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2023

UH Study Finds New Abortion and LGBT Policies Negatively Impact Interstate Migration

Congratulations Dr. Langa for her National Science Foundation grant https://www.wellandgood.com/financial-effects-overturning-roe-v-wade/

Professor Samantha Kwan interviewed by USA Today on body image standards https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/05/04/kylie-jenner-kardashians-beauty-body-standards/70178411007/

Congratulations to Carli Copell for receiving the 2023 Graduate Student Paper Award for her work, “Mothering with Grace: Millennial Women’s Intensive Mothering Deep in the Heart of Texas"

Congratulations to Aolani Wheeler for receiving the Undergraduate Student Paper Award for the paper “Media, and by Extension, Society’s Representation of Disability Sports”

Congratulations to Kaylea Marin (not pictured), Manal Mathew, Katerina Munoz, Jachi Okoro (not pictured), and Katerina Solyst for receiving the newly instituted Undergraduate Scholarships for Sociology Majors for 2023-2024.

How the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Stands To Financially Harm Women

Diminishing Inequalities in Maternal Health in Africa & the USA
Join us for a thought-provoking symposium on “Diminishing Inequalities in Maternal Health in Africa and the USA,” where we will explore ways to tackle the persistent disparities that exist in maternal healthcare between different groups in these two regions. Maternal health is a pressing global issue that affects women and their families worldwide. In particular, African and African-American women face significant challenges in accessing quality maternal healthcare, resulting in higher rates of maternal mortality and morbidity among marginalized communities. Dr. Louise Marie Roth (Professor of Sociology; University of Arizona), Dr. Adrienne Strong (Assistant Professor of Anthropology; University of Florida, and our very own, Dr. Neema Langa (Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Sociology) will serve as panelists for the symposium. For more information, contact African American Studies at aas@central.uh.edu

Photography Book Launch | “Making a Scene!”

Sociology in Action Lecture Save the Date: Celebrating 10 years of the Sociology in Action lecture series with special guest Dr. Greg Scott

Congratulations to Dr. Neema Langa for her National Science Foundation grant on " Identifying and Understanding the Social and Policy Determinants of Obstetric Care, Maternal Mortality, and Morbidity". The grant amount awarded is $340,109. Dr. Langa is Principle Investigator with the help from Co-Investigators and Senior Personnel: Kate Anderson, PhD, Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill, PhD, Annamaria Millazo, PhD, Mclain Sampson, PhD, Elizabeth Gregory, PhD, Felicia York, PhD, Kimberly Pilkinton, MD, Quinnete Walton, PhD
How the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Stands To Financially Harm Women

2022

Congratulations to Rebecca Shields for being selected to take part in the Student Roundtable with President Khator Her contributions have led to a new campus accessibility initiative in conjunction with the Justin Dart, Jr. Student Accessibility Center.
Dr. Neema Langa will teach a special topics course: Africana's Aging and Health (SOC 3377/ AAS3394) in Spring 2023 on Mondays and Wednesdays 1-2:30 pm. This class covers scholarship on the structural forces that lead to stratified later-life health and well-being outcomes among Africana. It will explore the unique challenges of older citizens (mainly women) of the African continent and people of African descent in the United States of America, "blacks," and how they make sense of their lives.
Africana's Aging and Health (SOC 3377/ AAS3394) Dr. Neema Langa will teach a special topics course: Africana's Aging and Health (SOC 3377/ AAS3394) in Spring 2021 on Mondays and Wednesdays 1-2:30 pm. This class covers scholarship on the structural forces that lead to stratified later-life health and well-being outcomes among Africana. It will explore the unique challenges of older citizens (mainly women) of the African continent and people of African descent in the United States of America, "blacks," and how they make sense of their lives.
SSA November 2022 Events https://uh.edu/class/sociology/undergraduate-program/sociology-students-association/
Congratulations to Dr. HS Hwang for winning the Best Paper Award at the annual conference of 2022 Midwest Academy of Management in Detroit, MI. His coauthored paper, "Antecedents of Institutional Conformity: the Case of the Local United Way Affiliates and their Response to Field Change Efforts", examines how local United Way affiliates respond to external pressures and expectation in the nonprofit sector. The paper provides implications for nonprofit organizations to adapt to social change, which help nonprofit organizations be more resilient to external threats and overcome internal challenges.
Undergraduate Student Spotlight https://uh.edu/class/sociology/news/alumni-spotlight-undergrad/
Congratulations to CMALS for receiving a $500,000 gift from the Houston Endowment Foundation
Congratulations to Rebecca Shields for receiving the WGSS Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Fellowship for their work on "Intersecting Stripes: A QueerCrip Approach to Understanding Gender Disparities in hEDS Diagnoses" https://uh.edu/class/ws/students/scholarships/
Dr. Neema Langa joins UH to teach Gender and Health Care in Africa https://uh.edu/class/sociology/news/langa-joins-sociology/
Dr. Sheila Katz is featured in a Houston Chronicle article "Texas' safe haven law allows parents to give up newborns, but it's rarely used. Here's what to know." https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas-safe-haven-law-allows-parents-to-give-up-newborns-but-it-s-rarely-used-here-s-what-to-know/ar-AA10OvXv
Dr. Sheila Katz was featured in a FOX 26 article "Women of color most affected by abortion reversal" https://www.fox26houston.com/news/women-of-color-most-affected-abortion-reversal
Congratulations to Sloan Rucker for receiving the Graduate Student Paper Award for their work on “An Intersectional Look at Black Women’s Experiences in Texas Prisons”
Sociology in Action Lecture - March 28th - Skills of the "Unskilled": Work, Gender, and Mobility Among Mexican Migrants - Recording Available https://uh.edu/class/sociology/sia/
Congratulations to Carlos Campos, Jr. on receiving the Undergraduate Student Paper Award for “A Contemporary Analysis of the U.S. Indigenous Peoples Movement.” https://uh.edu/class/sociology/undergraduate-program/resources-majors/paper-awards/
Congratulations to former Sociology M.A. student Chelsea Cooper for being awarded the Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award from the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools http://www.csgs.org/awards/student-award-winners/
The sociology department welcomes our new assistant professor, Hyunseok Hwang https://uh.edu/class/sociology/faculty/hyunseok-hwang/
Undergraduate Student Spotlight Jennifer Soto, Senior and President of the Sociology Student Association https://uh.edu/class/sociology/news/
Professor Neema Langa joins us as a joint faculty member in sociology and African American studies to teach AAS 3394/SOC 3397: Gender and Health Care in Africa. This course aims to explore gender as the structural influence of an individual's likelihood of accessing and utilizing health care, as well as their health outcomes.