Call for New Program Reviewers and Consultants ASA invites applications for training as an American Sociological Association (ASA) Program Reviewer and Consultant. For more information about PRC and how to apply, click here. www.asanet.org/academic-pro... #ASA #MedicalSociology

📢 Call for Editors: Journal of Health and Social Behavior (JHSB) 🗓️ Deadline: December 1, 2025 📍 Term: 3 years, with possible renewal Apply solo or as a co-editor team! Submit application to [email protected] www.asanet.org/wp-content/u... #ASA #MedicalSociology

Job Opportunity: Distinguished Professor in Social Sciences North Carolina State University Specialization in race, health, or well-being 🗓️ Application deadline: January 6, 2026 careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311166/... #ASA #MedicalSociology

Job Opportunity: Associate or Full Professor Stanford University Open specialization 🗓️ Application deadline: November 15, 2025 careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311153/... #ASA #MedicalSociology

Job Opportunity: Assistant or Associate Professor Middle Tennessee State University Specialization in health, illness, and healthcare systems 🗓️ Application deadline: November 6, 2025 careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311158/... #ASA #MedicalSociology

Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor Western University Specialization in health and the life course 🗓️ Application deadline: October 31, 2025 Link: careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311131/... #ASA #MedicalSociology

#NewPublication examines how the John Henryism ethos- of perseverance and self-reliance- shapes psychological distress among African American and Caribbean Black women: bit.ly/4hguR7A By @drmillierock.bsky.social & Courtney S. Thomas Tobin @UNC_SSW @UCLAFSPH @asamedsoc.bsky.social

New Publication Alert! Every disaster is a disability disaster, argues Angela Frederick! @angelafrederick.bsky.social Now Available for Preorder. The discount code, NYUAU30, is valid for 30 percent off when you order through this link. nyupress.org/978147982814...

Call for Papers! Journal of Elder Policy- JEP Abstracts due by: December 2, 2025 Full papers due by: February 2, 2026 JEP invites manuscripts that examine policies which directly impact older adults over the lifecourse. Visit website: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

#NewBook by @jofhsb.bsky.social deputy editor @tiffanydjoseph.bsky.social “Not All In: Race, Immigration, and Healthcare Exclusion in the Age of Obamacare” Read an interview with the author: bit.ly/4oi3E7y and order your copy here: bit.ly/3QvfdJ3 @hopkinspress.bsky.social @northeasternu.bsky.social

Are you a sociologist exploring non-academic careers? Join our session via Zoom on Nov 7 (2-3pm EST⏰) to hear from Skye Miner (RAND), Sarah Diefendorf (Intermountain Healthcare), & Dan Simon (Colorado DPH) 📍Open to members of the ASA(@asanews.bsky.social) Sections: Medical Sociology & Mental Health.

How do social relationships with those dealing with mental illness impact experiences of perceived discrimination? Elizabeth Felix examines mental health-related associative stigma: bit.ly/3KG7ubi @universityofkansas.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social

If your research interests include demography, mortality, aging, or immigrant health, this "Postdoc" position could be your next step! University of Texas Medical Branch is hiring post doctoral fellows! Deadline: November 7, 2025 🔗 careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311046"

"Are you are medical anthropologist? Fascinated by how culture, health, and care intersect? This one's for you! Vanderbilt is seeking a scholar in medical anthropology! 🔹 Assistant Professor — Vanderbilt University 🗓️ Deadline: October 26, 2025 🔗 careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311119"

"Is it important to say ""no"" to Weight-Loss Drugs? What does the paradox of the ideal patient-consumer and stratified biomedicalization reveal? Check out this new article to discover the answers you are looking for! 📖 Authors: Jackson, Ni’Shele. 2025 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Are you passionate about the sociology of aging and life course studies and looking for a job? This one is calling your name! UT Austin has an opening for you! 🔹 Assistant Professor — University of Texas at Austin 🗓️ Deadline: October 20, 2025 🔗 careercenter.asanet.org/job/1310995"

If you have a specialization in how science, technology, and medicine shape everyday life and institutions; and you want to join academia? You are in luck! Georgia Institute of Technology is hiring! Position -Associate Professor Deadline: October 19, 2025 🔗 careercenter.asanet.org/job/1310986

If you are curious to know how medical professionals other than physicians approach uncertainty in their training and work practices by using the concept of “work object. Read this article to fine more! Authors: Markens & Woinska (2025) Journal of Health & Social Behavior doi.org/10.1177/0022...

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay -> Martha Morales Hernandez explores the effects of immigration policies on mental health experiences of undocumented college students, and how they protect their mental health: bit.ly/3Ktqyd7 #NewPublication @ucmerced.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social

How do restrictions of medical Cannabis programs affect the benefits of Cannabis use for their patients? Ryan T. Steel studies the Minnesota’s medical cannabis program in our June issue: bit.ly/45yRfE1 @miamiuniversity.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social

(1/2)🎁Give the Gift of Medical Sociology! Help our section grow by purchasing a gift membership for a student or colleague through Sept 30, 2025. Membership connects sociologists to cutting-edge scholarship, news, and a vibrant professional network!

