research

LAS students focus on fall research
Jillian Seweryn (’23 criminal justice) was one of 13 students who earned an LAS Dean's High Impact Award for Undergraduate Research for fall semester. Seweryn was mentored by Shannon Harper, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. Read More

November 27, 2023
Research for the greater good
Senior Natalia Rios Martinez is breaking new ground in the study of rural legal deserts. Read More

December 5, 2022
Shannon Harper is co-author of study published in Homicide Studies
Shannon Harper, assistant professor of sociology, published the study, “Testing the Systemic Model of Social Disorganization Theory in South Korean Neighborhoods: A Latent Class Growth… Read More

July 21, 2020
Arbuckle receives multiple accolades from the Soil and Water Conservation Society
Congratulations to J. Arbuckle, professor of sociology, for his recent awards from the Soil and Water Conservation Society. Read More

June 30, 2020
David Peters publishes COVID-19 study in Rural Health
David Peters, associate professor of sociology and rural extension sociologist in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, had his study, “Community Susceptibility and Resiliency… Read More

June 26, 2020
David Peters: Rural America is more vulnerable to COVID-19 than cities are, and it’s starting to show

June 22, 2020
Leana Bouffard, Andrew Hochstetler, David Peters, Susan Stewart: Stand up and be counted for research’s sake

May 6, 2020
Shawn Dorius receives grant to advance substance use recovery
An Iowa State team of researchers, led by associate professor of sociology Shawn Dorius, has received a $260,000 grant from the… Read More

April 3, 2020
Why leadership styles matter in rural Iowa
A new report from David Peters, associate professor of sociology, shows why municipal leadership style matters in Iowa’s small towns. Read More

March 30, 2020
Chris Morris receives Brown Graduate Fellowship
Chris Morris, graduate student in the Department of Sociology, recently received a Brown Graduate Fellowship from Iowa State’s Office of the Vice President for Research. Read More

February 28, 2020