March 2023 Issue
- Calls for Papers: Publications
- Calls for Papers: Conferences
- Calls for Book Proposals
- Scholarships
- Grants
- Fellowship
- Awards and Competition
- Events
- Accomplishments
- In the News
- New Books
Calls for Papers: Publications
Law & Society Review invites short essays in celebration and remembrance of the many contributions to our field of the late Lauren B. Edelman. A selection of essays describing her impact as a scholar, teacher, mentor, leader, or friend will be published in the September 2023 issue, and others may be published on the publication’s website. Submissions should be between 2,000 and 4,000 words. Authors considering contributing longer, more substantive pieces should write to the publication and describe their proposed submission in advance of submitting. The deadline is March 31, 2023. Essays and queries may be submitted through the journal’s general email address: [email protected].
The International Journal on Environmental Research and Public Health seeks submissions for two upcoming special issues. One issue is on the theme “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Chronic Conditions among Adults and Older Adults: Second Edition” and has a submission deadline of April 30, 2023. Find more information about this issue here. Another issue is on the theme “Social Determinants, Behavioral and Lifestyle Choices, and Health Disparities of Older Adults” and has a submission deadline of August 31, 2023. Find more information about this issue here.
Open Theology invites submissions for an issue on the theme “Religion and Spirituality in Everyday Life.” This issue will focus on religious and spiritual practices that take place outside institutional frameworks and in people’s everyday lives. Editors are interested in the presence of new spiritualities in daily life, whether understood as re-readings or even breaks from religious traditions. The deadline is May 15, 2023. To access the full call for papers, visit the journal’s website.
The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development seeks submissions for a special issue on the theme of “China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Global South.” The topic of China’s growing engagement in the Global South continues to attract attention from a diverse array of stakeholders, including commercial interests, policymakers, NGOs, and scholars. It is also a topic that traverses the boundaries of academic disciplines, involving questions of economics, politics, development, history, culture, society, the environment, and much more. For more information on the issue, including author guidelines and submission instructions, visit the website. The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2023.
Social Sciences is seeking submissions for a special issue on “Gender, Work and Family in Turbulent Times: COVID-19, Remote Work and Diversity.” Rapid social changes that stem from wars, pandemics, and the widespread adoption of new technologies can alter, reinforce, and/or disrupt established gender patterns. This special issue seeks to collect research on the recent trends in gender, work, and family. The submission deadline is September 15, 2023. To read the full call for papers, visit the website.
Calls for Papers: Conferences
The Thirtieth International Conference on Learning will be held on the theme “Literacies and Educational Changes: Rediscussing Digital Learning, Neoliberalism, and Post-Pandemic Policies” in São Paulo, Brazil, and online, July 12–14, 2023. The Learner Research Network is brought together around a common concern for learning in all its sites, formal and informal, and at all levels, from early childhood to schools, colleges, and universities, as well as adult, community, and workplace education. It invites proposals on several themes. The deadline is April 12, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Sixteenth Global Studies Conference will be held on the theme “Agency in an Era of Displacement and Social Change” in Oxford, UK, and online, July 19–21, 2023. The Global Studies Research Network is devoted to mapping and interpreting past and emerging trends and patterns in globalization and invites proposals on several themes, including networks of economy and trade; the power of institutions; vectors of society and culture; and ecological foundations. The submission deadline is April 19, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Aging & Social Change: Thirteenth Interdisciplinary Conference will be held on the theme “Overcoming Inequalities and Promoting Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges for Aging Societies” in Ancona, Italy, and online, September 14–15, 2023. The Aging & Social Change Research Network is a forum for discussion of challenges and opportunities for a rapidly growing segment of the population worldwide, and it invites proposals on several themes, including promoting active aging; ensuring quality long-term care; beyond technology for aging societies; older people in emergency situations; and mainstream aging. The deadline is June 14, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Thirteenth International Conference on Food Studies will be held on the theme “Technologies of Sustainable Food: Facing the Challenge of Climate Change” in Guadalajara, México, and online, October 18–20 2023. The Food Studies Research Network is brought together around a common interest to explore new possibilities for sustainable food production and human nutrition, and associated impacts of food systems on culture, and it invites proposals on several themes, including food production and sustainability; food, nutrition, and health; food politics, policies; and cultures. The deadline is July 18, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
Calls for Book Proposals
Emerald Publishing seeks books proposals for its shortform book format, Emerald Points. It is looking for the latest cutting-edge research on collective behavior and social movements for rapid publication. It publishes on a fast-track three-month production schedule, allowing for a fast response to current affairs and contemporary issues. The series can also include think-pieces or polemics, policy-focused research, or findings with relevance for practitioners, as well in-depth case studies, and theoretical or analytical work. Emerald Points are between 25,000–50,000 words. The publisher welcomes single-authored and coauthored projects, and actively welcomes submissions from post-doc early career researchers. Find out more and access the book proposal form on the website. To submit a proposal or schedule an initial conversation, contact Senior Commissioning Editor Katy Mathers. The deadline is ongoing.
