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In #NewPublication @sociologylauren.bsky.social & @evangelinewarren.com find that labeling events as discrimination is related to self-rated health, but this relationship depends on how one defines discrimination-> bit.ly/3MSBoKZ
@uncchsociology.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social

📣 Call for Medical Sociology Section Logo Design 📣
Please email submissions and questions to:
Jon Shaffer (Membership Committee Chair - Medical Sociology)

Unequal Worlds of Care by Amy Zhou - Paper Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

www.ucpress.edu/books/unequa...

🎉 Please join us in congratulating Dr. Any Zhou, Barnard College, Columbia University, for her newly published book "Unequal Worlds of Care"

Book is available at UC Press, with discount code UCPSAVE30, as well as on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Bookshop.

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Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology - Northampton, Massachusetts job with Smith College | 1311443 The Department of Sociology at Smith College invites applications for a 3-year, position at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor.

📢📢Job Annocument 📢📢

Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology - for a 3 years
Smith College, Northampton, MA.
Due Date: Mar 24, 2026

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Submission deadline Wednesday! Time to put the finishing touches on your materials ASA 2026 Annual Meeting and be sure submit via the online portal by Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 9 p.m. Eastern. https://bit.ly/ASA26portal 

#ASA #ASA2026 #sociology

📢 Call for Papers 📢 - Special issue of Social Science & Medicine - Polarization and Health Policy in a Global Context 📣

Timeline for submissions:

April 30, 2026: Abstracts due
May 30, 2026: Final abstracts selected
October 1, 2026: Manuscript submission selected abstracts

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Just in time for #ValentinesDay: Wondering how that on-again/off-again relationship affects your mental health?
Sarah Halpern-Meekin & @kristinturney.bsky.social explore: bit.ly/3xjM7D1

@uwmadison.bsky.social @ucirvine.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social @asa-family.bsky.social

#NewPublication explores the concept of Racialized Burnout by studying the unequal racialized and gendered experiences encountered by birthworkers of color. To learn more: bit.ly/3MLXsad
By Hyeyoung Oh Nelson Ashlyn Lange Mercy Kibet & Maleeha K. Shah
@cudenverclas.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Researcher - Nashville, Tennessee job with Vanderbilt University Department of Sociology | 1311435 The Department of Sociology at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Researcher to join the National Study of Old...

Postdoctoral Researcher

Vanderbilt University
Department of Sociology
Specialization in singlehood, social networks, and health in later life

Application deadline: March 31, 2026

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📢 Virtual Proseminars for Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty

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📢ASA Professional Development Opportunities📢
Upcoming Live Webinars for All ASA Members

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Contesting the C Word: The Diagnosis of DCIS and Women's Resistance Against Overtreatment DCIS, or ductal carcinoma in situ—also known as Stage 0 breast cancer—accounts for approximately 20 per cent of new breast cancer cases. Although it is noninvasive, treatment typically mirrors that o...

🎓 New Publication Alert 📢

Gu, Chien-Juh. 2026. “Contesting the C Word: The Diagnosis of DCIS and Women’s Resistance against Overtreatment.” Sociology of Health & Illness: e70145. doi.org/10.1111/1467...

📢 New Publication Alert 📢

Nelson, Hyeyoung Oh, Lange, Ashlyn, Kibet, Mercy and Maleeha K. Shah. 2026. “Saving Maternal Health: The Racialized Labor and Burnout of Birthworkers of Color in the United States.: Journal of Health and Social Behavior. doi.org/10.1177/0022...

