ASA is pleased to announce the 2026 Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant recipients. These 25 exceptional research projects by a talented group of advanced graduate students were chosen for their intellectual merit and potential broader impacts. bit.ly/ASA26DDRIG
Anna Romina Guevarra (University of Illinois Chicago) is a recipient of the 2026 Public Understanding of Sociology Award for contributions to advancing public understanding of sociology, sociological research, & scholarship among the general public. bit.ly/ASA26Awards
given in recognition of work conducted through partnership with community-based organizations or community members for the purpose of advancing knowledge that supports efforts at community development and/or social justice broadly defined. bit.ly/ASA26Awards
David J. Knight @yale.edu is a recipient of the inaugural Early Career Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship,
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given in recognition of work conducted through partnership with community-based organizations or community members for the purpose of advancing knowledge that supports efforts at community development and/or social justice broadly defined. bit.ly/ASA26Awards
Sarah Brothers @sarahbrothers.bsky.social (Pennsylvania State University) is a recipient of the inaugural Early Career Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship,
Arne L. Kalleberg @uncchsociology.bsky.social receives the 2026 W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award, honoring scholars who've shown outstanding commitment to sociology & whose cumulative work has contributed in important ways to advancing the discipline. bit.ly/ASA26Awards
Joya Misra @joyamisra.bsky.social @umassamherst.bsky.social receives the 2026 Jessie Bernard Award, recognizing scholarly work that has enlarged the horizons of sociology to encompass the role of women in society & honors those who have demonstrated significant cumulative work. bit.ly/ASA26Awards
Irene I. Vega @uofcalifornia.bsky.social is a recipient of a 2026 Distinguished Scholarly Book Award Honorable Mention for “Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality.” @princetonupress.bsky.social bit.ly/ASA26Awards
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social (U of Minnesota-Twin Cities) is a recipient of the 2026 Public Understanding of Sociology Award for contributions to advancing public understanding of sociology, sociological research, & scholarship among the general public. bit.ly/ASA26Awards