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (CSP) invites proposals for academic books and edited collections in the humanities and social sciences. To learn more about CSP, visit the website, where you can also complete a book proposal form. Authors also can contribute to the Book in Focus series. The deadline is ongoing.
Scholarships
Sociologists for Women in Society is offering several scholarships: the Esther Ngan-ling Chow and Mareyjoyce Green Dissertation Scholarship, the Beth B. Hess Memorial Dissertation Scholarship, and the Barbara Rosenblum Dissertation Scholarship. Applications for all scholarships are due April 1, 2023. For more information, visit this website.
Grants
The National Institute of Justice grant season has begun. Current funding opportunities are available in support of many research topics, including on racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system, on interpersonal violence experienced by young adults, and many more topics. Deadlines depend on the specific grant but are throughout April and May. To see the full list of opportunities, visit the website.
The Russell Sage Foundation is currently accepting letters of inquiry for the following programs and initiatives: Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context; Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration; Immigration and Immigrant Integration; Future of Work; and Social, Political and Economic Inequality. Grants are available for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results. For more information, visit the website. The deadline is May 3, 2023.
Fellowship
The Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholars Program provides a unique opportunity for select scholars in the social, economic, political, and behavioral sciences to pursue their data analysis and writing while in residence at the foundation’s headquarters in New York City. The fellowship period is September 1, 2023–June 30, 2024. The deadline is June 27, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
Awards and Competition
Sociologists for Women in Society is offering its Social Action Initiative Awards in support of the social activism of its members. Awards are given out twice per year on a competitive basis until funds are fully dispersed. Deadlines are April 1, 2023, and October 20, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Kohli Prize for Sociology honors exceptional achievement in and contribution to the field and profession of sociology. The nominee should have made a significant imprint on sociological knowledge. Her/his work should address big questions relevant for more than one subdiscipline in sociology and answer them in a deep and path-breaking way that has been perceived widely. Self-nominations and post-humus nominations are not accepted. For more information and to nominate, please visit the Kohli Foundation for Sociology website. The nomination deadline is April 15, 2023.
The Infrastructure Prize for Sociology honors substantial infrastructures that advance sociological knowledge. Such infrastructures can serve for data generation (e.g., large cross-national surveys), data preservation (e.g., archives), knowledge dissemination (e.g., learning platforms), fundamental research (e.g., setting up research institutes), or knowledge communication (e.g., science journalism). Persons, projects, or organizations can be nominated. For more information and to nominate, please visit the Kohli Foundation for Sociology website. The nomination deadline is April 15, 2023.
Events
The American Anthropological Association is hosting the free webinar “Sex is Complex: Discussing Sex and Gender Across Anthropology” on March 23, 2023. This panel discussion—featuring scholars from all four fields of anthropology—will delve deeply into sex and gender as categories, drawing on things like cross-cultural approaches, biological studies, and feminist theory. Nonanthropologists and anthropologists alike are warmly welcome. Find out more on the website.
