Section Award Nomination Calls

Many ASA Sections offer awards to recognize achievement in their respective areas of academic interest.  Following are the most recent calls for nominations from each section.

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Aging and the Life Course

Please submit names of your colleagues for these important forms of recognition. Self-nominations are always welcome. Recent winners can be found at: Awards – ASA Section on Aging & the Life Course (asasalc.org)

SALC Mentoring Award

SALC has a rich legacy of mentoring, both of students and junior faculty. We honor this history by recognizing SALC members who have distinguished themselves as mentors in the field of aging and the life course. Submit a nomination of a candidate by March 1, 2024. The nominee’s CV should be included with the nomination materials. Letters of nomination should describe the nominee’s contributions to mentoring in the area of aging and the life course that warrant consideration. If multiple persons wish to nominate a person, we strongly encourage co-signers on a single nomination letter and for co-signers to include short specific personal descriptions of how the nominee has mentored them. We also urge those preparing nomination letters to indicate where co-signers are working now and to think broadly about types of mentorship and the contributions of that mentorship for promoting diversity and inclusion in the discipline and beyond. Specifically, letters should describe mentorship experiences over the range of the nominee’s career, including but also going beyond mentorship provided around research and for graduate students, and include specific details regarding the nominee’s mentorship. Nominations will be carried over for consideration for the award for two years beyond the year of the initial submission of the nomination package. Nominations can be sent to Debby Carr, Chair of the Outstanding Mentor Award Committee, at [email protected]. Other committee members include Harry Barbee, Asmita Asaavari, and Patti Thomas.

Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award

This annual award honors a scholar in the field of aging and the life course who has shown exceptional achievement in research, theory, policy analysis, or who has otherwise advanced knowledge of aging and the life course. To nominate a colleague for the MWR Distinguished Scholar Award: Submit a full nomination letter by March 1, 2024. Letters of nomination should describe the nominee’s contributions to the study of aging and the life course that warrant consideration. If multiple persons wish to nominate a person, we strongly encourage co-signers on a single nomination letter. Nominations will be carried over for consideration for the award for two years beyond the year of the initial submission of the nomination package. Materials should be sent to Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson, Chair of the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award Committee, at [email protected]. Other committee members include André Christie-Mizell, Anna Muraco, and Melissa Hardy.

Outstanding Publication Award

This annual award honors an outstanding recent contribution to the field of sociology of aging and the life course as determined by the Outstanding Publication Award Committee. Eligible publications include original research reports, theoretical or methodological developments, and policy-related contributions. The outstanding publication can be an article or book chapter published within the past three years (from 2021-2023) are eligible for the 2024 award. A single author or one of the coauthors must be a SALC member. Multiple entries cannot by submitted by the same author(s); please choose the strongest entry. Only SALC members are permitted to make nominations, but nominators should make only one nomination. Self-nominations are accepted. Papers that have been uploaded as Advance Access articles but have not yet been published cannot be submitted until next year.

A nomination letter should accompany a PDF of the article or chapter. The letter should provide the full citation, describe the scope of the manuscript, and highlight some of its contributions to the field. Nominations of publications for the award should be sent to Hui (Cathy) Liu, Chair of the Outstanding Publication Award Committee, at [email protected]. Other committee members include Lisa Pearce, Sung Park, and Jacqui Angel. All nominations are due by March 1, 2024.

Graduate Student Paper Award

This annual award honors an outstanding paper written by a graduate student member(s) of SALC, as determined by the Graduate Student Paper Award committee. The award consists of $250 presented to the winner at the SALC Business Meeting, held during the annual ASA meeting.

Papers authored or coauthored solely by students are eligible; faculty co-authorship is not allowed. Eligible student authors include master’s and pre-doctoral student members of the section who are currently enrolled in a graduate program, or who have graduated no earlier than December 2023. Unpublished, under review, accepted, or published papers are eligible. If published, the paper should have appeared within the past two calendar years (e.g., a paper nominated in 2024 may have been published anytime in 2022 or later). Unpublished papers should not exceed 9,000 words of text (not including references, tables, etc).

To be nominated, send an electronic version of the paper along with a completed and signed SALC Grad Student Paper Award Nomination Form (found at https://asasalc.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/salc_grad-student_award.pdf) to Merril Silverstein, Chair of the Graduate Student Paper Award Committee, at [email protected]. Other committee members include Marc Garcia, Emma Zhang, Nik Lampe, and Ayrlia Welch. All nominations are due by March 1, 2024, and self-nominations are encouraged.

Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity

Distinguished Career Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024
Contact: Mary Rose. Professor. UT-Austin

The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Career Award. This award is given annually to a person who has made a number of significant contributions to the study of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity over an extended period of time. It is intended to recognize a senior scholar’s cumulative achievements. Nominations should include a brief description of the career contributions that make the candidate deserving of the award. Self-nominations are welcome. Please also see previous winners of the award for reference here.

Please send nominations, with the subject line AMSS 2024 Distinguished Career Award Nomination, by March 1, 2024 to the Committee Chair: Mary Rose. UT-Austin ([email protected])

Outstanding Published Book Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024
Contact: Iddo Tavory. Professor. New York University

The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2024 Outstanding Published Book Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a theoretical analysis, research monograph, or reader published in the last five years (2019-2023) that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity. Nominations must include the book itself and a brief statement regarding the merits of the book. Self-nominations are welcome. A single author or one of the coauthors must be a current AMSS section member.

Send the nomination email, with the subject line AMSS 2024 Book Award Nomination, by March 1, 2024 to the Committee Chair: Iddo Tavory. New York University. Email: [email protected]

Also, please mail or have the publisher mail a hard copy of the book to each committee member. If for some reasons, hard copies cannot be sent, a PDF file is acceptable, but the committee prefers hard copies:

Iddo Tavory
487 3rd Street #3
Brooklyn, NY
11215

Ashley Harrell
Reuben Cooke Building
Department of Sociology
417 Chapel Drive
Durham, NC 27710

Galen Watts
51 Allen St. West
Waterloo, ON, Canada
N2L 1E1

Dr. J. Apsel, New York University
Clinical Professor
Liberal Studies
726 Broadway, room 658
New York, NY 10003

Outstanding Published Article Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024
Contact: Jeff Guhin. Associate Professor. UCLA

The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2024 Outstanding Published Article Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a peer-reviewed research or theoretical journal article that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity published in the last three years, not counting the current year (2021 – 2023). The article must be either in print or “online first” by December 31, 2023. Nominations must include a PDF copy of the article and a brief statement regarding the merits of the article. Self-nominations are welcome. Multiple authored papers are eligible for the award. Co-author teams involving graduate students are eligible if the paper is not also under review for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award. A single author or one of the coauthors must be a current AMSS section member.

Send a PDF copy of the paper, with the subject line AMSS 2024 Article Award Nomination, by March 1, 2024 to the Committee Chair: Jeff Guhin. UCLA. Email: [email protected]

Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024
Contact: Yongren Shi. Assistant Professor. University of Iowa

The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a research or theoretical paper that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity and that has been (a) presented at a regional, national, or international professional meeting, or (b) published, or submitted for publication, in a journal during the two preceding calendar years (2022-2023). Authors of eligible papers must be graduate students at the time of the paper submission. Multiple authored papers are eligible for the award if all authors are graduate students. Self-nominations are welcome. A single author or one of the coauthors must be a current AMSS section member.

Please send a PDF copy of the paper, with the subject line AMSS 2024 Graduate Paper Award Nomination, by March 1, 2024 to the Committee Chair: Yongren Shi. University of Iowa. Email: [email protected]

Animals and Society

We are now accepting nominations for our annual section awards! The deadline to submit the requested materials (see below) is February 23, 2024. All nominated individuals must be an Animals and Society Section member to be eligible for the award. Please submit nomination materials as PDF attachments to Section Chair Cameron Whitley, [email protected] with the subject title: “ASA 2024 Nomination.”

Jane Goodall Award for Student Scholarship

The Animals & Society section announces its call for nominations for the Jane Goodall Award for Student Scholarship. To be eligible, either the student or their advisor must be a member of the ASA Animals & Society Section. If the student is not a member, their advisor must be a member and must be the one to nominate the paper. Papers may be empirical or theoretical, and they may address any aspect of animals and society. To be eligible, a paper must be authored by a current graduate or undergraduate student (or students). Unpublished and published papers, as well as those which have been presented at a professional meeting, are eligible. Coauthored papers accepted, as long as the student is lead author or an equal co-author on the paper. There is no page limit. The article must have been published within the past two calendar years. In addition to a PDF of your paper, please include a brief letter from your advisor certifying your student status. Self-nominations are permitted; please include full contact information for yourself and the nominee.

