Sociology

Faculty Distinction 2019/20


Peter Bearman

Jonathan R. Cole Professor of Sociology; President of the American Assembly

Distinguished Book Award, Columbia University Press

Distinguished Scholar Lecture, University of Nebraska

Elected Member, National Academy of Medicine

Distinguished Article Award, American Sociological Association, Sociology of Religion


Peter Bearman

Jonathan R. Cole Professor of Sociology; President of the American Assembly

Distinguished Book Award, Columbia University Press

Distinguished Scholar Lecture, University of Nebraska

Elected Member, National Academy of Medicine

Distinguished Article Award, American Sociological Association, Sociology of Religion


Peter Bearman
Jonathan R. Cole Professor of Sociology; President of the American Assembly

Distinguished Book Award, Columbia University Press

Distinguished Scholar Lecture, University of Nebraska

Elected Member, National Academy of Medicine

Distinguished Article Award, American Sociological Association, Sociology of Religion


Shamus Khan

Professor of Sociology

Visiting Researcher at the Russell Sage Foundation


Shamus Khan

Professor of Sociology

Visiting Researcher at the Russell Sage Foundation


Shamus Khan
Professor of Sociology

Visiting Researcher at the Russell Sage Foundation


Yao Lu

Associate Professor of Sociology

Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award, Political Sociology Section, American Sociological Association

Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award, Collective Behavior and Social Movement Section, American Sociological Association

Data Science Institute Seed Funds Program Grant


Yao Lu

Associate Professor of Sociology

Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award, Political Sociology Section, American Sociological Association

Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award, Collective Behavior and Social Movement Section, American Sociological Association

Data Science Institute Seed Funds Program Grant


Yao Lu
Associate Professor of Sociology

Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award, Political Sociology Section, American Sociological Association

Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award, Collective Behavior and Social Movement Section, American Sociological Association

Data Science Institute Seed Funds Program Grant


Tey Meadow

Associate Professor of Sociology

Distinguished Scholarly Book Award, American Sociological Association


Tey Meadow

Associate Professor of Sociology

Distinguished Scholarly Book Award, American Sociological Association


Tey Meadow
Associate Professor of Sociology

Distinguished Scholarly Book Award, American Sociological Association


Adam Reich

Associate Professor of Sociology

Distinguished Book Award, Columbia University Press


Adam Reich

Associate Professor of Sociology

Distinguished Book Award, Columbia University Press


Adam Reich
Associate Professor of Sociology

Distinguished Book Award, Columbia University Press


Saskia Sassen

Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology

The Edgar de Picciotto International Prize, Graduate Institute of Geneva

Elected Member, Foreign Member of the Royal Academy of the Sciences of the Netherlands


Saskia Sassen

Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology

The Edgar de Picciotto International Prize, Graduate Institute of Geneva

Elected Member, Foreign Member of the Royal Academy of the Sciences of the Netherlands


Saskia Sassen
Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology

The Edgar de Picciotto International Prize, Graduate Institute of Geneva

Elected Member, Foreign Member of the Royal Academy of the Sciences of the Netherlands


Amy Starecheski

Lecturer in the Discipline of Sociology

Arts Fund Grant, Bronx Council on the Arts


Amy Starecheski

Lecturer in the Discipline of Sociology

Arts Fund Grant, Bronx Council on the Arts


Amy Starecheski
Lecturer in the Discipline of Sociology

Arts Fund Grant, Bronx Council on the Arts


Bruce Western

Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice; Chair, Department of Sociology

The Karl F. Schuessler Lecture, Indiana University

American Sociological Association Book Prize, Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Award

Elected Thorsten Sellin Fellow, American Academy of Political and Social Science


Bruce Western

Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice; Chair, Department of Sociology

The Karl F. Schuessler Lecture, Indiana University

American Sociological Association Book Prize, Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Award

Elected Thorsten Sellin Fellow, American Academy of Political and Social Science


Bruce Western
Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice; Chair, Department of Sociology

The Karl F. Schuessler Lecture, Indiana University

American Sociological Association Book Prize, Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Award

Elected Thorsten Sellin Fellow, American Academy of Political and Social Science

The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.

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