The Sixth International Conference on Conversation Analysis at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, will take place June 26–July 2, 2023. This international conference brings together academics, researchers, and service providers to showcase the latest research and best practice in conversation analysis. This year’s theme, “Branching Out,” reflects the growth and application of conversation analysis in different academic disciplines, different professional and workplace contexts, and across the globe. The early-bird registration deadline is March 31, 2023. Find out more on the website.
Vibrant Emotional Health’s 3rd Annual Disaster Behavioral Health Symposium will be held May 24–26, 2023, at American University in Washington, DC. The symposium will highlight the power of community in disaster behavioral health, and how intentional partnership creates positive, lasting transformation and resilience for those impacted and responding to disasters. Find out more and register on the website.
Accomplishments
Elizabeth Aranda, University of South Florida, was named Founding Director of the Immigrant Well-Being Research Center at the University of South Florida.
Richard Dembo, University of South Florida-Tampa; Sonalde Desai, University of Maryland; Joseph C. Hermanowicz, University of Georgia; Juliet B. Schor, Boston College; and Ronald L. Simons, University of Georgia were elected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science as 2022 Fellows.
Aurora Vergara Figueroa, Universidad del Valle, was appointed Minister of Education of Colombia by Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
Anthony A. Peguero, Arizona State University (ASU), received ASU’s 2023 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award in the category of Postdoctoral Mentor.
Kevin T. Smiley, Louisiana State University, was named to the third Early Career Faculty Innovators Program cohort through the National Center for Atmospheric Research for his project entitled “Social Responses to Climate Change Attributed Flooding in South Louisiana.”
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, received the Horace T. Morse Award from the University of Minnesota Alumni Association for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education.
In the News
Barbara Combs, Kennesaw State University, was featured in the February 21, 2023, episode of the Academic Minute “Anti-Black Racism is Not Better than It Used to Be. It Just Takes Different Forms,” from WAMC Northeast Public Radio.
Edward Flores, University of California-Merced, was quoted in the February 7, 2023, article “Even with Legal Protections, Extreme Heat and Wildfire Take a Toll on Farmworkers” in Grist Magazine.
Jordan Foster and David Pettinicchio, University of Toronto, and Michelle Maroto, University of Alberta, authored the February 20, 2023, article “Pandemic Finger-Pointing: New Research Sheds Light on who Canadians Blame in Times of Crisis” in the Conversation.
Charles A. Gallagher, La Salle University, was featured in a panel discussion on the March 28, 2022, episode of The Problem with Jon Stewart on the topic of taking responsibility for systemic racism. This episode was also covered in the March 29, 2022, article “Jon Stewart’s All-White Panel Goes off the Rails—and Gets Interesting” on Salon. Gallagher was interviewed for the January 28, 2023, article “Punched, Kicked and Tasered: Timeline of Violent Arrest of Tyre Nichols” on SkyNews TV and the December 9, 2022, article “Philly’s Girl in the Box Remains an Overlooked Mystery” in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Gallagher was also interviewed for several news segments on CBS News Philadelphia: the March 14, 2022, segment “Security Video Reveals Moments after Philadelphia Police Shot, Killed 12-Year-Old Thomas Siderio;” the May 12, 2022, segment “Man Shoots, Kills Would-Be Armed Robber in South Philadelphia: Police;” the June 23, 2022, segment “Why New Jersey Could See Biggest Local Impact to Supreme Court’s Decision to Block New York Gun Law;” the October 27, 2022, segment “Deputy Charged with Illegally Selling Guns Used in Roxborough HS Shooting;” the November 12, 2022, segment “Philadelphia Gun Violence: More than 2,000 People Have Been Shot in 2021;” and the November 16, 2022, segment “How Councilmember Bobby Henon’s Conviction Could Bring Changes to Philadelphia’s City Council.”
Alanna Gillis, St. Lawrence University, was interviewed for the February 22, 2023, episode of Inside Higher Ed’s Key podcast “HyFlex Learning: Viable Beyond Emergencies?”
Chien-Juh Gu, Western Michigan University, had research featured in a 2022 issue of Western Michigan University College of Arts and Sciences.
