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Gullion, Harper co-author Doing Ethnography
12/3/25
TWU sociology professor Jessica Smartt Gullion, PhD, has teamed with anthropologist Susan Harper, PhD, to write Doing Ethnography, a primer of methodological guidance and stories to illustrate what ethnography looks like in practice.
Bones, King pen chapter on marginalization of disabled persons
11/20/25
TWU sociology professor Paul Bones and PhD candidate Emily King have co-authored a chapter in The Routledge Handbook on Marginalized Groups in the United States and their Challenges, scheduled for publication Nov. 21.
Galicia gives TEDX Talk
8/29/25
Sociology PhD candidate Hannah M. Galicia recently gave a TEDx Talk, "How fitting in can make you lose yourself in male-dominated careers."
Shakhsari to discuss unrest in Iran at CAS Global Event
4/3/23
Sima Shakhsari, chair of the department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota, will be the featured speaker at the CAS Global Perspectives event, "Women, Life, Freedom: The Iranian Movement," on April 6 at 11 a.m. in CFO room 205.
Powers first at Texas Woman’s to win Boren Fellowship
5/27/22
Petina JD Powers has survived a litany of hardships, but now the sociology doctoral student is the first TWU student to earn a David L. Boren Fellowship, which she will use to study the Hindi language this summer before traveling to India to conduct research.