Emily Fessler (center) with President Clif Smart and Board of Governors member Lynn Parman. Our former Anthropology major, Emily Fessler, recently earned a Citizen Scholar Award at Missouri State University due to her stellar academic achievements and her significant contributions to the MSU community and to the community at large. Emily’s actions have resulted in a positive … [Read more...] about Emily Fessler, Citizen Scholar
Dr. Kyler James Sherman-Wilkins, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Faculty Affiliate in the Gerontology Program, has been selected to serve a 3-year term as a member of the Board of Directors for the Missouri Foundation of Health. In this role, Dr. Sherman-Wilkins will advocate for a greater focus on addressing issues surrounding age-related cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's … [Read more...] about Dr. Sherman-Wilkins nominated to Missouri Foundation for Health’s board of directors
If you have an interest in human behavior, and particularly that of human sexual behavior, then you may already have a subscription to Archives of Sexual Behavior; the online journal for the International Academy of Sex Research. As of today, Dr. Alicia Walker has successfully published her second article with the journal titled, "Pathways and Patterns of Entrance into … [Read more...] about Publication Announcement: Dr. Alicia Walker in Archives of Sexual Behavior
Do you like data? Of course you do. This is a Soc-Ant blog. Follow this link for the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement reports on Missouri State University's voting rates in 2012, 2016, 2018, and 2020. Notice the increase between 2016 and 2020? Arguments of correlation versus causation aside, we would be remiss not to give credit where credit is due, and … [Read more...] about Dr. Suzanne Walker-Pacheco Awarded For Community Engagement Work
The 2021 Youth Housing Study was released. Follow the link for a downloadable PDF. This report is the culmination of a collaboration between our department and The Homeless Youth Task Force of the Community Partnership of the Ozark's Alliance to End Homelessness. Christina Ryder, Adjunct Instructor of Sociology, and Kayla Curry, a Sociology major, were instrumental in it's … [Read more...] about 2021 Youth Housing Study