Beth B. Hess Award Winners

The Beth B. Hess Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a new or continuing graduate student who began her or his study in a community college or technical school. 

Winner:  Mairead Eastin Moloney, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Honorable Mention:  Elizabeth Sternke, Purdue University

Past Winners

C. Wright Mills Award Winners

The C. Wright Mills award is granted to one book annually that demonstrates dedication to a search for a sophisticated understanding of the individual and society.

2006 Winner (awarded in 2007):  Sudhir A. Venkatesh, Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor, Harvard University Press

Joseph B. Gittler Award Winner

Established in 2007 at the bequest of Joseph B. Gittler, this award is made in recognition of the significant scholarly achievements that a SSSP member has made in contributing to the ethical resolution of social problems.

Winner: n/a (First recipient was awarded in 2008.)

Lee Founders Award Winner

Established in 1981, this award is made in recognition of significant achievements that, over a distinguished career, have demonstrated continuing devotion to the ideals of the founders of the Society for the Study of Social Problems and especially to the humanist tradition of Alfred McClung Lee and Elizabeth Briant Lee.

Winner:  Peter Conrad, Brandeis University

Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Scholarship Winner

The Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Scholarship was established at the 1993 Annual Meeting by The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP). It is awarded to one recipient who demonstrates significant achievements of active engagement with social problems, participation in social problem solutions, and advancement of knowledge through study, service and critical analysis.

Winner:  Angie Beeman, University of Connecticut

Social Action Award Winner

The Social Action Award, established in 1991, is awarded to a not-for-profit organization in the city/area hosting the annual meeting demonstrating sensitivity to and respect for cultural diversity.

Winner:  CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities, New York, NY

2007 STUDENT PAPER COMPETITIONS AND OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS

 The student paper competitions and outstanding scholarship awards are sponsored by the Divisions.

1st Place: “Residential Turnover and Crime: Does Neighborhood Matter? The Impact of Crime on Home Sales in Los Angeles, 1993-1997,” Lyndsay N. Boggess, University of California, Irvine

1st Place: “Individual Frame Preference and Strategic Dilemmas in Women’s Peace Organizing,” Rachel V. Kutz-Flamenbaum, SUNY, Stony Brook

1st Place: “Rappin’ on the Corner: Transforming Provocations of Street Violence into Play,” Jooyoung Lee, University of California, Los Angeles

1st Place: “Methamphetamine Use and Sexual Experiences among Urban Club-Going Youth,” Brooke Wells, City University of New York

Honorable Mention: “The Timing of Parenthood: Early First Birth and Alcohol Use throughout the Life Course,” J.D. Wolfe, Indiana University

Senior Scholar Award: Richard Wilsnack, University of North Dakota

1st Place: “Gender Differences in Extreme Mathematical Achievement: An International Perspective on Biological, Social, and Societal Factors,” Andrew Penner, University of California, Berkeley

1st Place: “Community Participation and Urban Brownfield Redevelopment,” Sandra Zupan, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

1st Place: “Marriage as a Buffer for the Effects of Perceptions of Neighborhood Disorder on Mental Health in Old Age: The Role of the Self,” Alex Bierman, California State University, Northridge

1st Place- Graduate Student: “Global Networks of Trade in Vaccines: The Case of Global Public Goods,” Anna da Silva, Rutgers University

1st Place- Undergraduate Student: “The Nature of Firm Involvement in Water Privatization Contract Provision,” Erica Blom, Boston University

Outstanding Book Award: Taking Power: On the Origins of Third World Revolutions, John Foran, Cambridge University Press, 2005

• HEALTH, HEALTH POLICY, AND HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION

1st Place: “Chronic Pain on the Internet: A Comparison of Arthritis and Fibromyalgia,” Cheryl Stults, Brandeis University

1st Place - George Smith Award: “Panning for Gold – An Institutional Ethnography of Health Relations and the Process of Diagnosing Autism in British Columbia,” Michael K. Corman, University of Victoria

1st Place - Braverman Award: “Politics and Racial Threat in Labor Organizing: A Pooled Time-Series Analysis,” Daniel Tope, Ohio State University

1st Place - Alfred R. Lindesmith Award: “Civil Commitment Laws for Sex Offenders: Protecting the Public or Manufacturing Fear?” Emily Horowitz, St. Francis College

1st Place: “Broadening the Culture of Survivorhood: Expanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder through Space and Time,” Thomas DeGloma, Rutgers University

No Award Given

1st Place: “White Privilege as an Agent Utilized to Perpetuate Racism in the United States,” Victoria J. Watson, George Mason University

• SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, POLITICS, AND COMMUNITIES DIVISION

No Award Given

1st Place: “Expanding the Survivor Worldview: Transmitting and Bridging Trauma through Space and Time,” Thomas DeGloma, Rutgers University

2nd Place: “How Pigeons Became Rats: The Cultural-Spatial Logic of Problem Animals,” Colin Jerolmack, City University of New York Graduate Center

1st Place: “Coping with Food Vulnerability: The Role of Social Networks in the Lives of Missouri Food Pantry Clients,” Jennifer J. Beggs, University of Missouri, Columbia

1st Place: “Whom Does Service-Learning Really Serve? Community Organizations’ Perspectives on Service-Learning,” David Blouin and Evelyn Perry, Indiana UniversityYOUTH, AGING, AND THE LIFE COURSE DIVISION

1st Place: “High Retention Direct Care Workers’ Experiences and Views of Racism among Assisted Living Residents with Dementia,” Michael Lepore, Georgia State University

2nd Place: “Disparities in Disability Life Expectancy in U.S. Birth Cohorts: The Influence of Sex and Race,” Samir Soneji, Princeton University