Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University

05/12/2026

An amazing accomplishment of our Dr. Jenjira Yahirun! 🥳🎉

Congratulations to Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University associate professor Jenjira Yahirun, who received the 2026 Olscamp Research Award, which recognizes outstanding scholarly or creative accomplishments during the previous three-year period.

05/11/2026

Congratulations to our Sociology Department's Monica Longmore! Way to go! 👏🎉

Congratulations to Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University professor Monica Longmore (with undergraduate RAs Grady Schulz & Audrey Simon, GA Sara Rosa) on receiving this year's Elliott L. Blinn Award for Faculty-Undergraduate Student Innovative Basic Research/Creative Work!

05/11/2026

The Sociology Department is so proud of our very own Margaret Weinberger! 🧡🤎

Congratulations to Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University teaching professor Margaret Weinberger who was presented with the Faculty Senate Distinguished Service Award.

05/11/2026

Congratulations to Desire Okpattah who successfully defended her thesis, "The Influence of Socio-Economic and Demographic Characteristics on Men's Ideal Family Size in Ghana." She is pictured here with the committee chair, Dr. Kelly Balistreri. Thank you to Dr. Jenjira Yahirun & Dr. Lauren Newmyer who also served on the committee. Great job, Desire! 👏

05/05/2026

Over the past weekend, BGSU held Spring 2026 Commencement ceremonies. Chris Julian, who completed his PhD in summer 2025, came back and was hooded by Susan Brown, his advisor (first picture). Gary Oates and Steve Demuth represented the Sociology Faculty participating in the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences (second picture). Not pictured was also Fatemah Hassanzadeh who earned her MA degree 👏

05/01/2026

A huge congratulations to our very own Dr. Tom Mowen on his promotion to Full Professor! 🎉👏
Pictured are Dr. Mowen and his wife, Christine.

04/29/2026

Congrats to Corrine Wiborg, who successfully defended her dissertation today, entitled “Beyond Congruence: How Educational Expectations Influence Familial Closeness, Contact, College Investment, and Parental Well-Being.” 🎉 Pictured are Corrine and Dr. Jenjira Yahirun, Committee Chair.

A big thank you to committee members Kelly Balistreri, Susan Brown, Kei Nomaguchi, and Audrey Roberts for their insightful and constructive feedback!

04/28/2026

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Laura Sanchez, whose research was recently featured in the Plaid Horse, a premier U.S. equestrian magazine. Her research brings to light the role of horse riding in enhancing youth emotional development and well-being. Awesome job, Laura! 👏
Plaid Horse article: https://www.theplaidhorse.com/2026/04/25/why-horse-girls-feel-everything-so-deeply-and-why-thats-a-strength/
Dr. Sanchez's research article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08927936.2024.2425177

04/24/2026

Dr. Nomaguchi (Sociology) and Dr. Diehl (English) with Honors student Jasmine Bishara (Psychology Major, Japanese Minor) showcased this morning how an interdisciplinary team works for a successful Honors Project at BGSU🎉🎓

04/22/2026

Congratulations to our Graduate Award Recipients 🧡🤎 (from left to right)
Alexis Galvin (Charles H. and M. Dawn McCaghy Graduate Student Award in Criminology, 2026)
Marissa Coldren (Charles H. and M. Dawn McCaghy Fellowship in Criminology, 2025)
Gabrielle Juteau (Donald J. and Susan E. Adamchak Graduate Student Award in Demography)

04/22/2026

Our Sociology Department's new AKD Inductees for 2026! (from left to right)
Audrey Simon, Nina Petersheim, Nevaeh Emerich, Katherine Ripley