Award for Distinguished Article

The Animals & Society section announces its call for nominations for the Distinguished Article Award. The award will be given for distinguished scholarship in the form of an article to an author(s) whose work makes a significant empirical or theoretical contribution to the sociological understanding of animals and society. The article must have been published within the past two calendar years. To nominate an article, please provide a PDF of the article, full citation information, and a letter outlining why you believe this work makes a substantial contribution to the field. Self-nominations are permitted; please include full contact information for yourself and the nominee.

Award for Distinguished Book

The Animals & Society section announces its call for nominations for the Distinguished Book Award. The award will be given for distinguished scholarship in the form of a book to an author(s) whose work makes a significant empirical or theoretical contribution to the sociological understanding of animals and society. The book must have been published within the past two calendar years. To nominate a book, please provide a PDF of the book, full citation information, and a letter outlining why you believe this work makes a substantial contribution to the field. Self-nominations are permitted; please include full contact information for yourself and the nominee.

The Clifton Bryant Animals & Society Course Award

The ASA Section on Animals & Society seeks nominations for the Award for Outstanding Course on Animals & Society. To nominate someone, please send a letter to the Awards Committee indicating their name, their current curriculum vitae, a copy of the course syllabus, and a discussion of the nominee’s distinguished contributions to undergraduate and/or graduate understandings of animals and society. Self-nominations are permitted; please include full contact information for yourself and the nominee.

The P-22 Award for Distinguished Service

The Animals & Society Section announces its call for nominations for the P-22 Award for Distinguished Service/Contributions to the field. This award is given to a member who exemplifies a solid track record of service to nonhuman animals and/or the discipline of human-animal studies. We define service broadly to include service to nonhuman animals through volunteering, advocacy, or activism. We define contributions to the field broadly as well, including careers in practice settings, publications, scholarship, advising, and teaching. The spirit of this award is to honor someone who has dedicated themselves to improving the lives of nonhuman animals and our relationships with them through their actions and work. To be eligible, the person must be a current member of the Animals and Society Section of the ASA and have a notable history of service to nonhuman animals and/or the discipline of human-animal studies.

Asia and Asian America

Asia/Transnational Book Award

The Asia and Asian America Section invites nominations for book awards for books published in 2022 or 2023 (for the 2024 award) on Asia/Transnational topics. Books must be published in the two calendar years prior to the award year, based on the book’s printed copyright date. When the publication date and copyright date are different, eligibility is based on the copyright date. Nomination letters (or self-nominations) are required and should be no more than 2 pages. Letters should state the significance and innovations of the book. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2024. Please send an electronic copy of the nomination material to each award committee member. In addition, please send, or request that the publisher send a hard copy (or electronic copy if available) of the book to each of the award committee members. Books may be resubmitted for qualifying years. ASA policy requires that all awardees must be registered members of the ASA and AAA section at the time an award is given.

Julia Chuang ([email protected]), Chair
Department of Sociology
2112 Parren Mitchell Art-Sociology Building (Bldg 146)
3834 Campus Dr.
College Park, MD 20742

Rina Agarwala ([email protected])
Department of Sociology
Johns Hopkins University
533 Mergenthaler Hall
3400 N Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218

Kimberly Kay Hoang ([email protected])
Department of Sociology
The University of Chicago
1126 East 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637

Asian America Book Award

The Asia and Asian America Section invites nominations for book awards for books published in 2022 or 2023 (for the 2024 award) on Asian America. Books must be published in the two calendar years prior to the award year, based on the book’s printed copyright date. When the publication date and copyright date are different, eligibility is based on the copyright date. Nomination letters (or self-nominations) are required and should be no more than 2 pages. Letters should state the significance and innovations of the book. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2024. Please send an electronic copy of the nomination material to each award committee member. In addition, please send, or request that the publisher send a hard copy (or electronic copy if available) of the book to each of the award committee members. Books may be resubmitted for qualifying years. ASA policy requires that all awardees must be registered members of the ASA and AAA section at the time an award is given.

Pallavi Banerjee ([email protected]), Chair
Department of Sociology
The University of Calgary
2500 University Dr. N.W.
Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4 Canada

Yung-Yi Diana Pan ([email protected])
Asian American/Asian Research Institute – CUNY
25 W 43rd St, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10036

Tiffany Huang ([email protected])
Department of Sociology
3718 Locust Walk
McNeil Building, Ste. 353
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6299

Research Paper Award

The Asia and Asian America Section invites nominations for the most outstanding paper on Asia/Transnational and/or Asian America published in 2022 or 2023 (for the 2024 award). Submissions for the Research Paper Award may include any article first published–whether online or print–within two years of the award year. Both solo-authored and coauthored publications will be considered. Nomination letters (or self-nominations) are required and should be no more than 2 pages. Letters should state the significance and innovations of the paper. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2024. Please send an electronic copy of the paper along with nomination letter(s) to each of the four award committee members. ASA policy requires that all awardees must be registered members of the ASA and AAA section at the time an award is given.

Julie Park ([email protected]), University of Maryland, College Park (Chair)
Jennifer Lee ([email protected]), Indiana University
Yan Long ([email protected]), University of California, Berkeley
Yuying Tong ([email protected]), Chinese University of Hong Kong

Graduate Student Research Paper Award

The Asia and Asian America Section will award a $300 cash prize to the best graduate student paper addressing any topic in the sociology of Asia/Transnational or Asian America published in 2022 or 2023 (for the 2024 award). (Cash awards will be divided equally first among co-winning papers and second among co-authors, if any). Submissions may include any published or unpublished research papers, where the student is the lead or solo author (at the time of submission to journals and anthologies). Published articles must have been first published–whether online or print–within two years of the award year. Unpublished entries should be double spaced with 12 point font and not exceed 35 pages in length (including all references, tables, and figures). Papers may be self-nominated or nominated by professors on behalf of their students. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2024. Please send one electronic copy of the paper along with nomination letter(s) to each of the four award committee members. ASA policy requires that all awardees must be registered members of the ASA and AAA section at the time an award is given.

Kimberly A. Goyette, ([email protected]), Temple University (Chair)
Luoman Bao ([email protected]), California State University, Los Angeles
Lei Lei ([email protected]), Rutgers University
Xi Song ([email protected]), University of Pennsylvania

Distinguished Contribution to the Field Award

This award is given in recognition of scholarly work inclusive of research, teaching, mentoring, and service in the sociology of Asia/Asian America. This includes scholars who have contributed sociological studies to the fields of Asian/Asian American Studies. The award is presented for significant and cumulative work throughout a professional career that demonstrates broad and enduring scholarly and/or public impact. The nominee’s contribution may be in research, theory, methodology, pedagogy, or institutional building. Nominations (including self-nominations) for this award should include a narrative letter of nomination, a copy of the nominee’s vita, and up-to-three additional letters of support. Please send an electronic copy of the nomination with all required materials in the form of one single packet to the award committee. All nominations will be automatically reconsidered for a period of three years. Nominators and all awardees must be registered members of the ASA and AAA section at the time an award is given. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2024.

Prema Kurien ([email protected]), Syracuse University (Chair)
Wei-hsin Yu ([email protected]), UCLA
Yong Cai ([email protected]), UNC-Chapel Hill

Biosociology and Evolutionary Sociology

Best Book Award

The Biosociology and Evolutionary Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association invites submissions for the Best Book Award for a book published in 2022 or 2023 by a member, or members, of the section. Self-nominations are welcome. If there is more than one author of the book, at least one author must be a member of the section. Similarly, for an edited book, if there is more than one editor of the book, at least one editor must be a member of the section. In the case of co-authorship or co-editorship, all authors or editors who are members of the section will share the award. Nominations must be made by March 31, 2024. Nominations should be sent to Michael Hammond, [email protected]

Annual Best Paper Award for Student Members

The Biosociology and Evolutionary Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association invites submissions for the Annual Best Paper Award for Student Members of the section. Published or unpublished articles are eligible for this award. Self-nominations are welcome. For published articles in a journal or as a book chapter, the publication date or acceptance must be within the period 2022-2024. Co-authored papers, including with faculty, are eligible as long as a student member of the section is the first author. If there are additional student authors of the paper, the award will be shared among all student authors who are members of the section. Nominations must be made by March 31, 2024. Nominations and a copy of the paper should be sent to Michael Hammond, [email protected]

Children and Youth 

No Awards Submitted Yet for 2024

Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements Mayer N. Zald Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Student Paper Award

Current students, as well as those who received their PhD in 2023 or later, are eligible. Any paper (published or unpublished) written in 2023 by a student or students is eligible. The committee will accept only one submission per student. A previously submitted paper may be resubmitted only if significantly revised. Authors may submit their own work, or nominations may be made by section members. No lengthy nominating letters please, and please send all questions to the committee chair. Send a copy of the paper electronically to each member of the award committee by March 1, 2024. Winners will be notified by June 1, 2024.

