Faculty in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work include sociologists, social workers, and an anthropologist. Our teaching-learning focus is on the local community, and our research interests range from poverty, new social movements, and community organizing to ethnology, political violence, sex trafficking, race relations, and segregation. Here is a sampling of research by our faculty.

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Submissions from 2020

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Fieldwork as Social Transformation: Place, Time, and Power in a Violent Moment, Noelle Bridgen and Miranda Cady Hallett

Submissions from 2019

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Re/Imagined Community: Neoliberalism, Human Rights, and Officials’ Accounts of the Salvadoran Transnation, Miranda Cady Hallett

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Consent, Mediation, and Complicity: The Complex Ethics of Informed Consent and Scholarly Representation in Violent Contexts, Miranda Cady Hallett and Sandra Gruner-Domic

Submissions from 2018

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Comparison of Serum and Cervical Cytokine Levels Throughout Pregnancy Between Preterm and Term Births, Kristin Ashford, Niraj R. Chavan, Amanda T. Wiggins, Molly Malany Sayre, Andrea McCubbin, Agatha S. Critchfield, and John O'Brien

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Living with 'Risky' Bodies, Simanti Dasgupta

Polarizing Climate Politics in America, Dana R. Fisher, Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X), Joseph McCartney Waggle, Ann H. Dubin, and Amanda M. Dewey (0000-0003-2286-8575)

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Shifting Echo Chambers in US Climate Policy Networks, Lorien Jasny, Amanda M. Dewey, Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X), William Yagatich, Ann H. Dubin, Joseph McCartney Waggle, and Dana R. Fisher

Super Emitters in the United States Coal-Fired Electric Utility Industry: Comparing Disproportionate Emissions across Facilities and Parent Companies, Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X) and Mary B. Collins (0000-0003-2286-8575)

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Teaching Note—Reification and Recognition in the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, Molly Malany Sayre

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From 'Wonderful Americans' to the AHCA: Contrasting Trump's Nomination Acceptance Address and his Administration's Actions on GLBTQ Health, Leland G. Spencer and Molly Malany Sayre

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How Local Environmental Stewardship Diversifies Democracy, William Yagatich, Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X), and Dana R. Fisher

Submissions from 2017

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Locking Up Families Is Inhumane—and Unconstitutional, Lynnette Arnold and Miranda Cady Hallett

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Advertising Exposure and Use of E-Cigarettes among Female Current and Former Tobacco Users of Childbearing Age, Kristin Ashford, Emily Rayens, Amanda T. Wiggins, Mary K. Rayens, Amanda Fallin, and Molly Malany Sayre

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Labor, Discipline, and Resistance: Transnational Migrant Workers "On the Line", Miranda Cady Hallett

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Link Voices Blog: Internment, Immigrant Detention, and the Imagined Imperiled Whiteness of U.S. Citizenship, Miranda Cady Hallett

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Becoming Welcoming: Organizational Collaboration and Immigrant Integration in Dayton, Ohio, Theo J. Majka and Jamie Longazel

Submissions from 2016

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Social Work Ethics: Decision Making and Accountability, James J. Clark and Molly Malany Sayre

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Evaluating the Environmental Effectiveness of Grassroots Environmental Stewardship Organizations in Maryland, Sarah Close, Dana R. Fisher, William Yagatich, and Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X)

Connecting Environmentalism to Democracy through Environmental Stewardship, Dana R. Fisher and Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X)

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Hybrid Arrangements as a form of Ecological Modernization: the Case of the US Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grants, Dana R. Fisher and Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X)

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Detention, Disappearance, and the Power of Language, Miranda Cady Hallett and Lynnette Arnold

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Negotiating a Culture of Encounter and Disruptive Discourse in Catholic Higher Education, Laura Leming

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Undocumented Fears: Immigration and the Politics of Divide and Conquer in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Jamie Longazel

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The Pains of Immigrant Imprisonment, Jamie Longazel, Jake Berman, and Benjamin Fleury-Steiner

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How Glitter Bombing Lost its Sparkle: The Emergence and Decline of a Novel Social Movement Tactic, Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X)

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Maternal Allostatic Load During Pregnancy: Predicting Length of Gestation, Molly Malany Sayre

