DeLisi study finds sexual offenders commit more crimes than their record shows
Matt DeLisi’s research suggests that sexual offenders are capable of committing more severe sexual crimes than what their official records indicate.
Category: News
Sociology alum earns United Nations Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert Bullard (’76 Ph.D. sociology), recognized as the Father of Environmental Justice, has received the United Nations Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest environmental honor given by the UN.
Alum Janese Milam keeps criminals compliant
Graduating with a double major in criminal justice and sociology is the key to alum Janese Milam’s success at Iowa’s Department of Criminal Investigation.
CATEGORIES: News, Undergraduate students
Sociology launches new learning community for criminal justice majors
The Criminal Justice League, a new learning community for first-year criminal justice majors, creates student connections right from the start.
NSF awards grant to study impacts, responses to COVID-19 in small Iowa towns
Associate Professor of Sociology David Peters has received a rapid-response grant from the National Science Foundation to study the COVID-19 impact on small Iowa towns.
CATEGORIES: News, Publications and Accolades
Arbuckle receives multiple accolades from the Soil and Water Conservation Society
Congratulations to J. Arbuckle, professor of sociology, for his recent awards from the Soil and Water Conservation Society.
Jacob Erickson receives spring 2020 research excellence award
In honor of his exceptional criminal justice research, recent Ph.D. graduate Jacob Erickson received a spring 2020 Graduate College Research Excellence Award. Great job!
CATEGORIES: News, Publications and Accolades
DeLisi, Hochstetler receive exemplary mentor awards
Congratulations to Matthew DeLisi, Distinguished Professor and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Professor, and Andrew Hochstetler, professor of sociology, for receiving exemplary faculty mentor awards.
Barry Thomas receives spring 2020 teaching excellence award
Barry Thomas, a second-year Ph.D. student in sociology, received a spring 2020 Graduate College Teaching Excellence Award. Congratulations!
CATEGORIES: News, Publications and Accolades
Gloria Jones-Johnson, Abdi Kusow receive LAS service awards
University Professor of Sociology Gloria Jones-Johnson and Professor of Sociology Abdi Kusow have received the LAS Institutional Service Award and the LAS International Service Award, respectively. Congratulations!