Maxwell sociologists appointed to leadership roles at ASA
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Three professors
of sociology at the Maxwell School, all affiliated with the University’s Aging
Studies Institute, have been named to leadership roles within the American
Sociology Association (ASA), the premiere professional organization for
scholarly research in sociology. Jennifer Karas Montez, Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar in Aging
Studies, and Merril Silverstein, Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor in Aging, were
named section chair and chair-elect, respectively, of Aging and the Life Course.
Andrew London, associate dean of the Maxwell School, was named section chair of
Medical Sociology.
Associate
Professor of Sociology Gretchen Purser, meanwhile, was named council member of ASA’s
Marxist Sociology section. At the ASA annual meeting in August, she was honored
with the 2020
Distinguished Scholarly Article Award from the ASA Section on Labor and Labor
Movements for her paper “Day Labor Agencies, Backdoor Hies and
the Spread of Unfree Labor” published in Anthropology of Work Review. She was
also honored alongside Syracuse anthropology Ph.D. candidate Fabiola Ortiz-Valdez with the 2020 Publication Award from the
American Sociological Association’s section on Public Sociology for
their paper “Milked:
Immigrant Dairy Farmworkers in New York State” published in Workers Center of
Central New York. This publication raises awareness to the farm worker labor
conditions and their struggle to collectively organize.
The
American Sociological Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit membership organization
based in Washington, D.C., and is committed to advancing sociology both as a profession
and as a science for the common good. Members include college professors and
students, social workers and researchers working in government, nonprofits, or universities.
Maxwell’s Department of Sociology holds a longstanding strong reputation for
its heavy participation across sections in the ASA, and presentations at the
annual meeting. To view a complete list of 2020 presentations, visitors can
search the annual meeting schedule for “Syracuse” via the All Academic Convention website.
Registrations to view the virtual sessions will be accepted through September
30.
“Maxwell’s sociology department has a dynamic faculty who are
actively engaged in the American Sociological Association (ASA),” says Janet
Wilmoth, chair of the department. “Their extensive participation in the ASA
annual meeting, ASA award-winning scholarship, and service as ASA section
leaders contributes to our vibrant department. Their presentations
demonstrate the breadth and depth of our faculty and students’ interests in
various core sociological topics, including: the intersections between gender,
race, ethnicity, immigrant status, social class, sexual orientation, age, and
disability; social institutions such as education, religion, marriage, and the
military; social movements; and health disparities. This scholarship provides a
critical perspective on the most pressing social issues of our time.”
September 14, 2020 | Chad Chambers, Ph.D. candidate in geography