible for nomination. To nominate a mentor, submit a letter describing the nominee’s qualifications for the award and any supporting material that would assist the award committee in assessing the nominee’s suitability for the award. Self-nominations are not accepted. Letters of nomination should be sent to the Award Committee Chair, Dr. Vanessa Panfil, [email protected] with the subject line Peterson-Krivo Mentoring Award Nomination.

Committee:
Vanessa Panfil (Chair), Old Dominion University
Reuben Miller, University of Chicago
Joshua Kaiser, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Call for Papers: Crime, Law, and Deviance Distinguished Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026

The American Sociological Association’s Section on Crime, Law, and Deviance invites submissions for the 2026 Distinguished Student Paper Award competition. This award is presented annually for the best paper authored by a graduate student. Papers may be empirical or theoretical and can address any topic in the sociology of crime, law, and deviance. Submissions may be sole- or multiple-authored, but all authors must be students at the time of submission. Papers should be article length (approximately 30 double spaced pages) and should follow the manuscript preparation guidelines used by the American Sociological Review. Papers accepted for publication at the time of submission are not eligible. The winner will receive $500 to offset the cost of attending the 2026 ASA meeting. Nominations may be submitted by the author or by others, and we encourage self-nominations. Please send a PDF of the paper to the Award Committee Chair, Dr. Bryan Sykes, [email protected] with the subject line CLD Distinguished Student Paper Nomination.

Committee:
Bryan Sykes (Chair), Cornell University
Stacy DeCoster, North Carolina State University
Anne K. Johnson, Washington State University
Felipe Salazar-Tobar, Kennesaw State University

Call for Nominations: James F. Short Jr. Distinguished Article Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026

The American Sociological Association’s Section on Crime, Law, and Deviance invites submissions for the 2026 James F. Short Jr. Distinguished Article Award. This award is presented every year for a distinguished article in crime, law, and deviance. All papers with a publication date in the calendar year 2025 are eligible. (Note: Papers published as “online first” in 2025 but not yet in print are ineligible; papers published in online-only journals can be submitted in the year they are published online.) Any section member may submit an article for consideration, and self-submissions are encouraged. Please send a PDF of the article to the Award Committee Chair, Dr. Naomi Sugie, [email protected], with the subject line James F. Short Jr. Distinguished Article Nomination.

Committee:
Chair: Naomi Sugie (Chair), University of California- Los Angeles
Dana Haynie, The Ohio State University
John Leverso, University of Cincinnati
Carla Shedd, Georgetown University

Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society

The Section on Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society James S. Coleman Award for Outstanding Article
Deadline for Submissions: March 31, 2026 

The section on Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society invites nominations (including self-nominations) for its Outstanding Article Award of theoretical or empirical articles addressing issues of decision-making, social networks, or more broadly entering the traditions of analytical and computational sociology. Eligible articles must have been published within the past two calendar years (2024 and 2025). Both faculty and graduate students are eligible for the award, but an article may not be submitted both to the section’s Outstanding Article Award and Best Graduate Student Paper Award. Co-authors share the award equally. Nominators should be members in good standing of the American Sociological Association. Nominations, including a .pdf version of the article, should be submitted to committee chair Lauren Valentino ([email protected]) and committee members Kevin Kiley ([email protected]), Austin Van Loon ([email protected]), and Linda Zhao ([email protected]) by March 31, 2026.

The Section on Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society Harrison C. White Award for Outstanding Book
Deadline for Submissions: March 31, 2026

The section on Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society invites nominations (including self-nominations) for its Outstanding Book Award of theoretical or empirical books addressing issues of decision-making, social networks, or more broadly entering the traditions of analytical and computational sociology. To be eligible for the award, the book must have been published within the past two years (2024 and 2025). Both faculty and graduate students are eligible for the award. Co-authors share the award equally. Nominators should be members in good standing of the American Sociological Association. Nominations and books should be sent by March 31, 2026 to committee chair:

Scott Duxbury ([email protected])
208 W. Franklin Street, Room 2024
Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA

And committee members:

Elizabeth Bruch ([email protected])
2065 Day Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA

and

Paul McLean ([email protected])
Department of Sociology
Rutgers University
26 Nichol Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA

Additional questions about hard or electronic copies may be addressed directly to the committee.

The Section on Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline for Submissions: March 31, 2026

The section on Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society invites nominations (including self-nominations) for its Best Graduate Student Paper Award of theoretical or empirical papers addressing issues of decision-making, social networks, or more broadly entering the traditions of analytical and computational sociology. Authors should be students currently enrolled in a graduate program and who will not have received their PhD by the time they submit the paper (March 31, 2026). Co-authored papers are eligible if none of the authors has received a PhD. Nominations can be for unpublished papers, or for articles published within the past two calendar years (2024 and 2025). An article may not be submitted both to the section’s Outstanding Article Award and Best Graduate Student Paper Award. Please include (1) a brief statement explaining why the paper deserves this award, including the name of the author, their degree status, and their institutional affiliation; and (2) a .pdf copy of the manuscript or article. Nominations should be submitted to committee chair James Chu ([email protected]) and committee members Philipp Brandt ([email protected]) and Megan Kang ([email protected]) by March 31, 2026.

Disability in Society

Sociology of Disability in Society Outstanding Publication Award
The Outstanding Publication in the Sociology of Disability Award is given in alternating years, either for 1) the best journal article or chapter in an edited volume authored or co-authored by a Section member in the preceding two years that has made (or is likely to make) an impact on the sociology of disability; or for 2) the best published book authored or co-authored by a Section member in the preceding two years that has made (or is likely to make) an impact on the sociology of disability. For this year, we will make an award for the best published book, published during 2024, 2025 or the beginning of 2026. Individuals can be nominated by colleagues or self-nominated, with selection made by a panel of the Section’s awards committee. The selection panel could, in unusual circumstances, make multiple awards. To nominate or self-nominate for the 2026 award for best published article or book chapter, please send a letter of nomination and an accessible electronic version of the book, to the Awards Committee Chair, Adrianna Munson, at [email protected] no later than Friday, April 3, 2026.

Sociology of Disability in Society Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award
This award recognizes an outstanding paper in the sociology of disability, authored by one or more graduate students written or published within the last three years. To be considered, all authors must be graduate students at the time of submission and be members of ASA. Papers may be published or unpublished; however, submissions should not exceed 35 pages in length. Papers will be judged on theoretical and/or empirical contributions to the sociology of disability. Self-nominations are welcome. Applicants should submit an accessible electronic copy of the paper for consideration, along with a letter of nomination, to the Awards Committee Chair, Adrianna Munson, at [email protected] no later than Friday, April 3, 2026.

Sociology of Disability in Society Distinguished Career Award
The Distinguished Career Award recognizes a Section member who has made substantial scholarly contributions to the sociology of disability. The award is given in even years. Nominees will be assessed on the depth and breadth of their published work pertaining to the sociology of disability. Nominations from colleagues and self-nominations are both welcome. For consideration for this award, submit the nominee’s CV and a one-page letter detailing the candidate’s scholarly contributions to the Awards Committee Chair, Adrianna Munson, at [email protected] no later than Friday, April 3, 2026.

Drugs and Society

Senior Scholar Award
The Senior Scholar Award recognizes exceptional and sustained contributions to the sociology of drugs and society. The award honors scholars whose work has significantly advanced knowledge in the field and demonstrated long-term intellectual leadership.

Nominations should include a letter of nomination (maximum two pages, single-spaced) describing the nominee’s scholarly contributions and impact on the field, a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae (CV), and confirmation that the nominee has given permission to be nominated.

Please send nominations to the Section’s committee chair Richard Miech ([email protected]) and Suzan Walters ([email protected]) by March 15. Please put the subject title D & S Senior Scholar Award.

Junior Scholar Award
The Junior Scholar Award recognizes outstanding contributions by an early-career scholar to the sociology of drugs and society. The award celebrates innovative research and emerging leadership in the field.

Nominations are encouraged to include a brief nomination letter and a copy of the nominee’s CV.

Please send nominations to the Section’s committee chair Brian Kelly ([email protected]) and Suzan Walters ([email protected]) by March 15. Please put the subject title D & S Junior Scholar Award.

Distinguished Scholarly Paper Award
The Distinguished Scholarly Paper Award recognizes an outstanding publication that makes a significant contribution to the sociology of drugs and society.

Eligible papers must have a publication date between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025.

Nominations must include full bibliographic information for the nominated paper and a PDF copy of the paper (preferred) or a link to a version that can be downloaded in full at no cost.

Please send nominations to the Section’s committee chair Liz Chiarello ([email protected]) and Suzan Walters ([email protected]) by March 15. Please put the subject title D & S Distinguished Scholarly Paper Award.

Graduate Student Paper Award
The Graduate Student Paper Award recognizes an outstanding paper written by a graduate student or group of graduate students that contributes to the sociology of drugs and society.

Papers do not need to be published or accepted for publication to be considered. They must have been submitted to the ASA Annual Meeting and/or to a journal by a graduate student at the time of nomination. Published papers must have been accepted for publication or published between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, while the author(s) were still graduate students. Papers co-authored with faculty are ineligible.

Nominations must include a PDF copy of the paper and a nomination letter describing the paper and its status (e.g., submitted, under review, accepted, or published).

Please send nominations to the Section’s committee chair Joshua Stout ([email protected]) and Suzan Walters ([email protected]) by March 15. Please put the subject title D & S Graduate Student Paper Award

All members of the Section and the ASA are encouraged to submit nominations, and self-nominations are welcome.

Economic Sociology

Zelizer Award for Best Book

The Economic Sociology Section invites nominations for the 2026 Zelizer Book Award for an outstanding book published in the field of economic sociology. Eligible books must have a 2024 or 2025 publication date. Authors are welcome to nominate their own work. Nominees must already be Section members or must join the Section. To nominate a book, please send a copy of the book to all four committee members listed below by March 16, 2026. Unless noted, submit both hard copy and pdf (if available). E-copies of books are permissible when hard copies are not available. Letters of nomination are not required from ASA members. Publishers who wish to submit a book for consideration must include a nomination letter that states how the book contributes to economic sociology.

Please direct any inquiries, and nomination letters, to Megan Tobias Neely, Chair, at [email protected]

Committee Members:
Megan Tobias Neely, Chair, [email protected]
Department of Sociology
University of Colorado Boulder
UCB 327
Ketchum 195
Boulder, CO 80309
USA

Alya Guseva, [email protected]
100 Cummington Mall,
Sociology Department,
Boston University,
Boston, MA 02215
USA

Armando Lara-Millan, [email protected]
UC Berkeley Sociology Department
410 Social Sciences Building
Berkeley, CA 94720-1980
USA

Kieran Healy (pdf preferred), [email protected]
Duke Box 90088
Durham, NC 27708
USA

Granovetter Award for Best Article

The Economic Sociology Section invites nominations for the 2026 Granovetter Prize for an outstanding article published in the field of economic sociology. Eligible publications must have a 2024 or 2025 publication date. Stand-alone chapters from edited volumes are eligible for this award. Authors are encouraged to nominate their own work. Letters of nomination are not required. Nominees must already be Section members or must join the Section. An electronic copy of the article should be sent no later than March 16, 2026 to all members of the Granovetter Award Committee.

Please direct any inquiries to Gregory Jackson, Chair, at [email protected] .

Committee Members:
Gregory Jackson, Chair, [email protected]
Mary-Collier Wilks, [email protected]
Faith Deckard, [email protected]
Matthew Soener, [email protected]

Burt Best Student Paper Award

The Economic Sociology Section invites nominations for the 2026 Ronald Burt Outstanding Student Paper Award for a paper written by a graduate student in the field of economic sociology. Papers may be either published or unpublished, but must have been authored by students who have not received their Ph.D. by March 16, 2026. Students are encouraged to nominate their own work. Letters of nomination are not required. Nominees must already be Section members or must join the Section. Papers co-authored with faculty are not eligible for the Burt award. Electronic copies of the paper should be sent no later than March 16, 2026 to all members of the Burt Award Committee.

Please direct any inquiries to Davon Norris, Chair, at [email protected]

Committee Members:
Davon Norris, Chair, [email protected]
Lauren Clingan, [email protected]
Alicia Eads, [email protected]
Masoud Movahed, [email protected]

Environmental Sociology

Environmental Sociology Student Paper Award
Deadline: April 1, 2026
Contact: Caleb Scoville (chair), [email protected]

The purpose of this award is to recognize an outstanding paper written by a graduate student or group of graduate students. All members of the Section and the ASA are encouraged to submit nominations; self-nominations are also welcome. In addition to recognition, recipients will receive a modest monetary award. Papers do not have to be published or accepted for publication to be considered. They must have been submitted to the ASA annual meeting and/or to a journal by a graduate student(s) at the time the nomination is made. Published papers must have been accepted for publication or published between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 and while the author(s) was still a graduate student in order to be considered. Papers co-authored with faculty are ineligible. To nominate a paper, please send a PDF copy of the paper along with a nomination letter that includes information about the paper’s status by April 1, 2026 to Policy & Research Committee Chair, Caleb Scoville ([email protected]). Please include “Environmental Sociology Student Paper Award” in the subject line.

Environmental Sociology Outstanding Publication Award
Deadline: February 1, 2026
Contact: Caleb Scoville (chair), [email protected]

This is given for publications of special noteworthiness in the field of environmental sociology. It is given in alternate years for either (a) a book in even years or (b) a single article in odd years. This year, the committee will consider books published within the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2025. To nominate a book, please email a nomination letter by February 1, 2026 to Policy & Research Committee Chair, Caleb Scoville ([email protected]), who will provide the names and addresses to which hard or digital copies of the book should be sent no later than February 15, 2026. Please include “Environmental Sociology Outstanding Publication Award” in the subject line.

Distinguished Contribution Award
Deadline: April 1, 2026
Contact: Raoul Lievanos (chair), [email protected]

This award is given annually to recognize individuals for outstanding service, innovation, or publication in environmental sociology. It is intended to be an expression of appreciation, awarded when an individual is deemed extraordinarily meritorious by the Section. All members of the Section are encouraged to submit nominations; self-nominations are welcome. Nominations for this award must be received by April 1, 2026. To nominate an individual for this award, please send a letter of nomination describing the nominee’s contribution to environmental sociology, accompanied by a copy of the nominee’s CV, to the chair of the award committee, Section Past-Chair, Raoul Lievanos ([email protected]). Please include “Distinguished Contribution Award Nomination” in the subject line.

Environmental Sociology Teaching and Mentorship Award (Bi-yearly)
Deadline: March 1, 2026
Contact: Lourdes Vera (chair), [email protected]

This award, given in even years, honors faculty members who demonstrate a notable dedication to teaching and mentorship through: innovative pedagogy; actionable attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion; robust community-engaged approaches; and/or other elements of excellence in the teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and/or graduate students in environmental sociology. All members of the Section are encouraged to submit nominations; self-nominations are welcome. The award is open to faculty of any rank, including tenure-track or contingent positions. Nomination packages should be combined into a single PDF and submitted by email to Lourdes Vera ([email protected]) by March 1, 2026. Nomination packages should include: (1) Letter of Nomination, not to exceed 2 pages; (2) personal statement on teaching and mentorship philosophy, not to exceed 3 pages; (3) CV with relevant components highlighted, such as teaching/mentoring awards and activities, publications or presentations co‐authored with students (underline the names of student co‐authors and indicate whether undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral student). Please include “Environmental Sociology Teaching and Mentorship Award” in the subject line.

Nominations will be vetted within two weeks, and a selection of candidates will be asked to submit a comprehensive packet of additional materials by April 15, 2026 including: (1) a maximum of 5 letters of student support (any mix of present or past students); (2) a maximum of 2 additional letters of support from colleagues who are not former students; (3) a maximum of 3 syllabi or other relevant material from the past 5 years; and (4) excerpts or summaries of teaching evaluations as desired.

Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis

The Section Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis is requesting nominations for the following awards to be given at the 2026 ASA Annual Meeting in New York.

Garfinkel-Sacks Award for Distinguished Scholarship
This award recognizes those who have made distinguished lifetime career contributions to the fields of ethnomethodology and/or conversation analysis (EMCA). To nominate an individual for this award, please submit the following:

1) A letter detailing the nominee’s contributions to EMCA;

2) Relevant supporting materials, including a list of the nominee’s publications; and

3) At least two additional external letters addressing the nominee’s contributions to EMCA.

Please send nominations to Committee Chair, John Heritage ([email protected]) by March 1, 2026.

EMCA Distinguished Paper Award
This award recognizes an outstanding publication contributing to ethnomethodology and/or conversation analysis. The 2026 award will be given to a paper. Eligible papers for the 2026 award must have a copyright date between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025, inclusively. Authors can submit their own papers, or nominations can be made on their behalf. Committee members may also make their own nominations.

Nominations must include 1) full bibliographic information on the nominated paper; and 2) a PDF (preferable) or hard copy of the paper, or a link to a website where it can be downloaded in full at no charge.

Please send nominations to Committee Chair, Tanya Stivers ([email protected]) by March 1, 2026.

EMCA Graduate Student Paper Award
This award recognizes an outstanding graduate student paper (either published or unpublished) that contributes to ethnomethodology and/or conversation analysis. Eligible papers for the 2025 award must have been published or written between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025, inclusively. Authors can submit their own papers, or nominations can be made on their behalf. Committee members may also make their own nominations.

Nominations must include 1) full bibliographic information on the nominated paper; and 2) a PDF (preferable) or hard copy of the paper, or a link to a website where it can be downloaded in full at no charge.

Please send nominations to Committee Chair, Caroline Tietbohl ([email protected]) by March 1, 2026.

Melvin Pollner Memorial Prize
The Melvin Pollner Memorial Prize honors the intellectual spirit and memory of Melvin Pollner. The $1000 award recognizes an article, chapter, or book with a copyright date between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025, inclusively, that develops original work drawing upon, or resonant with, Melvin Pollner’s ethnomethodological interests in topics such as mundane reason, reality disjunctures, radical reflexivity, and the connections and contributions of ethnomethodology to other types of sociology. Authors can submit their own work, or nominations can be made on their behalf. Committee members may also make their own nominations.

Nominations must include 1) full bibliographic information on the nominated article, chapter or book; and 2) a PDF or hard copy of the article, chapter or book, or a link to a website where it can be downloaded in full at no charge.

Please send nominations to Committee Chair, Dirk Vom Lehn ([email protected]) by March 1, 2026.

For a list of all previous section award winners, see: https://www.asanet.org/asa-communities/asa-sections/current-sections/ethnomethodology-and-conversation-analysis/ethnomethodology-and-conversation-analysis-award-recipient-history

Family

The ASA Family Section Distinguished Career Award
This award recognizes the collective body of a person’s work as it relates to the sociology of the family (not a single publication). Award winners may be selected on the basis of distinguished contributions to either research or service. Service to the field includes developments (such as data sets or analytic techniques) that have had a substantial impact on family research. Please send the nominee’s CV to Kate Choi, Chair, ([email protected]) by March 9, 2026. A short letter of nomination (no longer than one page) is optional but encouraged.

The ASA Family Section William J. Goode Book Award
This award is for a book on the family published in 2024 or 2025. The committee will consider only books nominated by section members and we encourage self-nominations. Textbooks and edited volumes are not eligible. Please send an email notification of your nomination to Liana Sayer, Chair ([email protected]) no later than January 12, 2026 and request the mailing addresses for the members of committee. Arrange for the publisher to send copies of the books directly to the committee chair and all members (6 copies total).

