Department of Sociology & Criminology
211 Old Main,
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
P 479-575-3205
E-mail: nkarnes@uark.edu
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DEPARTMENTAL NEWS
Department of Sociology and Criminology received the 2021 Daniel E. Ferritor Award
for Departmental Excellence in Teaching at the University of Arkansas.
The award is named in honor of Daniel E. Ferritor who served as Chancellor of the
University of Arkansas from 1986 to 1997 and as interim chancellor in 2015. He also
founded the Teaching Academy in 1988. The annual award honors the academic unit that
best exemplifies a sustained, department-wide commitment to teaching excellence for
all students.
Congratulations!
Dr. Brittany Hearne was awarded The Career Enhancement Fellowship funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars.
The Institute for Citizens & Scholars has named 39 new Career Enhancement Fellows from across the nation for the 2021-22 academic year.
Among the awardees of this prestigious honor is Brittany Hearne, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the U of A's Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.
Congratulations!
Dr. Adams was awarded Master Teaching Award by Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas.
The college honors up to three outstanding teachers annually, and selection is based on a letter of nomination, teaching evaluations and documentation about the nominee's teaching activities.
Congratulations!
Dr. Fitzpatrick was awarded Master Researcher Award by Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas.
Awardees are chosen based on a nomination letter, the nominee's research accomplishments documented in a one-page summary of his or her research outlining its importance, a list of 10 publications, supporting evidence of exceptional performance in research, his or her curriculum vitae and an evaluation by the departmental chairperson.
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Undergraduate and Graduate Students are more than welcome to join our new Sociology Club! If you are interested in our club please contact Sociology Club Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Allison knalliso@uark.edu
We are looking forward to meet you!
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DEPARTMENTAL COLLECTION
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Datasets Available to Sociology and Criminology Graduate Students and Faculty Link ->
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The Bias Homicide Database (BHDB)
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The Bias Homicide Database (BHDB) is an open-source, relational database housed in the Terrorism Research Center (TRC). BHDB data include information on incident, victim, and offender attributes of bias homicides in the United States from 1990 to 2019. Students in the TRC contribute to the Bias Homicide Database (BHDB), an open-source, relational database containing information on bias homicides from 1990 - 2019. Link ->
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