SSSP 2025 Annual Meeting
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Editorial and Publications Committee, 2024-25 & 2025-26
Room: Buckingham Room
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Crime and Justice
Room: Water Tower Parlor
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Institutional Ethnography
Room: Marshfield Room
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Social Problems Theory
Room: Water Tower Parlor
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
SPECIAL
Session 011: CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Connecting and Navigating SSSP as an Insurgent Scholar: Getting the Most Out of Conference and Academic Association Affiliations
Room: Crystal Room
Sponsor: Program Committee
Organizer &
Presider: Walda Katz-Fishman, League of Revolutionaries for a New America and Howard University
Description: This session is designed to welcome SSSP accomplices to foster a conversation about being an insurgent scholar. Seasoned and new members with varying years of SSSP participation will share insights and tips on how to get the most out of the SSSP conference, academic association affiliations, community engagement, and scholar-activism. We will also explore: A. How can we intentionally stay connected throughout the year? B. How does being an insurgent sociologist impact our involvements in academic associations? C. And how does our scholar activism impact our involvement in other work and community spaces?
Panelists:
Tia M. Dickerson, Columbia University
Barbara Katz Rothman, The Graduate Center, CUNY
David G. Embrick, University of Connecticut
Melissa F. Weiner, College of the Holy Cross
Loren Henderson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Anthony Jerald Jackson, Bowie State University
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Session 012: Intersectionality in the Classroom: Theory and Practice
Room: Indiana Room
Sponsors: Critical Race and Ethnic Study
Teaching Social Problems
Organizers: Laurie J. Linhart, Des Moines Area Community College
Christina M. Leshko, SUNY Canton
Presider &
Discussant: Laurie J. Linhart, Des Moines Area Community College
Description: This session explores how intersecting identities shape classroom dynamics and educational outcomes. Papers examine how race, gender, class, ability, and sexuality converge to create unique experiences for students and educators. Presentations highlight innovative pedagogical approaches that acknowledge intersectional identities, challenge traditional power structures, and create more inclusive learning environments. Research focuses on higher education contexts employing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The session aims to bridge theoretical frameworks with practical applications, offering concrete strategies to recognize and address the complex ways social categories interact within educational spaces.
Papers:
“Abolition Feminism as Pedagogy. Abolition Feminism as Pedagogy,” Kayla M. Martensen, University of New Mexico
“Empowering Latina Undergraduates: Addressing Income Inequality and the Experiences of Latina Students at Hispanic-serving Institutions,” Angela Vergara, University of Central Florida
“Inclusion and Engagement for Students of Color: Identifying Systemic Responsibility of Higher Education Institutions,” Nicholas J. Payton, Simpson College
“Practicing Pedagogy and the Sociological Imagination Using the Many Daughters of Afong Moy,” Jeanne Kimpel, Molloy University
“Sense of Belonging on Campus among International Students in Nova Scotia,” Isla Parker, Acadia University
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Session 013: Militarization, Forced Migration, and Authoritarianism
Room: Kimball Room
Sponsor: Global
Organizer, Presider &
Discussant: Nicole M. Butkovich Kraus, West Texas A&M University
Description: This paper session will address militarization, forced migration, and authoritarianism. It includes work from a variety of theoretical perspectives and empirical methods, particularly focusing on cases of global interest.
Papers:
“Conceptualizing Pan-African Militarism in the 21st Century: The Incorporation of the Sahel into the Capitalist World-economy,” Tamas Gerocs, SUNY Binghamton
“Forced Migration and the Politics of Crisis: Discursive Constructions of Agency and Safety in U.S. Immigration News,” Emma-Claire LaSaine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Polish Community and Organizational Responses to Ukrainian War Refugees,” Nicole M. Butkovich Kraus, West Texas A&M University
“Rethinking Queer Migration: The Case of Skilled Chinese LGBTQ+ Migrants in North America,” Tori Shucheng Yang, University of British Columbia
“Sacrificing the Feminine to Fit in and Embracing the Feminine to Stand out: Servicewomen’s Response to the Essentialist Gendered Practices of the U.S. Military,” Stephanie Bonnes, University of New Haven
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
THEMATIC
Session 014: CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Co-constructing Methodologies Towards Just and Sustainable Futures
Room: Wabash Room
Sponsor: Community, Research, and Practice
Organizers &
Presiders/Discussants: Sarah E. Stanlick, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Ireri Bernal, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Description: In this session, we seek work that is rooted in community voice and disrupts deficit-based narratives in community-based participatory action research. We hope to raise examples of methodologies that center epistemic justice through meaningful co-creation. This session promotes research ethics grounded in relationality, disrupting the university- academic divide, as well as global north and south divides in knowledge production and social problem definitions.