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Teaching Ethics Informed By Neuroscience, Molly Malany Sayre

Submissions from 2015

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BITS of Belonging:Information Technology, Water, and Neoliberal Governance in India, Simanti Dasgupta

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Civil Society Engagement in Climate Governance: Between Collaboration and Conflict, Dana R. Fisher and Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X)

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Racist Localisms and the Enduring Cultural Life of America’s Death Penalty: Lessons from Maricopa County, Arizona, Benjamin Fleury-Steiner, Paul Kaplan, and Jamie Longazel

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Everyday Racial Interactions for Whites and College Students of Color, Leslie H. Picca

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Security or Sovereignty? Institutional and Critical Approaches to the Global Food Crisis, Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X)

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Social Justice in the Social Work Classroom: Applying a Professional Value to Social Work Education, Molly Malany Sayre and Bibhuti K. Sar

Submissions from 2014

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Sovereign Silence: Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act and Sex Work in Sonagachhi, Simanti Dasgupta

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Creating a Memory Book: Undergraduate Student Experiences with End-of-Life Interviews, Jennifer Davis-Berman

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Review of 'How We Die Now: Intimacy and the Work of Dying,' by Karla Erickson, Jennifer Davis-Berman

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Temporary Protection, Enduring Contradiction: The Contested and Contradictory Meanings of Temporary Immigration Status, Miranda Cady Hallett

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Rhetorical Barriers to Mobilizing for Immigrant Rights: White Innocence and Latina/o Abstraction, Jamie Longazel

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The Negotiated Expansions of Immigration Control, Jamie Longazel and Maartje van der Woude

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Student Journal Writing: Connecting Academic Theories to Everyday Racial Events, Leslie H. Picca and Ruth Thompson-Miller

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Distributive Justice and Equity in Grading: A New Instructor’s Reflections, Molly Malany Sayre

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Evolutionary Theory and Neuroscience: An Explanatory Theory for Social Work, Molly Malany Sayre and Robert Walker

Submissions from 2013

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Social Work, Yoga, and Gratitude: Partnership in a Homeless Shelter, Jennifer Davis-Berman and Jean Farkas

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YogaHome: Emotional, Physical and Social Impacts of a Yoga Program on Community Homeless Shelter Residents, Jennifer Davis-Berman and Jean Farkas

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Moral Panic as Racial Degradation Ceremony: Racial Stratification and the Local-level Backlash against Latino/a Immigrants, Jamie Longazel

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Subordinating Myth: Latino/a Immigration, Crime, and Exclusion, Jamie Longazel

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Beware of Notarios: Neoliberal Governance of Immigrants as Crime Victims, Jamie Longazel and Benjamin Fleury-Steiner

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'It Opened My Eyes’: Using Student Journal Writing to Make Visible Race, Class, and Gender in Everyday Life, Leslie H. Picca, Brian Starks, and Justine Gunderson

Backstage Racism: Implications for Teaching, Leslie H. Picca and Ruth Thompson-Miller

Submissions from 2012

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Racialization in Public and Private: Memories of First Racial Experiences, Shannon K. Carter, Leslie H. Picca, and Brittany N. Murray

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“Better than White Trash”: Work Ethic, Latinidad and Whiteness in rural Arkansas, Miranda Cady Hallett

Two-Faced Racism, Leslie H. Picca

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The Declining Importance of Cultural Context, George Ritzer and Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X)

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Food Justice, Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X) and Bryan Clift

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Slow Food, Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X) and Piergorgio Degli Eposti

Submissions from 2011

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Exploiting Borders: The Political Economy of Local Backlash against Undocumented Immigrants, Jamie Longazel and Benjamin Fleury-Steiner

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Experiencing Court, Experiencing Race: Perceived Procedural Injustice Among Court Users, Jamie Longazel, Laurin S. Parker, and Ivan Y. Sun

Submissions from 2010

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Newman, Oscar: Defensible Space Theory, Patrick G. Donnelly

Submissions from 2009

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The Great Condom Adventure: Analyzing College Students’ Narratives of Buying Condoms, Leslie H. Picca and Kristin E. Joos