The ASA Family Section Article of the Year Award
This award recognizes a journal article that has made a significant contribution to the field of family sociology. The award committee will accept nominations for articles published in 2023, 2024, or 2025. Nominations may be made by the author or others. To nominate, please send an electronic copy of the article to the chair of the award committee, Kara Joyner, Chair ([email protected]). The deadline for nominations is March 9, 2026.

The ASA Family Section Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award
Graduate Students are invited to submit an article-length paper on the family. The paper should represent a finished product rather than a proposal for future work. The submission can be based on a course paper, a recently published journal article, a manuscript under review at a journal, or a conference presentation. Co-authored papers are acceptable if all authors are students, although the prize will be shared. The paper must have been written when the author was enrolled in a graduate program. The paper may not exceed 30 pages or 11,000 words. Please send an electronic copy of the paper to Eunsil Oh, Chair ([email protected]) by March 9, 2026.

Global and Transnational Sociology

Global and Transnational Sociology Best Scholarly Book Award
Deadline: 3/1/2026

The Global and Transnational Sociology Section solicits nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2026 Best Scholarly Book Award, recognizing an outstanding book published in 2024 or 2025 (per the copyright) in the area of Global and Transnational Sociology. When nominating a book, please include a brief letter of nomination (a couple of paragraphs) explaining its contribution to the global and transnational sociology field. Note that second editions, translations, and edited volumes are not eligible.

Please send hard copies (or ask the publisher to send them) to four members of the Committee, and PDF versions to Quinn O’Dowd at [email protected]. Email the nomination letter to each of the five committee members as well. If you have a question, contact the chair of the committee, Fatma Gocek, [email protected]

Fatma Muge Gocek (Chair)
University of Michigan
Sociology Department
4215 LSA Building
500 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]

Sharon Madriaga Quinsaat
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Grinnell College
Humanities and Social Studies Complex
1226 Park St
Grinnell, IA 50112 USA
Email: [email protected]

Eric Larson
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
70 Lafayette Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
[email protected]

Anna Wozny
Princeton University
Department of Sociology
106 Wallace Hall
Princeton NJ 08540
[email protected]

Quinn O’Dowd
[email protected]

Global and Transnational Sociology Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: 3/1/2026

The Global and Transnational Sociology Section invites nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2026 Best Graduate Student Paper Award, recognizing an outstanding paper, unpublished or published in 2024 or 2025, in the area of Global and Transnational Sociology. The author must be a graduate student who has not received a PhD by March 1, 2026. For co-authored papers, all authors must be graduate students. When nominating an article, please include an abstract that emphasizes the paper’s contributions to the global and transnational sociology field.

Please email an electronic copy of the paper and nomination letter to all members of the Best Graduate Student Paper Award Committee. Please direct any inquiries to the committee chair, Benjamin Bradlow, [email protected]

Benjamin Bradlow (Chair), Princeton University [email protected]
Laura Acosta, University of California, San Diego [email protected]
Zachary Levenson, Florida International University [email protected]

Global and Transnational Sociology Best Scholarly Article Award
Deadline: 3/1/2026

The Global and Transnational Sociology Section solicits nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2026 Best Scholarly Article Award, recognizing an outstanding article published in 2024 or 2025 in the area of Global and Transnational Sociology.

No cover letter is required. Please email an electronic copy of the article to all members of the Best Scholarly Article Committee and direct any questions to the committee chair, Poulami Roychowdhury, [email protected]

Poulami Roychowdhury (Chair) Brown University, [email protected]
Lisa Hajjar, University of California, Santa Barbara, [email protected]
Nicolás Torres-Echeverry, University of Chicago, [email protected]
Mary-Collier Wilks, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, [email protected]

Global and Transnational Sociology Best Publication (Article) by an International Scholar Award
Deadline: 3/1/2026

The Global and Transnational Sociology (GATS) Section solicits nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2026 Award for Best Publication by an International Scholar. The award will recognize an outstanding article published in 2024 or 2025 in the area of Global and Transnational Sociology. The author or authors must be neither US citizens nor affiliated with a US institution. Articles must be published in English or available as English-language translations of the original work. International scholars may not submit the same work for consideration in GATS’ other award categories.

GATS is committed to countering material, institutional, and intellectual hierarchies in the social sciences in general, and among global and transnational sociologists in particular.  For this award, we are particularly interested in honoring work by scholars from the Global South, who study sites in the Global South, who are driven by theoretical, methodological, or epistemological approaches developed in the Global South, and/or who currently work at academic or non-academic institutions in the Global South. Along with your submission, if you feel comfortable, please provide a brief statement (a couple of sentences) in the body of your email explaining how your work and personal biography fit with these goals. Please feel free to include information about the type and location of institutions at which you have been trained and currently work.

International scholars can be nominated for the award without becoming ASA members, but if they win, they must pay the ASA Annual Meeting registration fee, which is reduced for international scholars.

Send articles to all committee members. No letter of nomination is required. Please direct any inquiries to the committee chair, Minwoo Jung, [email protected]

Minwoo Jung (Chair), Loyola University Chicago, [email protected]
Muhammad Amasha, Yale University, [email protected]
Tahseen Shams, University of Pennsylvania, [email protected]
Yige Dong, University at Buffalo, [email protected]

History of Sociology and Social Thought

Deadline for ALL awards: March 15, 2026

Award for Distinguished Scholarly Publication

The HOSST Section seeks to honor a book that makes a distinguished contribution to the history of sociology and social thought. We invite any section member to nominate such a book published between January 1, 2024 and March 1, 2026 (the award is given to articles in alternate years).  Note that work still “in press’ will not be considered. The Selection Committee defines ‘distinguished’ to mean work that is intellectually outstanding in any combination of empirical research, theoretical analysis, or advancement of narrative history.

Please arrange with the author to provide digital or paper copies of the book (either format is acceptable) to the following committee members at these addresses:

Chair: Prof. Craig Calhoun, [email protected]
Mailing Address:
Prof. Craig Calhoun
Arizona State University
School of Politics and Global Studies
Coor Hall, 6760 Coor Hall
Tempe, AZ 85287-3902.
USA

Prof. Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi, [email protected]
Mailing Address:
Professor Simonetta Falasca Zamponi
1648 Loma Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
USA

Prof. Chad Goldberg, [email protected]
Mailing Address:
Professor Chad Alan Goldberg
University of Wisconsin–Madison
8128 W. H. Sewell Social Sciences Building
1180 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1393
USA

Ali Meghji, [email protected]
Mailing Address:
Prof. Ali Meghji
Department of Sociology
Free school lane
Cambridge
CB2 3RF
United Kingdom

Career Achievement Award

To nominate a colleague for the Career Achievement Award submit a full nomination letter and the nominee’s CV by March 1, 2025. Letters of nomination should describe the  nominee’s contributions to the study of the history of sociology and/or social thought that warrant consideration. The nomination could involve a letter 1-2 pages in length providing a rationale for the nomination and the candidate’s CV.  If multiple persons wish to nominate a person, we strongly encourage co-signers on a single nomination letter. For the Career Achievement Award, please send nominations to the committee members:

Committee Members
Chair: Prof. Jeff Alexander, Yale University,  [email protected]
Omar Lizardo, UCLA, [email protected]
Charles Camic, Northwestern University, [email protected]

Graduate Student Paper Award

Please restrict nominations to papers that focus on the history of sociology and/or social thought.  Papers authored or coauthored solely by students are eligible; faculty co-authorship is not allowed. Eligible students include Masters and Ph.D. student members of the Section who are currently enrolled in a graduate program, or who will have graduated no earlier than December 2025. Unpublished, under review, accepted, or published papers are eligible.  If published, the paper should have appeared within the past two calendar years (i.e. a paper nominated in 2026 may have been published anytime during 2024 or 2025). Unpublished papers should not exceed 9,000 words of text (excluding references, tables, etc.). Self-nominations are encouraged.

Committee Members
Chair: Professor Matt Dawson, Glasgow University, [email protected]
Prof. Silvia Rief, University of Innsbruck, [email protected]
Prof. Javier Trevino, Wheaton College,  [email protected]
Prof. Jorge Vasquez, University of Regina, [email protected]

Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility

Application Deadline for ALL Awards: March 1, 2026

Outstanding Book Award
Awarded annually for a book nominated by a Section member and published in the three calendar years preceding the 2026 ASA annual meeting at which the award is bestowed (i.e., 2023, 2024, 2025). Self-nominations are permitted. Please send a brief nomination letter to the chair and have the book publisher contact him for the list of addresses of the committee members (Chair: Matthew Clair, Stanford University, [email protected])

Devah Pager Outstanding Article Award
Sponsored annually for an article nominated by a Section member and published in the calendar year preceding the 2026 ASA annual meetings (i.e., in 2025). Self-nominations are permitted. Please send a brief nomination letter and a pdf copy of the article to the committee chair (Chair: Kim Goyette, Temple University, [email protected]).

Robert D. Mare Graduate Student Paper Award
This award is made annually for a graduate student paper presented at a professional conference during the calendar year preceding the ASA annual meetings (i.e., 2025) or published during the same time. Papers must be nominated by a section member. Please send brief nomination letters and a PDF copy of the article to the committee chair. Anthony Abraham Jack (chair), Boston University ([email protected])

Robert M. Hauser Distinguished Scholar Award
Awarded annually to mark and celebrate the field’s most fundamental accomplishments. Please send nominations to the committee chair via email. Sending a brief nomination letter and a copy of the candidate’s CV is encouraged, but only a brief email to the committee chair with the candidate’s name and current affiliation is necessary to nominate someone. (Chair: Natasha Quadlin, UCLA, [email protected])

William Julius Wilson Early Career Award
The Wilson award is awarded annually to recognize a scholar who has made major contributions early in their career. Scholars who received their highest degree within the ten years prior to the next ASA annual meeting (i.e., 2016-present) are eligible to receive the Wilson award. Please send a brief nomination letter and a pdf copy of the candidate’s CV to the committee chair (Chair: Siwei Cheng, New York University, [email protected]).

International Migration

2026 Thomas & Znaniecki Best Book Award

This award is given annually for outstanding social science scholarship in the field of international migration to a book published within the previous 2 years. For the 2026 award, books must bear the publishing or copyright date of 2024 or 2025. Any section member may nominate a book for consideration and self-nominations are encouraged. An author can nominate more than one book (solo authored or coauthored, but not edited) in any given award cycle, though any book awarded “honorable mention” in a previous year is ineligible for the award in subsequent years.

Books published in-print will be considered the first year they are either published in print or have a formal copyright date in print, and can be re-nominated and considered again one year after. E-Books published only online will be considered the first year they are either published online or have a formal copyright date online, and can be re-nominated and considered again one year after. Author(s) should note the publication or copyright information, plus the first year the book was ever considered for this award, upon nomination.

Winner(s) must be members of the International Migration Section at the time of the awards ceremony. Arrangements must be made with the publisher to send the book to all committee members by March 15, 2026. Please contact the committee Co-chairs for mailing addresses.

Committee:
Lisa Sun-Hee Park (Co-chair)
University of California at Santa Barbara
[email protected]

Maryann Bylander (Co-chair)
Lewis & Clark College
[email protected]

Chiara Galli
University of Chicago
[email protected]

Luis Edward Tenorio
Colby College
[email protected]

2026 Louis Wirth Best Article Award

The award is given annually to the outstanding article written by member(s) of the International Migration section published during the preceding two years (2024 or 2025). Any section member may nominate an article for consideration and self-nominations are encouraged. An author can nominate more than one article (solo authored or coauthored) in any given award cycle, though any article awarded “honorable mention” in a previous year is ineligible for the award in subsequent years. All articles will be considered the first year they are published either in print, online, or online before print, and can be re-nominated and considered again one year after.

Winner(s) must be members of the International Migration Section at the time of the awards ceremony. An abstract and electronic version of the article should be sent to the committee chair by March 15, 2026, alongside publication or copyright information, plus the first year the article was ever considered for this award.

Committee:
Filiz Garip (Co-Chair)
Princeton University
[email protected]

Diego Felipe Leal Castro (Co-Chair)
University of Arizona
[email protected]

Jiaqi Liu
Singapore Management University
[email protected]

Margot Moinester
Washington University in St. Louis
[email protected]

Janina L. Selzer
Hamilton College
[email protected]

2026 Aristide Zolberg Distinguished Student Scholar Award

Students from any discipline may nominate papers about any topic related to international migration broadly conceived. Any section member may nominate a paper for consideration and self nominations are encouraged. Papers may be single or co-authored, but all author(s) must be graduate student(s) (i.e., not have a Ph.D. in hand) at the time of nomination for the award. Both published and unpublished papers are eligible. Papers must be no more than 12,000 words, including the abstract and references. Winner(s) must be members of the International Migration Section at the time of the awards ceremony. An abstract and copy of the paper should be sent via email to all committee members by March 15, 2026, with word count clearly noted.

Committee:
Stephanie L. Canizales (Chair)
University of California at Berkeley
[email protected]

Tate Kihara
Keio University
[email protected]

Chen Liang
National Taiwan University
[email protected]

Jane Lilly López
Brigham Young University
[email protected]

2026 Award for Public Sociology in International Migration

This award recognizes the work of an IM section member who addresses immigration and related issues in ways that apply scholarly knowledge directly in public work, generates such knowledge for public use, or otherwise contributes to improving the lives of migrants or refugees. This prize recognizes the value of such applied work and seeks to promote public sociology. “Public work” is broadly understood, but can include policy making, work with community organizations, advocates, a government agency, or a university, or engagement in public debate. Winner(s) must be members of the International Migration Section at the time of the awards ceremony. Members may be nominated by a scholar or community member familiar with their work. Nominations must outline the scholar’s contribution to public sociology and can include supporting documents or other letters or support. Packets should be submitted to all members of the award committee by March 15, 2026.

Committee:
Daniel E. Martinez (Chair)
University of Arizona
[email protected]

Caitlin Patler
University of California at Berkeley
[email protected]

Andrew Le
Arizona State University
[email protected]

2026 Distinguished Career Award

The award recognizes exceptional achievement and a lifetime of scholarly contribution to the field of the sociology of international migration. The letter of nomination should come from one or more IM section members and include a statement. The nomination should include a copy of the scholar’s curriculum vitae, and an assurance that the nominee has given their permission for the nomination of the award. To be eligible for the Distinguished Career Award, scholars must be members of the American Sociological Association and the International Migration section at the time the award is received (though not required at the time of nomination). Members of the award committee (i.e., the past-Chair, Chair, and Chair-elect) are not eligible to be nominated while in office. All nominated candidates will remain active for two rounds of the award. Nominations will be evaluated by the Distinguished Career Award committee. Please send nomination letters along with supporting material via email to all members of the committee by March 15, 2026.

Committee:
Jean Beaman (IM Chair)
CUNY Graduate Center
[email protected]

Elizabeth Aranda (IM Chair-elect)
University of South Florida
[email protected]

Zai Liang (IM Past Chair)
State University of New York at Albany
[email protected]

Labor and Labor Movements

Distinguished Scholarly Book Award 

The Labor & Labor Movements Distinguished Scholarly Book Award goes to what is judged by the award committee to be the best book based on original research published in the sociology of work, the labor process, the working class, labor unions, or working class movements. To qualify, the book must have been published between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025. No more than one book nomination per person is allowed. Section members are strongly urged to nominate books for the prize. Self-nominations are welcome. Authors must be members of the section at time of nomination. Please send nominations to the committee chair, Pablo Gaston, via the following link no later than March 1, 2026: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQWeua-aMeF8tKzOZuVR236i4u2BY7BkjvbLNt7mcdfuA4EQ/viewform

Upon receipt of your email nomination, you will be provided with the mailing addresses of the award committee members. Nominators/ Nominees/ Publishers will have until April 1, 2026 to send hard-copies to the committee members.

Distinguished Scholarly Article Award 

The Labor & Labor Movements Distinguished Scholarly Article Award goes to what is judged by the award committee to be the best article in the sociology of labor unions, the working class or working class movements, work, or the labor process, published between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025. Articles based on qualitative, quantitative or mixed methodologies are welcome. Research may be U.S. based, international, or global in scope. Section members are strongly urged to nominate articles for the prize. Authors must be members of the section at time of nomination. Nominations must include an electronic copy of (or link to) the article. Please send nominations to the committee chair, Ellen Reese, via the following link no later than March 1, 2026:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1gnIzo65Gfvmx2PqjB_zMT9rnZbHYXJB8b5iSJ2ijjVa3Wg/viewform

Student Paper Award 

The Labor & Labor Movements Distinguished Student Paper Award goes to what is judged by the award committee to be the best paper written by a graduate student on the sociology of work, the labor process, the working class, labor unions, or working class movements between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025. Papers based on qualitative, quantitative or mixed methodologies are welcome. Research may be U.S. based, international, or global in scope. Published papers, papers under review, and unpublished article-length manuscripts are eligible. Authors must be enrolled students at the time the paper was written and cannot have won the student paper award in the previous 3 years. Authors must be members of the section at time of submission. The winner receives $250. Section members may self-nominate, and faculty should encourage graduate students to submit promising work. Nominations must include an electronic copy of the paper. Please send nominations to the committee chair, Andrew Wolf, via the following link no later than March 1, 2026:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3TM6j1nesgU3K0bAUe3-hvvujvq_VBRdLasob8GrdpsWJ6A/viewform?usp=dialog

The Dan Clawson Activist-Scholar Award 

The Labor & Labor Movements Dan Clawson Activist-Scholar Award goes to an individual who demonstrates a long-standing commitment to engaging in scholarship and activism that directly addresses social and economic justice. In addition to a strong record of scholarship, the nominee should actively engage in movements for positive social change and demonstrate some of the core values central to Dan Clawson’s life: collegiality, mentorship, kindness, and generosity. A letter of nomination (2 pages single-spaced maximum please) should provide an overview of the nominee’s history of scholarship and activism. Activism should be outside of teaching. The letter should discuss how the nominee’s activist and scholarly work embody the values described above and why the individual is deserving of this award. Nominations can be made by academics and/or activists, but self-nominations will not be accepted. Nominations will be considered for five years. Nominators should email their letter to the award committee chair, Barry Eidlin, via the following link no later than March 1, 2026:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdqTxd_xWYjSs3-wr-xpOUNYnHH4IryOAvaYUDF3lBFphstg/viewform

Latina/o Sociology

Latina/o Sociology Section Distinguished Contribution to Research Article Award
The Latina/o Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association recognizes with this award a colleague who has published an outstanding article in the area of Latina/o/x Studies in 2024 or 2025. Authors of nominated papers must be members of the Latina/o Sociology Section. Self-nominations are encouraged. If you are nominating an article, please send to each member of the committee a brief comment on the manuscript’s merits and its contribution to the field of Latina/o/x Sociology and a PDF copy of the article by March 1, 2026.