Mayer Zald Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award Committee:
Ed Amenta (Chair): [email protected]
Katy Habr: [email protected]
Hannah Pullen-Blasnik: [email protected]
Paul Y. Chang: [email protected]
Didem Turkoglu: [email protected]

Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award

Articles and chapters from edited books with publication dates of 2023 are eligible. All authors must be members of the section. Authors may submit their own work, or nominations may be made by section members. No lengthy nominating letters please, and please send all questions to the committee chair. Send a copy of the article or chapter electronically to each member of the award committee by March 1, 2024:

Distinguished Contribution Article Award Committee:
Deana Rohlinger (Chair): [email protected]
Jack Goldstone: [email protected]
Sharon Quinsaat: [email protected]
Daisy Reyes: [email protected]

Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements Charles Tilly Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award

Section members, authors, or publishers may nominate books with publication dates of 2023. All authors must be members of the section. No lengthy nominating letters please, and please send all questions to the committee chair. Send or have publishers send a copy of the book to each member of the award committee by March 1, 2024. Please contact the committee chair for committee members’ preferred mailing addresses.

Charles Tilly Award for Best Book Committee:

Catherine Corrigall-Brown (Chair): [email protected]
Rachel Einwohner: [email protected]
Lisa Martinez: [email protected]
Barry Eidlin: [email protected]
Jeff Sheng: [email protected]

Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Dissertation Award

Any doctoral dissertation completed (i.e., successfully submitted, defended, and approved) in calendar year 2023 is eligible. Only nominations from the student’s dissertation chair or co-chair will be accepted. Nomination letters should not exceed two typed pages in length. The nomination letter should be accompanied by the dissertation in electronic form. Send a copy of the nomination letter and dissertation to each of the award committee members by March 1, 2024.

Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee

Leslie A. Bunnage (chair) – [email protected]
Burrel Vann Jr. – [email protected]
Crystal Eddins – [email protected]
Emmanuel Cannady – [email protected]

Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements Aldon Morris Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Scholarship of Social Movements

The Career Awards Committee welcomes nominations for the Aldon Morris Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Scholarship of Social Movements. The section seeks to honor eminent senior scholars who have offered sustained contributions to social movement research and illuminated ways in which people in the United States and throughout the world have worked collectively to promote equality and justice. To nominate a scholar for the award, please describe (in one page or less) the strengths of the nominee for this award. Please send copies of your nomination letter to members of the Career Awards Committee by March 1, 2024.

Deana Rholinger (Chair) – [email protected]
Zakiya Luna – [email protected]
Aldon Morris – [email protected]
Amaka Okechukwu – [email protected]
Soma Chaudhuri – [email protected]

Communication, Information Technologies, and Media

Career Achievement Award

This award recognizes a sustained body of research by a section member who has provided multiple outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the areas relevant to the section. Nominations may be made for scholars at any career stage. The letters should describe the major contributions, what kind of product the scholar has produced (e.g., books, articles, textbooks, policy briefs, teaching, public engagement), how it has advanced the areas of concern to the section, and what the impact and/or reach has been. Please also include the CV of the nominee. Materials should be sent to the committee chair by March 15. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged, as are nominations that highlight the work of underrepresented groups—those who work internationally, work in industry, those in small teaching-oriented institutions, BIPOC scholars, scholars with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ scholars, and those at the intersections of these and other categories. If you are nominating another person, you are encouraged to notify them. All nominees will be asked to complete a survey by the section’s DEI committee. Nominations should be sent to Dustin Kidd, [email protected] .

Best Paper Award
This award recognizes an outstanding published paper or book chapter on a topic relevant to the section, written by a member of the section. Submissions must be in English and published within the two calendar years prior to the award nomination deadline. If you would like to nominate a paper for the award, please send a nomination letter and a copy of the paper via email to the committee chair by March 15. Your email should include the names of all authors and co-authors, who should also be copied on the email. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged, as are nominations that highlight the work of underrepresented groups—those who work internationally, work in industry, those in small teaching-oriented institutions, BIPOC scholars, scholars with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ scholars, and those at the intersections of these and other categories. If you are nominating another person, you are encouraged to notify them. All nominees will be asked to complete a survey by the section’s DEI committee. Nominations, accompanied by a pdf of the publication, should be sent to Tim Recuber, [email protected] .

Best Student Paper Award
This award recognizes an outstanding published or unpublished paper/book chapter on a topic relevant to the section, or an outstanding design or use of media, communication, or information technology. Submissions must be in English. If you would like to nominate a paper for the award, please send a nomination letter and a copy of the paper via email to the committee chair by March 15. Your email should include the names of all authors and co-authors, who should also be copied on the email. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged, as are nominations that highlight the work of underrepresented groups—those who work internationally, work in industry, those in small teaching-oriented institutions, BIPOC scholars, scholars with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ scholars, and those at the intersections of these and other categories. If you are nominating another person, you are encouraged to notify them. All nominees will be asked to complete a survey by the section’s DEI committee. For this award only, the nominees do not need to be members of the section. Award winners and honorable mentions will receive a one-year section membership for either the year of being selected or the year after. Nominations, accompanied by a pdf of the publication, should be sent to Daniel Karell, [email protected] .

Best Book Award
This award recognizes an outstanding book on a topic relevant to the section, written by a member of the section. Submissions must be in English and published within the two calendar years prior to the award nomination deadline. If you would like to nominate a book for the award, please send an informal nomination letter via email to the committee members. Copies of the book need to be provided in physical or electronic form to each of the committee members on or before March 15. Your email should include the names of all authors and co-authors, who should also be copied on the email. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged, as are nominations that highlight the work of underrepresented groups—those who work internationally, work in industry, those in small teaching-oriented institutions, BIPOC scholars, scholars with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ scholars, and those at the intersections of these and other categories. If you are nominating another person, you are encouraged to notify them. All nominees will be asked to complete a survey by the section’s DEI committee. Nomination letters should be sent to Celeste Campos-Castillo, [email protected] .

Please mail or have the publisher mail a hard copy of the book to each committee member at the addresses below. If hard copies cannot be sent, send a PDF file to Celeste Campos-Castillo at the email address above.

Celeste Campos-Castillo
404 Wilson Rd.
Department of Media & Information
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48823

Karen Levy
Gates Hall
107 Hoy Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14853

PJ Patella-Rey
281 Catalpa Pl
Pittsburgh, PA 15228

Public Sociology Award
This award recognizes a specific achievement in teaching, the development or the use of a communication, media, or information technology, or the dissemination of knowledge that advances public understanding or engagement on topics of concern in the section by a member of the section. If you would like to nominate a scholar for the award, please send a nomination letter via email to the chair by March 15. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged, as are nominations that highlight the work of underrepresented groups—those who work internationally, work in industry, those in small teaching-oriented institutions, BIPOC scholars, scholars with disabilities, LGBTQI scholars, and those at the intersections of these and other categories. If you would like to nominate a scholar for the award, please send a nomination letter of 1-2 pages via email to the chair by March 15. The letters should describe the topic(s) of concern, what kind of product the scholar has produced (e.g., an easy to use tool for the public, a book that crosses over into trade/popular/public literature, media appearances, op-eds, social media), how it has advanced public understanding, and what the impact and/or reach has been. Please also include up to 10 examples with your letter. Examples could include, but are not limited to: course materials/assignments, Twitter threads, podcasts, op-eds, media appearances, or social media channels. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged, as are nominations that highlight the work of underrepresented groups—those who work internationally, work in industry, those in small teaching-oriented institutions, BIPOC scholars, scholars with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ scholars, and those at the intersections of these and other categories. If you are nominating another person, you are encouraged to notify them. All nominees will be asked to complete a survey by the section’s DEI committee. Nominations should be sent to Charles Gomez, [email protected].

