This spring, the Department was honored to host Professor Jessica Calarco of the University of Wisconsin–Madison as an Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor. Her residency offered a compelling look at the intersection of gender, labor, and social policy in the United States.

Colin Tuttle’s path to sociology didn’t begin in a classroom—it unfolded across multiple states, careers, and lived experiences -- long before arriving at the University of Iowa to pursue a PhD.

Sociologists have called for more research and teaching in climate change but there is a persistent lack of attention to climate change in the discipline. Dr. Vasi illustrates how sociological research on climate change can be incorporated into the courses faculty teach.

Dr. Jason Robey is the newest faculty member to join Sociology and Criminology and sat down to answer questions about his life, career, and interests.

Graduate students Amy Heath, Kimberly Ingold, and Hillary Douglas help demystify the conference experience by sharing insights and reflections from their own professional journeys.

It began with a question that often lingers beneath the surface of criminology: how do individual choices intersect with systems to shape who is labeled a criminal, and why? For Alexa Frankel, a senior majoring in Criminology, that question became a guiding thread throughout her time at the University of Iowa.