Evan Baughman received an award from the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport's (NASSS) Eli Wolff Memorial Fund for Disability Sport. The award will fund data collection for Evan's final dissertation paper on intercollegiate disability sport. This research investigates how intercollegiate disability sport structures disabled students’ college experiences and facilitates disabled inclusion.
Yao Lu received the 2025-2026 Provost's Dissertation Year Fellowship in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for her dissertation titled, "Enumerating Race and Ethnicity: Statecraft, Violence, and Belonging in Post-Colonial Zambia and Zimbabwe." This is a prestigious award for doctoral students in their final stages of writing a dissertation.
Jennifer Krebsbach was recognized as this year's Outstanding Doctoral Student by the California Sociological Association. This award recognizes her distinction in both scholarship and service to the university and her community.
Asia Ivey, who will graduate with her PhD in Sociology this summer, has accepted a position with UC Davis Health as a Research Data Analyst for the Violence Prevention Research Program. Congratulations, Asia!