Papers:
“Centering Care and Dignity in Refugeehood through Animated Filmmaking: Newcomer Youths’ Multimodal Representations of War and Forced Migration,” Santanu Dutta, University of Calgary
“Community-engaged Oral History as Insurgent Sociology: Developing a Community Advisory Board (CAB) for the Ypsi Farmers & Gardeners Oral History Project,” Finn McLafferty Bell and Sasha K. Kindred, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Omer Jean Winborn, Washtenaw African American Genealogical Society and Briana Hurt, University of Michigan-Dearborn
“Do It When You’re Tenured: Reflecting on the Barriers and Strengths of CBPR with People Who Use Drugs,” Jordan A. Dyett, University of Wyoming
“Performative or Progressive? Re-engaging Community-based Research in Community Violence Intervention (CVI) with Disability Studies,” Litany Esguerra, Northwestern University
“The Interconnected Crises of Riverbank Erosion in Bangladesh: Policy Gaps and Pathways to Environmental Justice,” Syeda Erena Alam Dola, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Session 015: CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Community-Based Sexual and Reproductive Care
Room: Chicago Room
Sponsor: Gender, Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities
Organizers: Ellen Benoit, North Jersey Community Research Initiative
Jason M. Dotson, Wellness with Jason Dotson
Presider/Discussant: Jason M. Dotson, Wellness with Jason Dotson
Description: This session will examine issues regarding equity in access to support for various types of sexual health and reproductive care among all genders. Papers address gaps in messaging related to sexual health education and STI prevention, challenges in advocating for reproductive rights and obtaining care, and threats to the well-being of sexually minoritized populations. Presentations include discussions about strategies to resist various forms of oppression imposed by dominant heteropatriarchal norms.
Papers:
“A Critical Analysis of U.S. State Sexual and Reproductive Health Curricula Guidelines,” Jonzelle Marshay Bell, University of Central Florida
“Linkages: Community-Engaged Research to Develop Holistic Measures for Youth Impacted by Sexual Exploitation,” Angie P. Mejia, Brittany Lewis and Amanda Bolton, Research in Action
“Guy Talk, Precarious Masculinity, and Men’s Sexual Health: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Men’s Magazine Covers,” Trenton M. Haltom, Baylor College of Medicine and Meredith G. F. Worthen, The University of Oklahoma
“STI Prevention Challenges in a Time of Risk for Research,” Jason M. Dotson, Wellness with Jason Dotson and Ellen Benoit, North Jersey Community Research Initiative
“The Influence of Religiosity, Political Affiliation, and Social Dominance Orientation on Contraceptive Use among Women,” Silvana Iskandar, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and Lisa Welling, Oakland University
“Post-Roe America: Analyzing Emerging Narratives and Structural Inequalities in Abortion Access,” Claire M. Reardon, University of Kentucky
“Intersex Community Organizing to Resist Forced Sex Reassignment Surgeries: Failed and Successful Tactics,” Cary Gabriel Costello, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
“Strategic Visibility: Navigating Advocacy and Survival for Lesbian NGOs in China,” yuliang lu, University College Dublin and shuai wei, University of Liverpool
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Session 016: Environmental Injustice, Policing, and Inequalities
Room: Grant Park Parlor
Sponsors: Environment and Technology
Law and Society
Poverty, Class, and Inequality
Organizers: Marko Salvaggio, Tulane University
Angus A. Nurse, Anglia Ruskin University
Presider: Marko Salvaggio, Tulane University
Discussant: Angus A. Nurse, Anglia Ruskin University
Description: This session presents papers exploring environmental injustice and the manner in which policing and regulatory bodies contribute to or fail to address environmental risk. The panel also considers how surveillance and enforcement activities can also be negative factors in achieving effective environmental justice and contribute to environmental inequality and injustice.
