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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.
Edited by Karen Studebaker and Linda Renzulli, with contributions from Candy Lawson and Nicole Remley.. WIS (20) www.cla.purdue.edu/sociology/
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