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The Department of Sociology at the University at Albany offers undergraduate and graduate degrees which prepare students for careers in research and service positions in the public and private sectors and for careers as scholar-teachers in universities and colleges. We have 28 faculty members whose teaching and research interests include Urban Sociology, Race and Ethnicity; Social Demography; Deviance and Crime; Qualitative Sociologies; Gender Studies; Work, Economy, and Society; Sociology of Families; Cultural Sociology; and Political Sociology. Contact the Department at [email protected] or for graduate student inquires: [email protected]

10/29/2026

Graduate candidates, Yeeun Hong and Heeyoung Lee recently published an article entitled, "Selectivity, Assimilation, and the Limits of Education: Immigrant Mortality Trajectories Among Asian and Hispanic Populations in the United States." Please check it out below!

Fundamental cause theory holds that education confers durable survival advantages across social contexts, but it remains unclear whether this holds for immigran...

10/19/2026

Professor Aaron Major's book launch event later this month for his new book, Theories of Emancipation: Sociology and Socialism at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (Stanford University Press, 2026), takes place at NYU. For details, please see the flyer below.

09/15/2026

Professor Joanna Dreby and Ph.D. graduate candidate, Yeeun Hong recently published an article in Social Problems entitled, "'But We Don't Talk About It': Silencing and Legal Precarity Among First-, 1.5- and Second-Generation Asian Immigrants." Please check it out at the link below!

Abstract. This article examines how Asians and Asian Americans in the United States understand and manage legal precarity over time. Drawing on 36 in-depth

07/21/2026

Please join us in congratulating recent graduate, Joleen Chen, on receiving the David Mark Award from the Department of Geography, Planning and Sustainability! Joleen double majored in Sociology and Globalization Studies. The award honors a former student and the recipient chosen each year is someone who exemplifies David's strong work ethic, breadth of achievement in the discipline, and commitment to serving the community. Congratulations, Joleen!!

07/15/2026

Ph.D. Candidate, Heeyoung Lee, published a new article in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, "Permeable Boundaries: How Neighboring States' Policy Environments Shape Local Mortality Rates in the United States." Please find the link below:

By analyzing 3,094 U.S. counties from 2015 to 2019, this study examines spatial spillover effects of state policy environments on county-level mortality rates. ...

06/11/2026

Please join the department in congratulating Ph.D. Candidate, Heeyoung Lee on receiving ASA's 2026 Howard B. Kaplan Memorial Award in Medical Sociology. This award recognizes outstanding graduate student scholars conducting exceptional research in medical sociology. Congratulations, Heeyoung!

06/02/2026

We also would like to congratulate Jiangnan Liu on her election as Student Representative for the History of Sociology & Social Thought section for the American Sociological Association (ASA), for a two-year term, beginning Fall 2026! Way to go, Jiangnan!

06/01/2026

Please join the department in congratulating Samuel Ocasio Jr on his election as Student Representative (2026-2027) for the Sociology of Education Section for the American Sociological Association (ASA). Great work, Sam!

05/19/2026

Professor Tse-Chuan Yang, along with graduate candidate, Heeyoung Lee and graduate student, Golam Morshed Suhel recently published an article entitled, "Age segregation and deaths of despair among older adults, 2010-2022: Rural/Urban county comparisons." Please check it out at the link below!

04/27/2026

Professor Joanne Kaufman published a new article in Sociological Forum, "The Impact of Early Life Victimization and Prejudice on Adult Socioeconomic Well-Being Among Sexual Minority Populations." Please find the link below:

Sexual minority populations experience higher rates of violent victimization and prejudice than heterosexual individuals. While both have long-ranging negative effects, when they happen earlier in li...

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