University of Arkansas Department of Sociology and Criminology

Check out the Newswire articles today featuring our fabulous faculty: Lauren Sabon and Christopher Shields participating in the panel on Awareness to Action: Advances in Sexual Violence Research to be held today at 4 p.m. in the E.J. Ball Courtroom, Leflar Law Center.
Also featured today in Newswire: Shaun Thomas, Johanna Thomas (SCWK) and Greneda Johnson (LAWD) have receive a $300,000 grant to extend and evaluate the Summer Pre-Law Program.

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Welcome back!!! There are still seats available in two popular Criminology classes - Sociology ob Criminal Law taught by Christopher Shields, and Criminal Investigation taught by John Brooks. for more details see

Two Popular Criminology Classes Offered in Fall 2022 The Department of Sociology and Criminology offers two popular courses that still have section openings — Sociology of Criminal Law and Criminal Investigation — for the fall semester.

Congratulations to Dr. Anna Zajicek, new interim Vice-Provost for Faculty Affairs! Way to go, Dr. Z!

Anna Zajicek Named Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Zajicek will replace Kathryn Sloan, who was recently named the interim vice provost for academic affairs.

Feel more than welcome to join today's lecture "Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Effects by Race, Ethnicity, and Class," presented by Dr. Hearne.
WHEN: Thursday, December 2, 2021, at 6 p.m.
WHERE: The Pryor Center at 1 East Center Street on the Downtown Fayetteville Square
Dr. Hearne will discuss the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative implications for public mental health. Her current study examines psychological distress patterns across race/ethnicity and educational attainment.
The Pryor Center Presents lecture series presented by the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences continues at 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 2, with "Psychological Distress Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic by Race/Ethnicity and Educational Attainment," featuring Brittany N. Hearne, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology. This series is part of the Pryor Center's expanded mission of education, research and outreach.
The event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required.
Dr. Hearne completed her undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University and her graduate studies at Vanderbilt University. Her research and teaching agendas include a focus on health patterns across social statuses and family arrangements. Using survey data sources, she has examined how depressive symptoms are patterned across race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment and various types of romantic relationships.

https://news.uark.edu/articles/58374/hearne-to-present-psychological-distress-during-the-covid-19-epidemic-at-pryor-center-on-dec-2?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email2021-11-19&utm_campaign=news_headlines&utm_content=hearne-to-present-psychological-distress-during-the-covid-19-epidemic-at-pryor-center-on-dec-2&fbclid=IwAR1ySIzpR2e2TykTupjTvAp1iCbFgX4wjkVMbblk-iNIQ5XnezT11gLGJ98

Hearne to Present 'Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Epidemic' at Pryor Center on Dec. 2 Assistant professor Brittany N. Hearne will give a talk on

Pryor Center Presents
"Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Effects by Race, Ethnicity, and Class"

WHEN: Thursday, December 2, 2021, at 6 p.m.
WHERE: The Pryor Center at 1 East Center Street on the Downtown Fayetteville Square

Dr. Hearne will discuss the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative implications for public mental health. Her current study examines psychological distress patterns across race/ethnicity and educational attainment.

The Pryor Center Presents lecture series presented by the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences continues at 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 2, with "Psychological Distress Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic by Race/Ethnicity and Educational Attainment," featuring Brittany N. Hearne, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology. This series is part of the Pryor Center's expanded mission of education, research and outreach.

The event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required.

Dr. Hearne completed her undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University and her graduate studies at Vanderbilt University. Her research and teaching agendas include a focus on health patterns across social statuses and family arrangements. Using survey data sources, she has examined how depressive symptoms are patterned across race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment and various types of romantic relationships.

More details can be found here: https://news.uark.edu/articles/58374/hearne-to-present-psychological-distress-during-the-covid-19-epidemic-at-pryor-center-on-dec-2?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email2021-11-19&utm_campaign=news_headlines&utm_content=hearne-to-present-psychological-distress-during-the-covid-19-epidemic-at-pryor-center-on-dec-2

The Pryor Center Presents lecture series presented by the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences continues at 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 2, with "Psychological Distress Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic by Race/Ethnicity and Educational Attainment," featuring Dr. Brittany N. Hearne, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology. This series is part of the Pryor Center's expanded mission of education, research and outreach.

More details can be found here:

Hearne to Present 'Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Epidemic' at Pryor Center on Dec. 2 Assistant professor Brittany N. Hearne will give a talk on

Congratulations to Dr. Fitzpatrick!
Kevin M. Fitzpatrick, University Professor in sociology and criminology and the Endowed Jones Chair in Community at the University of Arkansas, has received the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from his alma mater, Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.

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Sociology's Kevin M. Fitzpatrick Receives Alma Mater's Distinguished Alumni Service Award Kevin M. Fitzpatrick, University Professor in sociology and criminology, has received the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from his alma mater, Susquehanna University.

Congratulations to Terrorism Research Center!

Researchers at the University of Arkansas' Terrorism Research Center were recently awarded $893,721 from the National Institute of Justice to study online radicalization and domestic violent extremism in the United States.

The three-year project is one of the most comprehensive investigations to date examining risk factors for violent, non-violent, and cyber extremism, spanning across multiple terrorist ideologies — extreme right-wing, extreme left-wing, and radical Islamic terrorism.

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'Dot Coms to Pipe Bombs': Terrorism Research Center Studying Offline and Online Extremism Researchers at the Terrorism Research Center were recently awarded $893,721 from the National Institute of Justice to study online radicalization and domestic violent extremism in the U.S.

Congratulations to Dr. Drawve!

Grant Drawve, associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, will receive a little more than $51,000 to analyze gun crime in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as part of a larger $700,000 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to the Chattanooga Police Department. Drawve’s Crime and Security Data Analytics lab, which is part of the U of A’s Terrorism Research Center, promotes multidisciplinary research on crime and security issues through partnerships with private and public agencies and offers training to students in areas and methodologies of crime analysis.

Drawve’s grant is a collaboration with both the Chattanooga Police Department and Rick Dierenfeldt, an assistant professor in the Department of Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga.

Ultimately, the goal is to better understand where, when and at what frequency gun crime is likely to occur so that an accurate response can be brought to bear.

“It is great to see Chattanooga Police Department reach out and want to work with researchers,” Drawve said. “With a movement towards more evidence- and data-driven approaches, CPD is taking early steps to understand if what they are implementing is working as desired.”

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U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance Awards $50,000 to Study Gun Crime The award will support data-informed practices to identify predictors and variables related to gun crime in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with an intent to reduce frequency of violence.