Community and Urban Sociology

The Community and Urban Sociology Section invites nominations for the Section’s five awards. The deadline for submitting all nominations is March 1, 2024. For submissions please use the CUSS award portal: https://forms.gle/gyweYDXj3cCGiLxg9

Robert E. Park Book Award

The book award goes to the author(s) of the best book published in the past 2 years (2022/2023).

Committee Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Korver-Glenn and Zachary Levenson.
Members: Candace Miller, Matthew McClesky, and Meaghan Stiman

Jane Addams Article Award

The Jane Addams Award goes to authors of the best scholarly article in community and urban sociology published in the past 2 years (2022/2023).

Committee Co-Chairs: Prentiss Dantzler and Samantha Friedman.
Members: Shani Evans, Peter Rich, and Shelley Kimelberg

Community and Urban Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award

The CUSS Student Paper award goes to the student author of the paper the committee regards as the best graduate student paper in community and urban sociology.

Committee Chair: H. Jacob Carlson
Members: Whitney Gecker, Tricia Lewis, and Brenden Beck

Robert and Helen Lynd Award for Lifetime Achievement

This award recognizes distinguished career achievement in community and urban sociology. No self-nominations for this award.

Committee Chair: Lance Freeman
Members: Brian Levy, Raoul Lievanos, and Margarethe Kusenbach

Excellence in Teaching Award

This award recognizes members who are outstanding teachers in the field of community and urban sociology.

Committee Chair: Albert Fu
Members: Judith Halasz, Zawadi Rucks Ahidiana, and Colleen Wynn

Comparative-Historical Sociology

Global Note: All nominees must be members of the ASA to be considered for section awards.

IBN KHALDUN DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARD

The section presents the Ibn Khaldun Distinguished Career Award every year in order to recognize a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the subfield of comparative-historical sociology. This is one of the most celebrated awards given by the section, and it is presented only to scholars of the utmost distinction.

To nominate someone for the award, please send a letter of nomination to the award committee below. The letter should briefly discuss the significance and impact of the nominee on the subfield of comparative-historical sociology. Please also provide the most current curriculum vitae for the nominee as well as the nominee’s contact information, including their e-mail address. Nominations must be received by all members of the committee by March 31, 2024.

Please note that nominees must have received their Ph.D. no later than 1998. All nominees must be members of the ASA to be considered for any section award.

Committee:
Anthony S. Chen (chair), Northwestern University, [email protected]
Angel Adams Parham, University of Virginia, [email protected]
Rebecca Jean Emigh, University of California, Los Angeles, [email protected]

BARRINGTON MOORE BOOK AWARD

The section presents the Barrington Moore Book Award every year to the best book in the area of comparative-historical sociology.

To be eligible for consideration, nominated books must have been published in one of the two years immediately prior to the year of the award (i.e., for the award given in 2024, only books published in 2023 or 2022 will be considered). Eligible books must also not have been previously nominated for the Moore Award. Thus, books that were nominated for the 2023 award are not eligible to be considered for the 2024 award.

To nominate a book for the Moore Award, please send an email to each member of the award committee. The e-mail should indicate the author, title, publisher, and publication date of the book you wish to nominate. Please make arrangements for each member of the committee to receive a copy of the book by March 15, 2024. The nominating e-mail and the nominated book must be received by each member of the committee by this deadline. Books may be nominated by their authors or by other scholars, but not by publishing houses. Letters of nomination are not required.

Please note that all nominees must be members of the ASA to be considered for any section award, and winners of the Moore Award are expected to be members of the comparative-historical sociology section at the time the award is presented.

Committee:
Manuela Boatcă (chair), Universität Freiburg
Email: [email protected]
Mailing address: Institut für Soziologie & Global Studies Programme, Rempartstraße 15, D–79085 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Philip Hough, Florida Atlantic University
Email: [email protected]
Address: Department of Sociology, 777 Glades Road, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton FL USA 33431

Anna Skarpelis, Queens College in the City University of New York
Email: [email protected]
Address: Department of Sociology, Powdermaker Hall 252, Office 252M, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens, New York, NY 11367

CHARLES TILLY ARTICLE AWARD

The section presents the Charles Tilly Article Award every year to the best article in the subfield of comparative-historical sociology.

To be eligible for consideration, nominated articles must have been published in one of the two years immediately prior to the year of the award (i.e., for the award given in 2024, only articles published in 2022 or 2023 will be considered).

To nominate an article for the Tilly Award, please send an e-mail to each member of the award committee. The e-mail should indicate the author, title, journal, and publication date of the article that you wish to nominate, and it should also attach a PDF of the article. The nominating e-mail and PDF of the article must be received by each member of the committee by March 15, 2024.

Please note that all nominees must be members of the ASA to be considered for any section award.

Committee:
Regina Baker (co-chair), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, [email protected]
Robert Braun (co-chair), University of California – Berkeley, [email protected]
Marisela Martinez-Cola, Morehouse College, [email protected]

THEDA SKOCPOL DISSERTATION AWARD

The section presents the Theda Skocpol Dissertation Award every year to the best doctoral dissertation in the area of comparative-historical sociology.

To be eligible for consideration, nominated dissertations must have been defended and filed between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023.

To nominate a dissertation, please send an e-mail to each member of the award committee. The e-mail should indicate the author, title, and filing year of the dissertation that you wish to nominate, and it should briefly discuss the strengths and contributions of the dissertation. An electronic copy of the dissertation must also be sent to each member of the award committee. (For dissertations that are too large to send over email, please e-mail the committee members a durable link to a downloadable version of the dissertation.) Both the nominating e-mail and the electronic copy of the nominated dissertation must be received by each member of the committee by March 15, 2023. Dissertations may be nominated by dissertation chairs, advisors, or current department chairs; self-nominations are not allowed for this award.

Please note that all nominees must be members of the ASA to be considered for any section award.

Committee:
Alexandre White (Chair), Johns Hopkins University, [email protected]
Martin Eiermann, Duke University, [email protected]
Marina Zaloznaya, University of Iowa, [email protected]

REINHARD BENDIX STUDENT PAPER AWARD

The section presents the Reinhard Bendix Student Paper Award every year to the best graduate student paper in the subfield of comparative-historical sociology.

To be eligible for consideration, nominated papers must have been written by students enrolled in a graduate program at the time the paper was written. Both published and unpublished papers are eligible.

To nominate a paper, authors and/or mentors should send an e-mail to each member of the award committee. The e-mail should indicate the author and title of the paper, and it should attach a PDF of the article. The e-mail and the nominated paper must be received by each member of the committee by March 15, 2024. Students may self-nominate their finest work, or a paper may be nominated by a student’s mentors.

Please note that all nominees must be members of the ASA to be considered for any section award.

Committee:
Luis Flores (chair), Harvard University, [email protected]
Maryam Alemzadeh, University of Oxford, [email protected]
Benjamin Abrams, University College London, [email protected]

Crime, Law, and Deviance

Crime, Law, and Deviance Section Distinguished Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024

The American Sociological Association’s section on Crime, Law, and Deviance invites submissions for the 2024 Distinguished Student Paper Award competition. This award is presented annually for the best paper authored by a graduate student. Papers may be empirical or theoretical and can address any topic in the sociology of crime, law, and deviance. Submissions may be sole- or multiple-authored, but all authors must be students at the time of submission. Papers should be article length (approximately 30 double spaced pages). Papers accepted for publication at the time of submission are not eligible. The winner will receive $500 to offset the cost of attending the 2024 ASA meeting. Nominations may be submitted by the author or by others. Self-nominations are encouraged. Please send a brief letter of nomination (no more than one page) and a PDF of the article to the Award Committee Chair, Rachel Ellis, [email protected], with the subject line “CLD Distinguished Student Paper Nomination.”

Committee: Rachel Ellis (Chair), [email protected]; Joss Greene, [email protected]; Gabriela Kirk-Werner, [email protected]; Jose Atiles, [email protected].”

Crime, Law, and Deviance Section and Sociology of Law Section Peterson-Krivo Mentoring Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024

The American Sociological Association invites submissions for the Peterson-Krivo Mentoring Award, which is awarded every two years by the Crime, Law, and Deviance and the Sociology of Law Sections of the ASA. The Award recognizes sustained work and/or innovative approaches in facilitating the success of undergraduate students, graduate students, and/or other scholars, particularly early career scholars. Examples of such activities could include a pattern of consistent and meaningful mentorship and producing articles, books, or other resources on mentoring such as creating a mentoring program. Members of either section are eligible for nomination. To nominate a mentor, submit a letter describing the nominee’s qualifications for the award and any supporting material that would assist the award committee in assessing the nominee’s suitability for the award. Self-nominations are not accepted. Letters of nomination should be sent to the Award Committee Chair, Heather Schoenfeld, [email protected], with the subject line “Peterson-Krivo Mentoring Award Nomination.”

