Samuel Mindes—Intersectional dimensions of entrepreneurship among immigrant Hispanic women

With our intersectional approach, we analyze how categories of marginalization overlap and compound to shape socioeconomic outcomes. We find self-employment propensities across social dimensions are… Read More

Katherine Dentzman receives honor for early career achievement

Katherine Dentzman, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, has been awarded the Early Career Achievement Award from the Agriculture, Food, and… Read More

James Kruse
No forensics major? No problem

Alum James Kruse wanted to pursue a forensics major at Iowa State, even though no such major exists. With the help of several dedicated LAS faculty members, Kruse made his dream come true. Read More

Ramesh Balayar
Ramesh Balayar receives excellence in teaching award

Ramesh Balayar, assistant teaching professor, received the Emory Bogardus Teaching Excellence Award from Alpha Kappa Delta. Read More

Ann Oberhauser publishes study in premier Spanish geography journal

Professor Ann Oberhauser recently published a study titled, “Transforming Work: Feminist Perspectives on the COVID-19 Crisis and Recovery,” in the premier Spanish geography journal,… Read More

David Peters is co-principal investigator of grant from USDA

Professor David Peters is a co-principal investigator for a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture as part of… Read More

David Peters receives USDA grant to study the rural quality of life during demographic transition and pandemic recovery

Professor David Peters received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture as part of the Agriculture and Food… Read More

Sonja Lindberg and David Peters have study published in Rural Sociology

Professor David Peters and graduate student Sonja Lindberg recently published a paper titled, “Gene Edited Food Adoption Intentions and Institutional Trust in… Read More