Department of Sociology

UW recognizes Award of Excellence recipients (many from the College of Arts and Sciences) for their outstanding dedication in teaching, mentoring, public service, staff support and more.

Steve Goodreau, professor of anthropology, and Martina Morris, professor of sociology and of statistics, explain how visiting just one friend could undo the goal of social distancing.

Professors Steve Goodreau and Martina Morris explain how violating distancing measures, even in seemingly small ways, can put people at risk of contracting coronavirus.

Steve Goodreau, professor of anthropology at the UW, and Martina Morris, professor of sociology and of statistics, explain how forgoing social distancing can have disastrous effects.

Martina Morris, emeritus professor of statistics and sociology, explains the concept of "superspreaders," and how she hopes to better understand them.

Steven Goodreau, professor of anthropology, and Martina Morris, professor emerita of sociology and statistics, explain why it's important to maintain strict social distancing measures.

Emeritus professor of statistics and sociology Martina Morris explains "superspreaders" of the coronavirus epidemic and how understanding them could help control the spread.

Katherine Beckett, professor of sociology, discusses how special circumstances can lead to increased transmission of the coronavirus in Washington's jails and prisons.

Pepper Schwartz, sociology professor, gives advice for staying positive in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Keisha Credit (BA, Communication; Sociology, 2011) discusses UW's startup culture and her experience as an entrepreneur of color.

Julie Brines, associate professor of sociology, weighs in on whether it's true that more couples divorce in January than other months of the year.

Sociology Professor Christine Leibbrand discusses the effects that moving away from segregated hometowns have on African Americans.

UW sociologist Christine Leibbrand and her co-authors examined residency among children whose fathers were in prison, or recently released, at the time of data collection.

Dr. Pepper Schwartz, a UW sociologist, explains where the Seattle Freeze came from and what we can do to fix it.

Alum Melissa Miranda (BFA, 2008, Sociology) discusses her career as a chef and the cultural inspirations for the dishes she creates.