Awards & Conference News
Lauren Stavish named Sally Casanova Predoctoral Scholar (September 2009)
Lauren Stavish (Sociology major, WGS minor) was named a Sally Casanova Predoctoral Scholar for 2009-2010. She is the only predoctoral scholar from SSU. The purpose of the predoctoral scholar program is to encourage CSU undergraduates to pursue doctoral studies. The program provides support for research, travel and preparation for graduate school. In September, Stavish participated in a day-long predoctoral orientation and symposium at CSU East Bay along with her faculty sponsor, Cindy Stearns.
Garnett Wins CSU Research Award (May 2009)
Erin Garnett (double major in Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies, minor in Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies) received first place in the Undergraduate Behavioral and Social Sciences division at the 23rd annual CSU Student Research Competition, held May 1-2 at CSU Los Angeles. Erin’s winning paper, “Banning Familial Love: Definitions of Family in GLBT-Themed Children's Literature,” is a content analysis study that argues that GLBT-themed children's literature defines family on the basis of love, rather than gender and sexuality, and examines the consequences of that definition.
Students to Attend CSU Research Competition (May 2009)
Three sociology majors will be competing in the upcoming 23rd annual CSU Student Research Competition, to be held May 1-2, 2009 at CSU Los Angeles: Renee Cook will be presenting her research on “Recognizing Stigma: Differences in Diabetes as They Relate to Disclosure and Identity Management;” Erin Garnett will be presenting her research on “Banning Familial Love: Definitions of Family in GLBT-Themed Children's Literature;” and Lauren Stavish will be presenting on “The Role of the Family in Preadolescent Nutrition Education.” They will be competing in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Undergraduate Division. Professor Sheila Katz will be accompanying them on the trip.
Lianna Hart receives the Pacific Sociological Association's 2008 Distinguished Undergraduate Student Paper Award (April 2008)
The Sociology Department is pleased to announce that Lianna Hart will receive the Pacific Sociological Association's 2008 Distinguished Undergraduate Student Paper Award for her paper "Therapeutic Mothering: Maternal Practices as an Autism Intervention." Lianna will receive the award at the PSA meetings in Portland (April 10-13, 2008) and will also present the paper there. Kathy Charmaz, Melinda Milligan, and Cindy Stearns, who worked with Lianna on the larger research project of which the paper is a part and who nominated her for the award, will be at the awards ceremony to celebrate with her. Lianna Hart graduated from SSU in May 2007 with a double major in Women's and Gender Studies and Psychology and a minor in Sociology. She will begin a Ph.D. program in Sociology in Fall.
CSA Outstanding Student Award (October 2007)
Lianna Hart has received the 2007 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award from the California Sociological Association. She graduated from SSU in Spring 2007 with a double major in Women’s and Gender Studies and Psychology and a minor in Sociology. Lianna will be presented with the award at the upcoming CSA conference to be held in November in Berkeley, CA. Congratulations, Lianna.