Committee: Heather Schoenfeld (Chair), [email protected]; Brianna Remster, [email protected]; Mary Nell Trautner, [email protected]; Cody Warner, [email protected].

Crime, Law, and Deviance Section James F. Short Distinguished Article Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024

The American Sociological Association’s section on Crime, Law, and Deviance invites submissions for the 2024 James F. Short Jr. Distinguished Article Award. This award is presented every year for a distinguished article in crime, law, and deviance published in the preceding year. All papers with a publication date in the calendar year 2023 are eligible. (Note: Papers published as “online first” in 2023 but not yet in print are ineligible; Papers published in online-only journals can be submitted in the year they are published online.) Any section member may submit an article for consideration and self-submissions are encouraged. Please send a brief letter of nomination and a PDF of the article to the Award Committee Chair, Anthony Peguero ([email protected]), with the subject line “CLD 2024 Distinguished Article Nomination.”

Committee: Anthony Peguero (Chair), [email protected]; April Fernandes, [email protected]; Bryan Sykes, [email protected]; Katie Durante, [email protected].

Crime, Law, and Deviance Section Ida B. Wells-Barnett Distinguished Book Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024

The American Sociological Association’s section on Crime, Law, and Deviance invites nominations for the 2024 Ida B. Wells-Barnett Distinguished Book Award (established in 2023). The award is presented annually for a distinguished book in crime, law, and deviance published in the preceding two years. Books published during the calendar years 2022 and 2023 are eligible, but books considered last year (for the 2023 book prize) cannot be nominated a second time. Any section member may submit a book for consideration, and self-submissions are encouraged. To nominate a book, please submit a brief letter highlighting its contributions to the field. We especially encourage nominations that highlight the work of underrepresented groups and/or that honor the legacy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett.

To nominate a book, please submit a brief letter highlighting its contributions to the Award Committee Chair, Sara Wakefield, at [email protected] (with the subject line “CLD Book Nomination”), who will provide the names and addresses to which copies of the book should be mailed no later than March 15, 2024.

Committee: Sara Wakefield (Chair), [email protected]; Matthew Clair, [email protected]; Janet Garcia-Hallett, [email protected]; Vanessa R. Panfil, [email protected].

Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society

Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society Section’s James S. Coleman Outstanding Article Award

Nominations, including self-nominations, are encouraged for theoretical, empirical or experimental works on or including work on decision-making, social networks, and those in the tradition of analytical and computational sociology. To be eligible for the award, the article must be published within the last two years. Faculty and graduate students are eligible for the award. An article may be submitted to the Outstanding Article Award or the Graduate Student paper award, but not both. Co-authors share the award equally. Nominators should be members in good standing of the American Sociological Association.

Nominations, including a pdf of the article, should be submitted to Minjae Kim at [email protected] by March 31, 2024

Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society Section’s James S. Coleman Outstanding Book Award

Nominations, including self-nominations, are encouraged for theoretical, empirical or experimental works on or including work on decision-making, social networks, and those in the tradition of analytical and computational sociology. To be eligible for the award, the book must have been published within the last five years. Faculty and graduate students are eligible for the award. Co-authors share the award equally. Nominators should be members in good standing of the American Sociological Association.

Nominations and books should be sent to Patrick Bergemann, [email protected], and Arvind Karunakaran by March 31, 2024. Please send electronic versions to Arvind Karunakaran at [email protected]. Please send hard copies to Patrick Bergemann at the following address.

Patrick Bergemann,
Paul Merage School of Business,
University of California, Irvine
4291 Pereira Drive
SB2 Suite 328
Irvine, CA 92697

Additional questions about hard or electronic versions may be addressed to the committee.

Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society Award for Best Paper by a Graduate Student

Nominations, including self-nominations, are encouraged for theoretical, empirical or experimental works on or including work on decision-making, social networks, and those in the tradition of analytical and computational sociology. Eligible authors are students currently enrolled in a graduate program who will not have received their PhD by the time they submit the paper (March 31, 2024). Multi-authored papers are eligible if none of the authors has a PhD. An article may be submitted to the Outstanding Article Award or the Graduate Student paper award, but not both.

Please include (1) a brief statement by the nominator of the reason the article deserves this award that includes the name of the author, their degree status, and their institutional affiliation; and (2) an electronic copy of the paper or article.

Nominations should be submitted by email to Masayuki Kanai [email protected] and Chen-Shuo Hong, [email protected] by March 31, 2024.

Disability in Society

Sociology of Disability in Society Outstanding Publication Award

The Outstanding Publication in the Sociology of Disability Award is given in alternating years, either for 1) the best journal article or chapter in an edited volume authored or co-authored by a Section member in the preceding two years that has made (or is likely to make) an impact on the sociology of disability; or for 2) the best published book authored or co-authored by a Section member in the preceding two years that has made (or is likely to make) an impact on the sociology of disability. For this year, we will make an award for the best published book, published during 2022, 2023 or the beginning of 2024. Individuals can be nominated by colleagues or self-nominated, with selection made by a panel of the Section’s awards committee. The selection panel could, in unusual circumstances, make multiple awards. To nominate or self-nominate for the 2024 award for best published article or book chapter, please send a letter of nomination and an accessible electronic version of the article, to the Awards Committee Chair, Angela Frederick, at [email protected] no later than Friday, April 26, 2024.

Sociology of Disability in Society Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award

This award recognizes an outstanding paper in the sociology of disability, authored by one or more graduate students written or published within the last three years. To be considered, all authors must be graduate students at the time of submission and be members of ASA. Papers may be published or unpublished; however, submissions should not exceed 35 pages in length. Papers will be judged on theoretical and/or empirical contributions to the sociology of disability. Self-nominations are welcome. Applicants should submit the paper for consideration, along with a letter of nomination, to the Awards Committee Chair, Angela Frederick, at [email protected] no later than Friday, April 26, 2024.

Sociology of Disability in Society Distinguished Career Award

The Distinguished Career Award recognizes a Section member who has made substantial scholarly contributions to the sociology of disability. The award is given in even years. Nominees will be assessed on the depth and breadth of their published work pertaining to the sociology of disability. Nominations from colleagues and self-nominations are both welcome. For consideration for this award, submit the nominee’s CV and a one-page letter detailing the candidate’s scholarly contributions to the Awards Committee Chair, Angela Frederick, at [email protected] no later than Friday, April 26, 2024.

Drugs and Society

Junior Scholar Award
We are now accepting nominations for the 2024 American Sociological Association’s (ASA) Section on Drugs and Society (D&S) Junior Scholar Award. We present this award annually in recognition of research contributions within the scientific discipline, such as publications and grants; an outstanding publication may be sufficient for a recent Ph.D. The candidate should also demonstrate an independent line of research. Eligible candidates must have defended their doctoral dissertations within five academic years prior to the annual meeting at which the award is made. In accordance with ASA policy, all award nominees must be current members of the ASA and D&S section. You may become a member of the section to be considered. We encourage self-nominations. Winner will receive the award at the D&S Reception for the ASA annual meeting in Montreal 2024. Please send nominations and a CV to Scott Duxbury ([email protected]) by March 15, 2024.

Senior Scholar Award
We are now accepting nominations for the 2024 American Sociological Association’s (ASA) Section on Drugs and Society (D&S) Senior Scholar Award. We present this award annually to an established scholar who has made significant contributions to the scientific discipline and has provided service to the ADT section. In accordance with ASA policy, all award nominees must be current members of ASA and the D&S Section. You may become a member of the section to be considered. We encourage self-nominations. Winner will receive the award at the D&S Reception for the ASA annual meeting in Montreal in August 2024. Please send nominations and a CV to Margaret Kelley ([email protected]) by March 15, 2024.

Distinguished Scholarly Paper Award
We are now accepting nominations for the 2024 American Sociological Association’s (ASA) Section on Drugs and Society (D&S) Distinguished Scholarly Paper Award. This award recognizes the author(s) of an outstanding article published in the past two years (2021-2022) in the area of drugs and society. In accordance with ASA policy, all award nominees must be current members of the ASA and the D&S section. You may become a member of the section to be considered. We encourage self-nominations. Winner(s) will receive the award at the D&S Reception for the ASA annual meeting in Montreal in August 2024. Please send a PDF copy of the article with a brief comment on the manuscript’s merits and its contribution to the field of drugs and society to Joshua Stout ([email protected]) by March 15, 2024.

