New study from Purdue’s Center on Aging and the Life Course “Neighborhoods can play a constructive role in helping older adults maintain cognitive function,” says Distinguished Professor Kenneth Ferraro, PhD. doi.org/10.1093/gero...

Check out new publication by Professor Yang and Graduate Student Jiayin Hu.  journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Shape the future at Purdue! 🌟 We’re hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor specializing in Health, Aging, and Society. We’re seeking someone dedicated to exploring health, aging, and social systems. Click the link below to apply today! careers.purdue.edu/job/Assistan...

📚‼️New Book Release‼️📚 We’re thrilled to celebrate Professor Rachel Einwohner as co-editor of the brand new Handbook of Gender and Activism. Click the link below to place your order today! nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Congratulations, Mallory Bell, on her solo-authored paper being accepted at Social Science & Medicine!  Her paper, “Neighborhood affluence and cognitive decline: Moderation by race?”, examines how neighborhood affluence is linked to cognitive health in later life. Learn more: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

📣🚂All Hail Our Own Purdue! It's time, Boilermakers #PurdueDayOfGiving is here! Support the Department of Sociology and make a lasting impact at dayofgiving.purdue.edu! 📣🚂

📚New Book Release: The Unbuilt Bench: Experimental Psychology on the Verge of Science by David Peterson. In his book, Peterson takes us inside experimental labs to examine why this field doesn’t always follow the same playbook as the natural sciences. 📚 #sociology #purdue Amazon: a.co/d/hHCW2xj

Thrilled to be on campus today @purduesociology.bsky.social to deliver the Davidson Lecture. If you're in town or around, I'd love to meet you at the talk.

🌍🎉New Study 🌍🎉 Dr. Josh Doyle and Dr. Feng Hao have released their compelling new study, “Environmental Pessimism Diminishes Social Trust and Concern in Predicting Willingness to Sacrifice for Environmental Protections.” Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Exciting News! Sociology has risen 7 spots and is now ranked in the Top 47 Graduate Programs by US News & World Report! This achievement reflects the hard work and dedication of our talented graduate students and faculty. At Purdue, we continue to push boundaries and elevate the field of sociology.

✨Exciting News✨ We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Jacqui Frost, Christopher Scheitle and Elaine Howard Ecklund, paper, is the Top 10 Most-Cited Papers of 2023 in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion! Click the link below to read more! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Check out Purdue Today's story featuring Assistant Prof. David Peterson and his latest project, The Unbuilt Bench. Dive into his innovative work and vision for the future of design. Read more here: www.cla.purdue.edu/news/college...

Professor Joshua Doyle and Alex Richardson reveals how post-materialism influences the relationship between income and red meat consumption across different cultures, using cross-national data to uncover cultural shifts that impact our dietary habits. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🎉Congratulations to Professor Fenggang Yang! His paper, "Measuring Religiosity of East Asians: Multiple Religious Belonging, Believing, and Practicing", published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, has been recognized as one of the top 10 most-cited papers of 2023!   #sociology

The work of Associate Professor Christie Sennott and Professor B. Kelly (IU) are featured in Sociological Methodology with their paper, “Event-Centered Interviewing” (2025)! Proud to say it’s the lead article and highlighted by the American Sociological Association. Check it out doi/10.1177/0081...

March 8 is #Womensday @arielazar.bsky.social explores how women’s mental health is affected by both work-family life trajectories, such as employment and caregiving roles, and defamilialization policies: bit.ly/496nVG4 Brief report: bit.ly/4fLFcXE @purduesociology.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social

Exciting update! 🎉 Associate Professor @fctropf.bsky.social, along with co-authors have just published a paper in Nature Human Behaviour! No evidence of positive causal effects of maternal and paternal age at first birth on children’s test scores at age 10. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Assistant Professor Joshua Doyle has recently published two insightful articles "How does Social Trust Shape the Politicization of America’s Climate Change Perception?", and    "When ‘no point’ becomes a turning point: The role of culture, economy, and climate impacts on environmental sacrifice"

Thank you @robertoge.bsky.social for hosting me, and thanks to @renzullil.bsky.social for organizing my conversation with @purduesociology.bsky.social

Delighted to speak today at the Community Engagement Summit at Purdue University! Community impact scholarship can showcase the value of universities to our states and communities.

Great news! Associate Professor @fctropf.bsky.social , with co-authors Laura Silva and Tobias Wolfram, has a new article out in the European Sociological Review. Titled 'Mind the Gap: The Interplay Between Genes and Neighbourhood Context on Educational Achievement'. academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...

