Panelists will be UNC Sociology grad alumni: Lindsay Guzowski, Partner at Falcon and CEO at The Crucible, has been with Falcon since 2012 and its sister company The Crucible since The Crucible’s inception in 2020.  She leads assessment, diligence, and … Read more

ASA talks by UNC graduate students: Imad Alatas, Nafeesa Andrabi, Alyssa Browne, and Jacob Conley (some presenters will be on Zoom.   Jacob Conley's Presentation   Imad Alatas' Presentation  

Dyke Bars Never Last’: Gentrification, Critical Nostalgia and the Commemoration of Lost Dyke Bars in Four Cities Abstract: Drawing on data from a four-city ethnography, the talk explores why we remember and mourn dyke bars today, as well as why … Read more

Born in Blood: Death Work, White Power, and the Rise of the Black Guerilla Family Abstract: Drawing on several hours of life history interviews and hundreds of archival documents, Friedman traces the institutional conditions that spurred the rise of the … Read more

Structural Sexism and Health in the United States Abstract: In this talk, Patricia Homan will discuss her award-winning work developing new theory and measurement for the concept of structural sexism. Her talk will describe: what structural sexism is, how it … Read more

Household Financial Returns to College Quality: Race, Gender, and Social Origins Abstract: College quality—a close substitute for terms such as selectivity or prestige—is a consistent predictor of economic returns throughout the life course. Yet, most research considers these outcomes only … Read more

“They’re Killing Us on Paper”: Accounting for Systemic Injustice and Black Resistance Beyond Policing and Protests   Education: Ph.D. Kansas State University Biography: Dr. Andrea Boyles is a sociologist, criminologist, and author of the books, You Can’t Stop the Revolution: … Read more