Graduate Student Paper Award
We are now accepting papers for the 2024 American Sociological Association’s (ASA) Section on Drugs and Society (D&S) Graduate Student Paper Award. We present this award to a paper authored by a student currently enrolled in a graduate program. A paper may be co-authored by two or more students, who would share the award. Papers co-authored with faculty are ineligible. Papers should be of typical manuscript length, about 25-35 double-spaced pages. In accordance with ASA policy, all award nominees must be current ASA members and members of the D&S section. You may become a member of the section to be considered. We encourage self-nominations. Winner(s) will receive the award at the D&S Reception for the ASA annual meeting in Montreal in August 2024. Please send a letter of nomination and a copy of the paper (PDF or Word format) to Andrew Chelius ([email protected]) by March 15, 2024.

Economic Sociology

Zelizer Award for Best Book

The Economic Sociology Section invites nominations for the 2024 Zelizer Book Award for an outstanding book published in the field of economic sociology. Eligible books must have a 2022 or 2023 publication date. Authors are welcome to nominate their own work. Nominees must already be Section members or must join the Section. To nominate a book, please send a copy of the book to all five committee members listed below by March 18, 2024. Hard copies are strongly preferred, but E-copies of books are permissible when hard copies are not available. Letters of nomination are not required from ASA members. Publishers who wish to submit a book for consideration must include a nomination letter that states how the book contributes to economic sociology.

Please direct any inquiries, and nomination letters, to Rebecca Jean Emigh, Chair, at [email protected]

Committee Members:
Rebecca Jean Emigh, Chair
Department of Sociology, UCLA
264 Haines Hall
375 Portola Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1551
USA
[email protected]

Kim de Laat
Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business
University of Waterloo
125 St. Patrick Street
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
N5A 0C1
[email protected]

Elizabeth Korver-Glenn
Washington University
MSC 1112-228-04
ONE BROOKINGS DRIVE
ST. LOUIS, MO 63130-4899
USA
[email protected]

Emily Rauscher
Brown University
Box 1916
Providence, RI 02912
USA
[email protected]

Matthew Soener
702 S Wright Street
3120 Lincoln Hall
Urbana, IL 61801
[email protected]

Granovetter Award for Best Article

The Economic Sociology Section invites nominations for the 2024 Granovetter Prize for an outstanding article published in the field of economic sociology. Eligible publications must have a 2022 or 2023 publication date. Stand-alone chapters from edited volumes are eligible for this award. Authors are encouraged to nominate their own work. Letters of nomination are not required. Nominees must already be Section members or must join the Section. An electronic copy of the article should be sent no later than March 18, 2024 to all members of the Granovetter Award Committee.

Please direct any inquiries to Katherine Sobering, Chair, at [email protected].

Committee Members:
Katherine Sobering, Chair
[email protected].

Dana Kornberg
[email protected]

Georg Rilinger
[email protected]

Simone Zhang
[email protected]

Burt Best Student Paper Award

The Economic Sociology Section invites nominations for the 2024 Ronald Burt Outstanding Student Paper Award for a paper written by a graduate student in the field of economic sociology. Papers may be either published or unpublished, but must have been authored by students who have not received their Ph.D. by March 18, 2024. Students are encouraged to nominate their own work. Letters of nomination are not required. Nominees must already be Section members or must join the Section. Papers co-authored with faculty are not eligible for the Burt award. Electronic copies of the paper should be sent no later than March 18, 2024 to all members of the Burt Award Committee.

Please direct any inquiries to Max Besbris, Chair, at [email protected]

Committee Members:
Max Besbris, Chair
[email protected]

Arvind Karunakaran
[email protected]

Ioana Sendroiu
[email protected]

Environmental Sociology

The Section on Environmental Sociology is seeking nominations for four awards in 2024. Nominees do not need to be section members, but in accordance with ASA policies, award recipients must be current members of the American Sociological Association at the time the award is given to receive the award. The same award will not be given to the same individual more than once.

The Environmental Sociology Outstanding Publication Award
This is given for publications of special noteworthiness in the field of environmental sociology. This year the committee will consider books published within the period January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2023. Self-nominations are welcome. To nominate a book, please email a nomination letter by March 15th, 2024 to Policy & Research Committee Chair, Nikhil Deb ([email protected]).

The Environmental Sociology Student Paper Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize an outstanding paper written by a graduate student or group of graduate students. All members of the Section and the ASA are encouraged to submit nominations; self-nominations are also welcome. In addition to recognition, recipients will receive a modest monetary award. Papers do not have to be published, accepted for publication or submitted to the ASA meeting to be considered. They must have been submitted to the ASA annual meeting and/or to a journal by a graduate student(s) between January 1st, 2023 and December 31st, 2023 in order to be considered. Papers co-authored with faculty are ineligible. To nominate a paper, please send a PDF copy of the paper along with a nomination letter that includes information about the paper’s status by March 15th, 2024 to Policy & Research Committee Chair, Nikhil Deb ([email protected]).

The Environmental Sociology Distinguished Contribution Award
This award is given annually to recognize individuals for outstanding service, innovation, or publication in environmental sociology. It is intended to be an expression of appreciation, awarded when an individual is deemed extraordinarily meritorious by the Section. All members of the Section are encouraged to submit nominations; self-nominations are welcome. Nominations for this award must be received by April 15th, 2024. To nominate an individual for this award, please send a letter of nomination describing the nominee’s contribution to environmental sociology and/or the sociology of technology, accompanied by a copy of the nominee’s CV, to the chair of the award committee, Sandra Marquart-Pyatt, Past-Chair, ([email protected]). Please put “Distinguished Contribution Award Nomination” in the subject line.

The Environmental Sociology Teaching and Mentorship Award
This award honors faculty members who demonstrate a notable dedication to teaching and mentorship, including through innovative pedagogy; actionable attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion; robust community-engaged approaches; and/or other elements of excellence in the teaching of environmental sociology and mentorship of students at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. All members of the Section are encouraged to submit nominations; self-nominations are welcome. The award is open to faculty of any rank, including tenure-track or contingent positions. Nomination packages should be scanned into a single PDF and submitted by email to Alan Rudy ([email protected]) by April 15, 2024. Nomination packages should include: (1) Letter of Nomination, not to exceed 2 pages, (2) personal statement on teaching and mentorship philosophy, not to exceed 3 pages, (3) CV with the relevant components highlighted, such as teaching/mentoring awards and activities, publications or presentations co‐authored with students (underline the names of student co‐authors and indicate whether undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral student). Nominations will be vetted within two weeks and a selection of candidates will be asked to submit a comprehensive packet of additional materials including: (1) a maximum of 5 letters of student support (any mix of present or past students), (2) a maximum of 2 additional letters of support from colleagues who are not former students, (3) a maximum of 3 syllabi or other relevant material from the past 5 years, and (4) excerpts or summaries of teaching evaluations as desired.

Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis

Garfinkel-Sacks Award for Distinguished Scholarship

This award recognizes those who have made distinguished lifetime career contributions to the fields of ethnomethodology and/or conversation analysis.

To nominate an individual for this award, please submit the following:
1) A letter detailing the nominee’s contributions to EMCA;
2) Relevant supporting materials, including a list of the nominee’s publications; and
3) At least two additional external letters speaking to the person’s contributions and impact on the field(s)

Please send nominations to Committee Chair Waverly Duck at [email protected] by March 1, 2024.

EMCA Distinguished Paper Award

This award recognizes an outstanding publication contributing to ethnomethodology and/or conversation analysis. The 2024 award will be given to a published article. Eligible papers for the 2024 award must be published between September 1, 2021 and February 29, 2024, inclusively. Authors can submit their own publications, or nominations can be made on their behalf. Committee members may also make their own nominations.

Nominations must include 1) full bibliographic information on the nominated article; and 2) a PDF copy (preferable) or a hard copy of the article; or a link to a website where the article can be downloaded in full at no charge.

Please send nominations to Committee Chair Sarah Hitzler at [email protected] by March 1, 2024.