Chair: Cristian Doña-Reveco, University of Nebraska Omaha ([email protected])
Beatriz Aldana Marquez, University of Connecticut ([email protected])
Andres Arias, UC Merced ([email protected])
Miguel A. Avalos, Kenyon College ([email protected])
Daniela Carreon, Arizona State University ([email protected])

Latina/o Sociology Section Distinguished Contribution to Research Book Award
The Latina/o Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association recognizes with this award a colleague who published an outstanding book in the area of Latina/o/x Studies in 2024 or 2025. The book should not be an edited or reprinted volume. A member of the section must nominate the book, and the authors of the nominated books must be members of the section as well. Self-nominations are encouraged, but the committee will not consider solely publisher-nominated books. Nominations should include a brief comment on the book’s merits and its contribution to the field of Latina/o/x Sociology. Send the nomination to each committee member listed below. Email the committee chair for the mailing address list. Arrangements must be made for the publisher to send copies of the book to each committee member by March 1, 2026.

Chair: Jane Lilly López, Brigham Young University ([email protected])
Erika Busse, Macalester College ([email protected])
Isabel García Valdivia, University of Oregon ([email protected])
Melissa Hurtado Nuez, Rice University ([email protected])
Veronica Lerma, UC Davis ([email protected])

Latina/o Sociology Section’s Cristina Maria Riegos Student Paper Award
The Latina/o Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association recognizes with this award an outstanding paper authored by a student in the area of Latina/o/x Studies. The paper must have made “public appearance” in 2024 or 2025 as a class submission, delivered at a seminar, presented at a professional meeting, or accepted for publication. Self-nominations are encouraged. To qualify for the competition, the author must be a student at the time of paper submission, and the paper must be either single-authored by a student or co-authored with other students. Please send a copy of the paper (Word or PDF) to each member of the committee with a brief comment on the manuscript’s merits and its contribution to the field of Latina/o/x Sociology by March 1, 2026.

Chair: Casandra Salgado, Arizona State University ([email protected])
Jozef Callan Robles, UC Irvine ([email protected])
Fabiana Silva, University of Michigan ([email protected])
Dagoberto Cortez, UT Austin ([email protected])
Gabriela Flores, UC Merced ([email protected])

Latina/o Sociology Section’s Julian Samora Distinguished Career Award
The Latina/o Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association recognizes with this award an outstanding individual who has contributed to the field of Latina/o/x Sociology with not only scholarly publications, but also teaching and mentoring. In nominating an individual for the award, please include a letter describing this individual’s contribution to the research area of Latina/o/x Sociology, teaching, and mentoring, and the nominee’s CV. Examples of scholarship should be included as PDFs and should not exceed four writing samples. If you would like to submit a print copy of a book, please contact the committee chair. Self-nominations are encouraged. Please submit nominations that include all required components via email to the committee chair, Stephanie Canizales, by March 1, 2026.

Chair: Stephanie Canizales, University of California, Berkeley ([email protected])
Blanca Ramirez, University of Texas at Austin ([email protected])
Angelica Ruvalcaba, Texas Woman’s University ([email protected])
René D. Flores, University of Chicago ([email protected])

Marxist Sociology

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Marxist Sociology Lifetime Achievement Award honors distinguished career achievement in Marxist sociology. Nominators should prepare a letter to the awards committee stating the case for the nominee for the award and attach a copy of the nominee’s vitae. The award is for a body of work of sociological importance.

Please send your nomination to all members of the committee. The deadline for receipt of all material is March 6th, 2026.

Lifetime Achievement Award Committee:
Chair: Jeff Goodwin ([email protected])
Alma Begicevic ([email protected])
Ioana Cerasella Chis ([email protected])

The Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award

The Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award goes to the author(s) of the best book published in the past two years in the area of Marxist theory and research. The committee will select the book that best demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical, empirical, or activist issue(s) that is germane to Marxism, Marxist sociology, and Marxist praxis. Books published in 2024 and 2025 are eligible. All members of the section are encouraged to submit nominations. Self-nominations are welcome. In accordance with ASA policies and section preference, the recipient must be a current member of the ASA and the Section on Marxist Sociology at the time the award is given to receive the award.

Instructions for Nominating Books:

(1) Submit nomination by email. This should include standard bibliographic information about the work and a brief comment on its merits. Please send your nomination to all three committee members (see below).

(2) In addition to the nomination, a hard copy of the book (or, if necessary, a pdf) must be sent to all three of the committee members. Upon receipt of the nomination letter, the chair will reply with mailing instructions for sending hard copies.

The deadline for receipt of all material is March 6th, 2026.

Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award Committee:
Chair: Leslie Gates ([email protected])
Smitha Radhakrishnan ([email protected])
Tarique Niazi ([email protected])
Joshua Lew McDermott ([email protected])

Teaching and Praxis Award

This award recognizes outstanding integration of theory and practice in teaching and/or in the achievement of social change. Practice may involve (but is not limited to) employing liberation pedagogies in teaching, teaching outside academic contexts, activism, organizing, and/or outreach to encourage/facilitate social change. Nominations should include a letter stating the case for the nominee or group of nominees for the award and supporting materials. Supporting materials must include nominee vitae, can also include reference letters, student testimonies, news articles, and other evidence of effectiveness.

Please send your nomination to all members of the committee. The deadline for receipt of all material is March 6th, 2026.

Teaching and Praxis Award Committee:
Chair: Ali Meghji ([email protected])
Emily Southard ([email protected])
Alyssa Lyons ([email protected])
Lola Loustaunau ([email protected])
Ioana Cerasella Chis ([email protected])

Outstanding Marxist Sociology Article Award

The Outstanding Marxist Sociology Article Award goes to the author(s) of the best article (or series of articles) published in the past two years (2024 and 2025) in the area of Marxist theory and research. The committee will select the article that best demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical, empirical, or activist issue(s) that is germane to Marxism, Marxist Sociology, and Marxist Praxis. Nominations should include a brief comment on the merits of the published article and a copy of the article.

Please send your nomination to all members of the committee. The deadline for receipt of all material is March 6th, 2026.

Outstanding Marxist Sociology Article Award Committee:
Chair: David Arditi ([email protected])
Emily Schneider ([email protected])
Gerardo Rodriguez-Solis ([email protected])

Szymanski-Young Graduate Student Paper Award

The competition for this award is open to both published and unpublished article-length papers (roughly twenty-five pages in length without tables or references) written by a graduate student in the previous two years (2024 and 2025). The committee will accept sole-authored and multiple-authored papers as long as the applicant is lead or senior author. No student-faculty collaborations can be accepted. The committee will select the paper that demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical, empirical, or activist issue(s) that is germane to Marxism, Marxist Sociology, and Marxist Praxis. The winner(s) will receive a cash award: in the event that there is a sole winner they will receive $200. Co-winners will receive $150 each. There is no cash award for honorable mentions.

Please send your nomination to all members of the committee. The deadline for receipt of all material is March 6th, 2026.

Szymanski-Young Graduate Student Paper Award Committee:
Chair: Joshua McDermott ([email protected])
Caitlin Schroering ([email protected])

Mathematical Sociology

Geoffrey Tootell Mathematical Sociology Outstanding Dissertation-in-Progress Award

This award, given annually, provides a $5,000 grant to help cover scholarly expenses for a student whose dissertation employs mathematics in an engaging, imaginative, or ingenious way to advance sociological knowledge. The applicant should submit a copy of the approved dissertation proposal, including any requirements added by the graduate committee. The application packet should also include a letter of support from the student’s sponsor, which describes the student’s qualifications to complete the work and the potential significance of the project. Applicants must be members of the Mathematical Sociology Section and must agree to remain members through the period covered by the grant.

Nomination materials can be sent to Yongren Shi, Chair of the Geoffrey Tootell Mathematical Sociology Outstanding Dissertation-in-Progress Award Selection Committee, at [email protected]. Other committee members include Elena Pojman, Craig Rawlings, Xi Song, and Lisa Walker.

The deadline for submitting nominations is March 29th, 2026.

Award for Progress in Mathematical Sociology

This award is given annually for a discovery, technical innovation, or invention representing a significant contribution to progress in mathematical sociology. The contribution may have been made at any time before the award year. While this contribution will ordinarily be described in one or more publications, this award recognizes the intellectual contribution by itself and not any publication arising from it. Up to three individuals may share a given award, provided that all meet the selection criteria. Nominators and nominees must be members of the Mathematical Sociology Section. Self-nominations are welcome.

Nomination materials, which primarily consist of a letter outlining the merits of the relevant contribution, can be sent to Natasha Quadlin, Chair of the Award for Progress in Mathematical Sociology Selection Committee, at [email protected]. Other committee members include Alison Bianchi, Guillermina Jasso, Daniel McFarland, and David Schaefer.

The deadline for submitting nominations is March 15, 2026.

James S. Coleman Distinguished Career Award

The Distinguished Career Award is given biennially in even-numbered years to recognize a lifetime of contributions to the field of Mathematical Sociology. A letter of nomination should outline the candidate’s activities of lasting significance in mathematical sociology conducted over the course of their career. The nomination packet should also include a copy of the candidate’s curriculum vitae. Nominators and nominees must be members of the Mathematical Sociology Section at the time the nomination is submitted.

Nomination materials can be sent to Lynn Smith-Lovin, Chair of the James S. Coleman Distinguished Career Award Selection Committee, at [email protected]. Other committee members include Jennie Brand, Elizabeth Bruch, Kathleen Carley, and Arnout van de Rijt.

The deadline for submitting nominations is March 15, 2026.

Outstanding Article Publication Award

This award is given annually for a published article making significant contributions to mathematical sociology. Eligible papers must have been published within the three years preceding the award year, that is, 2022-2025. Nominators and nominees must be members of the Mathematical Sociology Section at the time the nomination is submitted. Self-nominations are welcome.

Nomination materials can be sent to Laura Nelson, Chair of the Outstanding Article Publication Award Selection Committee, at [email protected]. Other committee members include jimi adams, Peng Huang, Freda Lynn, and David Melamed.

The deadline for submitting nominations is March 15, 2026.

Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award

This award is given annually for a paper that significantly contributes to mathematical sociology. Papers can be published or unpublished. The submission can consist of a dissertation chapter, but not the entire dissertation. Eligible papers must have been written while the corresponding or first author was still a graduate student and during the three years before the award year, that is, 2022-2025. Multiple-author papers are admissible, provided that the corresponding or first author meets the eligibility requirements and no non-student is a co-first author. In the case of multi-authored papers with non-student authors, a letter from the most senior non-student author is required, which describes the student(s)’ contributions. Nominators and nominees must be members of the Mathematical Sociology Section at the time the nomination is submitted. Self-nominations are encouraged. On multiple-author papers, the award is shared by the eligible student authors.

Nomination materials can be sent to Scott Duxbury, Chair of the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award Selection Committee, at [email protected]. Other committee members include Aidan Combs, Ian Lundberg, Masoud Movahed, and Charles Seguin.

The deadline for submitting nominations is March 15, 2026.

Medical Sociology

See Award Overview for committee composition information.

Leo G. Reeder Award
The Medical Sociology Section invites nominations for the 2027 Leo G. Reeder Award to be awarded at the annual meeting of the Medical Sociology Section in Chicago. This award is given annually for Distinguished Contribution to Medical Sociology. This award recognizes scholarly contributions, especially a body of work displaying an extended trajectory of productivity that has contributed to theory and research in medical sociology. The Reeder Award also acknowledges teaching, mentoring, and training as well as service to the medical sociology community broadly defined. Please submit letters of nomination and the nominee’s curriculum vitae to Dr. Amélie Quesnel-Vallée ([email protected]) with the subject line: 2027 Reeder Award Nomination. A group of nominators may write and co-sign a single nomination letter. Nominations are due by April 1, 2026. The nominee and at least one nominator must be current section members. Nominations are eligible for five years. During this period, nominators may update their nomination packets, although updates are not required for continued consideration. After five years, nominators are invited to submit an updated nomination packet for continued consideration if they wish. Note: If a person nominated for the Reeder Award is currently a member of the Medical Sociology Section Council, the nomination will be deferred until the person is no longer on the Council.

Eliot Freidson Outstanding Publication Award
The Freidson Award is given in alternate years to a book or journal article published in the preceding two years that has had a major impact on the field of medical sociology. The 2026 award will be given to a book published in either 2024 or 2025 (according to copyright). The book may deal with any topic in medical sociology, broadly defined. Self-nominations are encouraged. The nominator and at least one author must be current section members. Textbooks and edited volumes are not eligible. This year, we are no longer requiring nomination letters, and are instead asking nominators to complete a nomination form using this link: https://forms.gle/b3gDfVbmZm1jWmVQ7. Alternatively, you are welcome to send your nomination (including the name of the nominee/nominator and full citation of the book) to Dr. Melanie Jeske ([email protected]) with the subject line 2026 Freidson Award, and request committee members physical mailing addresses by February 1, 2026. Arrange for the publisher to send copies of the books directly to the committee chair and all members of the committee (5 copies total) by March 1, 2026.

Roberta G. Simmons Outstanding Dissertation in Medical Sociology Award
Nominations are being accepted for the 2026 Roberta G. Simmons Outstanding Dissertation in Medical Sociology Award. The award is given each year by the Medical Sociology section. The awardee will receive a $750 travel grant to attend the ASA meetings. Self-nominations are encouraged. Eligible candidates must have defended their doctoral dissertations within two academic years prior to the annual meeting at which the award is made. To be considered for the 2026 award, the nominee should submit the full dissertation and identify one empirical chapter on which they would like the committee to primarily focus their evaluation (in addition to the committee’s review of the abstract and introduction).  The abstract should not exceed 2 double-spaced pages (11- or 12-point font). The introduction and the identified empirical chapter should not exceed 35 double-spaced pages each (11- or 12-point font).  References should be included in a reference section or bibliography at the end of the full dissertation.  The nominee or person nominating the dissertation should fill out the nomination form using this link, https://forms.gle/9TkYQ1GKCeCTehrb9, in which he or she will identify the selected empirical chapter. Deadline for receipt of all submission materials is February 1, 2026. The nominator and nominee must be current section members. Please direct any questions about the Roberta G. Simmons Outstanding Dissertation in Medical Sociology Award to Dr. Patricia Louie ([email protected]).

Howard B. Kaplan Memorial Award in Medical Sociology
This award is established to support graduate students doing research in one of the substantive areas that defined the distinguished academic career of Dr. Howard B. Kaplan, namely mental health, self-concept and health, or deviance, by providing funds up to the amount of $500 to contribute to expenses associated with attending the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Self-nominations are encouraged. To be considered for the 2026 award, the candidate should submit a curriculum vitae and faculty letter of nomination to Dr. Emily Vasquez ([email protected]) with the subject line: 2026 Kaplan Award Nomination. Deadline for receipt of all submission materials is April 1, 2026. The nominee must be a student member of the ASA, a student member of the Section, and currently enrolled as a graduate student at the time the award nomination is submitted.

Donald W. Light Award for Applied Medical Sociology
The Donald W. Light Award for the Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology will give one award to a book and one award to a journal article that deploys the concepts and methods of medical sociology to an applied issue or problem of significance. The Light Award recognizes sociologists whose professional work or advocacy contributes to politically or ethically important challenges in health, health care, or health care policy at the national or international level. This year, we are no longer requiring nomination letters for the Light awards. For the article award, we ask nominators to email a copy of the article to Dr. Cathy van de Ruit ([email protected]) with the subject line: 2026 Donald W. Light Article Award. For the book award, the candidate should email Dr. Karen Spencer ([email protected]) with the subject line: 2026 Donald W. Light Book Award, who will provide the committee’s addresses to which the candidate will send copies of the book. The deadline for receipt of all submission materials is March 1, 2026. To be eligible, the book or article must have a publication date during the preceding two years (i.e., 2024 or 2025, according to copyright for books and date published with a volume number for articles). The nominator and at least one author must be current section members. Self-nominations are invited.

ALL NOMINEES MUST BE REGISTERED MEMBERS OF THE ASA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SECTION AWARDS

Methodology

Paul F. Lazarsfeld Award

Awarded annually, the Paul F. Lazarsfeld Award recognizes a career of outstanding contributions to sociological methodology. Please send CV and a nomination letter to the award committee chair Weihua An ([email protected]), with subject line “Lazarsfeld Award,” by March 1, 2026. Self-nominations are encouraged.

Leo Goodman Award

Awarded annually, the Leo Goodman Award recognizes contributions to sociological methodology or innovative uses of sociological methodology made by a scholar who is no more than 15 years past the date of the Ph.D. Please send CV and nomination letter to committee chair Ethan Fosse ([email protected]) by March 1, 2026. Please use the subject line “Goodman Award.” Self-nominations are encouraged.

Pedagogy Award

Awarded biennially, the Pedagogy Award recognizes sustained excellence in teaching and mentorship.  Please send nomination letters with the subject of “Pedagogy Award” to committee chair Elizabeth Wrigley-Field ([email protected]) by March 1, 2026.  Self-nominations are encouraged.

Outstanding Publication Award

Awarded annually, the Outstanding Publication Award recognizes an outstanding article or book in sociological methodology published in print (or, for online-only publications, released online) in the four calendar years preceding the ASA annual meeting at which the award is bestowed. The award alternates between recognizing books and articles, with article awards in even years, like 2026. Nominees should e-mail an electronic copy of the article to the chair of the award committee Corey Abramson ([email protected]) with the title “Methodology Publication Award” by March 1, 2026.  Self-nominations are encouraged.

Clifford C. Clogg Award (Graduate Student Paper)

Awarded annually, the Clifford C. Clogg Award recognizes an outstanding graduate student paper in sociological methodology. Please send the manuscript to the award committee chair, Daniel Karell ([email protected]), with the subject line “Clogg Award” by March 1, 2026.  Only sole-authored manuscripts or those co-authored with individuals who were graduate students at the time of writing will be eligible for consideration. Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged.

Organizations, Occupations, and Work

James D. Thompson Graduate Student Paper Award

The James D. Thompson Graduate Student Paper Award is given for an outstanding graduate student paper in the area of organizations, occupations, and work, written or published within the last three years (2023, 2024, 2025).  Publication date is based on print publication for traditional journals (i.e., not online-first date) and release date for online-only journals.  Paper co-authored with faculty members are not eligible for this award. Self-nominations are welcome.  All nominations must come from members in good standing of the Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section. However, nominated candidates need not be members of the Section or the ASA in order to be eligible for the award.

To nominate a paper, please submit the following materials via email to all members of the committee: (1) a PDF of the paper, (2) a brief letter highlighting the paper’s contributions to scholarship on organizations, occupations, and work, and (3) contact information for the nominee.  Use “Thompson Paper Award Nomination 2026” as the subject line of your email.  To receive full consideration, nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2026 to:

Aliya Hamid Rao (Committee Chair)
London School of Economics
[email protected]

Committee Members:
Julia Dessauer, Indiana University
Nino Bariolo, University of Toronto

Richard Scott Article Award

The W. Richard Scott Article Award is granted for an outstanding article in the area of organizations, occupations, and work published within the last three years (2023, 2024, 2025).  Publication date is based on print publication for traditional journals (i.e., not online-first date) and release date for online-only journals.  Self-nominations are welcome.  All nominations must come from members in good standing of the Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section.  However, nominated candidates need not be members of the Section or the ASA in order to be eligible for the award.