Ryan Hagen and Denise Milstein, Columbia University, were quoted in and had their research profiled in the February 22, 2023, article “Three Years into Covid, We Still Don’t Know How to Talk about It” in the New York Times Magazine.
Doug Hartmann, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, was quoted in the February 8, 2023, article “LeBron Rewrites Playbook on Athlete Activism on Way to the Top” on Reuters.
Philip Kasinitz, CUNY Graduate Center, was quoted in the February 6, 2023, article “White People Have Flocked Back to City Centers—And Transformed Them” in the Washington Post.
Elyakim Kislev, Hebrew University, was quoted in the February 14, 2023, article “Yes, Single People Can Be Happy and Healthy” in TIME online.
Deanna Koepke, University of Great Falls, was interviewed for the February 14, 2023, news segment “A Look at the Social Construct of the Laundromat” on KRTV Great Falls.
Krystale E. Littlejohn, University of Oregon, was a guest on the February 27, 2023, episode of National Public Radio’s 1A, “The Future of Sperm-Related Birth Control.”
Kris Marsh, University of Maryland-College Park, was interviewed on February 21, 2023, for the DC News Now program Living Local DMV.
Janice McCabe, Dartmouth College, was quoted in the February 24, 2023, article “It’s Not Me, It’s Netflix: With Password Sharing on the Block, How to Boot Your Friends” in USA Today.
Juan Manuel Pedroza, University of California-Santa Cruz, was quoted in the February 11, 2023, article “L.A. Woman Accused of Scamming Immigrants with Fake Lawyer Hustle” in Los Angeles Magazine.
Joanna B. Perez, California State University-Dominguez Hills, was quoted in the February 13, 2023, article “Everyone Is Talking About ‘Belonging,’ but What Does It Really Mean?” in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Bernice A. Pescosolido, Indiana University-Bloomington was quoted in the February 21, 2023, article “Fetterman’s Disclosure of Depression Signals New Openness on Mental Health” in the New York Times.
Louise Seamster, University of Iowa, was quoted in the February 6, 2023, article “Study: Congressional Discussions of Student Loans Avoid Race Almost Entirely” in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
Patrick T. Sharkey, Princeton University, was quoted in the February 15, 2023, article “Biden Linked Covid to a Spike in Violent Crime. He Omitted Factors” in the Washington Post.
Sabrina Strings, University of California-Irvine, was quoted in the February 1, 2023, article “Weight Bias Is a Problem in Health Care. Here’s What Doctors Can Do” in TIME.
Hajar Yazdiha, University of Southern California, was quoted in the February 14, 2023, article “Nikki Haley and the Manipulation of the Model Minority Myth” on MSN.com.
Hui Zheng, Ohio State University, was quoted in the February 11, 2023, article “Education May Be the Best Way to Protect against Cognitive Decline, New Research Suggests” on NBC News online. The article covered new research on predictors of cognitive functioning by Zheng and coauthors Kathleen Cagney, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and Yoonyoung Choi, Ohio State University.
New Books
Deborah Carr, Boston University, Aging in America (University of California Press 2023).
Chiara Galli, University of Chicago, Precarious Protections: Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum in the United States (University of California Press 2023).
Jerome Krase, CUNY-Brooklyn College, and Judith DeSena, St. John’s University, COVID-19 in Brooklyn Everyday Life During a Pandemic (Routledge 2023).
Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College; Ken Chih-Yan Sun, Villanova University; Ruxandra Paul, Amherst University; and Erica Dobbs, Pomona College, Transnational Social Protection: Social Protection Across National Borders (Oxford University Press 2023).
Silvia Pedraza, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and Carlos A. Romero, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Revolutions in Cuba and Venezuela: One Hope, Two Realities (University Press of Florida 2023).
Jack Nusan Porter, Harvard University (retired), If Only You Could Bottle It: Memoirs of a Radical Son (Cherry Orchard Books 2023).
Meredith Van Natta, University of California-Merced, Medical Legal Violence: Healthcare and Immigration Enforcement Against Latinx Noncitizens (New York University Press 2023).
