Breadcrumb Home About Annual Newsletter Sociology and Criminology's Annual Newsletter - 2024 Sociology and Criminology Annual Newsletter Main navigation News Annual Newsletter Newsletter Archive Contact Us Main navigation Newsletter Archive Spring 2024 Please enjoy Professor and Chair Michael Sauder’s welcome letter to our 2023-24 newsletter.Read the Letter Articles Whatever Happened to Austin van Loon? Our Alumni Check In Maybe it’s the Trees: James Wo on Crime and the Environment Understanding Dignity from Within New Criminology PhD Program Starts with an Outstanding New Cohort of Students Lexi Bibbs: Rooted in Iowa and Studying Crime in a New PhD Program Joanna Frazier: Earning a PhD by Advancing Theories of Crime and Victimization Chad Rhym Points His Sociological Lense at Journalism Matthew Anderson on Surviving and Thriving in the Iowa Sociology PhD Program Renowned Professor Jenn Haylett Shares Personal Journey and Professional Insights Professor Steve Wieting Honored at the 2024 Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society Sociology as a Vocation: The Life of Steve Wieting