To nominate an article, please submit the following materials via email to all members of the committee: (1) a PDF of the article, (2) a brief letter (PDF or MSWord) highlighting the article’s contributions to scholarship on organizations, occupations, and (3) contact information for the nominee.  Use “Scott Article Award Nomination 2026” as the subject line of your email.  To receive full consideration, nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2026 to:

Youngjoo Cha (Committee Chair)
Indiana University
[email protected]

Committee Members:
Leroy Gonsalves, Boston University
Angelina Grigoryeva, University of Toronto
Jennifer Merluzzi, George Washington University

Max Weber Book Award

The Max Weber Book Award is granted for an outstanding book in the area of organizations, occupations, and work published within the last three years (2024, 2025, 2026).  Self-nominations are welcome.  All nominations must come from members in good standing of the Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section.  However, nominated candidates need not be members of the Section or the ASA in order to be eligible for the award.

To nominate a book, please submit via email a brief nomination letter highlighting the book’s contributions to scholarship on organizations, occupations, and work and including contact information for the nominee.  Use “Weber Book Award Nomination 2026” as the subject line of your email.  In addition, send a hard or digital copy of the book to each committee member at the mailing addresses or the email addresses provided below.  Books should be received by the submission deadline.  To receive full consideration, nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2026 to:

Laura Doering, University of Toronto (Committee Chair)
[email protected]

Mailing Address:
University of Toronto
105 Saint George St
Toronto ON M5S 3E6
Canada

Malissa Alinor, UNC Chapel Hill
[email protected]

Mailing Address:
UNC Chapel Hill
Abernethy Hall
131 S. Columbia St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Xi Wang, Northwestern University
[email protected]

Mailing Address:
6000 N Sheridan Rd #509
Chicago, IL 60660

Kim de Laat, University of Waterloo
[email protected]

Mailing Address:
125 St. Patrick Street
Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business
University of Waterloo
Stratford, ON
N5A 0C1
Canada

Heba Alex, University of Chicago
[email protected]

Mailing Address:
University of Chicago
Department of Sociology
1126 E. 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637

Tiantian Yang, University of Pennsylvania
[email protected]

Mailing Address:
University of Pennsylvania
Office 2025 SH-DH
3620 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Rosabeth Moss Kanter Distinguished Career Award

The Rosabeth Moss Kanter Distinguished Career Award recognizes and celebrates a career of outstanding contributions to the area of organizations, occupations, and work.  Nominations are judged on the depth and breadth of impact through scholarship, teaching and/or service over an extended time and across multiple projects, initiatives, and roles.  All nominations must come from members in good standing of the Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section.  However, nominated candidates need not be members of the Section or the ASA in order to be eligible for the award.

The section retains and considers nominations for the Kanter Award over a 3-year cycle.  Thus, this year’s committee will consider nominations submitted in 2024, 2025, and 2026.  Nominations submitted in 2026 but not selected will remain in the pool for the 2027 and 2028 award years.

To submit a nomination, send the following materials to the selection committee: (1) a letter of nomination, which outlines the candidate’s contributions to the field, (2) a copy of the nominee’s most recent curriculum vitae, and (3) contact information for the nominee (including email address). Nomination materials may also include supporting letters and up to 10 of the nominee’s publications in electronic form.  All nomination materials should be in PDF or word format and submitted as email attachments (a single email if possible).  Use “Kanter Career Award Nomination 2026” as the subject line of your email.  To receive full consideration, nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2026 to:

Eunmi Mun (Committee Chair)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
[email protected]

Committee Members:
Callen Anthony, New York University
Caroline Hanley, College of William & Mary
Malte Reichelt, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität

Peace, War, and Social Conflict

The Peace, War, and Social Conflict section is pleased to offer four awards this year, to be presented at our section meeting during the ASA conference. Please see below for criteria for nominations and descriptions of each award. The deadline for submission is March 13, 2026.

The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section’s Robin M. Williams, Jr Award for Distinguished Contributions to Scholarship, Teaching, and Service: The Section gives an Award for Distinguished Contributions to Scholarship, Teaching, and Service named to honor Robin Williams to recognize his contributions to the study of social conflict, conflict resolution, and war as well as his role as a founding member of the Section. This award honors a longstanding Section member who has had an outstanding scholarly career in the study of peace, war, genocide, military institutions, or social conflict; has made important contributions to teaching the sociology of peace, war, and social conflict; and/or has given outstanding service to the ASA Section on Peace, War, and Social Conflict. To submit a nomination, please send a nomination letter to Jeff Hass at [email protected].

The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section’s Outstanding Book Award: The Section honors an outstanding book that contributes to our understanding of our Section’s guiding themes of peace, war, and conflict. The author must be a member of the Section, and the book must have been published in 2025 for the 2026 prize. Nominations and self-nominations are welcome from current Section members. To submit a nomination, please send a nomination letter to Jeff Hass at [email protected]; he will discuss how and where to send copies of the book or pdf/electronic version.

Elise Boulding Best Graduate Student Paper Award: This prize is named in honor of Elise Boulding, to recognize her contributions to the study of peace and her role as a founding member of the Section. The prize is bestowed on an outstanding paper by a graduate student who is a member of our Section and whose paper provides original and high-quality insights into the nature of one or more of the three themes that are the heart and soul of our Section. Papers submitted must not have been published. Graduate students who nominate their own papers should be current members of the section. Nominees must be students at the time of submission. To submit a nomination, please send a nomination letter and copy of the paper to Jeff Hass at [email protected].

Outstanding Published Article Award: The Section presents an annual award for the best journal article or book chapter published in the previous calendar year (2025) on a topic relevant to peace, war, and/or social conflict. Nominations (including self-nominations) are welcome from current members of the section. To submit a nomination, please send a nomination letter and copy of the article or chapter to Jeff Hass at [email protected].

Political Economy of the World-System

The PEWS Immanuel Wallerstein Memorial Book Award

Nominations are invited for the PEWS Immanuel Wallerstein Memorial Book Award. The award honors the life and legacies of Immanuel Wallerstein and shall be for the best book or books published with copyright date falling in the two calendar years prior to the year of the award (2024 or 2025). Nominations for the PEWS Immanuel Wallerstein Memorial Book Award should include a brief statement of how the book is relevant to the political economy of the world-system, and the nominator must make arrangements for copies of the book to be sent to all members of the book award committee (see below). Both electronic nomination letters for the book award, and hard copies of the nominated book, should be sent to the entire committee (see below). Nominations are due by March 1, 2026. The author(s) of the book (at least one author of a co-authored work) must be current members of the PEWS section at the time of nomination. Authors are invited to self-nominate for the award. Nominations by groups underrepresented in academic scholarship and early career researchers are particularly encouraged. For further information, including committee members’ emails and mailing addresses, please contact the committee’s chair, Patricio Korzeniewicz, [email protected].

Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz, [email protected]
Department of Sociology
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
University of Maryland
College Park   MD   20742

Ricado Jacobs, [email protected]
Global Studies Department (Mail Code: 7065)
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7065

Kunle Owolabi, [email protected]
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
75 Alta Road,
Stanford, CA 94305

The PEWS Distinguished Article Award

Nominations are invited for the PEWS Distinguished Article Award. To be eligible, papers must be published with copyright date falling in the two calendar years prior to the year of the award (2024 or 2025). Nominations should include a brief statement of how the article is relevant to the political economy of the world-system, and the nominator must make arrangements for copies of the article to be sent via email to all members of the article awards committee (see below). Nominations are due by March 1, 2026. The author(s) of the nominated article (at least one author of a co-authored work) must be a current member of the PEWS section at the time of nomination. Authors are invited to self-nominate for the award. For further information, please contact the committee’s chair Marina Karides, [email protected].

Marina Karides, [email protected]
Umaima Miraj, [email protected]
Corey Payne, [email protected]

The PEWS Terence K. Hopkins Student Paper Award

This annual award is given to the best graduate student paper in the political economy of the world-system. Persons who were graduate students at any time during calendar year 2024 or 2025 are invited to submit published or unpublished papers for this award. To be eligible, papers must be either single authored or co-authored by two or more graduate students. Papers co-authored by a faculty member and a student are not eligible. Please note that each author may have only one paper nominated. Nominations should include a brief statement of how the paper is relevant to the political economy of the world-system, and the nominator must make arrangements for copies of the paper to be sent via email to all members of the paper awards committee. Nominations are due by March 1, 2026. The author(s) of the nominated paper (at least one author of a co-authored work) must be a current members of the PEWS section at the time of nomination. Authors are invited to self-nominate for the award. For further information, please contact the committee’s chair, Marina Karides, [email protected].

Marina Karides, [email protected]
Umaima Miraj, [email protected]
Corey Payne, [email protected]

The PEWS Distinguished Teaching Award

The PEWS Distinguished Teaching Award is a bi-annual award is given (in even numbered years)  to a member of PEWS who has demonstrated a superior record of mentoring and teaching related to political economy of the world system at the graduate and/or undergraduate level. Scholars are welcome to self-nominate. Nominees must be members of the section at the time of nomination. Nominations are due by March 1, 2026. For further information, please contact the committee’s chair, Ricado Jacobs, [email protected].

Chair, Ricado Jacobs, [email protected]
Cameron Farrar, [email protected]
Beverly Silver, [email protected]

Political Sociology

The Distinguished Career Award in Political Sociology
Deadline: March 15, 2026

The Distinguished Career Award recognizes and celebrates a lifetime of contributions to the area(s) of political sociology. Nominations will be judged on the depth and breadth of the scholar’s impact on political sociology over the course of their career. Nominees must be at least a quarter of a century beyond graduating with their Ph.D. Section members may nominate a distinguished scholar by sending:

1. A letter (PDF or MSWord) of nomination, which outlines the candidate’s scholarly contributions to the field and provides assurance of the candidate’s willingness to be nominated;
2. A copy of the candidate’s most recent curriculum vitae, and
3. The full contact information for the nominee (including email address),

to the nominating committee below with the email subject heading “2026 Political Sociology Career Award” :

Dana Fisher, American University (chair), [email protected]
Craig Calhoun, Arizona State University, [email protected]
Josh Pacewicz, Brown University, [email protected]

The winner will be notified and announced prior to the ASA Annual Meeting.

The Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award in Political Sociology
Deadline: March 15, 2026

This award is given annually to an outstanding recent book in political sociology (edited books will not be considered for this award). To be eligible, submissions must have a 2025 publication date. A nomination letter is not necessary. The selection committee encourages either self-nominations or nominations of work by others but nominations from publishers will not be accepted. Please send a nomination email to the following committee members, with the email subject heading “2026 Political Sociology Book Award,” along with either an electronic or hard copy of the book:

Hajar Yazdiha, chair ([email protected])
1970 N. Garfield Ave
Pasadena, CA 91104

Kate Pride Brown ([email protected])
The School of History and Sociology
Georgia Institute of Technology
221 Bobby Dodd Way
Atlanta, GA 30332

Andrew Le ([email protected])
Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University
PO Box 877203
Tempe AZ 85287-7203

Masoud Movahed ([email protected])
University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Sociology
Social Sciences & Media Studies Building, #3320
Santa Barbara, CA 93106

The winner will be notified and announced prior to the ASA Annual Meeting, allowing presses to advertise the prize-winning book.

The Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship for an Article or Chapter Award for Political Sociology
Deadline: March 15, 2026

This award is offered annually for an outstanding recently published article or chapter in political sociology. To be eligible, submissions must have a 2025 publication date. The selection committee encourages either self-nominations or nominations of work by others. (Please note that each author may have only one article nominated.) Please submit:
1. A brief nomination letter and
2. A copy of the article or chapter

All materials should be sent to the chair of the selection committee at the chair’s e-mail address below, with the subject heading “2026 Political Sociology Article Award”:

Matheiu Desan (chair). University of Colorado. ([email protected])
Maria Arievitch. Brown University. (maria_arievitch_brown.edu)
Melanie Hughes. Pitt University. ([email protected])
Wisam Alshaibi. New York University. ([email protected])

The winner will be notified and announced prior to the ASA Annual Meeting.

Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 15, 2026

This award is offered annually for the best graduate student paper in political sociology. Persons who were graduate students at any time during calendar year 2026 are invited to submit published or unpublished papers for this award. To be eligible, papers must be either single authored or co-authored by two or more graduate students. Articles co-authored by a faculty member and a student are not eligible. Please note that each author may have only one article nominated.

Please submit:
1. A brief nomination letter and
2. A copy of the paper, article, or chapter

All materials should be sent to each selection committee member at the e-mail addresses below, with the subject heading “2026 Political Sociology Grad Student Paper Award”:

Luciana De Souza Leao (chair), University of Michigan. [email protected]
Emily Ruppel, University of California-Berkeley. [email protected]
Maria Ximena Davila, University of Texas. [email protected]
Nathan Katz, Louisiana Tech University/ [email protected]

The winner will be notified and announced prior to the ASA Annual Meeting.

Race, Gender, and Class

Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award

This award recognizes a book that has made a significant contribution to the development of the integrative field of race, gender, and social class. We accept nominations for books published (with a publication date) in 2023, 2024, or 2025. Edited collections are not eligible. Nominations may be submitted by the author or by others, and we encourage self-nominations. Authors must be members of the section unless membership costs would present a hardship (in such cases, contact the committee chair).

To nominate a book, please send an email by Friday, January 30, 2026 (please note the earlier deadline this year) to Freeden Blume Oeur ([email protected]), chair of the committee, with the following information:

1. Full citation for the book, and author name(s).
2. Link to the website for the book.
3. Confirmation that all authors are members of the Race, Gender, Class section.

No letter of nomination is required. The chair will acknowledge receipt and will respond with information for sending physical copies to members of the committee. Please be sure to arrange for these physical copies, as well as a PDF copy of the book, to arrive by Friday, February 20, 2026.

Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award
This award recognizes scholars who have made a significant contribution to the development of the integrative field of race, gender, and class through the publication of a journal article or book chapter on the “cutting edge” of intersectional sociological inquiry. We accept nominations of articles and book chapters published (in print) in 2024, 2025, or 2026. Nominations may be submitted by the author or by others, and we encourage self-nominations. At least one author of each submission must be a member of the Race/Gender/Class Section, unless membership costs would present a hardship (in such cases, please email the committee chair with a brief explanation).

To nominate an article, please send the following via email:

• Letter of nomination (not exceeding one page) that explains the article’s or chapter’s significant contribution to the field of race, gender, and class;
• Complete citation of the work in ASA style; and
• Electronic copy of the article or chapter.

The deadline for nominations is March 6, 2026. Please send complete nominations in a single email to Article Award Committee Chair. Please direct any questions to the Committee Chair, Marisela Martinez-Cola, Morehouse College, [email protected].

Graduate Student Paper Award
This award recognizes graduate students whose papers have the potential to make a significant contribution to the integrative field of race, gender, and class through a currently unpublished paper on the “cutting edge” of sociological inquiry. Eligible papers must be unpublished, sole-authored, or authored with other graduate students and written while the author was enrolled as a graduate student in 2023, 2024, or 2025. Nominations may be submitted by the author or by others. We encourage self-nominations. At least one author of each submission must be a member of the Race/Gender/Class Section unless membership costs would present a hardship (in such cases, please email the committee chair with a brief explanation). The paper can be no longer than 25 pages, please.

To nominate a paper, please send the following via email no later than March 15, 2026:

• Letter of nomination (not exceeding two pages) that explains the paper’s significant contribution to the field of race, gender, and class;
• Name(s) of the author(s)
• Title of the paper
• Statement confirming that you are (or a co-author is) a current member of the section
• A PDF copy of the paper (no longer than 25 pages)

Please send your questions and submissions to the Committee Chair, Brittney Miles ([email protected]).

Distinguished Career Award
The Race, Gender, and Class Distinguished Career Award was established to honor ASA RGC section members who have made significant contributions to the development of the field of race, gender, class, and related intersections over the course of their career.

Please submit your nominations to Victoria Reyes ([email protected]) Committee Chair. Complete nominations include name and contact information of nominator and nominee, up to 250-word rationale for the nomination, a list of up to 5 significant contributions (including but not limited to publications, creative projects, research initiatives, innovations in teaching/pedagogy, policy interventions, depth of mentorship, and the like), and current CV. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominee or Nominator must be a member of the RGC section.

Contact the committee chair Victoria Reyes, University of California, Riverside, [email protected], if you have any questions.

Committee is composed of all RGC Council members

Chair-Elect: Assata Zerai, University of New Mexico
Past Chair: Ghassan Moussawi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Section Secretary/Treasurer: Jelani Ince, University of Washington
Freeden Blume Oeur, Tufts University
Deborwah Faulk, University of Richmond
Jasmine Hill, University of California, Los Angeles
Marisela Martinez-Cola, Morehouse College
Brittney Miles, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jomaira Salas-Pujols, Bard College
Jinsun Yang, University of Oregon

Racial and Ethnic Minorities

All nominations material is to be submitted by March 1, 2026

2026 Founder’s Award for Scholarship & Service

The Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section’s Founder’s Award for Scholarship and Service was established in 2007 with a donation from Professor Charles Smith (one of the original founders of the SREM section) to recognize career excellence in scholarship as well as in service. For this award, scholarship is defined in terms of substantive academic (theoretical, empirical, or applied) contributions, while service is defined as professional and/or community service. A plaque will be presented at the SREM reception. Nominations must include electronic copies of the following:

1) A letter of nomination outlining the nominee’s accomplishments and contributions–scholarly and service oriented– in the area of race and ethnicity

2) A copy of the nominee’s current curriculum vitae

3) Two representative scholarly publications by the nominee

Nominees must be a member of the section. Self-nominations are not accepted for this award. Please email a nomination letter and copies of all materials to the Committee Chair Maria Isabel Ayala, Michigan State University [email protected]

2026 Distinguished Early Career Award

The Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section’s Distinguished Early Career Award recognizes exceptional achievement and scholarly contribution to research on the sociology of race and ethnicity. Nominations must include electronic copies of the following: 1) A letter of nomination outlining the nominee’s accomplishments to date and anticipated future contributions in the area of race and ethnicity; 2) A copy of the nominee’s current curriculum vitae; and 3) Two representative scholarly publications by the nominee. Nominees must be a member of the section and have received their PhD within ten calendar years of the nomination deadline. Self-nominations are not accepted for this award. Please send a nomination letter and other supporting material to the 2026 SREM Distinguished Early Career Award Committee Chair Pamela Zabala Ortiz, Boston University [email protected]

2026 James E. Blackwell Graduate Student Paper Award

The Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section’s James E. Blackwell Graduate Student Paper Award recognizes the best graduate student paper (authored by one or more graduate students) that focuses on the relation between or issues relevant to socially divided racial and ethnic groups. Eligible papers should make important theoretical, methodological, and/or empirical contributions in the field of Race/Racism Studies. Papers reflecting critical and/or innovative scholarship are encouraged. Papers submitted for this award must be entirely student-authored and written while the author was and/or authors were graduate student(s). Current graduate students and those who have completed their degree no earlier than January 2025 are eligible. Self-nominations and nominations by faculty advisors or other faculty members are welcome. The award includes $200.

The paper should be submitted in electronic form attached to an email including the student’s name, address, telephone number, email address, institutional affiliation, and graduate student status (i.e., year in the program and expected date of MA or PhD completion) to the Committee Chair, Jelani Ince, Washington University [email protected].  Nomination letters are not required and will not be considered in deliberations.