Submissions from 2008

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Geographic Patterns, Patrick G. Donnelly

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Urban Decline, Patrick G. Donnelly

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Urban Sprawl, Patrick G. Donnelly

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College Students’ Alcohol-Related Problems: A Test of Competing Theories, Ivan Y. Sun and Jamie Longazel

Submissions from 2007

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State-Corporate Crime and the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Alan S. Bruce and Paul J. Becker

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The Hardest Hate: A Sociological Analysis of Country Hate Music, Beth A. Messner, Arthur J. Jipson, Paul J. Becker, and Bryan Byers

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Unmasking Racism: Halloween Costuming and Engagement of the Racial Other, Jennifer C. Mueller, Danielle Dirks, and Leslie H. Picca

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Two-Faced Racism: Whites in the Backstage and Frontstage, Leslie H. Picca and Joe R. Feagin

Submissions from 2006

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An Evaluation of the Effects of Neighborhood Mobilization on Community Problems, Patrick G. Donnelly and Charles E. Kimble

Submissions from 2005

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But Was It Wanted? Young Women's First Voluntary Sexual Intercourse, Leslie H. Picca

Submissions from 2002

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State of Indiana v. Ford Motor Company Revisited, Paul J. Becker, Arthur J. Jipson, and Alan S. Bruce

Submissions from 2001

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A Timeline of the Racialist Movement in the United States: A Teaching Tool, Paul J. Becker, Arthur J. Jipson, and Rebecca Katz

Submissions from 2000

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The Contentious American Debate: The First Amendment and Internet-based Hate Speech, Paul J. Becker, Bryan Byers, and Arthur J. Jipson

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The Pinto Legacy: The Community as an Indirect Victim of Corporate Deviance, Paul J. Becker, Arthur J. Jipson, and Alan S. Bruce

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Spots on a Gnat’s Ass, Good Soldiers, and Sociology Departments: Stan Saxton’s Pragmatist Approach to Sociology, Dan E. Miller, Fred P. Pestello, and Patrick G. Donnelly

Submissions from 1999

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The Creation of Ohio’s Ethnic Intimidation Law: Triggering Events, Media Campaigns, and Interest Group Activity, Paul J. Becker

Submissions from 1998

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Residents' Efforts at Neighborhood Stabilization: Facing the Challenges of Inner-City Neighborhoods, Patrick G. Donnelly and Theo J. Majka

Submissions from 1997

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Community Organizing, Environmental Change, and Neighborhood Crime, Patrick G. Donnelly and Charles E. Kimble

Submissions from 1996

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Change, Cohesion, and Commitment in a Diverse Urban Neighborhood, Patrick G. Donnelly and Theo J. Majka

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Community and the Practice of Sociology, Frances G. Pestello, Dan E. Miller, Stanley L. Saxton, and Patrick G. Donnelly

Submissions from 1994

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Review: 'High Risk and High Stakes: Health Professionals, Politics and Policy', Patrick G. Donnelly

Submissions from 1992

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Predictors of Success in a Co-Correctional Halfway House: A Discriminant Analysis, Patrick G. Donnelly and Brian E. Forschner

Submissions from 1989

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Individual and Neighborhood Influences on Fear of Crime, Patrick G. Donnelly

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Review: ‘Alternative Perspectives on Crime and Crime Prevention: The Wilson-Currie Debate.’, Patrick G. Donnelly

Submissions from 1988

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Cohesiveness Within a Heterogeneous Urban Neighborhood: Implications for Community in a Diverse Setting, Theo J. Majka and Patrick G. Donnelly

Submissions from 1987

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Predictors of Success in a Co-Correctional Halfway House, Patrick G. Donnelly and Brian E. Forschner

Submissions from 1986

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Neighborhood Criminals and Outsiders in Two Communities: Indications that Criminal Localism Varies, Daniel Baker and Patrick G. Donnelly

Submissions from 1984

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Using Wiseman Documentaries for Social Problems Courses, Patrick G. Donnelly

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Client Success or Failure in a Halfway House, Patrick G. Donnelly and Brian E. Forschner

Submissions from 1982

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The Origins of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Patrick G. Donnelly