Dr. McClellan will host a teaching workshop on writing strong multiple choice and essay questions. This is a great chance to begin preparing your final exams. Even if you haven't started teaching yet, you can use this time to prepare questions that you'd use when teaching SYG2000 or CCJ3024 - you'll be teaching one of …
Presenters: Barbara Zsembik & Evan Lauteria; Presentation Title: “AI in Teaching and Learning at UF” This "AI in Teaching and Learning at UF" colloquium event will introduce faculty and graduate students to AI tools for instructional purposes, including enhancing course content generation, improving instructor workflow, and supplementing student learning. We will explore generative AI resources at UF—NaviGator AI, CITT’s …
Please join us as we reconnect with several of our Sociology and Criminology Ph.D. Alumni to discuss their job market experiences, how to land an academic job, and other helpful tips. PANELISTS: Thomas “Wally” Wojciechowski, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Criminal Justice Michigan State University Elizabeth Hartsell, Ph.D. Assistant Professor College of Criminal Justice Sam …
Dr. McClellan will host a teaching workshop on how to communicate with students, including difficult conversations around grades.
Presenters: Ying Zhang and Won-tak Joo; Presentation Title: "Introduction to HiPerGator" Ying Zhang serves as the AI and RSE Services Manager for UF Information Technology. Dr. Won-tak Joo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law and a Co-Director of the Computational Social Science Lab.
Our very own Dr. Jessica Kahler will be presenting her research on the implications of human-wildlife interactions on human health. Please see the flyer below for more information.
In this intensive double-session workshop featuring Nithia Castorena and Luis Felipe Lomeli, UF's International Ethnography Lab will cover the most important methodological and creative writing techniques for transforming an oral history interview (or several) into a non-fiction narrative, both for scholarly purposes and for a larger audience. The first session (2/14) will be dedicated to …
Dr. McClellan will host a teaching workshop focused on preparing a syllabus for first-time instructors whose assignments start in the Summer or Fall 2025 semesters. However, all students are welcome! Lunch will be provided. Zoom link for online participants listed below (under "Website").
Presenter: Edo Navot; Presentation Title: “Towards a Constructivist Stratification” Sociologists generally accept that race and gender are socially constructed. However, if we take constructivism seriously, we must accept that most statistical methods in stratification are highly problematic. The colloquium presentation will discuss recent criticisms of the quantitative stratification literature, describe statistical methods for quantifying racial …
Presenters: Jaquoi Dorsett, Jomelys Gonzalez-Molina, Ashley Guarino, Makenna Morrow, Asha Puthanveetil, Sergio Ray, Olivia Schick, and Nik Solano; Presentation Title: “Parasocial Relationships and Mental Health” This research was conducted as part of Dr. Autumn McClellan's "Research Experience" course (SYA4930).