Honors/Awards

Congratulations to Adam Pratt, who received the Best Thesis Award ($500) for his paper, “The Moderating Effects of Gender on Social Support as a Protective Factor Against Adolescent Suicide.” Adam’s mentors were Bob Faris and Erin Hamilton.

Congratulations to Mik Penarroyo, who received the Best Term Paper Award ($250) for his paper, “Delineating Traditional Notions of Gender Expectations Within Adolescent Spaces ⎼ An Ethnographic Study” written for SOC 132: Sociology of Gender. Mik’s instructor was Rowan Haus.

Brian Halpin was named the recipient of the 2023 College of Letters and Sciences Teaching Award in the Academic Federation category!

This award recognizes Brian’s many outstanding contributions to teaching inside and outside the classroom. In particular, the selection committee noted his impressive dedication to supporting our students.

Congratulations, Dr. Halpin!

Paola Langer won the 2023 Population Association of America Poster Award for her work, State-Level Spending and Black-White Mortality Gaps. Congratulations, Paola!

Emily Searl is this year's Mayhew Award winner for her Qualifying Paper, "Long-Term Nonstandard Work Hours Among Mothers by Race/Ethnicity and Education.”

Honorable Mention was awarded to Irina Chukhray for her Qualifying Paper, “Immigrant Age-At-Arrival and College Enrollment.”

The Mayhew Award is an annual prize made possible by an endowed gift to the department to recognize pre-dissertation research.

Congratulations, Emily and Irina!

Carole Joffe has been selected for the UC Davis Distinguished Emeriti Award for 2022-2023. This award honors outstanding scholarly work or service performed since retirement by UC Davis emeritus/a.

Caitlin Patler has been announced as a 2022-2023 Chancellor's Fellow in recognition of her excellence in teaching, research, and service. Congratulations, Caitlin! A list of the 22-23 Chancellor Fellow recipients can be found here.

Bob Faris, along with co-authors Diana Felmlee and Cassie McMillan, have been awarded the 2022 Roger V. Gould Prize for the best article published by the American Journal of Sociology (AJS). The winning article is titled "With Friends Like These: Aggression from Amity and Equivalence" (AJS 126:673-713). It was chosen out of all papers published in AJS between January 2020 and November 2021.