Shape the future at Purdue! 🌟 We’re seeking a dynamic lecturer to inspire the next generation in Criminology, Law & Society, and beyond! Enjoy competitive pay, great benefits, and the opportunity to shape future leaders. Apply by using the link below! 🔍 careers.purdue.edu/job/Lecturer... #sociology

Please help us give a warm welcome to Likun Cao, our newest faculty member in the Department of Sociology! 🎉 We are beyond excited to have someone so passionate join the team and can’t wait to see all the incredible things she will bring to our department.  #Welcome #PurdueSociology #NewFaculty

Shape the future at Purdue! 🌟 We’re seeking a dynamic lecturer to inspire the next generation in Criminology, Law & Society, and beyond! Enjoy competitive pay, great benefits, and the opportunity to shape future leaders. Apply by using the link below! 🔍 careers.purdue.edu/job/Lecturer... #sociology

Check out our colloquium schedule for the spring semester! We hope to see many of you at these events! #colloquium #springsemester #purdue #sociology

Congrats to graduate student Mingui Johnny Gao for his master thesis on "Religious Attendance and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Church-Based Social Ties". Great job Johnny! #purdue #sociology #masterthesis

Congrats to graduate student Corey Resweber on his master thesis “Constructing Religion and Secularism in Public Transhumanist Discourse: A Field Anaylsis”. Great job Corey! #purdue #sociology #gradlife #boilerup

Reminder that the deadline to apply is tomorrow at midnight! If you have any issues please don’t hesitate to reach out! #Purdue #Sociology #Gradschool #Applynow www.purdue.edu/academics/og...

Apply today for our Graduate Program! Application deadline is Dec. 10th at midnight! Click the link below to apply! #boilermakers #purdue #sociology #gradschool www.purdue.edu/academics/og...

Interested in being part of research at the intersection of #sociology & #genetics? My lab at @purduesociology.bsky.social is hiring! Reach out for more information 🧪

Need an idea of what to do for Black Friday this year?? How about skipping the lines and applying for our Graduate Program! Deadline is December 10th! Click the link in below to apply! #gradschool #applynow www.purdue.edu/academics/og...

Come join us from 2-3 pm today to learn more about the graduate program and get any questions you have answered! You can still register today for this event! Click the link below to register! purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

We’re hiring two assistant professors! Click the links below to apply! Assistant Professor Specializing in Artifical Intelligence lnkd.in/gen6Bn79 Assistant Professor Specializing in Economic/Organizational lnkd.in/gA3v6cjR

We’re hiring an assistant professor! Click the link below to apply! lnkd.in/gSuDQ44w

Strikes, spares, and a whole lot of fun! 🎳 Last Friday, our grad students hit the lanes for a night of bowling. #sociology #purdue #gradlife

Jeremy Reynolds is professor of sociology at Purdue University. He studies how workplaces contribute to inequality. To read more about Dr. Reynolds, click the link in our below! www.cla.purdue.edu/directory/pr...

Today we honor the heroes who have served with courage, strength, and selflessness. Thank you, Veterans, for your sacrifices and for protecting our freedom. 🇺🇸 #VeteransDay #Grateful #ThankYouVeterans

Christopher Han-Fai Seto substantive interests include hate crime, violence, health, and religion morality. He’s interested in the ecological aspects of these social phenomena and often draws on spatial data and methodologies in his research. Read more below! cla.purdue.edu/directory/pr...

Marcus Mann is an assistant professor of sociology at Purdue University. To read more about Dr. Mann click the link below! www.cla.purdue.edu/directory/pr...

Purdue Sociology Graduate students Jian, Corey, and Johnny attended this year’s Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Conference!

Hello to the world of sociology!

Join us tomorrow at 3:30 pm to listen to Dr. Ridgeway give her talk on “Status: Why is it Everywhere? Why Does it Matter?”

Congrats to Dr. Daniel Rudel for being recognized on this weeks ‘Thumbs Up’ recipients page. We appreciate you so much! Thank you for all you do for the department! Read what Sarah Starks has to say about him by clicking the link below! www.purdue.edu/newsroom/pur...

Follow us over on Instagram, @purduesociology to see all updates!

OK but how many sociology departments beat us?

Now that I am on the job market, I guess I should start posting stuff? So excited about being part of this amazing cohort!

Hello new followers! We've officially left Twitter and will be posting all of our updates here. Looking forward to engaging with all of you on Bluesky!

Congrats to Vasundhara Kaul on being selected for the first cohort of scholars for the American Bar Foundation’s (ABF) Access to Justice Research Initiative Early Career Workshop! Click the link below to read more! 💛🖤 www.americanbarfoundation.org/the-abf-acce...

Join us tomorrow, Friday the 13th to listen to Dr. Sasha Killewald at 3:30 PM in Stanley Coulter Hall 239!