The Department of Sociology and Demography at UT San Antonio is renowned for engaging in cutting-edge research.
This spring’s colloquium was more than presentations and research it was a space where peers got to share their passion and what they’ve been working so hard on. Sociology and Demography doing what they do best!
23/04/2026
Thanks so much for participating in and presenting at our Sociology and Demography 20th Spring Research Colloquium! Congrats to our students! Such an interesting array of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral research projects!
Get social with us!!
April 22 | 11–1 | Main Building
Research, networking, careers… and yes, free food 👀
20/04/2026
Ready to see society from a whole new perspective?
Join us for the Sociology Colloquium on April 22 (11–1) to support student research, network, and explore career paths in sociology, food and drinks included! Hope to see you there!
19/04/2026
UT San Antonio Roadrunner Preview Day!
We sat down with Joseph Powell, a senior sociology student, to find out what drew him to sociology and why he switched majors.
14/04/2026
Sociology of Food and Culture students visit the UT San Antonio Special Collections Mexican Cookbook Collection! Incredible experience engaging with the Collections' diverse materials related to food and cooking!
https://lib.utsa.edu/specialcollections/
10/04/2026
Sociology read alert! Christina Sue and her colleague have a new paper out in Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, expanding their work on the ethnoracial core and the symbolic-to-consequential ethnoracial continuum. Definitely one to check out, Congratulations Christina!
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23326492261427443
10/04/2026
Huge congrats to Zi Wan for earning a 2026 Travel Scholarship from IAPHS! 👏✨
This award supports her trip to the annual conference in Portland this September, where she’ll be presenting her research on how spatial and socioeconomic inequalities impact children’s mental health. 🌎🧠
So proud to see impactful research making a difference!
09/04/2026
Our Sociology and Demography students rocked the Public Health Research Showcase this morning with their impressive original research projects. Congratulations to you!
27/03/2026
Congratulations to Sociology and Demography student, Lesly Ayala, on presenting her research project on Mexican ranchera singer and actor, Jorge Negrete, also known as " El Charro Cantor," at the COLFA Research Conference and Showcase. Keep an eye out for her as she presents another research project at the Public Health Research Showcase, the Sociology and Demography Spring Colloquium and the HCAP Research Forum!
24/03/2026
Highlighting William Julius Wilson and his impact on how we understand inequality