Sociology and Anthropology

An Elon senior, an alumnus and a current staff member have each been selected for the NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship program, which will support their work toward graduate degrees in STEM fields. 

A recipient of Elon’s Leadership Prize, Perry Elyaderani is taking a three-pronged approach focused on better understanding the mental health issues college students grapple with and seeking to reduce the stigma many attach to mental health. 

Rena Zito, assistant professor of sociology, provides a guide to propensity score analysis in teenage childbearing research for a methods-focused publication.

Sociology major Jensen Collins ’18 won the North Carolina Sociological Association's Himes Student Paper Award and presented her research at its annual conference.

Tom Arcaro, professor of sociology, writes in this column for the Elon University Writers Syndicate about the economic consequences of ending temporary protection status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.

Raj Ghoshal, assistant professor of sociology, offered his insights to reporter Bob Buckley for a recent segment on when societies reach the point that they call for social change. 

Tom Arcaro, professor of sociology, writes in this column for the Elon University Writers Syndicate that white collar crimes are often overshadowed, despite their widespread impact. 

Rena Zito, assistant professor of sociology, spoke with the Burlington Times-News about research on sexual harassment and assault.

The chapter is part of the book "The African Metropolis: Struggles over Urban Space, Citizenship, and Rights to the City."

Rena Zito, assistant professor of sociology, published a chapter on the sociology of deviance in Sociology in Action.