Workshops & Speaker Series
Sociology Workshop Series
The UMN Sociology Workshop Series provides a forum for faculty and students to present work and work in progress across a wide range of substantive areas, theoretical perspectives, and research methodologies.
Our Fall 2022 workshop series will be held in 1114 Social Sciences and broadcast via ZOOM on Mondays from 2:30 to 3:30 PM (CDT). All attendees are required to register. Please see individual event details for instructions. Download a PDF copy of our fall schedule here.
If you have questions about our workshop series, please contact Communications Coordinator Elizabeth Cronin at ecronin@umn.edu.
Fall 2022 Schedule
What We Can Learn from Racial Inequality in Two Pandemics: 1918 and COVID-19
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
The Political Uses of Trauma: Establishing and Expanding Veterans Treatment Courts in Minnesota
Victoria Piehowski, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology
Chris Levesque, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology
Daily Social Exposures and Adolescent Health Disparities: Opportunities to Promote Health Equity
Dr. Sarah James, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Postdoctoral Fellow, Minnesota Population Center
Custodial Single Fathers and Employment Discrimination: Penalized or Protected?
Aimzhan Iztayeva, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology
Restless Institutionalization of Alternative Transportation Activists
Ethan Johnson, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology
Transnational Politics of Christian Persecution
Miray Philips, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology
Dr. Laura Garbes, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology
Minnesota Population Center (MPC) Events
The Minnesota Population Center hosts specialized forums, workshops, and symposia on topics related to population research. It also has a weekly seminar series bringing nationally and internationally recognized population researchers from a variety of disciplines to Minnesota to share their research.
MPC Seminar Series
Seminars are held Mondays at 12:15 PM during the academic year.
MPC Workshop Series
Formerly known as the Inequality and Methods Workshop, the newly revamped MPC Workshop is held Fridays from 12:15-1:15 PM during the academic year.
Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS) promotes academic research, education, and public awareness on the Shoah, other genocides, and current forms of mass violence. They host a number of events throughout the year.
Interdisciplinary Research Centers
Interdisciplinary research centers also offer additional opportunities to hear notable social scientists present their latest work.