2026 Oliver Cromwell Cox Article Award

The Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section’s Oliver Cromwell Cox Article Award recognizes the author(s) of the best research article in the sociological study of race and ethnicity published in the past three years. Eligible articles for consideration must be published in 2023, 2024 or 2025 and must be “in print” versus “online-first,” unless the venue of publication is online only. To nominate a journal article, please email the following: 1) a copy of the article and 2) contact information for the nominee(s) (including email) to Committee Chair Julio Alicea, Rutgers University, Camden [email protected]. Do not submit a nomination letter.

2026 Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award

The Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section’s Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award honors the memory of Oliver Cromwell Cox. The award recognizes sociologically related books published in the last two years (2024 or 2025 publication date) that make a distinguished and significant contribution to the study and eradication of racism. Books will be evaluated on 1) contribution to the eradication of racism, as well as 2) timeliness, 3) novelty, and 4) overall significance and contribution to theories of race and ethnicity, processes of racialization, and racism. Edited volumes are ineligible for this award.

All books must be nominated, and the committee encourages self-nominations and nominations of work by others. Nominees must be members of the section; if membership costs present an economic hardship, include a brief explanation as part of the nomination. No books will be accepted by publisher nomination alone. To nominate a book, inform the committee chair, Marisela Martinez-Cola, Morehouse College [email protected], of the title (no letter required) and include the nominees’ contact information (including email). The chair will respond with information about how the nominator should secure books and facilitate their delivery to the entire committee.

Science, Knowledge, and Technology

Robert K Merton Book Award
Deadline: 1/15/2026

The Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section invites nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2026 Robert K. Merton Book Award. The award is given annually in recognition of an outstanding book on science, knowledge, and/or technology published during the preceding two years (2025 or 2024). Single or multi-authored works are eligible, but not edited volumes. The winner will be honored at the ASA Annual Meeting in New York City (August 2026).

The deadline for nominations is January 15, 2026. Nominations or requests for more information should be sent to the committee chair, Larry Au ([email protected]). No nominating statement or letter is required (nor will be considered as part of the committee’s review of nominations).

Print copies of nominated books must be received by all committee members by February 15, 2026. Please contact the committee chair for mailing addresses. All nominees must be registered members of the ASA and SKAT to be considered for this award.

Star Nelkin Award
Deadline: 3/15/26

The Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association invites nominations for the 2026 Star-Nelkin Paper Award. ASA-SKAT welcomes nominations (including self-nominations) of published articles that advance the field of sociology of science, knowledge, and technology. To be eligible, an article’s earliest date of publication in a scholarly journal (whether online or in print) must have been in 2024 or 2025. The winner will be honored at the ASA Annual Meeting in New York (August 2026). Please complete this form to nominate an article by March 15, 2026. Contact the committee chair, Sharla Alegria ([email protected]) with any questions. No nominating statement or letter is required (nor will be considered as part of the committee’s review of nominations). We especially encourage submissions of work written by scholars who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). Send any requests for more information to the award committee chair. Please note that all nominees must be registered members of the ASA and SKAT to be considered for this award.

Hacker-Mullins Student Paper Award
Deadline: 3/15/2026

The Science, Knowledge and Technology Section invites submissions for the 2026 Hacker-Mullins Graduate Student Paper Award. The winner will be honored at the ASA meetings in New York City (August 2026) and will receive a certificate and a $350 monetary prize. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2026.

We welcome and encourage self-nominations. We especially encourage submissions of work written by scholars who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). To be eligible, the primary author must be a student at the time of the paper’s writing, and a student or postdoc at time of submission to the award committee. Published and unpublished papers of no more than 10,000 words (excluding references) are accepted; if published, the article must have been published no earlier than 2024. Each student may submit only one paper in which they are the primary author. For papers co-authored with faculty members, a paper is eligible if the graduate student of the paper is the primary author and the non-student author must attest to the student’s primary role in the design, execution, and writing of the paper.

Please send a PDF of the nominated paper to the committee chair, Zach Griffen, at [email protected]. In the submission email, please include information about the status and provenance of the paper: if it has benefitted from peer review, if it has been considered or accepted for publication, or if it is an unpublished part of a dissertation or other research project. In addition, please indicate whether the student author has achieved PhD candidacy. These are not requirements for the award but will assist the committee in considering equity.

All nominees must be registered members of both ASA and SKAT to be considered for this award. Student membership is at a reduced rate. If this presents a financial hardship for you, please contact the chair (Zach Griffen – [email protected]) to discuss options.

2026 Emancipatory Practice Award
Deadline: 3/15/2026 

The Science, Knowledge, and Technology (SKAT) Section invites nominations for the Emancipatory Practice in SKAT Award. This award recognizes the pursuit of anti-racist social change, either by supporting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities within our subfield or by supporting broader public engagement with SKAT knowledge and principles. SKAT research encompasses a broad range of topics, including the production, circulation, and understanding of scientific, technical and medical knowledge, the social shaping and impact of science and technology, and impact of science and technology on society. Nominations are welcome for creative contributions and work not traditionally recognized in the academy, including mentoring, public engagement through social media/blogs, activist leadership, artistic works including films, and social justice curriculum development.

The emancipatory practice award alternates between non-academic and academic recipients. In even years, nominees should be non-academic, and in odd years, they should be academic. Because this is a call for 2026, the committee invites non-academic nominees. If a collective contribution is nominated, 1-2 leaders should be identified to receive the award. This award is open to all persons regardless of identity. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are especially encouraged to apply. The Emancipatory Practice award comes with a $250 prize. SKAT welcomes nominations for this award of people who are not currently SKAT (or ASA) members.

Nomination letters should name a person nominated and describe the relevant contribution the nominee has made, specifying how the contribution supports BIPOC communities through SKAT or has implications for public engagement with SKAT knowledge in the spirit of anti-racism. Nomination letters should be no more than 2 single-space pages in length, and if relevant, the nomination letter should include a link to a website, blog, or other social media platform.

Nominations should be emailed to Shannon Malone Gonzalez ([email protected]), Chair of the Anti-Racism in SKAT Committee. Please include the contact information of the nominator for potential follow-up. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. SKAT also welcomes nominations for this award from people who are not currently SKAT (or ASA) members.

2026 Ida B. Wells-Troy Duster Paper Award for Early Career Scholars
Deadline: 3/15/2026 

The Science, Knowledge, and Technology (SKAT) Section invites nominations for written scholarship that develops understanding of Black, African American, or Indigenous intersections with science, knowledge, and technology in the spirit of anti-racism. The award honors sociologist Troy Duster (past President of ASA, and mentor to many), and his pathbreaking grandmother Ida B. Wells. Priority will be given to work that, in the tradition of both Wells and Duster, involves pioneering investigation of neglected areas of social injustice. Early career pre-tenure scholars are eligible for this award. This award is open to all persons regardless of identity. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) are especially encouraged to apply. Eligible works include work in progress and published articles and chapters of no more than 10,000 words. Published works must have publication dates of no more than two years prior to award year (2024 for the 2026 award). The Wells-Duster Award comes with a $500 prize.

SKAT welcomes nominations (and encourages self-nominations) for this award from people who are not currently SKAT (or ASA) members. The award will come with membership in the SKAT section for one year if the selected recipient is an ASA member. Self-nominations are especially encouraged from students, postdoctoral scholars, and those in contingent or short-term academic positions. Nominees may put forward their work for consideration for this award and for any of the other SKAT awards at the same time.

The nominating statement should (a) briefly describe the written work; (b) summarize how it develops an understanding of Black, African American or Indigenous intersections with SKAT; and (c) explain what makes it a pioneering investigation of a neglected area of social injustice. The statement must also briefly describe the nominee’s current position. If the work has multiple authors, specify which author is nominated and highlight the contributions of the nominee to the design, execution, and writing of the work in the nominating statement. Please send nominated work and the brief nominating statement in one PDF document, via email, to Shannon Malone Gonzalez  ([email protected]), Chair of the Anti-Racism in SKAT Committee.

Social Psychology

Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 15, 2025

​The Social Psychology Section of the ASA invites nominations for the Graduate Student Paper Award. The paper should be article length, and self-nominations are welcome. No nomination letters are needed. Papers can be empirical or theoretical and can address any topic in social psychology.  Authors of eligible papers must be graduate students and members of the Social Psychology Section at the time of the paper nomination. Multi-authored papers may be submitted if all authors are students and section members, but the prize must be shared.  The recipient(s) will receive $500. Please upload a PDF version of the paper here (https://tinyurl.com/2026SocPsychStudentPaperAward) by March 15, 2025 and send an identical copy to Minjae Kim, [email protected].

Cooley Mead Award
Deadline: January 20, 2026

The Social Psychology Section is seeking nominations for the 2026 Cooley-Mead Award. The Cooley-Mead Award is given annually to an individual who has made lifetime contributions to distinguished scholarship in sociological social psychology. In addition to receiving the award, the recipient will be invited to present an address to the Social Psychology Section at the 2026 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. In 2025, the award went to Richard Serpe. A list of prior winners of the Cooley-Mead Award can be found at: https://www.socialpsychologyasasection.com/cooley-mead-award.html

Nominations must be received (email only) by January 20, 2026, and should include a brief description of the career contributions that make the candidate deserving of the award. Nominations may include supporting letters in addition to the nominating letter. Please send nominations to Joseph Dippong ([email protected]), chair of the committee.

Graduate Student Investigator Award
Deadline: March 2nd, 2026

The Social Psychology Section of the ASA invites submissions for the Graduate Student Investigator Award. The award provides support for an innovative and outstanding research project that makes a significant contribution to social psychological scholarship. The proposed research may serve as the applicant’s dissertation, thesis, or other publishable research. The award provides up to $2,000 to meet some of the research expenses associated with the proposed research. Interested graduate students should submit: (1) a proposal of no more than 8 double-spaced pages (page count does not include references, figures, tables, or appendices), (2) a budget describing how the funds will be used, (3) a curriculum vitae, and (4) a supporting faculty reference. The graduate student applicant should first fill out the form at this link; the faculty reference form and the faculty reference letter can be submitted at this link.

The proposals should be organized as: a) introduction, b) background/theory, c) methodology (specifying data, sampling, measurement, and IRB approval plans/status), and d) significance/impact for sociology and social psychology. Measurement instruments and other supplementary material can be included as an appendix to the proposal.

Applications will be evaluated using the following criteria: theoretical significance, creativity of the research, the appropriateness and quality of the methods, and the potential contribution to the field of social psychology. The student applicant must be a current member of the ASA Social Psychology Section. A student may only submit one application for consideration each year. Please send a PDF version of the proposal, CV, and budget in one document by March 2nd, 2026, to Long Doan, [email protected], chair of the committee.

Outstanding Recent Contribution in Social Psychology Award
Deadline: February 2, 2026

The Social Psychology Section of the ASA invites submissions for the 2026 Outstanding Recent Contribution in Social Psychology Award. In 2026, the award will be given to an article published between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2025. Nominations must include a .pdf of the article or chapter and a brief statement (one or two paragraphs) regarding its merits. To be eligible for the award, the first author of the article must be a member of the Social Psychology Section. In addition, nominators must be members of the ASA Social Psychology Section. Self-nominations are welcome. Please send submissions by February 2, 2026 to Gretchen Peterson, [email protected], chair of the committee.

Sociological Practice and Public Sociology

William Foote Whyte Career Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026

The Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section recognizes up to two (2) individuals who have made notable contributions to sociological practice which can include several of the following elements: outstanding clinical, applied or public sociological work; exceptional service to the section; publications that advance both the theory and methods of sociological practice or public sociology; or mentoring and training of students for careers in sociological practice or public sociology. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominees are required to be members of the American Sociological Association (ASA), but are not required to be SPPS Section members. However, membership in the section is strongly encouraged. Please complete this nomination form. If you have any questions, please email the Committee Chair, Marie Skoczylas (Highmark Health), at [email protected] with the subject line William Foote Whyte Career Award.

Robert F. Dentler Student Practitioner Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026

The Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section recognizes up to two (2) graduate students who have made a promising contribution to the field, such as a project or paper in the area of sociological practice or public sociology. Work can be done in the three (3) years prior to the conferral of the award. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominees are required to be members of the American Sociological Association (ASA), but are not required to be SPPS Section members. However, membership in the section is strongly encouraged. Please complete this nomination form. If you have any questions, please email the Committee Chair, Sandra Stone (University of South Florida), at [email protected] with the subject line Robert F. Dentler Student Practitioner Award. Self-nominations are welcome.

Outstanding Publication Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026

The Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section recognizes up to two publications that have made significant contributions to applied and public sociology. The award is given for a white paper, policy report, essay published as a book chapter or official report, or an article published in a scholarly journal during the preceding three (3) years. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominees are required to be members of the American Sociological Association (ASA), but are not required to be SPPS Section members.  However, membership in the section is strongly encouraged. Please complete this nomination form. If you have any questions, please email the Committee Chair, Brandon McReynolds (Bluegrass Forward) at [email protected] with the subject line Outstanding Publication Award.

Sociology of Culture

Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book
Books published in the calendar year 2025 (as per the print edition) are eligible for this award. Authors must be section members to be eligible. In case of co-authored books, at least one author must be a section member. Authors should nominate their book through this online form. The deadline is February 15^th, 2026.

When their nomination is received, authors will be sent details of the preferred postal addresses of committee members. To be considered, all the committee members must receive hard copies of the book by March 1^st, 2026.

Please direct any inquiries to committee chair Shai Dromi ([email protected]).

Committee Members:
Shai Dromi (Chair)
Guillermina Altomonte
Laura Halcomb
Lyn Spillman
Rachel Skaggs

Clifford Geertz Prize for Best Article

Section members may nominate articles and original chapters of edited collections. To be eligible, an article or chapter’s earliest date of publication (whether “online first” or in print) must have been in 2024 or 2025.

Self- nominations are strongly preferred. Authors must be members of the Culture Section. In case of co-authored articles, at least one author must be a section member.

Please make submissions through this form. Submissions that are not accompanied by an explanation for how the article contributes to the sociological study of culture will not be considered for the prize. The deadline for receipt of nominations and articles is March 1^st, 2026.

Please direct any inquiries to committee chair, Bart Bonikowski ([email protected]).

Committee Members:
Bart Bonikowski (Chair)
Omar Lizardo
Gözde Güran
Kevin Kiley
Taylor Laemmli

Richard A. Peterson Award for Best Student Paper

Section members may nominate any work (published or unpublished), written by someone who is a student at the time of submission.

Self-nominations are welcome, through this form. Authors must be members of the Culture Section. In case of co-authored articles, at least one author must be a section member. Submissions that are not accompanied by an explanation for how the article contributes to the sociological study of culture will not be considered for the prize. The deadline for receipt of nominations and articles is March 1st, 2026.

Please direct any inquiries to the committee chair, Fiona Greenland ([email protected]).

Committee Members
Fiona Greenland (Chair)
Kristen Miller
Cherry Ji
David Arditi
Laura Backstrom

Stuart Hall Award for Advancing the Study of Racial or Ethnic Inequality

The annually organized Stuart Hall Award in Cultural Sociology recognizes a mid-career sociologist whose work holds great promise for advancing the cultural study of racial or ethnic inequality. The winner must be a cultural sociologist who uses cultural theories and/or methods in their research. A nominees must be a mid-career scholar who has established a significant body of research and has typically received a Ph.D. no less than six, but no more than 20, years before their candidacy for the award. The winner will be expected to deliver a lecture in the course of the academic year following the award, most likely as part of the Section’s Culture and Contemporary Life Series. This lecture (or a revised version of it) will be published in Poetics.

A nomination letter, CV, and publication that best exemplifies the nominee’s contribution to the advancement of the study of culture and racial or ethnic inequality should be submitted through this form. Self-nominations are encouraged. The nomination letters should make a strong, substantive case for the nominee’s selection and should discuss the nominee’s past work and anticipated future research trajectory as they relate to the study of both cultural sociology and the sociology of race and ethnicity. The deadline for complete nominations is March 1^st, 2026.

The committee may, in any given year, decide not to give the award.

Please direct any inquiries to the Committee Chair, Hannah Wohl ([email protected]).

Committee Members
Hannah Wohl (Chair)
Emily Handsman
Manning Zhang
Olivia Hu

Sociology of Development

Sociology of Development Book Award

Eligibility: Books published in 2024 or 2025

Submission: Please submit a nomination letter (self-nominations welcome) and send a hard copy of the book to each committee member, as follows:

Rina Agarwala
Department of Sociology
Johns Hopkins University
533 Mergenthaler Hall
3400 N. Charles Street

Gabriel Suchodolski
Earth Commons
3700 O St NW, Regents Hall, Suite 391
Washington DC 20057

Enrique S. Pumar
2801 New Mexico Ave, NW Apt 803
Washington DC 20007

Yingyao Wang
Randall Hall 220, 130 Hospital Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Sociology of Development Faculty Article Award

Please send a letter of nomination and an electronic version of the article to each of the committee members listed below by March 1, 2026.  If the article has been published, the copyright date must be 2024 or 2025.  However, unpublished articles are also welcome, and self-nominations are encouraged.

Benjamin Bradlow (Chair)
Princeton University
[email protected]

Daniela Campos Ugaz
University of Wisconsin, Madison
[email protected]

Nikhil Deb
Cal Poly
[email protected]

Sociology of Development Graduate Student Paper Award

Please send a letter of nomination and an electronic version of the article to each of the committee members listed below by March 1, 2026. The author(s) of the article should have been students at the time of award submission or at the time the article was accepted for publication. They do not need to be section members. Articles may be submitted for consideration no more than twice to the award, and if the article has been published, the copyright date must be 2024 or 2025. Unpublished articles are also welcome and self-nominations are encouraged.

Isabel Pike (Chair)
McGill University
[email protected]

Matthew Blanton
University of Texas-Austin
[email protected]

Zep Kalb
Princeton University
[email protected]

Roshan Pandian
Southern Methodist University
[email protected]

Sociology of Education

James Coleman Award for Best Article
The American Sociological Association’s Section on Sociology of Education invites nominations for the James Coleman Award for Best Article. The James Coleman Award annually honors the author of the best article in the field of sociology of education published in the preceding two years – 2024 and 2025, in this case, and based on the date of the paper’s journal’s volume-issue. Nominations should include a PDF of the article and a letter of nomination that describes the article’s substantive, theoretical, methodological and/or policy contributions to the field of the sociology of education. Nominations may be made by either an ASA member or the nominee(s) themselves. Self-nominations are encouraged. We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

Nominations are due March 1, 2026. Materials should be sent to Prof. Christina Ciocca Eller, Chair of the James Coleman Best Article Award Committee, at [email protected]. Please use subject line: James Coleman Award.

Committee Members:
Christina Ciocca Eller (chair)
Peter Francis Harvey
Joshua Klugman
Deniz Yucel

Willard Waller Award for Lifetime Achievement
The Willard Waller Award for lifetime achievement is awarded biennually (alternating with the Doris Entwisle Early Career Award) to honor a scholar who has made substantial contributions in the field of Sociology of Education.

Nominations are due by March 1, 2026 and should include the nominee’s CV and a letter with a detailed description of the nominee’s contributions to the sociology of education. Self-nominations for this award are not accepted. We encourage nominations of traditionally marginalized authors. Nominations of women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged.

Materials should be sent to the committee chair, Prof. Joanne Golann, at [email protected].

