Department of Sociology and Criminology |
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Lindsey Carfagna, PhD, was recently hired as the Lead Learning Experience Designer and joins our department as an affiliated faculty member. She supports mission-driven organizations in designing formative learning experiences and infrastructure. |
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Tia Noelle Pratt, PhD, was recently hired as the Director of Mission Engagement and Strategic Initiatives and joins our department as an affiliated faculty member. She is a sociologist of religion specializing in systemic racism in the Catholic Church. |
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New Course This Spring 2022 |
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Tia Noelle Pratt, PhD, will teach a new special topics sociology course this spring titled “African-American Catholics.” The course will carry a CTHL attribute.
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Alumni and Student Spotlights |
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Lydia Becker ’22 CLAS along with four members of the Villanova Chapter of the Philadelphia Justice Project for Women and Girls competed in Villanova’s Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship Institute’s Social Impact Design Sprint. Lydia led the team to win the Design Sprint and gives an overview of their work. |
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Natalie Nwanekwu ’22 CLAS conducted research this summer with Lance Hannon, PhD, that examined gun violence patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia and three other cities. She discusses this research and the impact that Dr. Hannon’s course and mentorship has had on her future. |
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Madalyn Sullivan ’21 CLAS is an English Language Arts teacher on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. She discusses why she chose this step prior to pursuing child advocacy or juvenile defense law, and how sociology influenced the decision as well as her thinking about life on the Reservation. |
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Congratulations to our student award winners! The Medallion of Excellence award winners are Megan Burke (sociology) and Samantha DeCarlo (criminology). The McGarry award winner is Madalyn Sullivan (sociology). |
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Ken Chih-Yan Sun, PhD, received a course initiative grant from the University for his course titled “Sociology of Migration.” |
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Faculty Research in the News |
Brianna Remster, PhD, and Rory Kramer, PhD, testified in front of the PA Legislative Reapportionment Commission on August 4. The testimony highlighted their research on prison gerrymandering conducted in 2018 showing that under PA’s 2010 House maps, counting incarcerated people where they are incarcerated distorts representation unequally by race. Their research and testimony influenced the 3-2 vote to end prison gerrymandering for people held in PA state facilities. The policy change was highlighted by various media outlets including Time and WHYY.
Allison Ann Payne, PhD, published a chapter with the department’s research associate, Denise Wilson, titled “The importance of a positive school climate in addressing youth retaliation.” The chapter is part of an edited volume titled Revenge across Childhood and Adolescence.
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