ASA Calendar | American Sociological Association We invite Sections to send us information about their upcoming events, such as webinars and panel discussions, to be featured on the ASA Calendar and in

"📅 Discover what’s coming up! Stay connected with upcoming ASA sessions, networking events & opportunities. Explore the ASA Calendar and plan ahead—don’t miss out! 🔗 www.asanet.org/calendar
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Give the Gift of ASA Membership | American Sociological Association *Section membership requires an ASA membership. Only ASA members who do not already have a membership in the Section are eligible to receive a gift to the

"🎁 Give the gift of ASA or Section membership! Support fellow sociologists & expand access to community, resources, and scholarship. Gift memberships available year-round (except Aug 1–31). Learn more: www.asanet.org/join-or-rene...
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The countdown is on! There are just 20 days left to submit your research for the ASA 2026 Annual Meeting! The online portal for submissions is open for papers/extended abstracts, courses, precons, symposiums, and workshops. Deadline is Feb. 25 by 9:00 p.m. Eastern. https://bit.ly/ASA26portal

📢 Call for Award 📢

Donald W. Light Award for the Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology: One award to a book and one award to a journal article that deploys the concepts and methods of medical sociology.

Due date: March 1, 2026

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How does gender and sexual orientation shape stress and emotion work among spousal caregivers for those living with Dementia? #NewPublication explores: bit.ly/4qTTH1c
By Toni Calasanti Brian de Vries Sadie Snow & Jing Geng

@virginiatech.bsky.social @SFSU @HollinsU @asamedsoc.bsky.social

Welcome to our social media team!
🎉 Welcome our Social Media Team!
Dr. Mudasir Mustafa (UWF), Social Media Coordinator
Zheng (Noah) Lian (Vanderbilt)
Momna Rani (UNT)

Follow us on BlueSky for section news & updates!
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Session Postponed! New date will be posted soon 📢

January’s Mentor of the Month session on the current climate for federal funding of medical sociological research has been postponed. It was orginally scheduled on January 30, 2026: 3 pm (EST)/12 pm PST

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How does the bilateral trust between parents and healthcare professionals affect childhood vaccine hesitancy? #NewPublication draws on a team ethnography in seven European countries

Read here to learn more: bit.ly/4qNOEiU

📢 Join us: January’s Mentor of the Month session on:

The current climate for federal funding of medical sociological research 📢

Co-hosted by ASA Medical Sociology section & Mental Health section!
When: Friday January 30, 2026: 3 pm (EST)/12 pm PST

#ASA #MedicalSociology #Funding #Academia

🧠 Call for Submissions!
Join an interdisciplinary workshop at Yale (May 11–12), shaping the future of life-course cognitive inequality research.

📅 Deadline: March 1
🔗 Submit here: drive.google.com/file/d/1xS37...

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🚨 Funding Opportunity 🚨
INRPHA (funded by @NIH_NIA) is accepting pilot project proposals to advance research on rural population health & aging disparities.
💵 Awards up to $35K
🗓 Deadline: April 10
🔗 Learn more: drive.google.com/file/d/1YESp...
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What does air quality sensing feel like? #NewPublication examines the emotional dimensions of sensor use among parents of asthmatic children: bit.ly/4qPomfw

By Casey J. Mullen, Sara E. Grineski, M. Manuela Herrera, L. Piper Christian & Jessica Cuello
@northeasternu.bsky.social @utah.edu

⭐Call for Abstracts for 7the ELSI Congress 📣

Abstracts are now being accepted for the 7th ELSI Congress, which will be held on June 22 – 24, 2026 in Chapel Hill, NC. The submission period is January 16 – February 16.

#Abstracts

📢 Call for Howard B. Kaplan Memorial Award (2026) 🏆
Nominate your grad student, if their research is related to mental health, self-concept & health, or deviance.

Send CV + faculty nomination letter.
Must be ASA + Section student member.

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📢 Call for Leo G. Reeder Award (2027) 🏆
Time for Nominating for Distinguished Contribution to Medical Sociology!!

Due Date: Apr 1, 2026.
Required documents: letter(s)+CV

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🌟Call for Nominations for 2026 ASA Section Awards! 🌟
ASA Medical Sociology Section honor excellence in books, articles, dissertations, and career and student achievements.

Nominate your colleagues and students to recognize their work. 🌟
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