Committee Members:
Joanne Golann (chair)
Bailey Brown
Erin Michaels
Byeongdon Oh
Derron Wallace

David Lee Stevenson Best Graduate Student Paper Award
This annual award honors a current graduate student who has written the best published or unpublished sociology of education paper disseminated during the previous year.

Nominations are due by March 1, 2026, and should include a PDF of the paper and a letter of self-nomination that describes the paper’s substantive, theoretical, methodological and/or policy contributions to the field of the sociology of education. The paper may be co-authored so long as the first author is a current graduate student and all the authors were graduate students at the time the paper was written. A previously submitted paper cannot be re-submitted. Submissions should approximate the length of a typical peer-reviewed journal article.

We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

Materials should be sent to Prof. Tanya Sanbria, Chair of the David Lee Stevenson Best Graduate Student Paper Award, at [email protected].

Committee Members:
Tanya Sanbria (chair)
Veronica Lerma
Ed Watson
Corey Moss-Pech

Bourdieu Best Book Award
The Bourdieu Best Book Award is given annually to honor the best book in the field of the sociology of education published in the preceding two years (e.g., 2024 or 2025 for the 2026 award). Self-nominations are permitted. We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

A letter of nomination is due by March 1, 2026, and should describe the book’s substantive, theoretical, methodological, and/or policy contributions to the field of sociology of education. The individual nominating the book must send the letter of nomination to the Bourdieu Best Book Award Committee’s chair, Prof. Jenny Stuber ([email protected]), with “Bourdieu Award Nomination” in the subject line. Please send a copy of the book to each member of the book award committee by March 1, 2026 using the address below.

Committee Members:
Jenny Stuber (chair)
4235 S Bend Cir W
Jacksonville FL 32207

Ben Fields
2036 Breen Dr.
Reno, NV 89509

Emily Handsman
565 Main St
Metuchen, NJ 08840

Kaylee Matheny
McCourt School of Public Policy
600 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001

David Rangel
112 Frederick St
Rumford, RI 02916

Anna Julia Cooper Award
Established in 2022, The Anna Julia Cooper Award acknowledges exceptional research and/or service in efforts to address racial equity within the field of education. It is awarded annually and will alternate between being an early career award and lifetime achievement award. This year (2025-2026) the award will be an early career award and be awarded to a person who has not yet achieved the status of associate professor. We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

A letter of nomination is due by March 1, 2026 and should include the nominee’s CV and a letter with a detailed description of the nominee’s contributions to addressing racial equity in the field of sociology of education. Self-nominations for this award are accepted. Materials should be sent to the committee chair, Prof. Daphne Penn, at [email protected].

Committee Members:
Daphne Penn (chair)
George Wimberly
Adrienne Dixson
Julio Ángel Alicea

Please note that all nominees must be registered members of the ASA to be considered for section awards.

Timeline:
March 1 – All nominations due
Mid-April – First round review of nominations
Mid-May – Second round review of nominations
Late-May – Final award selection
June 15 – ASA produces a printed award program

Sociology of Emotions
No Calls Submitted Yet for 2026

Sociology of Human Rights

ASA Human Rights Section Best Scholarly Article Award

The Best Scholarly Article Award Committee in Human Rights is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Best Scholarly Article Award. The award recognizes an article published in the last two years (March 15, 2024 to March 15, 2026) that demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical or empirical issue that is germane to the Section on the Sociology of Human Rights’ main interests (for a description of the section, see https://www.asanet.org/asa_sections/sociology-of-human-rights/ ). Articles that either intervene in ongoing debates or fill gaps in the literature are especially encouraged. In light of the pluralism of the section, the committee welcomes articles from a range of theoretical and methodological approaches.  All articles must be nominated, and the committee encourages self-nominations and nominations of work by others. Nominations should include a written statement, no longer than a page, explaining the article’s contribution to the social scientific analysis of human rights. The award will be presented to the winner at the section’s Business Meeting.

To be nominated, please send a nomination letter and an electronic copy of the article to the Chair of the Award Committee by March 15, 2026.

The 2026 Best Scholarly Article Award Committee
Nicole Fox (Chair), [email protected]
Anthony Spires, [email protected]
Qian Liu, [email protected]

ASA Human Rights Section Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Book Award

The Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Book Award Committee of the ASA Section on the Sociology of Human Rights is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Book Award. The award recognizes a book published in the last two years (2024 or 2025) that demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical or empirical issue that is germane to the section’s main interests (for a description of the section, see https://www.asanet.org/asa_sections/sociology-of-human-rights/ ). Books that either intervene in ongoing debates or fill gaps in the literature are especially encouraged. In light of the pluralism of the section, the committee welcomes books from a range of theoretical and methodological approaches. All books must be nominated, and the committee encourages self-nominations and the nominations of work by others. Nominations should include a written statement, no longer than 2 pages, explaining the book’s contribution to the social scientific analysis of human rights. The award will be presented to the winner at the section’s Business Meeting.

To nominate, please send a nomination letter and a copy of the book to all members of the Award Committee by March 15, 2026.

The 2026 Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Book Award Committee
Nicole Iturriaga (Chair), [email protected]
Address:
410 Jasmine Ave
Monrovia CA 91016

Chana Teeger, [email protected]
Address:
Department of Methodology
London School of Economics
Houghton Street
WC2A 2AE
London
United Kingdom

Salvador Regilme, [email protected]
Address:
Leiden University Institute for History
International Relations and European Union Studies Section
Dr. Salvador Santino Regilme
Cleveringaplaats 1
2311 BD Leiden
The Netherlands

ASA Human Rights Section Graduate Student Paper Award

The Graduate Student Paper Award Committee of the ASA Section on the Sociology of Human Rights is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Graduate Student Paper Award. This award goes to the author of the best paper on human rights written by a graduate student or students, as deemed by the Committee. The Committee will accept sole-authored and multiple-authored papers as long as the nominee is the lead or senior author. No collaborations between students and faculty members will be accepted. Eligible student authors include members of the Human Rights section who are masters or doctoral students, and who are currently enrolled or who graduated no earlier than December 1, 2025. The competition is open to both unpublished and published article-length papers (roughly 25 double-spaced pages, without tables or references) written in the last two years (2024 or 2025). Only one award will be given.The Committee will select the paper that demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, and innovative analysis of a theoretical or empirical issue that is germane to the Human Rights section’s main interests (for a description of the section, see https://www.asanet.org/asa_sections/sociology-of-human-rights/ ). Papers should be grounded in the social scientific analysis of human rights. Papers that either intervene in ongoing debates or fill gaps in the literature are especially encouraged. The Committee welcomes papers from a range of theoretical and methodological approaches. The award will be presented to the winner at the section’s Business Meeting.

To be nominated, please send an electronic version of the paper to all members of the Graduate Student Paper Award Committee by March 15, 2026. Self-nominations are encouraged.

The 2026 Graduate Student Paper Award Committee
Katherine Jensen (Chair), [email protected]
María Ximena Dávila, [email protected]
Chi Pan Wong, [email protected]
Yen-tung Lin, [email protected]

Sociology of Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations

Sociology of Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations Best Book Award
Deadline:  April 15, 2026  

The section on Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations seeks nominations for the 2026 Best Book Award for a book that has had a major impact on the field of Indigenous sociology. The award will be given to a book in print in either 2023, 2024, or 2025 that advances an understanding of the issues, worldviews, and experiences of Indigenous Peoples and struggles around the globe. Self-nominations and co-authored works are welcome. At least one author must be a current section member. (Alternating annually between a Book Award and an Article Award.)

Please send your nomination with an attached PDF of the article by email to all members of the Award Committee:
Carmela Roybal, [email protected]
Gywnne Evans-Lomayesva, [email protected]
Heidi Nicholls [email protected]

Sociology of Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations Best Dissertation Award
Deadline:   April 15, 2026    

The section on Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations seeks nominations for the 2026 Best Dissertation Award that has had a major impact on the field of Indigenous sociology. The 2025 award recognizes the best dissertation by a graduate student. The dissertation may deal with any topic and/or approach that is reflective of the IP/NN section’s purpose to advance scholarship that addresses the decolonial struggles of Indigenous Peoples globally. The dissertation must have been defended in 2023, 2024, or 2025. Self-nominations are welcome. Students must be a current section member. (Alternating annually between a Dissertation Award and an Article Award.)

Please send your nomination with an attached PDF of the dissertation by email to all members of the Award Committee:
Carmela Roybal, [email protected]
Gywnne Evans-Lomayesva, [email protected]
Heidi Nicholls [email protected]

Sociology of Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations Outreach Award
Deadline:  April 15, 2026  

The section on Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations seeks nominations for the Outreach Award. This award recognizes scholarly projects that support community engagement, relationships, and reciprocity. We invite scholarly projects that are reflective of the IP/NN section purpose to advance scholarship that addresses the erasure of Indigenous Peoples, resists the settler colonial foundations of sociology, and challenges the illusion that “colonialism happens elsewhere” while still attending to decolonial struggles of Indigenous Peoples globally. We especially encourage scholarly projects that are organized with, by, and for Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations. The nominee(s) must be current section members. Self-nominations are welcomed and encouraged.

Required materials include:

Brief nomination letter of no more than 2-3 paragraphs
Brief biographies (200-500 words) of project member(s)
A statement of project impact and origin
A statement of support from a community and/or community organizations. We will accept written and/or video/audio forms of letters of support.
Any other supporting materials such as news articles (local or national news coverage) and/or public scholarship materials.

Send your nomination letter and the supporting materials by email to all members of the Award Committee:
Carmela Roybal, [email protected]
Gywnne Evans-Lomayesva, [email protected]
Heidi Nicholls [email protected]

Dr. Dwanna Lynn McKay Emerging Scholar Award for Re-Indigenizing Sociology Deadline: April 15, 2026

This early career award honors Dr. Dwanna Lynn McKay, a founding member of the ASA Section on the Sociology of Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations. In memory of Dr. McKay’s significant contributions to Indigenous sociology, the sociology of race and ethnicity, and migration studies this emerging scholars award honors work that exemplifies her passion for student support, community engagement, and social justice as well as the legacy of her scholarship on settler colonialism, racialization, and Indigenous lives.

Eligibility:

Early career scholars (i.e. graduate students and those within 8 years of completing the PhD) are eligible for nomination. Nominations may be based on scholarly work (published or unpublished), creative projects, policy interventions, community engagement, and pedagogical practices that embody anti-colonial and re-Indigenizing contributions in Sociology and beyond.

Nomination Process:

To submit a nomination for this award, please send a short statement (250-500 words) addressing how the nominee’s work embodies Dr. McKay’s ‘freedom dreams’ of re-Indigenized Sociologies and societies, including: community-based kinship; mentorship; anti-colonial resistance and justice; and/ or addresses the complexities of Indigenous racialization and politicization. Self nominations are welcome.

Send your nomination letter and the supporting materials by email to all members of the Award Committee:
Carmela Roybal, [email protected]
Gywnne Evans-Lomayesva, [email protected]
Heidi Nicholls [email protected]

Sociology of Law

Distinguished Article Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026

The Sociology of Law Section solicits nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Article Award recognizing an outstanding journal article published in 2024, 2025, or 2026 in the sociology of law. Self-nominations are welcomed. Nominees need not be members of the section, although they are encouraged to become members. To nominate an article, please submit a PDF of the article, together with a brief letter highlighting its contributions to the field, to the award committee chair, Jeremy Levine ([email protected]). In the subject line of your email please write “ASA Sociology of Law Nomination for Distinguished Article Award.”

Committee Members: Jeremy Levine, University of Michigan (chair); Angie Perone, UC-Berkeley; Lindsay Bing, University of Alberta; Evan Zhao, Northwestern

Distinguished Book Award
Deadline: February 15, 2026

The Sociology of Law Section solicits nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Book Award recognizing an outstanding book published in 2024, 2025, or 2026 that makes a significant contribution to the sociology of law. Winner(s) must be members of the section at the time of the awards ceremony in August. Nomination letters are not required and will not be considered. To make a nomination, please send an email notification to the award committee chair, Mary Nell Trautner ([email protected]), by February 15, 2026 with the subject line “ASA Sociology of Law Nomination for Distinguished Book Award” and request the mailing addresses for the members of the committee. Please arrange for the publisher to send copies of the books directly to each committee member (4 copies total) by March 1, 2026. If for some reason hard copies cannot be sent, a PDF is acceptable, but the committee prefers physical copies.

Committee Members: Mary Nell Trautner (chair), University at Buffalo; Popy Begum, Saint Louis University; Trina Nycol Brown, Wake Forest University; and Tanajia Moye-Green, Stanford University

Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026

The Sociology of Law Section solicits nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Graduate Student Paper Award recognizing an outstanding paper written in 2024, 2025, or 2026 in the sociology of law.  The author (or first author, in the case of multiple authorship) must have been a graduate student when the paper was written.  Self-nominations are welcomed, as are nominations by faculty advisors or other section members.  Nominees need not be members of the section, although they are encouraged to become members.  If unpublished, nominated papers must be double-spaced and article length.  To nominate a paper, please submit a PDF of the paper (in published or unpublished form), together with a brief letter highlighting its contributions to the field, to the award committee chair, Cody Warner ([email protected]). In the subject line of your email please write “ASA Sociology of Law Nomination for Graduate Student Paper Award.”

Committee Members: Cody Warner, Montana State University (chair); Katherine Maich, Texas A&M University; Isaac Dalke, Northeastern and Harvard

Undergraduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: April 15th, 2026

The Sociology of Law Section solicits nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Undergraduate Student Paper Award, recognizing an outstanding paper written in 2024, 2025, or 2026 in the sociology of law. The author must have been an undergraduate student when the paper was written. Self-nominations are welcomed, as are nominations by faculty advisors or other section members. Nomination letters are not required, but if included, please keep them to a maximum of 500 words and use them to highlight the paper’s contributions to the field. Nominees do not need to be members of the section, although they are encouraged to become members. If unpublished, nominated papers must be double-spaced and of article length. To nominate a paper, please submit a PDF of the paper (in published or unpublished form) to the award committee chair, Roberta Pamplona ([email protected]). In the subject line of your email, please write “ASA Sociology of Law Nomination for Undergraduate Student Paper Award.

Sociology of Mental Health

Leonard I. Pearlin Award for Distinguished Contributions

This award is given for distinguished contributions to the sociological study of mental health. Thanks to a generous donation from Leonard Pearlin, the mental health section of the ASA has created this annual award. The award honors a scholar who has made substantial contributions in theory and/or research to the sociology of mental health. Nominations should include a CV of the nominee and a letter of support describing the nominee’s contributions to the sociology of mental health. Nominations should be sent to the Awards Committee Chair for the Mental Health Section, Marisa Young at [email protected] by January 15, 2026.

Award for Best Article in Mental Health

This award is given for the best-published article in the area of the sociology of mental health. To be eligible for the award, the publication must have appeared in print between August 2024 and August 2026. The awards committee will also conduct a search of works published in the past two years for potential candidates for this award. Letters of nomination for this award should be sent to the Awards Committee Chair for the Mental Health Section, Marisa Young at [email protected], by February 1, 2026

Award for Best Dissertation in Mental Health

This award is given for the best doctoral dissertation in the area of the sociology of mental health. To be considered for this award, the dissertation must have been defended within the two academic years (2024-2025 and 2025-2026) prior to the annual meeting. While not required, a letter from your dissertation advisor would be helpful. Please send a letter of nomination and a dissertation synopsis or a paper based on the dissertation to the Awards Committee Chair for the Mental Health Section, Marisa Young at [email protected], by March 1, 2026.

Graduate Student Paper Award

This award is given to a current graduate student member of the section for the best published or unpublished article, book, or chapter in the area of mental health. To be considered for this award, the paper must have been completed within the two academic years (2024-2025 and 2025-2026) prior to the annual meeting by a current graduate student as the first author. Papers authored by more than one student is acceptable but papers coauthored with faculty are not eligible. Section members are encouraged to submit nominations. Self-nominations from graduate student members of the section are also welcome. Please send a letter of nomination and a paper to the Awards Committee Chair for the Mental Health Section, Marisa Young at [email protected], by April 1, 2026.

Sociology of Population

Otis Dudley Duncan Award (Book Award)
Deadline: March 1, 2026

The Sociology of Population section is accepting nominations for the Otis Dudley Duncan Book Award. The Otis Dudley Duncan Award will be presented to the author(s) of a recent book that has made significant contributions to the sociology of population. Books published in the last three calendar years (2023, 2024, 2025) will be considered. Please send a letter of nomination with a brief description of the book and its contribution to the sociology of population by email to all members of the committee. Self-nominations are welcome. Please also ensure that all committee members receive a copy of the book (these may be requested from the publisher). Nominations and books should be sent by March 1, 2026.

Membership in the Sociology of Population Section of the ASA is not a requirement for the award but is encouraged.

Committee Members:
Chair: Emily Rauscher, [email protected]
Brown University
Box 1916
Providence, RI 02912

Zoya Gubernskaya, [email protected]
Department of Sociology
Arts and Science 351
1400 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12222

Laura Tach, [email protected]
2130 Martha van Rensselaer Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853

Feng Wang, [email protected]
34 Harvey Ct.
Irvine, CA 92617

Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population Award
Deadline for Nominating: March 1, 2026
The Sociology of Population section is accepting nominations for the Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population Award. The award recognizes an outstanding published article in the sociology of population, broadly construed. To be eligible, articles must have a 2024, 2025, or 2026 publication date. Please send a letter of nomination with author name(s), title, date of publication, and a brief statement explaining the significance of the work and its contribution to the sociology of population. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominations and a copy of the article must be emailed to all committee members by March 1, 2026. Membership in the Sociology of Population Section of the ASA is not a requirement for the award but is encouraged.

2026 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population Award Committee:
Chair: Sophia Chae, University of Montreal, [email protected]
Joseph Lariscy, Texas A&M University, [email protected]
Julia Behrman, Northwestern University, [email protected]
Michael Pollard, RAND, [email protected]

Student Paper Award
Deadline for Nominating: March 1, 2026

The Sociology of Population section is accepting nominations for the best student paper in the sociology of population. This award consists of a certificate and $500 award. The paper must use a sociological perspective to address an issue of relevance to contemporary demography, broadly construed; purely technical papers are not eligible. The paper can be published or unpublished and should be article-length (approximately 40 pages including tables and figures). Papers can be sole-authored or have multiple student authors. All authors must be currently enrolled in graduate school or have completed their Ph.D. degrees on or after January 1, 2025. No faculty co-authors are allowed.

Please send a letter of nomination with author name(s), title, date of publication, and a brief statement explaining the significance of the work and its contribution to the sociology of population. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominations and a copy of the article must be emailed to all committee members by March 1, 2026. Membership in the Sociology of Population Section of the ASA is not a requirement for the award but is encouraged.

2026 Student Paper Award Committee:
Chair: Shannon Cavanagh, University of Texas at Austin, [email protected]
Jane Furey, University of Texas at Austin, [email protected]
Noli Brazil, University of California, Davis, [email protected]
Angelina Grigoryeva, University of Toronto, [email protected]
Joseph LaBriola, University of Michigan, [email protected]

Distinguished Career Award
Deadline for Nominating: March 1, 2026

The Sociology of Population section is accepting nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Career Award. This biennial award recognizes the collective body of a population scholar’s work (rather than a single publication) as it relates to the sociology of population. Award winners may be selected on the basis of distinguished contributions to either research or service. Service to the field includes developments (such as data sets or analytic techniques) that have had a substantial impact on population research. Nominees must be a member of the ASA Sociology of Population Section but may become a member of the section to be considered. Self-nominations are welcome.