We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...

Took home a couple of ASA book awards this week alongside the brilliant @lizchiarello.bsky.social 📚 at @asaskat.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social #SpacesOnTheSpectrum (@columbiaup.bsky.social) #PolicingPatients (@princetonupress.bsky.social)

And it’s a wrap for #ASA2025. Mark your calendars for #ASA2026, August 7–11, 2026, in New York City, with ASA President Shelley J. Correll’s theme “Disrupting the Status Quo: Putting Sociology to Work for a More Equitable Society.” https://bit.ly/ASANYC26

🎉Please join us in welcoming and celebrating the newly elected council members of the ASA Section on Medical Sociology! 🎉 We are so excited about the ideas, energy, and dedication they bring to our section and look forward to their leadership in the coming years! #ASA #MedicalSociology #Sociology

Feeling inspired to get back on here after a really really fun #ASA2025 so making my obligatory “I am on the job market” post! I study the power politics of bodies, borders and babies w/ a current focus on trans reproduction. Read more at Carlosariego.com

We have a great set of @asadisability.bsky.social sessions this morning including this one! Make sure to stop by before you say goodbye to the Windy City #ASA2025

Catch our final joint session co-sponsored with the Section on Disability in Society #MedSoc #ASAChicago #ReimaginingHealth

#Sociologists! Great opportunity for recent/soon-to-be PhDs at the University of Colorado Boulder. #ASA2025 www.colorado.edu/postdoctoral...

Don't forget to fill out our Google Form to share your session highlights, photos, or announcements 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #MedSoc #ASAChicago #ReimaginingHealth

Calling all students! Tomorrow is the Student Book Giveaway. Make room in your suitcases and make your way to the entrance of the Exhibit Hall, 8/12 at 12:30 p.m.

4 in 10 pregnant patients and 1 in 4 people use Medicaid. Shifting access among such a large population will have implications for the health of the entire population (and the HC institutions we rely upon). A major population health topic for demographers to prioritize. #ASA2025

Today is Workshop Day! Plus a late session on Social Determinants of Health. #MedSoc #ASAChicago #ReimaginingHealth

👊 @clancyny.bsky.social

Remember, if you can't find a seat at tonight's #ASA2025 Awards Presentation & Presidential Address, 4:00–6:00 p.m., you can live stream it here: https://bit.ly/3TDl6Wl.

Join the conversation 💬 Fill out our Google Form to share your session highlights, photos, or announcements with us, and we'll post them on our account! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #MedSoc #ASAChicago #ReimaginingHealth

🎉Congratulations to the 2025 ASA Section on Medical Sociology Award Winners!🎉 We are proud to honor this year's outstanding scholars for their impactful research, service, and dedication to advancing the discipline! 🥳 #ASA2025 #MedSoc #ReimaginingHealth

Check out our afternoon session schedule ✨ #MedSoc #ASAChicago #ReimaginingHealth

The #ASA2025 Exhibit Hall is open today 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Engage with publishers, companies, and organizations showcasing their products and services.

Happy Sunday 🎉 Here is our session schedule for the day. Use #MedSoc #ASAChicago or #ReimaginingHealth to show us your conference highlights!

Come by my session tomorrow morning at #ASA2025 in @asamedsoc.bsky.social on what I call 'clinical outcomes governance' with some very cool looking papers!

All ASA 2025 Annual Meeting student attendees are invited to attend tonight’s ASA Student Forum Student Reception, 6:00-7:30 p.m. @asastudentforum.bsky.social‬

My new book and I are both happy to be at #ASA2025 with @ucpress.bsky.social open access!

You won't want to miss our reception tonight sponsored by the Sociology of Health and Illness Foundation ✨ This location is .8 miles from the Hyatt Regency. Anyone who would like to arrange to share a ride or walk over together should meet up in the Hyatt lobby at 6pm, departing 6:15 at the latest.

Afternoon Schedule: 2-3:30 Roundtables East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Ballroom A 4:30-5:30 Awards Ceremony and Reeder Address West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Regency D 6:30PM-8:30 Reception: Hawksmoor, 500 North LaSalle Drive

Don't forget to fill out our Google Form to share your session highlights, photos, or announcements with us, and we'll post them on our account! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #MedSoc #ASAChicago #ReimaginingHealth

On Sunday, I have the pleasure of presiding over the session on Racialized Health Injustice (also at 8am 😅). Really looking forward to this one. Truly an amazing set of papers! Hope to see you (w all the caffeine ☕️) there! #ASA2025

Hey, #medsoc "Mentor of the Month" friends, don't miss this exciting presentation from one of our lovely mentors, Dr. Courtney Boen (@courtneyboen.bsky.social)! If you ask me, catching this talk is a great way to start your Monday! 😄 #ASA2025 #ReimaginingHealth

Is this your first time at the ASA Annual Meeting? Join the ASA First-Time Attendee Orientation tomorrow morning, 8:00-9:30 a.m., to get tips on navigating and getting the most out of your meeting experience.

Badge pick-up & registration counters for #ASA2025 are open today, 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Grand Ballroom Foyer, Hyatt Regency, East Tower, Ballroom Level.