The Melvin Pollner Prize in Ethnomethodology

The Melvin Pollner Prize in Ethnomethodology honors the intellectual spirit and memory of Melvin Pollner. The $1000 award recognizes an article, chapter, or book published between September 1, 2021-February 29, 2024, inclusively, that develops original work drawing upon, or resonant with, Melvin Pollner’s ethnomethodological interests in topics such as mundane reason, reality disjunctures, radical reflexivity, and the connections and contributions of ethnomethodology to other types of sociology.

Nominations must include 1) full bibliographic information on the nominated article, chapter or book; and 2) a PDF copy (preferable) or a hard copy of the article, chapter or book; or a link to a website where the article, chapter or book can be downloaded in full at no charge. Committee members may also make their own nominations.

Please send nominations to Committee Chair Patrick Watson at [email protected] by March 1, 2024.

EMCA Graduate Student Paper Award

This award recognizes an outstanding graduate student paper (either published or unpublished) that contributes to ethnomethodology and/or conversation analysis. Eligible papers for the 2024 award must have been published or written between September 1, 2021 and February 29, 2024, inclusively. Authors can submit their own publications/papers, or nominations can be made on their behalf. Committee members may also make their own nominations. Please note: only graduate students who are current EMCA section members are eligible for this award. Section membership must be valid by the March 1st submission deadline.

Nominations must include 1) full bibliographic information on the nominated article; and 2) a PDF copy (preferable) or a hard copy of the article; or a link to a website where the article can be downloaded in full at no charge.

Please send nominations to Committee Chair Sylvaine Tuncer at [email protected] by March 1, 2024.

Family

The ASA Family Section Distinguished Career Award

This award recognizes the collective body of a person’s work as it relates to the sociology of the family (not a single publication). Award winners may be selected on the basis of distinguished contributions to either research or service. Service to the field includes developments (such as data sets or analytic techniques) that have had a substantial impact on family research. Please send the nominee’s CV to Karen Guzzo ([email protected]) by March 8, 2024. A short letter of nomination (no longer than one page) is optional but encouraged.

The ASA Family Section William J. Goode Book Award

This award is for a book published on the family in 2022 or 2023. The committee will consider only books nominated by section members and we encourage self-nominations. Textbooks and edited volumes are not eligible. Please send an email notification of your nomination to Kei Nomaguchi ([email protected]) no later than January 12, 2024 and request the mailing addresses for the members of the committee. Arrange for the publisher to send copies of the books directly to the committee chair and all members (6 copies total), which may arrive shortly thereafter.

The ASA Family Section Article of the Year Award

This award recognizes a journal article that has made a significant contribution to the field of family sociology. The award committee will accept nominations for articles published in 2021, 2022, or 2023. To qualify, articles must be in print during these years when published in a print journal or may be posted online during these years when published in an online-only journal. Nominations may be made by the author or others. To nominate, please send an electronic copy of the article to the chair of the award committee, Krystale Littlejohn ([email protected]). The deadline for nominations is March 8, 2024.

The ASA Family Section Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award

Graduate students are invited to submit an article-length paper on the family. The paper should represent a finished product rather than a proposal for future work. The submission can be based on a course paper, a recently published journal article, a manuscript under review at a journal, or a conference presentation. Co-authored papers are acceptable if all authors are students, although the prize will be shared. The paper must have been written when the author was enrolled in a graduate program. The paper may not exceed 30 pages or 11,000 words. Please send an electronic copy of the paper by March 8, 2024 to Jess Hardie ([email protected]).

Global and Transnational Sociology

Global and Transnational Sociology Best Publication (Article) by an International Scholar Award
Deadline: 3/1/2024

The Global and Transnational Sociology Section solicits nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2024 Award for Best Publication by an International Scholar. The award will recognize an outstanding article published in 2021, 2022, or 2023 in the area of Global and Transnational Sociology. The author or authors must be neither US citizens nor affiliated with a US institution. When nominating an article, please include a brief comment (a couple of sentences) in the body of your email on its contribution to global and transnational sociology. Articles in languages other than English must also include an English summary of the article’s approach, methods, and main findings. International scholars may not submit the same work for consideration in other award categories.

GATS is committed to countering material, institutional, and intellectual hierarchies in the social sciences in general, and among global and transnational sociologists in particular. For this award, we are particularly interested in honoring work by scholars from the Global South, who study sites in the Global South, who are driven by theoretical, methodological, or epistemological approaches developed in the Global South, and/or who currently work at academic or non-academic institutions in the Global South. Along with your submission, if you feel comfortable, please provide a brief statement (a couple of sentences) in the body of your email explaining how your work and personal biography fit with these goals. Please feel free to include information about the type and location of institutions at which you have been trained and currently work.

International scholars can be nominated for the award without becoming ASA members, but if they win they must pay the ASA Annual Meeting registration fee, which is reduced for international scholars.

Please direct any inquiries to the committee chair, Gowri Vijayakumar, at [email protected].

Please send copies of articles and nomination letters to the committee chair, Gowri Vijayakumar, at [email protected].

Please title the file with the first author’s last name and the article’s year of publication.

Gowri Vijayakumar, Brandeis University (Committee Chair)
[email protected]

Gala Rexer, University College London
[email protected]

Sneha Annavarapu, National University of Singapore
[email protected]

Global and Transnational Sociology Best Scholarly Article Award
Deadline: 3/1/2024

The Global and Transnational Sociology Section solicits nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2024 Best Scholarly Article Award, recognizing an outstanding article published in 2022 or 2023 in the area of Global and Transnational Sociology.

No cover letter is required. Please email an electronic copy of the article to all members of the Best Scholarly Article Committee:

Poulami Roychowdhury, Brown University (Chair)
[email protected]

Annie Hikido, Colby College
[email protected]

Ali Kadivar, Boston College
[email protected]

Shai Dromi, Harvard University
[email protected]

Please contact the committee chair, Poulami Roychowdhury, at [email protected] with any questions.

Global and Transnational Sociology Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: 3/1/2024

The Global and Transnational Sociology Section invites nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2024 Best Graduate Student Paper Award, recognizing an outstanding paper, published or unpublished, in the area of Global and Transnational Sociology. The author must be a graduate student who has not received the PhD by March 1, 2024. For co-authored papers, all authors must be graduate students. When nominating an article, please include an abstract that emphasizes the paper’s contributions to the global and transnational sociology field.

Please direct any inquiries to the committee chair Ricarda Hammer at [email protected]

Please email an electronic copy of the paper to all members of the Best Graduate Student Paper Award Committee.

Ricarda Hammer (University of California, Berkeley), Committee Chair
[email protected]

Fauzia Husain (Queen’s University)
[email protected]

Jorge Vasquez Arreaga (American University)
[email protected]

Global and Transnational Sociology Best Scholarly Book Award
Deadline: 3/1/2024

The Global and Transnational Sociology Section solicits nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2024 Best Scholarly Book Award, recognizing an outstanding book published in 2022 or 2023 in the area of Global and Transnational Sociology. When nominating a book, please include a brief letter of nomination (a couple of paragraphs) explaining its contribution to the global and transnational sociology field. Please note that second editions, translations, and edited volumes are not eligible.

Please send a hard copy (or ask the publisher to send copies) of the book to each of the 3 members of the Committee. Please email the nomination letter to each committee member. If you have a question, please contact the chair of the committee, Smitha Radhakrishnan ([email protected])

Smitha Radhakrishnan, Committee Chair ([email protected])
Sociology Department
Wellesley College
106 Central St.
Wellesley, MA 02481

Andy Clarno, ([email protected])
4622 N Drake Ave
Chicago IL 60625

Kimberly Kay Hoang ([email protected])
Dept of Sociology, U Chicago
1126 E. 59th St
Chicago, IL 60637

History of Sociology and Social Thought

We warmly welcome nominations by March 15, 2024 for: (1) the Career Achievement Award, (2) the Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, and (3) the Graduate Student Paper Award.

The Career Achievement Award
To nominate a colleague for this Award, please submit a full nomination letter and the nominee’s CV. Letters of nomination should describe the nominee’s contributions to the study of the history of sociology and/or social thought that warrant consideration. If multiple persons wish to nominate a person, we strongly encourage co-signers on a single nomination letter.

Please send nominations to Kevin Anderson: [email protected]

Committee Members: Charles Camic, [email protected], Anne Eisenberg, [email protected], Charles Thorpe, [email protected]

The Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award
The Award this year will focus on books that have been published since January 2022. At least one of the book authors must be a HOSST member. Only HOSST members are permitted to make nominations. Nominators should make only one nomination. Self-nominations are encouraged. Nomination letters, in addition to including complete citation, should also describe the scope of the publication and highlight some of its contributions to the field.