Nominators must send electronic copies of 1) a nomination letter outlining the nominee’s contributions to the sociology of population research (2 pages maximum) and 2) a copy of the nominee’s current CV by March 1, 2026 to all members of the committee.

2026 Distinguished Career Award Committee:
Chair: Shannon Monnat, Syracuse University, [email protected]
Ashton Verdery, Pennsylvania State University, [email protected]
Jeffrey Timberlake, University of Cincinnati, [email protected]
Reanne Frank, The Ohio State University, [email protected]

Sociology of Religion

Distinguished Book Award

The ASA Sociology of Religion Section solicits nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Book Award. The award honors a book that makes an outstanding contribution to the sociology of religion. Books published in the previous two years (copyright date of 2024 or 2025) are eligible for the 2026 award. Nominated authors must be members of the ASA Religion Section in order for their book to be considered. Please have publishers send copies of books nominated for the award to each of the committee members. Books may be nominated for the award by authors, publishers, or others; and need to be submitted as hard copy by mail to all committee members no later than May 1, 2026 to be considered for the award. Please send nominated books to each committee member at the addresses below.

2026 Distinguished Book Award Committee:

Ilana Horwitz (Chair)- [email protected]
7031 Freret St
New Orleans LA 70118

Lynn Hempel – [email protected]
1104 West Magnolia Street
Fort Collins, CO 80521

Anna Sun – [email protected]
Department of Religious Studies
118 Gray Building
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708

Distinguished Article Award

The ASA Sociology of Religion Section solicits nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Article Award. The award honors a peer-reviewed journal article or book chapter that makes an outstanding contribution to the sociology of religion. Articles and chapters published in the previous two years (2024 or 2025) are eligible for the 2026 award. Nominated authors must be members of the ASA Religion Section. Papers will be accepted in electronic form only. Please email a copy to the entire committee (listed below), in one email message, no later than May 1, 2026 to be considered for the award. Articles may be submitted by authors, editors, or others.

2026 Distinguished Article Award Committee:

• Yagmur Karakaya (Chair) – [email protected]
• Andrew Chalfoun – [email protected]
• Chelsea Starr – [email protected]

Student Paper Award

The ASA Sociology of Religion Section solicits nominations for the 2026 Student Paper Award. The award honors work that makes an outstanding contribution to the sociology of religion. Either published or unpublished papers are eligible. Papers may not be longer than 40 double-spaced manuscript pages, including notes, tables, and references. Authors must be students and members of the ASA Religion Section at the time the paper is submitted. Papers must have been presented or published in 2024 or 2025 to be eligible for the 2026 award. Papers will be accepted in electronic form only. Please email a copy to the entire committee (listed below), in one email message, no later than May 1, 2026 to be considered for the award. Papers may be submitted by authors or by others. Students may submit only one paper. Please note that papers can be considered for both the student paper award and the distinguished article award – but must be sent to both committees separately.

2026 Student Paper Award Committee:

• Anne Taylor – [email protected]
• Anna Holleman (Chair) – [email protected]
• Victoria Isaac – [email protected]

Young Scholar Career Award → Early Career Award 

The ASA Sociology of Religion Section solicits nominations for the 2026 Early Career Award. This award recognizes an early-career scholar (including tenured, tenure-track, those in contingent faculty positions, or working in applied settings) who has made an outstanding contribution to the sociological study of religion. Contributions could include but are not limited to, impactful scholarship, teaching, or drawing (inter)disciplinary attention and public interest to the subfield. Nominees must have received their Ph.D. within ten years of the submission deadline. They must also be a member of the ASA Sociology of Religion Section. Nominees cannot self-nominate. Nominators must send electronic copies of 1) a nomination letter outlining the nominee’s contributions to date to the field/discipline (2 pages maximum), 2) a copy of the nominee’s current CV, and 3) supporting materials the nominator wishes to reference in order to showcase the nominee’s contributions (published articles or chapters, evidence of service or exceptional teaching, etc.) to the entire committee (listed below), in one email message, no later than May 1, 2026 to be considered for the award.

2026 Early Career Award Committee:

• Jonathan Coley (Chair) – [email protected]
• Paul Joosse – [email protected]
• Taylor Winfield – [email protected]

Sandra Barnes Anti-Racist Scholarship Award

The ASA Sociology of Religion Section solicits nominations for the 2026 Sandra Barnes Anti-Racist Scholarship Award. This award, named after the inaugural winner, aims to encourage sociologists of religion to engage in anti-racist scholarship that critically examines the intersection of religion and race, particularly work that challenges racist systems and structures. The award recognizes a scholar who has made an important contribution to anti-racist scholarship in the study of religion. Rather than focusing on a specific publication, this award recognizes the overall impact of a scholar’s work in the last couple of years. Contributions could include but are not limited to peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, books, reports, podcasts, institutional service, teaching, and articles in popular media such as magazines or newspapers. All submitted materials must be published at the time of submission, either online or in print. Dissertations will not be considered. Nominees must have a Ph.D. or be ABD. They must also be a member of the ASA Sociology of Religion Section. Self-nominations will be accepted. Nominators must send electronic copies of 1) a nomination letter outlining the nominee’s contributions to anti-racist scholarship in the study of religion disseminated on or since January 1, 2024 (one single-spaced page maximum), 2) a copy of the nominee’s current CV, and 3) supporting materials the nominator wishes to include to showcase the nominee’s contributions (such as published articles or chapters, broadcasts, evidence of service or exceptional teaching) to the entire committee (listed below), in one email message, no later than May 1, 2026 to be considered for the award.

• Tess Starman – [email protected]
• Richie Li – [email protected]
• Rhys Williams (Chair) – [email protected]

Sociology of Sex and Gender

Sociology of Sex and Gender Distinguished Article Award
Nomination Deadline: 2/9/2026

Committee Chair: Miriam J. Abelson ([email protected])

The Sex and Gender Section seeks nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Article Award. This award honors those who make a significant contribution to the field of sex and gender through an article or book chapter on the cutting edge of sociological inquiry. Authors need not necessarily be sociologists, and the articles may be published in journals associated with disciplines other than sociology. Self-nominations are welcome. To nominate a specific article or book chapter for this award, please submit a PDF version of the article/chapter to the Committee Chair, Miriam J. Abelson ([email protected]). The deadline for submissions is February 9, 2026. We are not collecting nomination letters.

• Eligible articles must have been published in a journal issue released in 2024 or 2025. Articles designated as “online first” (i.e., published online in advance of the print edition) are not eligible for consideration unless they were assigned to a 2024 or 2025 journal issue.
• At least one author should be a current member of the American Sociological Association and the ASA’s Sex and Gender section.
• An article can be nominated for either the Sex & Gender Distinguished Article Award or the Sally Hacker Award (which is for graduate student papers), but not both.

Committee: Miriam J. Abelson (Chair), Mercedez D. Gunn-Gallier, Kate Khanna, Jorge Vasquez, Poulami Roychowdhury, and Jesse Yeh

Sociology of Sex and Gender Sally Hacker Graduate Student Paper Award
Nomination Deadline: 2/9/2026

Committee Chair: Fauzia Husain ([email protected])

The Sex and Gender Section seeks submissions for the 2026 Sally Hacker Graduate Student Paper Award in Sex and Gender. The deadline for submissions is February 9, 2026. Submissions should be uploaded via Google Form at (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYTgtEZ-020mB-XhYc9_xCnwZxIWyvYkdFQtoWgDMioWfxnQ/viewform?usp=header). Any questions should be emailed to the award chair, Fauzia Husain ([email protected]) with the subject line “Sally Hacker 2026”. Please carefully read the eligibility requirements and submission instructions below before submitting. If you have any questions, please email the award chair. Do not send award submission files through email.

Students can submit either unpublished or published papers, as long as the following criteria are met:

• The paper addresses a theoretical issue or empirical problem important to the field of sex and gender. However, authors need not be sociologists by training, and articles may be published in journals associated with disciplines other than sociology.
• All authors must be graduate students at the time of submission.
• All authors must be current members of the American Sociological Association and members of ASA’s Sex and Gender section.
• Papers should be anonymized: any information that might lead reviewers to discern authors’ identities or affiliations must be removed from the paper prior to submission (see below for more information).
• Published papers can either be submitted to the Sex & Gender Sally Hacker Award or the Sex & Gender Distinguished Article Award, but not both.
• Published papers must have been published in 2024 or 2025. Articles designated as “online first” (i.e., published online in advance of the print edition) are not eligible for consideration unless they were assigned to a 2024 or 2025 journal issue.

Submission instructions:

• Formatting: Papers must not exceed 35 pages, including the title, abstract, references, footnotes, tables, and figures. Papers should be blinded and double-spaced and typed in 12-point Times New Roman font. Please note that everything in the manuscript must be double-spaced including (and not limited to) references, tables, and block quotes. Margins should be 1” on all four sides. Please note that this formatting requirement applies to all papers. Any previously published pieces must also be formatted to adhere to submission guidelines (i.e., blinded, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, and a maximum of 35 pages).
• Anonymized submissions: The paper must not mention authors’ names, institutional location, specific institutional review boards, the paper’s publication status, any acknowledgment to those who provided comments, or any awards or fellowships that may have funded the paper.
• Through this Google Form submit the following two files: 1) The anonymized manuscript. 2) A separate file that includes: the paper’s title, abstract, authors’ names, authors’ institutional affiliations, authors’ contact information, and confirmation that the author is a member of the ASA Sex and Gender section.
• Nomination letters are NOT being collected.

Committee: Fauzia Husain (Chair), Sam Leonard, Lauren Clingan, Ethel Mickey, Andrew Kim, and Cinzia Solari

Sociology of Sex and Gender Distinguished Book Award
Nomination Deadline: 01/26/2026

Committee Chair: Melanie Hughes ([email protected])

The Sex and Gender Section seeks nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Book Award. This award honors those who make a significant contribution to the field of sex and gender through a distinguished book—published in 2024 or 2025—that is on the cutting edge of sociological inquiry. Nominees must be current members of the American Sociological Association and of ASA’s Sex and Gender section. The section will only accept self-nominations. Authors need not be sociologists—though the books must be relevant to sociologists. Edited collections are ineligible and nominations from publishers will not be accepted.

To nominate your book for this award: 1) Send a short email to the Committee Chair, Melanie Hughes ([email protected]) no later than January 26, 2026 requesting the addresses for the members of the book award committee, and 2) Notify your book publisher to send copies of the books by February 9, 2026 to the chair and the committee members listed below (6 copies, total). If shipping physical copies of the book poses a financial burden for you or your publisher, you may send electronic copies instead. Please inquire with the committee chair. A formal letter of nomination is not required. 

Please direct questions to, Melanie Hughes ([email protected]).

Committee: Melanie Hughes (Chair), Zeynep Korkman, Marybeth Stalp, Dan Cassino, Meera Choi, and Harry Barbee

Sociology of Sex and Gender Feminist Scholar-Activist Award
Deadline: 2/9/2026

Committee Chair: Freeden Blume Oeur ([email protected])

The Sex & Gender Section seeks nominations for the 2026 Feminist Scholar-Activist Award, established in 2010 to recognize and honor scholars who have used feminist research and strategies to foster social change in public understandings and treatments of gender. Nominees may have contributed to a range of efforts, including (but not limited to) critically engaged pedagogy, community-based or participatory research, translational work, advocacy research, media campaigns, and grassroots organizing. Scholar-activist efforts may be local, regional, national, or international, and nominations may recognize groups or individuals at any point in their career. The committee will consider self-nominations. Nominees must be current members of the American Sociological Association and of ASA’s Sex & Gender Section.

To submit a nomination for the Feminist Scholar-Activist Award, please send a letter of nomination, a copy of the nominee’s vita, one supporting letter, and any additional relevant supporting material to the Committee Chair, Freeden Blume Oeur ([email protected]). The nomination deadline for this award is February 9, 2026.

Committee: Freeden Blume Oeur, Kat Fuller, Christobel Asiedu, Allison Daminger, Olivia Hu, and Derek Siegel

Sociology of Sexualities

The Section on the Sociology of Sexualities of the American Sociological Association aims to encourage, enhance, and foster research, teaching, and other professional activities in the sociology of sexualities for the benefit of the discipline of sociology and society as a whole. As a section, we want to make meaningful choices about the scholarship our section values, which is critical to remaining at the forefront of sociology and pushing its boundaries. Our discipline is stunted when it fails to recognize and celebrate the work of marginalized scholars. As such, for all the awards below, committees will pay particular attention to cutting-edge, intersectional, transnational, indigenous scholarship and work uplifting Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC), trans and non-binary, disabled, and other marginalized communities. All the rubrics used for evaluating our awards are here.

Sociology of Sexualities Distinguished Book Award
Deadline: 2/1/2026

The Sociology of Sexualities Section of the ASA offers a prize for the best book published in the 2024 and 2025 calendar years. Winner(s) will receive the award at the ASA’s annual meeting in New York City in 2026. In accordance with ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Edited volumes will not be considered.

The committee will evaluate the book based on several criteria, including an evaluation of 1) the significance of the research questions posed; 2) quality/rigor of the research; 3) contributions/impact of the discovery or theoretical innovation; 4) the expansion of knowledge or representation for underrepresented groups; 5) and overall writing quality. We welcome submissions from all scholars, and particularly encourage submissions that employ indigenous sociology, intersectional, and transnational lenses, as well as those from marginalized scholars. The rubrics used for evaluating our awards are here.

Self-nominations are welcome. Nomination letters are not required and will not be considered in the awards process. Please email the committee chair, Greggor Mattson ([email protected]), with your/author’s name, institutional affiliation, email address, book title, publisher, and copyright date. He will then send you the mailing addresses of the other six committee members. It will be your responsibility to have the books sent to the chair and all committee members. All members prefer hard copies of books, but .pdfs will be accepted.

The deadline for nominations is February 1, 2026.

Sociology of Sexualities Distinguished Article Award
Deadline: 2/1/2026

This award is for the best article or chapter in an edited volume in the Sociology of Sexualities published in the 2024 and 2025 calendar years. Winner(s) will receive the award at the ASA’s annual meeting in New York City in 2026. In accordance with the ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Edited volumes will not be considered.

The committee will evaluate the article based on several criteria, including an evaluation of 1) the significance of the research questions posed; 2) quality/rigor of the research; 3) contributions/impact of the discovery or theoretical innovation; 4) the expansion of knowledge or representation for underrepresented groups; 5) and overall writing quality. We welcome submissions from all scholars, and particularly encourage submissions that employ indigenous sociology, intersectional, and transnational lenses, as well as those from marginalized scholars. The rubrics used for evaluating our awards are here.

Self-nominations are welcome. Nomination letters are not required and will not be considered in the awards process. Please send an email to the committee chair, Kristopher Velasco ([email protected]), with your/author’s name, institutional affiliation, email, article title, journal/edited volume, and publication date (online first or print are both acceptable as long as it was during the 2024 and/or 2025 calendar years).

The deadline for nominations is February 1, 2026.

Best Graduate Student Paper in the Sociology of Sexualities
Deadline: 2/1/2026

Papers are currently being accepted for the 2026 ASA Sociology of Sexualities’ Graduate Student Paper Award. Winner(s) will receive the award at the ASA’s annual meeting in New York City in 2026. In accordance with the ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. This award is given to a paper authored by a student currently enrolled in a sociology graduate program. Graduate students on the market are welcome to submit while still enrolled and will still receive the award in August if they have accepted a job during the spring. Graduate students can submit to both the Graduate Student Paper Award and the Distinguished Article Award.

The committee will evaluate the article based on several criteria, including an evaluation of 1) the significance of the research questions posed; 2) quality/rigor of the research; 3) contributions/impact of the discovery or theoretical innovation; 4) the expansion of knowledge or representation for underrepresented groups; 5) and overall writing quality. We welcome submissions from all scholars, and particularly encourage submissions that employ indigenous sociology, intersectional, and transnational lenses, as well as those from marginalized scholars. The rubrics used for evaluating our awards are here.

Papers do not have to be published to be eligible; submissions should be manuscript length and no longer than 35 typed double-spaced pages. A paper may be co-authored by two or more students who would share the award. Papers co-authored with faculty are not eligible.

Self-nominations are welcome. Nomination letters are not required and will not be considered in the awards process. Please send an email to the committee chair, Jaime Hartless ([email protected]), with your/author’s name, institutional affiliation, email, paper title, if applicable journal/edited volume, and publication date (online first or print are both acceptable as long as it was during the 2024 and/or 2025 calendar years).

The deadline for nominations is February 1, 2026.

Sociology of Sexualities Simon and Gagnon Lifetime Career Award
Deadline: 2/1/2026

The Simon and Gagnon Award commemorates decades of research and writing on sexualities by Professor William Simon (University of Houston), who died on July 21, 2000, and his longtime collaborator, Professor John Gagnon (SUNY-Stony Brook), who passed away in 2016. The award honors a scholar’s lifetime career contributions to the field of sexualities.

The committee will evaluate: 1) breadth of scholarly contributions across an established career of work and projects that span at least twenty years post-PhD; 2) the contributions and impact of the scholarship. Impact metrics may be noted in submissions and will be taken into account. Given that evaluation based solely on impact metrics can reproduce institutionalized inequality, and marginalized scholarship is less frequently published in journals with high impact factors, the committee will also focus on the contributions and influence of the scholarship, specifically on the field of sexualities; 3) the reach of their work such as through receipt of other awards or recognition or publication/translations in languages other than English; 4) service to the sociology of sexualities field, which may include but is not limited to contributions through teaching, mentorship, community building, and public sociology and; 5) how their scholarship engages with, offers, or advances indigenous sociology, intersectional and/or transnational frames. The rubrics used for evaluating our awards are here.

Nominations must include electronic copies of 1) a nomination letter, 2) the nominee’s CV, and 3) nominee writing samples (not to exceed four) directly relevant to the sociology of sexualities. Nominees must be a member of the section and have received their Ph.D. at least twenty years before the nomination deadline. Self-nominations are not accepted.

The required nomination letter should detail how the nominee has met the qualifications outlined above. Please make sure that the letter explicitly discusses each writing sample, how they meet the criteria, and exemplify the distinct contributions they have made to the field of sexualities. Please also describe the nominee’s institutional context. If they are in a faculty position, what is their teaching load? We are especially interested in weighing how institutional context shapes scholarly output and considering faculty’s workload at teaching-centered and community colleges. Given the section’s commitments to equity and inclusion and our collective desire to recognize and celebrate marginalized communities, please include information in the nomination letter that describes how the scholar or their work contributes to equity and inclusion in the section. The committee also values information regarding mentorship to students, particularly students of color, first-generation, working-class students, women LGBTQ students, and non-traditionally aged students.

Self-nominations and nominations without a nomination letter will not be considered. Please submit electronic nominations that include all required components, via email to the committee chair, Shantel Gabrieal Buggs, [email protected].

The winner will receive the award at the annual meeting of the ASA in 2027. The section will also organize a session around the awardee’s work or scholarly interests for that same year.

