Written in Stone Monthly Newsletter of Purdue Sociology

May 2017

Publications

Gilligan, Megan, J. Jill Suitor, Marissa Rurka, Gulcin Con, and Karl Pillemer. 2017. “Adult Children’s Serious Health Conditions and the Flow of Support between the Genera-tions.” The Gerontologist.

McCammon, Holly J., Verta Taylor, Jo Reger, and Rachel L.

Einwohner, eds. 2017. The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Wom-

en’s Activism. New York: Oxford University Press.

Yang, Fenggang. 2017. “From Cooperation to Resistance:

Christian Responses to Intensified Suppression in China To-

day.” Review of Faith & International Affairs.

Chakraborty, Shaonli, Shiv Kumar, Mangala Subrama-

niam (equal authors). 2017. “Safe city: Analysis of

services for gender-based violence in Bengaluru, In-

dia.” International Sociology.

Robert Perrucci, "Three Lives in Two Americas," chapter 3

in Rosalyn B. Darling and Peter J. Stein (editors) Journeys in

Sociology: From First Encounters to Fulfilling Retirements.

Temple University Press and American Sociological Associa-

tion, 2017.

Yang, Fenggang, Joy K.C. Tong and Allan Anderson (2017) “Pentecostals and Charismatics among Chinese Christians: An Introduction.” Pp. 1-13 in Global Chinese Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity.

Tong, Joy K.C. and Fenggang Yang (2017) “The Femininity

of Chinese Christianity: A Study of a Chinese Charismatic

Church and Its Female Leadership.” Pp. 329-344 in Global

Chinese Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity

Pillemer, Karl, J. Jill Suitor, Catherine Riffin, Cary Reid, and

Siyun Peng. In press. “The Impact of Older Parents’ Pain

Symptoms on Adult Children." Pain Medicine

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Bill Coghill receives inaugural Instructor of Excellence

Award at Awards Reception on April 24, 2017.

We had numerous publications and noteworthy news. Regretfully, we could not print all the submissions. Please note we will not have a June 2017 issue. -K.S.

Sociology Out and About

Jean Beaman gave a presentation on race, ethnicity,

and racism for the Purdue CAPS Diversity Team on

March 22, 2017.

Erin Straka came in 2nd at the Undergraduate Research

Poster Symposium 2017. “You can't always get what

you want: Gender attitudes and Parental Leave”. Her

mentor is Jeremy Reynolds.

Bert Useem was the Keynote speaker at the Under-

graduate Research Symposium, Clark Atlanta Universi-

ty, March 29, 2017.

Charlie Shook, a member of the West Lafayette Human

Relations Commission, spoke to Jean Beaman’s SOC

310 class about discrimination, diversity, and human

rights in the Greater Lafayette area.

Fenggang Yang was a panelist at the symposium: “In

Response to Persecution: What Is To be done?“ at the

National Press Club, Washington, D.C. on April 20,

2017.

Jong Hyun Jung accepted a postdoc offer from the

Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing at the Uni-

versity of Oklahoma.

Warren Dukes was a panelist and conducted a work-

shop at the “I Matter” Conference held at Lafayette Jeff

High School on April 15, 2017.

May Birthdays

Andrew Raridon 5/6

Jackie Henke 5/9

Elizabeth Hoffmann 5/9

Preethi Ramaswamy 5/31

June Birthdays

Scott Roepke 6/2

Jack Spencer 6/3

Joey Marshall 6/8

Mangala Subramaniam 6/14

Gucin Con 6/15

Christie Sennott 6/16

Jordan Meyer 6/17

Zachary Palmer 6/18

Carolyn Perrucci 6/18

Fenggang Yang 6/28

Honors

Megan Gilligan received the 2017 Early Achievement in

Research Award from the College of Human Sciences at

Iowa State.

Joy Kadowaki received the Bilsland Dessertation Fellow-

ship for 2017-2018.

Fenggang Yang was selected as a winner of the 2017

College of Liberal Arts Discovery Excellence Award for the

Social Sciences.

Jill Suitor, PI; Megan Gilligan, Co-PI awarded grant

“Within-Family Dynamics and End-of-Life Processes.”

Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and

Partnerships and the Office of the Provost. Purdue Uni-

versity, 2017

Andrew Raridon received the Teaching Academy Gradu-

ate Teaching Award on April 25, 2017.

Blakelee Kemp was awarded a 2017-18 PRF Research

Grant for “The Early Social Origins of Premature Aging?”

Jarod Wright was awarded a 2017-18 PRF Research

Grant for “Digital Contention: Perception, Framing, and

Identity Process in Movements for Online Rights and Free-

dom.”

Eden Holmes was awarded the Sociology/CLA Alumni

Outstanding Senior Award and her name was added to

the plaque in the hall display case.

Jarod Wright was awarded the Purdue Department of

Sociology Summer Research Training Support Award.

Nicole Remley was awarded The Bravo Award at the

Sociology Awards Reception on April 24, 2017.

Congratulations,

Graduates!

Kia Hastings M.S.

Elle Rochford M.S.

Ashleigh Kysar-Moon Ph.D.

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Important Dates

Faculty Meeting May 4 @ 2:00 p.m. In BRNG 1284

Grades due May 9 before 5:00 p.m.

CLA Graduation May 13 @ 9:30 a.m.

Memorial Day – University Holiday – May 29

Linda Renzulli, Head of Sociology Dan Olson and Joy Kadowaki Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship Award

Sociology Awards Reception – April 24, 2017

Kevin Stainback and Patti Thomas Daryl P. Evans Outstanding Teaching Award

Preethi Krishnan and Kevin Stainback Graduate Student Outstanding Teaching Award

Carolyn Perrucci and Linda Renzulli Appreciation of Service as Undergraduate Director

Blakelee Kemp and Dan Olson PRF Research Grant Award