Midwest Sociological Society

This past weekend, our board members met for the Fall Executive Meeting. During the meeting, we went out to explore the city so we knew where to plan fun events for the Annual Meeting. Check out some great photos from one of the groups!

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Have you already submitted your presentation for the 2026 Annual Meeting? Don't forget the important dates listed below!

Submission Deadline: 10/17/25
Poster and 3MT Deadline: 12/19/25
Registration Deadline: 2/1/26
Hotel Discount Deadline: 2/23/26

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Did you know that the MSS Annual Meeting submissions are open??? Make sure to submit your abstract before Oct. 17th for regular sessions and Dec. 19th for posters!
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ONLINE FIRST

Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.

Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ

If you have some free time at 7:30am or 3:56pm Eastern Time on Wednesday (8/20), tune into WAMC on the radio to hear our At-Large Director, Ryan Ceresola talk about conspiracy theories! Link below!

www.wamc.org/show/the-aca...

#Sociology #Radio #Midwest #Conspiracy

Introducing our keynote speaker for the 2026 Annual Meeting: Dr. Valerie Francisco-Manchavez. Dr. Francisco-Manchavez focuses on the intersection of economy and migration. We look forward to hearing her amazing presentation!

With our last Board Member Introduction (for now), we are welcomed by our incredible President: Dr. Laurie Linhart of Des Moines Area Community College!
Check out who inspired her to get into sociology!

#Sociology #SocialScience #President #Iowa #Midwest

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

In her Midwest Sociological Society (@midwestsoc.bsky.social) Presidential Address, LaShaune P. Johnson emphasizes the importance of building relationships with people and organizations in one's local community.

Read more at bit.ly/4lpzBJw

FREE TO ACCESS THROUGH JULY 31

"Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" by Elizabeth Felix is now free to read through July 31.

Read it at bit.ly/4ltP6zB

Is there a special topic that you want to present next year at MSS?

The MSS is currently taking proposals for Special Interest Organized Paper Sessions through July 18th. Click the link below to learn more!

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This week, we are introduced to Ryan Ceresola from @hartwickcollege.bsky.social
Ryan serves as our at-large director, thanks to his kickin' professor back in undergrad!

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This week's Board Member Introduction features Sandra Loughrin from the University of Nebraska Kearney.
Sandra is now our current #Nebraska #Director and she can't wait to tell you how she got into #Sociology

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This week's Board Member Introduction features Liz Legerski from the University of North Dakota.
Liz is our current Secretary and can't wait to tell you how she got into #Sociology

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Read ASA’s open letter, issued in partnership w/ other sociology orgs defending sociology & condemning federal attacks on academic inquiry & free speech. https://bit.ly/4cQRLjL Signers include DC Sociological Society @britsoci.bsky.social @midwestsoc.bsky.social

This week's Board Introduction presents Michael Johnston from @williampennuniversity Michael is our incoming Chair of the Publications Committee! We're happy to have you on board, @professorjohnst.bsky.social

#Sociology #Academia #Midwest #Welcome

We are back with another Board Member introduction! Say hello to Lisa Muñoz of Hawkeye Fommunity College. Lisa is currently serving as our 23-26 Iowa State Director. Come check out how she got into Sociology!

#Sociology #Iowa #Board #socialmedia #SocialScience #Education

Ove the next few months, we'll be #Introducing you to some of our Board Members as they tell us what got them into #Sociology Today, we hear from Holly Stock, our 24-27 Student Director from the University of Missouri. #Education

Congrats to all the AKD members who attended & presented at this month's @midwestsoc.bsky.social meetings!

The photos feature Sonia Halabi of McKendree University, followed by Sanjida Sultana Zerin of Northern Illinois University who presented w/ the help of a Student Member Research Travel Grant!

🎉 We have more AKD member accomplishments to celebrate this week!

Congrats to Madison Dawson & Anastasia Mora from Tartleton State University who received Student Member Research Travel Grants to present at @midwestsoc.bsky.social's annual meeting last moth!

#AlphaKappaDelta #Sociology

Hello world! We at the AJS are pleased to have our bluesky account all systems go!  We’ll be announcing our issues, accepted papers, and other relevant happenings. Watch this space for more.

ONLINE FIRST

In this new TSQ article, Gregory Fayard calls for a "sociology of transportation" and outlines what a sociology of transportation can contribute to three major areas of sociological research—microsociology, inequalities, and political sociology.

Read more at bit.ly/4bDhj3s

We are officially one month out from our 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium, and we want YOU 🫵 to join us!

As one previous attendee put it 🗣 "It allowed me to feel very proud of my accomplishments and to be a contributor to such a vibrant intellectual community."

Congrats! Well deserved!!!

As we end the day, we say thanks to everyone for an incredible meeting! Your hard work and dedication to the discipline makes this our favorite time of year! Great job and see you in St. Louis next year!!!
#MSS25 #Sociology

The river may be green, but our #MSS25 social event tonight has all the colors of pride! Join us for the Queer Mixer in Montreux 3 at 6pm. #LGBTQIA + Attendees and #Allies welcome!

#ChicagoRiver #Pride #Sociology

Come hear from the awesome Editor-in-Chief of the @socquarterly.bsky.social tomorrow at 10:15am in Zurich G!

For anyone at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society (@midwestsoc.bsky.social) this weekend in Chicago: this afternoon at 1 p.m. I'll be presenting my and Dan Morrison's (@danielrmorrison.bsky.social) paper "Christian Universities as Cisgender Organizations." Hope to see you there!

Congratulations to Dr. Jenny Pearson on an incredible presidential address! The MSS thanks you for your service and dedication to advancing the organization and discipline! #MSS25 #Sociology #Speech

An honor to be among this years' awardees!

My book "Precarious Protections: Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum in the US" (University of California Press) was awarded the 2025 MSS Best Book Award.

Congrats to all of our awardees! Your hard work deserves all the praise! #MSS25 #Sociology #Award