Papers:
“Cattle Ranching and Deforestation in Colombia: The Impact of Conflict, Land Protection, and Uneven Development,” Alvaro German Torres Mora, University of Tennessee
“Constructing the Conservation State: Protected Areas as States-within-states and the Contours of Sovereignty,” Aalayna Rae Green, Cornell University
“Criminalization of Climate Protest and Erosion of Democratic Principles in Australia,” Ibolya Losoncz, The Australian National University
“The Treadmill of Law: A Case Study of Waste Incineration in Albany, NY,” Tanesha A. Thomas, Montclair State University
“Working the Fireline: Incarcerated Labor in Wildfire Suppression and its Ethical Implications,” Amy E. Lubitow and Rachel Springer, Portland State University
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Session 017: Author Meets Critics: Funk the Clock: Transgressing Time while Young, Perceptive, and Black
Room: Hancock Parlor
Sponsor: Program Committee
Organizer: Rose M. Brewer, University of Minnesota
Presider: Zophia Edwards, Johns Hopkins University
Description: This session will place Rahsaan Mahadeo in conversation with critics of Funk the Clock. Funk the Clock is about those said to be emblematic of the future yet denied a place in time. Hence, it is both an invitation and provocation for Black youth to give the finger to the hands of time, while inviting readers to follow their lead. In revealing how time is racialized, how race is temporalized, and how racism takes time, Mahadeo makes clear why conventional sociological theories of time are both empirically and theoretically unsustainable and more importantly, why they need to be funked up/with.
Author:
Rahsaan H. Mahadeo, University of Minnesota
Critics:
Jalia L. Joseph, James Madison University
David Stovall, University of Illinois Chicago
Kaleb Germinaro, University of Illinois Chicago
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
SPECIAL
Session 018: Workshop: Strategy Session for Current and Future Family Caregivers
Room: Spire Parlor
Sponsors: Sociology, Social Work, and Social Welfare
Family, Aging, and Youth
Organizer: Erica FS Jablonski, University of New Hampshire
Facilitators: Alicia M. Gomez, Boston Senior Home Care
Erica FS Jablonski, University of New Hampshire
Description: The special workshop will allow for discussion with SSSP members to better understand: • the likelihood of becoming an informal caregiver The hope is that members will then be able to consider how they might incorporate this information into their own lives and communities. SSSP members are expected to bring their own experiences in this arena to have an informed discussion about different scenarios and potential responses within different contexts (e.g., the family, the workplace).
• the current and expected demands for caregiving in the U.S.,
• signs that you may be embarking on a caregiving journey,
• tasks associated with caregiving,
• potential benefits of caregiving,
• potential challenges of caregiving (e.g., emotional impact of caregiving), as well as,
• caregiver coping strategies.
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Session 019: PAPERS IN THE ROUND: Doing the Work of Education
Room: Water Tower Parlor
Sponsors: Educational Problems
Labor Studies
Organizer: A. Fiona Pearson, Central Connecticut State University
Description: This session explores the many ways that the work of higher education is evolving in a social and political environment that is increasingly challenging the opportunities and rights of historically marginalized populations.
Roundtable #1 Title: PAPERS IN THE ROUND: Doing the Work of Education
Presider & Discussant:
Christina Barmon, Central Connecticut State University
Papers:
“Exploring Graduate Students’ Understanding of Cultural Humility in the U.S. Higher Education,” Gizem Arat, Dominican University and Narine Nora Kerelian, University of San Francisco
“Induced Paranoia: The Panopticonness of Teaching in 2025 While Navigating the Possibility of Surveillance in a University Classroom When Teaching LGBTQ2S+-ness and K-12 Schooling,” Michael Bartone, Central Connecticut State University
“Paid Placements in Social Work: A Policy Brief Addressing Inequity and Student Well-being,” Alison Fedoris Leslie, Widener University
“Teaching Ethnic Studies during a Complex Context: Ethnic Studies Educators in Public High Schools,” Angeles Rubi Castorena, University of California, Irvine
