Sociology Chair Greg Maney, Students Investigate Human Trafficking

The Sociology Department and LifeWay Network, a Queens, N.Y.-based advocacy group, teamed up to conduct a study of human trafficking in the New York metropolitan area that marked the first organized effort to try to quantify the size and scope of the problem. | more |

Professor Margaret Abraham was recently honored by Apna Ghar for her research on domestic violence in South Asian immigrant communities.  Pictures and coverage of the event can be found here.

Professors Margaret Abraham and Gregory Maney recently published an article together at Current Sociology: Abraham, Margaret and Gregory M. Maney. 2012."Transforming Place and Belonging through Action Research, Community Practice, and Public Policy: Comparing Responses to NIMBYism." Current Sociology 60(2): 178-201.

Professor Gregory Maney also published in Mobilization: Maney, Gregory M., Michael A. McCarthy, and Grace B. Yukich. 2012. "Explaining Political Violence Against Civilians in Northern Ireland: A Contention Oriented Approach." Mobilization 17(1):27- 48.

Professor Carrie Alexandrowicz Shandra has a paper forthcoming: Shandra, Carrie L. and Dennis P. Hogan, "Delinquency among Adolescents with Disabilities." Child Indicators Research. Available OnlineFirst at http://www.springerlink.com/content/ 97j20123j1h304w1/.

Another article is in press at Journal of Youth and Adolescence: Shandra, Carrie L. and Afra R. Chowdhury. 2012. "The First Sexual Experience among Adolescent Girls With and Without Disabilities." Journal of Youth and Adolescence 41(4):515-532.

Professor Robert Costello has been placed on the Fulbright Senior Specialist roster through 2014.

Professor Kathleen Smith is currently working on a book entitled The Resilient Family: Surviving and Thriving through the Centuries.

Hofstra sociologists presented research at the 2012 Eastern Sociological Society conference, including Professor Christopher Niedt ("The Diverse Suburb and Political Opinion"), Professor Carrie Alexandrowicz Shandra ("Inseparable Spheres: Gendered Occupational Characteristics and Women's Household Labor"), and undergraduate major Julie Daher ("Exploring Self and Identity Among Clinically Depressed Emerging Adults").

Seen and Sheltered: Effective Responses to NIMBYISM

August 2007: CBSM Conference

March 2006: Long Island Day Labor Study released