Sociology | UC Davis College of Letters and Science

Caitlin Patler Receives Research Award

Caitlin Patler, assistant professor of sociology, received the Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Perspectives award on March 29, 2019, at the Pacific Sociological Association’s annual meeting in Oakland, California. Patler was recognized for her research study exploring when and under what circumstances diverse undocumented youth reveal or conceal their status from school-based adults and peers, what factors influence these decisions, and how these decisions are linked to social and educational outcomes.

Science

Darryl and Lois Goss, alumni awards, Cal Aggie,

Letters and Science Alumni Honored with Top Awards

Several UC Davis College of Letters and Science alumni and a donor are being honored with awards from the Cal Aggie Alumni Association (CAAA).

Alumni News

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Seven College Alumni Offered Fulbright Awards

Thirteen UC Davis students and alumni have been awarded 2018–19 Fulbright fellowships — the largest group of Aggies ever awarded. Seven of them are recent graduates of the College of Letters and Science.

Alumni News

1993, 1995 - Donald Anderson

Donald Anderson (B.A. sociology, ’93, MA rhetoric and communication, ’95) has recently had a new book published. Organizational Design: Creating Strategic and Agile Organizations, a textbook, is his forth book. Anderson is organization and talent development director at Oracle and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Denver.

Alumni News

Scrutinizing Crime: Chris Smith

Assistant Professor of Sociology Chris Smith researches crime and inequality, criminal relationships, and criminal organizations. She is also deeply committed to supporting and mentoring students — especially those typically underrepresented in academia.

Chris Smith received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2015 and joined the faculty at UC Davis that same year.

UC Davis graduate Julia Nguyen, left, hired fellow Aggie Sarah Ng for her Yelp recruitment team. (Julia Nguyen courtesy photo)

Aggie Network Builds Yelp Recruitment Team

Cal Aggie Alumni Association Helped Sociology and Psychology Majors Prepare for Careers

Editor’s note: This alumni success story is presented here as it was first published for #aggiesatwork on the Cal Aggie Alumni Association website in fall of 2015. Both Julia Nguyen and Sarah Ng are still working at Yelp.

Senior communication major Karice Hui, left, and senior economics major Yongcong Cen view Asian art and cultural items at a recent East Asian studies gathering encouraging students of all majors to learn about the program and its education. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

What Can I Do With My East Asian Studies Major?

Finding an Exciting Career in Law, Education, Advertising and More — by Way of East Asia

East Asian studies explores a vibrant region that contains the second and third largest world economies, some of the longest lasting civilizations, and more than a quarter of the world’s population.

Lemert Lecture to Explore Pioneering Sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois and Social Movements

Award-winning author and sociologist Aldon Morris will visit Davis on Thursday, May 10 to give a talk, “W. E. B. Du Bois at the Center: From Science, Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.”

Society and Culture

Five Faculty Named Chancellor's Fellows

Five associate professors in the UC Davis College of Letters and Science are members of the university’s newest class of Chancellor’s Fellows, an honor for early career faculty who are already making outstanding contributions to their fields.

College News

Mindy Romero (B.A., political science and sociology, '01; Ph.D. '14) and Isabella Romero (B.A., communications, '17)

Mother-Daughter Aggies Advocate for Civic Engagement

Isabella Romero’s early induction into political life occurred right here in Davis; she and her mother lived in town while her mother completed her undergraduate degree in political science and sociology, and eventually her Ph.D. Today the two are both Aggies.

Alumni News