Just Published
Goosby, Bridget. 2013. " Early Life Course Pathways of Adult Depression and Chronic Pain." Journal of Health and Social Behavior March 2013 54: 75-91.
Swisher, Raymond R. and Tara D. Warner. 2013. “If They Grow up: Exploring the Neighborhood Context of Adolescent and Young Adult Survival Expectations.” Journal of Research on Adolescence (in press). doi: 10.1111/jora.12027.
Olson, Kristen. 2013. "Do Non-Response Follow-ups Improve or Reduce Data Quality: A Review of the Existing Literature." Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society) 176:129-145.
Olson, Kristen. 2013. "Paradata for Nonresponse Adjustment." The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 645:142-170.
More Publications.
From Students
Goosby, Bridget J., Cleopatra H. Caldwell, Anna Bellatorre and James S. Jackson. 2012. "Ethnic Differences in Family Stress Processes Among Africans and Black Caribbeans." Journal of African American Studies 16: 406-422.
Crawford, Devan M. Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt. 2011. "Propensity for Violence among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents: An Event History Analysis." Crime and Delinquency 57(8): 950-968
Falci, Christina, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt and Trina Rose. 2011. "Predictors of Change in Self-Reported Social Networks Among Homeless Young People.” Journal of Research on Adolescence 21(4): 827-841.
More Articles.
Students Participate 2012 MSS Meetings
Papers
Gender at My Fingertips: Building Collaborative Student Engagement and Learning through Technology. Susan Wortmann, Nebraska Wesleyan University; Allyson Barnes, Nebraska Wesleyan University; Lyndie Christensen, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
A Durkheimian Theory of Social Networks. J. Benjamin Cook, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
An Exploratory Investigation of Antisocial Personality Disorder among Women Experiencing Homelessness. Kari C. Gentzler, University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Melissa L. Welch, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
DuBois, the Color Line, and Residential Segregation in the Twenty-First Century. Patrick Habecker, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Welcome to the Department of Sociology. We hope to ignite your Sociological Imagination and give you tools to make a difference that matters. Many students find that Sociology helps with understanding and addressing social injustices. You will learn from faculty who do original research on a broad range of topics – often with the help of students. 
Two of our department faculty were recognized at the Annual UNL Celebration of Promotion and Tenure on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Dr. Bridget J. Goosby and Dr. Jolene D. Smyth are each being promoted to Associate Professor effective August, 2013. Learn more about Drs. Goosby and Smyth by reading their bios located in the 
Deadric Williams, Sociology Graduate Student, has been chosen as an Academic Star by the Arts & Sciences College. The Academic Stars program recognizes Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and staff who are making a difference on campus and beyond. Deadric's research focuses on how inequality influences family life. His most recent study, forthcoming in the Journal of Family Issues, explores the link between economic hardship and relationship distress in couples. Read more about Deadric, his research, and his accomplishments 
Dr. Lisa Kort-Butler has been awarded the College Distinguished Teaching Award. This award, from the Arts & Sciences College, recognizes Dr. Kort-Butler's excellence in teaching. She was honored at the University Honors Convocation on Sunday, April 14. 
Undergraduates Max Reason and Carly Smith have been chosen to become members of the Dean's Scholar Society. They will also receive a scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year. This is great honor! The Arts and Sciences Dean's Scholar Society admitted just nine students. Mr. Reason and Ms. Smith were recognized at the College of Arts and Sciences' Celebration of Excellence Event held on April 12. Congratulations, Max and Carly.
