rural sociology

David Peters: ISU sending out surveys to rural Iowa towns on COVID-19 impact

August 10, 2020
NSF awards grant to study impacts, responses to COVID-19 in small Iowa towns
Associate Professor of Sociology David Peters has received a rapid-response grant from the National Science Foundation to study the COVID-19 impact on small Iowa towns. Read More

July 10, 2020
David Peters: COVID in rural Iowa

July 6, 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: 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
New study by David Peters shows regional trends in opioid overdose deaths
A new study co-authored by David Peters, associate professor of sociology, reveals that the U.S. is suffering from several simultaneous opioid epidemics. Read More

December 9, 2019
John Major Eason delivers address at 2019 George M. Beal Lectureship
John Major Eason discussed the prison boom in rural America at the 2019 George M. Beal Lectureship in Rural Sociology on Oct. 29. Read More

November 19, 2019
David Peters publishes study on the resiliency of declining small towns in Rural Sociology
David Peters, associate professor of sociology, is the sole author of a study titled, “Community Resiliency in Declining Small Towns: Impact of Population on Quality… Read More

October 31, 2019
Save the date: Beal Distinguished Lectureship in Rural Sociology is Oct. 29
John Major Eason is the invited speaker for the 2019 George M. Beal Distinguished Lectureship. Read More

October 2, 2019