Sociology of Sexualities Martin P. Levine Memorial Dissertation Fellowship
Deadline: 4/1/2026

The Martin P. Levine Memorial Dissertation Fellowship was established to honor Martin Levine’s memory, who died of AIDS in 1993. It provides $3,000 to a graduate student (and $500 to an honorable mention) in the final stages of dissertation research and writing who is working on one (or more) of the following topics to which Levine devoted his career: 1) the sociology of sexualities, 2) the sociology of homosexuality (now LGBTQIA2S+ Studies), and 3) HIV/AIDS research. This fellowship is designed to help students complete their dissertations, and, as such, the committee evaluates dissertation proposals rather than completed work.  

The fellowship committee is particularly interested in dissertation proposals that hold the potential to advance, broaden, or challenge existing theoretical, empirical, and methodological approaches in the sociology of sexualities. Many former awardees’ work has been described as “innovative,” “theoretically and methodologically sophisticated,” and “well-poised to make major contributions to the field of sociology of sexualities.” We welcome submissions from all scholars, and particularly encourage submissions that employ indigenous sociology, intersectional, and transnational lenses, as well as those from marginalized scholars.

The committee will evaluate the submission based on several criteria, including an evaluation of 1) the significance of the research questions posed; 2) quality/rigor of the research; 3) contributions/impact of the discovery or theoretical innovation; 4) the expansion of knowledge or representation for underrepresented groups; 5) and overall writing quality. The rubrics used for evaluating our awards are here.

Self-nominations are welcome. Nomination letters are not required and will not be considered in the awards process. Please send an email using the subject line, “Levine Fellowship Proposal Submission,” to the committee chair with your/author’s name, institutional affiliation, email, and dissertation title. Please attach a dissertation proposal of no more than eight pages, inclusive of notes, bibliography, and tables. Please ensure that your references are no longer than one page.

Given that Ph.D. students may also apply for funding such as the ASA Dissertation Improvement Grant, applicants may find it helpful to use the ASA Project Description as a guide. The ASA has also provided a workshop on writing these proposals. Both the guidelines and the workshop are here. Please note, that we do not require any of the additional documents they do (budget docs, biographical sketches) but feel free to include any relevant budget information, survey instruments, interview schedule, etc.) within the 8-page proposal.

Winner(s) will receive the award at the ASA’s annual meeting in New York in 2026. In accordance with the ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Mail nominations to the Chair of the committee, Greggor Mattson, at [email protected].

The deadline for nominations is April 1, 2026.

Sociology of the Body and Embodiment

Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Best Article Award
Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2026

The Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Section of the ASA invites nominations for the 2025-2026 Best Article Award. The award committee welcomes submissions of articles that advance the field of sociology of the body and embodiment. For an article to be eligible, the earliest date of publication (whether online first or print) must have been in calendar year 2024 or 2025. In accordance with ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Submissions may come from the author (self-nomination) or from a third party. In either case, please email the Committee Chair, Kate Mason ([email protected]), with a PDF copy of the article along with the author’s name(s) and email address(es); any other materials submitted will not be considered. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2026.

2025-2026 Best Article Award Committee:
Kate Mason, Chair
Jennifer Mueller
Sonny Nordmarken
Ariane Prohaska
Phung N. Su

Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Best Book Award
Nomination Deadline: February 15, 2026

The Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Section of the ASA invites nominations for the 2025-2026 Best Book Award. The award committee welcomes submissions of books that advance the field of sociology of the body and embodiment. For a book to be eligible, it must have been published in calendar year 2024 or 2025. In accordance with ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Submissions may come from the author (self-nomination) or from a third party. To nominate a book for this award, please email the Committee Chair, Paige Sweet ([email protected]), with the following information: 1) Nominator’s Name and Email, 2) Book Title and Year of Publication, and 3) Book Author’s Name and Email; any other materials submitted will not be considered. The Committee Chair will reach out to the nominated author(s) with the mailing addresses for the members of this committee, and nominated authors will send (or request that the publisher send) a copy of the book to each award committee member. It is the nominated author’s responsibility to ensure that the committee members receive the book by March 1, 2026. Hard copies of the nominated book are preferred, but committee members will accept a confidential/not for circulation PDF of the book, if hard copies are cost prohibitive. The deadline for nominations is February 15, 2026.

2025-2026 Best Book Award Committee:
Paige Sweet, Chair
Sophia Boutilier
Amanda Fehlbaum
Ni’Shele Jackson
David Knight

Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Graduate Student Paper Award
Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2026

The Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Section of the ASA invites nominations for the 2025-2026 Graduate Student Paper Award. The award committee welcomes submissions of papers (published or unpublished) that advance the field of sociology of the body and embodiment. For a paper to be eligible, all authors must be graduate students at the time the paper is submitted for the award. If the paper is published, the earliest date of publication (whether online first or print) must have been in calendar year 2024 or 2025. In accordance with ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Submissions may come from the author (self-nomination) or from a third party. In either case, please email the Committee Chair, Danya Lagos ([email protected]), with a PDF copy of the article along with the author’s name(s) and email address(es); any other materials submitted will not be considered. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2026.

2025-2026 Graduate Student Paper Award Committee:
Danya Lagos, Chair
Harry Barbee
Kristen Miller
Catherine Tan
Michael Zanger-Tishler

Teaching and Learning in Sociology

Carla B. Howery Award for Developing Teacher-Scholars
The ASA Section on Teaching and Learning seeks nominations for the 2026 Carla B. Howery Award for Developing Teacher-Scholars. The Howery Award recognizes distinguished accomplishments in the training and mentoring of future teacher-scholars in the field of sociology.

This award recognizes that nurturing the next generation of sociologists is vital to the discipline. Recipients of this award have made enduring contributions to training graduate students to teach sociology or advancing understandings of the best means to accomplish this goal. Successful nominees contribute to teaching sociology through training and mentoring future teacher-scholars who apply scholarly literature in their own teaching, contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning, and/or publicly document successful teaching strategies. Mentoring is broadly defined and is not limited to faculty working at institutions with graduate programs (for example, serving as editor of TRAILS or Teaching Sociology, coordinating the section’s pre-conference, mentoring graduate students at regional conferences).

Eligibility

Nominees must be members of the American Sociological Association and a member of the Section on Teaching and Learning.

Nominations and Award Portfolio

Submissions for the award are due by Saturday March 14 by submitting the required award portfolio components, as self-nominees. Advance nominations by others may be submitted to the Teaching and Learning award co-chairs by Saturday January 24 who will then reach out to nominees to solicit full award portfolios.  Please send award submissions and nominations to Sadie Pendaz-Foster ([email protected]) and Amanda Jungels ([email protected]) and title the e-mail “Carla B. Howery Award.”

Portfolio Guidelines: The portfolio should contain all relevant elements in the order listed and not exceed a forty-page limit beyond which the portfolio will not be reviewed.  The candidate’s submission should demonstrate excellence in developing other teacher-scholars through the following materials:

1. An executive summary of materials in the portfolio which highlights the most relevant contributions/activities (limit 2 pages)
2. Brief written statement articulating the candidate’s teaching philosophy specifically directed toward mentoring or training graduate students to teach and methods used to achieve this goal (limit 2 pages).
3. Teaching-focused resume or curriculum vitae (limit 8 pages).
4. Letter of endorsement from the nominator, a colleague or former graduate student (limit 1 letter, 3 pages).
5. Supporting documents (20-25 pages), such as:
   • Excerpts from syllabi from different graduate teaching courses and seminars that the nominee has taught, or other examples of the means by which graduate students were taught to become teacher-scholars.
   • Examples of assessment tools such as projects, exams, student portfolios, or evidence of improved graduate student learning outcomes related to teaching sociology and/or contributing to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
   • Examples of scholarly activities related to teaching, report or reflection on mentoring experiences, narratives from students about mentoring received by nominees, students’ success in teaching and/or obtaining teaching accomplishments (awards, teaching jobs, publishing relating to teaching in things like TRAILS, Teaching Sociology, etc.).
   • Leadership activities related to graduate student teaching and learning.

Note: Please submit the portfolio as a single PDF file that contains all elements in the order listed.

Hans O. Mauksch Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Sociology
The ASA Section on Teaching and Learning seeks nominations for the 2026 Hans O. Mauksch Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Sociology. The award is intended to recognize a colleague with a distinguished and demonstrated career of service to undergraduates in Sociology in all stated categories: program development, teaching innovation, leadership, scholarship, and the like. Nominations from faculty at later stages of their career, will be weighed more heavily.

Eligibility

Nominees must be members of the American Sociological Association and a member of the Section on Teaching and Learning.

Nominations and Award Portfolio

Submissions for the award are due by Saturday March 14 by submitting the required award portfolio components, as self-nominees.  Advance nominations by others may be submitted to the Teaching and Learning award co-chairs by Saturday January 24 who will then reach out to nominees to solicit full award portfolios.  Please send award submissions and nominations to Sadie Pendaz-Foster ([email protected]) and Amanda Jungels ([email protected]) and title the e-mail “Hans O. Mauksch Award.”

Portfolio Guidelines: The portfolio should contain all elements in the order listed and be between 35-40 pages (portfolios that exceed 40 pages will be reviewed only to page 40). The candidate will demonstrate excellence in undergraduate education through the following materials:

1. An executive summary of materials in the portfolio which highlights the most relevant contributions/activities (limit 2 pages)
2. Brief written statement articulating the candidate’s teaching philosophy specifically directed toward undergraduate education in sociology (limit 2 pages).
3. Teaching-focused resume or curriculum vitae (limit 8 pages).
4. Letter of endorsement from the nominator, a colleague or former undergraduate student (limit 1 letter, 3 pages).
5. Supporting documents (20-25 pages), such as:
   • Teaching honors/awards.
   • Evidence of program development (at home institution or elsewhere).
   • Development of innovative teaching techniques, curricula, or materials.
   • Significant advising and/or committee duties related to teaching and undergraduate education.
   • Peer and student assessment materials related to teaching.
   • Contributions to instructional activities of state, regional, and/or national professional associations.
   • Papers delivered at professional meetings related to teaching activities.
   • Publications or materials intended to enhance undergraduate instruction and learning processes such as: instructional materials/resources, computer software, textbooks, or articles related to undergraduate teaching published in refereed scholarly journals.
   • Evidence of leadership on committees concerned with undergraduate education or development of seminars, workshops or other events that enhanced undergraduate education.

Note: Please submit the portfolio as a single PDF file that contains all elements in the order listed.

Scholarly Contributions to Teaching and Learning Award
The ASA Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology seeks nominations for the 2026 Scholarly Contribution to Teaching and Learning Award. This award recognizes scholarship that advances teaching and learning by contributing insights into the educational process, presenting innovative teaching methods, and fostering significant, long-lasting learning. The award will be presented to an individual, a team of collaborators, or a formal program for any work published, implemented, or presented in the past three years that demonstrates excellence in one or more of these areas:

• Documented contribution to our understanding of the teaching and learning process
• Implemented innovation that enhances the learning process
• Demonstrated evidence of contributions to programmatic guidelines that have been implemented in teaching and learning settings
• Disseminated new and innovative teaching methods to other instructors (e.g., presented at conferences, published in TRAILS)

Eligibility

Nominees (at least one if a team or program) must be members of the American Sociological Association and a member of the Section on Teaching and Learning.

Nominations and Award Portfolio/Submission

Submissions for the award are due by Saturday March 14 by submitting the required award portfolio components, as self-nominees.  Advance nominations by others may be submitted to the Teaching and Learning award co-chairs by Saturday January 24 who will then reach out to nominees to solicit full award portfolios.  Please send award submissions and nominations to Sadie Pendaz-Foster ([email protected]) and Amanda Jungels ([email protected]) and title the e-mail “Scholarly Contribution Award.”

Portfolio Guidelines: The portfolio should contain all elements in the order listed below. The candidate(s) will demonstrate excellence in scholarly contribution to teaching and learning through the following materials:

1. A letter addressing how the work meets the awards criteria
2. The published work. If the published work is a book, two PDF files will be accepted: one for the nomination letter and one for the book. Both files must be in the same email.

Note: Please submit the portfolio as a single PDF file that contains all elements in the order listed.

Graduate Student Contribution to the Sociological Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award
The ASA Section on Teaching & Learning invites submissions for the 2026 Graduate Student Contribution to the Sociological Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. This award is designed to recognize the contributions that graduate students make to the field of teaching and learning.

Many types of contributions (published or unpublished) could be recognized by this award, including empirical or theoretical manuscripts, classroom exercises, original videos or podcasts, paper assignments, online instructional modules, creative approaches to topics or readings, case studies, etc.

The winner will receive a cash award of $250.  An honorable mention may also be awarded.

Eligibility

Nominees must be current graduate students on the nomination deadline. Contributions developed while in graduate school by an early career faculty member will not be considered. Nominees must be members of the American Sociological Association and a member of the Section on Teaching and Learning.

Nominations and Award Portfolio

Submissions for the award are due by Saturday March 14 by submitting the required award portfolio components, as self-nominees.  Advance nominations by others may be submitted to the Teaching and Learning award co-chairs by Saturday January 24 who will then reach out to nominees to solicit full award portfolios.  Please send award submissions and nominations to Sadie Pendaz-Foster ([email protected]) and Amanda Jungels ([email protected]) and title the e-mail “Graduate Student Contribution Award.”

Nomination Portfolio: The nomination portfolio, meeting the portfolio guidelines outlined below, must be compiled into one PDF file and submitted by Saturday March 14.

Portfolio Guidelines: The portfolio should contain all relevant elements in the order listed and not exceed a forty-page limit beyond which the portfolio will not be reviewed.  The candidate’s submission should demonstrate a significant graduate student contribution to the scholarship of teaching and learning through the following materials:

1. A description of the contribution being submitted that includes the following elements:
   • Explain what is being submitted (for example explain the teaching activity or the theory)
   • Describe the course in which the contribution is (or could be) used, if relevant
   • Ground the submission in the sociological scholarship of teaching and learning literature and explain its contribution, as relevant
   • Analyze the effectiveness of the contribution (assessment)
2. The original manuscript, teaching materials, or other contribution.

Theory

Junior Theorist Award

The Junior Theorist Award honors the best paper each year submitted by an early-career sociologist (who has received the Ph.D., but who, at the time of nomination, is not more than eight years beyond the calendar year in which the Ph.D. was granted). Only self-nominations will be accepted. All submissions should be accompanied by a letter explaining how the paper advances sociological theory. This work may take the form of: (a) a paper published or accepted for publication; (b) a paper presented at a professional meeting; or (c) a paper suitable for publication or presentation at a professional meeting. All submissions should be written or published in the 12 months preceding the nomination deadline. No paper can win more than one Theory section award. The winner is to present a keynote address at the Junior Theory Symposium the year after the award is given. The deadline for submissions is March 2, 2026. Articles and nomination letters should be emailed to the entire committee by the deadline. In the case of co-authored papers, at least one author must be an early-career sociologist (as defined above), and no author can be more senior than these “early-career” eligibility guidelines. In these cases of co-authorship, letters submitted alongside the award submission must specify how the talk would be delivered.

Chair: Moon-Kie Jung ([email protected]); Members: Yuchen Yang ([email protected]); Zeinab Shuker [email protected]); Salvador Santino Regilme  ([email protected])

Lewis Coser Award for Theoretical Agenda Setting

The Coser Award recognizes a mid-career sociologist whose work, in the opinion of the committee, holds great promise for setting the agenda in the field of sociology. While the award winner need not be a theorist, their work must exemplify the sociological ideals Coser represented. The Coser award winner must be within 20 years of receiving their PhD. In evaluating whether work strives for these ideals, the committee will consider Coser’s commitment to: maintaining the centrality of sociological theory to sociology; avoiding the fragmentation of the field into overly narrow subfields; maintaining the critical edge of the discipline; separating political commitments from academic pursuits; and insuring the continued predominance of substance over method in the development of sociology.

To be considered for the award, candidates must be nominated by one or more people who are familiar with their work. Nomination letters should make a strong substantive case for the nominee’s selection and should discuss the nominee’s past work and their anticipated future trajectory. People nominated in the past are eligible to receive the award until they are more than 20 years past their PhD. Eligible nominees are passed along to subsequent committee members. Committee members may nominate candidates if they choose to do so. No self-nominations are allowed.

After nomination, the committee will solicit additional information from nominees and others for those candidates they consider appropriate for consideration. Specifically, they will compile a dossier of the candidate’s published works and at least two additional letters of support from third parties. The committee will make its selection based on this information and their own research into the candidates’ experience and promise. The committee may decide, in any given year, that no nominee warrants the award, in which case no award will be awarded.

Initial nominating letters should be sent by email to the chair and all members of the committee no later than March 2, 2026.

The committee is made up of the following members:

• The Chair of the Theory Section of the ASA, or their designate (Kevin Anderson, [email protected]);
• One member, appointed by the Chair of the Theory Section of the ASA (Seth Abrutyn, [email protected]);
• The President of the ASA, or their designate (Michelle Jackson, [email protected]);
• One member, appointed by the president of the ASA (Steve Benard, [email protected]); and
• The President of the SSSP, or their designate (Sarah Jane Brubaker, [email protected]).

Chair: Kevin B. Anderson; [email protected]; Members: Seth Abrutyn, [email protected]; Michelle Jackson, [email protected]; Stephen Benard, [email protected]; Sarah Jane Brubaker, [email protected]

The Best Student Paper Prize

The Best Student Paper recognizes distinguished work in theory by a graduate student. Work may take the form of (a) a paper published or accepted for publication; (b) a paper presented at a professional meeting; (c) a paper suitable for publication or presentation at a professional meeting. To be eligible for this award, you must be a graduate student at time of submission. The deadline for submissions is March 2, 2026. Nominations for the Student Prize and the paper under consideration should be sent to all members of the committee (see below). Self-nominations are welcome. No paper can win more than one section award. The graduate student prize will include $500 award.

Chair: Tyler Leeds [email protected]; Members: Kushan Dasgupta [email protected]; Cinthya Guzman [email protected]; Nathan Katz [email protected]; Rianka Roy [email protected]

The Theory Prize (Book in 2026)

The Theory Prize is given to recognize outstanding work in theory. In even-numbered years, it is given to a book, and in odd-numbered years, to a paper; in both cases, eligible items are those published in the preceding four calendar years. The deadline for submissions is March 2, 2026. Self-nominations are welcome. The book should be sent to all five members of the committee either in electronic or paper format. No paper can win more than one section award.

Chair: Fatma Müge Goçek, [email protected]; Members: Beatriz Aldana Marquez, [email protected]; Heba Alex, [email protected]; Trevor Gardner, [email protected]; Atef Said, [email protected]

Mailing Addresses:

Fatma Muge Gocek
1113 Ferdon Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Beatriz Aldana Marquez
Department of Sociology
University of Connecticut
322 Mansfield Rd., Unit 1068
Storrs, CT 06269-1068

Heba Alex
University of Chicago
Department of Sociology
1126 E. 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Trevor Gardner
Vice Dean for Research and Faculty Development & Professor of Law
Washington University Law School in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive, CB 1120
St. Louis, MO 63130

Atef Said
Department of Sociology
University of Illinois at Chicago
1007 West Harrison Street (MC 312)
Chicago, Illinois 60607-7140