News Releases
LSU Sociology Alumna Carolette Norwood Named President of the DC Sociological Association
One of our alumni is now a full professor and former Chair of Sociology and Criminology at Howard ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø. More recently, she stepped into the role of President of the DC Sociological Association (https://dcsociologicalsociety.org/news/13519357). she knows departments often like to inspire their current students with the success stories of former graduates, so she thought this might be of interest.
Tim Slack wins national award for his book on rural America
Tim Slack and his coauthor Shannon Monnat (Syracuse ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø) have been recognized with the 2025 Frederick H. Buttel Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award from the Rural Sociological Society for their book Rural and Small-Town America: Context, Composition, and Complexities (Univ. of California Press).
Tim Slack quoted in Forbes
Tim Slack was quoted by Bill Frist in "Rural Health Resilience: A Four-Part Series on Healing the Other America," Forbes, July 15, 2025.
Sam Stroope’s Team Wins Grant to Study Retired Athletes
Heather Rackin's Team Wins Grant to Study Maternal Vaping and Birth Outcomes
Link to story on grant
Tim Slack's research on the informal economy is cited in the New York Times
Link to New York Times article
Tim Slack LSU professor coauthors book on Rural America
Link to Dr. Slack's new book