Please arrange with the author to provide copies of the book to the following Committee Members at these addresses:

Rebecca Emigh, Committee Chair
[email protected]
UCLA Sociology Department
264 Haines Hall, Box 951551
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Wendy Espeland
[email protected]
1710 Asbury Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201

Besnik Pula
[email protected]
International Studies Program (0448)
Virginia Tech
220 Stanger St, Rm 119
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0448

Michael Raphael
[email protected]
PO Box 281
Yonkers, NY 10710

Graduate Student Paper Award
Please restrict nominations to papers that focus on the history of sociology and/or social thought. Papers authored or coauthored solely by students are eligible; faculty co-authorship is not allowed. Eligible students include Masters and Ph.D. student members of the Section who are currently enrolled in a graduate program, or who have graduated no earlier than December 2023. Unpublished, under review, accepted, or published papers are eligible. If published, the paper should have appeared within the past two calendar years (i.e. a paper nominated in 2024 may have been published anytime during 2022 or 2023). Unpublished papers should not exceed 9,000 words of text (excluding references, tables, etc.). Self-nominations are encouraged.

Please send nominations along with an electronic version of the paper to Jean-Pierre Reed, [email protected]

Committee Members: Philipp Altmann, [email protected], Kalasia Ojeh, [email protected], Veljiko Vujacic, [email protected]

Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility

The deadline for all Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Section Award nominations is March 1, 2024, 5:00 p.m. ET. Please send nominations as detailed below.

Robert M. Hauser Distinguished Scholar Award
The Hauser award is awarded annually to mark and celebrate the field’s most fundamental accomplishments. Please send nominations to the committee chair via email. Indicate the award for which your nomination should be considered. Nomination letters and a copy of the candidate’s CV are encouraged, but only a brief email with the candidate’s name and current affiliation is necessary to nominate someone. Maria Charles (chair), UC-Santa Barbara ([email protected]).

William Julius Wilson Early Career Award
The Wilson award is awarded annually to recognize a scholar who has made major contributions early in their career. Scholars who received their highest degree within the ten years prior to the next ASA annual meeting (i.e., 2014 or later) are eligible to receive the Wilson award. Nomination letters and a copy of the candidate’s CV are encouraged, but only a brief email with the candidate’s name and current affiliation is necessary to nominate someone. Maria Charles (chair), UC-Santa Barbara ([email protected]).

Devah Pager Outstanding Article Award
Awarded annually for an article nominated by a section member and published in the calendar year preceding the ASA annual meetings (i.e., 2023). Please send brief nomination letters and a pdf copy of the article to the committee chair. Nathan Wilmers (chair), Massachusetts Institute of Technology ([email protected]).

Outstanding Book Award
Awarded for a book nominated by a section member and published in the in the three calendar years preceding the ASA annual meeting at which the award is bestowed (i.e., 2021, 2022, and 2023). Please send a brief nomination letter to the chair and have the book publisher contact the chair for the list of addresses of the committee members. Anthony Jack (chair), Boston University ([email protected]).

Robert D. Mare Graduate Student Paper Award
This award is made annually for a graduate student paper presented at a professional conference during the calendar year preceding the ASA annual meetings (i.e., 2023) or published during the same time. Papers must be nominated by a section member. Please send brief nomination letters and a PDF copy of the article to the committee chair. Regina Baker (chair), University of North Carolina ([email protected]).

International Migration

2024 Thomas & Znaniecki Best Book Award

This award is given annually for outstanding social science scholarship in the field of international migration to a book published within the previous 2 years. For the 2023 award, books must bear the publishing or copyright date of 2022 or 2023. Any section member may nominate a book for consideration and self-nominations are encouraged. An author can nominate more than one book (solo authored or coauthored, but not edited) in any given award cycle, though any book awarded “honorable mention” in a previous year is ineligible for the award in subsequent years.

Books published in-print will be considered the first year they are either published in print or have a formal copyright date in print, and can be re-nominated and considered again one year after. E-Books published only online will be considered the first year they are either published online or have a formal copyright date online, and can be re-nominated and considered again one year after. Author(s) should note the publication or copyright information, plus the first year the book was ever considered for this award, upon nomination.

Winner(s) must be members of the International Migration Section at the time of the awards ceremony. Arrangements must be made with the publisher to send the book to all committee members by March 15, 2024. Please contact the committee co-chair(s) for mailing addresses.

Committee:
Rina Agarwala (co-chair, 2023 book award winner)
Professor, Sociology, Johns Hopkins University
[email protected]

Phi H. Su (co-chair, 2022 book award honorable mention)
Assistant Professor, Sociology, Williams College
[email protected]

Erica Busse Cárdenas
Associate Professor, Macalester College
[email protected]

Leafia Ye
Assistant Professor of Sociology
University of Toronto
[email protected]

Ariela Schachter (council member)
Associate Professor, Sociology, Washington University of St. Louis
[email protected]

2024 Louis Wirth Best Article Award

The award is given annually to the outstanding article written by member(s) of the International Migration section published during the preceding two years (2022 or 2023). Any section member may nominate an article for consideration and self-nominations are encouraged. An author can nominate more than one article (solo authored or coauthored) in any given award cycle, though any article awarded “honorable mention” in a previous year is ineligible for the award in subsequent years. All articles will be considered the first year they are published either in print, online, or online before print, and can be re-nominated and considered again one year after.

Winner(s) must be members of the International Migration Section at the time of the awards ceremony. An abstract and electronic version of the article should be sent to the committee chair by March 15, 2024, alongside publication or copyright information, plus the first year the article was ever considered for this award.

Committee:
Hyeyoung Kwon (Co-Chair)
Assistant Professor, Sociology, Indiana University
[email protected]

Jennifer A. Jones (Co-Chair)
Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago
[email protected]

Diego Leal
Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Arizona
[email protected]

Carlo Handy Charles
Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Windsor
[email protected]

Norma Fuentes-Mayorga
Associate Professor, Sociology, City University of New York
[email protected]

2024 Aristide Zolberg Distinguished Student Scholar Award

Students from any discipline may nominate papers about any topic related to international migration broadly conceived. Any section member may nominate a paper for consideration and self-nominations are encouraged. Papers may be single or co-authored, but all author(s) must be graduate student(s) (i.e., not have a Ph.D. in hand) at the time of nomination for the award. Both published and unpublished papers are eligible. Papers must be no more than 12,000 words, including the abstract and references. Winner(s) must be members of the International Migration Section at the time of the awards ceremony. An abstract and copy of the paper should be sent via email to all committee members by March 15, 2024, with word count clearly noted.

Committee:
Maria Abascal
Associate Professor, NYU
[email protected]

Ángel Escamilla García
Assistant Professor, Sociology, Yale University
[email protected]

Vadricka Etienne
Assistant Professor, Sociology University of Nevada, Reno
[email protected]

Francisco Lara-García
Postdoctoral scholar, Sociology, Princeton
[email protected]

Nadia Flores-Yeffal (Council Member)
Associate Professor of Sociology. Texas Tech University
[email protected]

2024 Award for Public Sociology in International Migration

This award recognizes the work of an IM section member who addresses immigration and related issues in ways that apply scholarly knowledge directly in public work, generates such knowledge for public use, or otherwise contributes to improving the lives of migrants or refugees. This prize recognizes the value of such applied work and seeks to promote public sociology. “Public work” is broadly understood, but can include policy making, work with community organizations, advocates, a government agency, or a university, or engagement in public debate. Winner(s) must be members of the International Migration Section at the time of the awards ceremony. Members may be nominated by a scholar or community member familiar with their work. Nominations must outline the scholar’s contribution to public sociology and can include supporting documents or other letters or support. Packets should be submitted to all members of the award committee by March 15, 2024.

Committee:
Jean Beaman
Associate Professor, UC Santa Barbara
[email protected]

Luis Romero (co-chair)
Texas Christian University
[email protected]

Cate Bowman
Assistant Professor, Sociology, Austin College
[email protected]

Dialika Sall
Assistant Professor, Sociology, Lehman College CUNY
[email protected]

2024 Distinguished Career Award

The award recognizes exceptional achievement and a lifetime of scholarly contribution to the field of the sociology of international migration. The letter of nomination should come from one or more IM section members and include a statement The nomination should include a copy of the scholar’s curriculum vitae, and an assurance that the nominee has given their permission for the nomination of the award. To be eligible for the Distinguished Career Award, scholars must be members of the American Sociological Association and the International Migration section at the time the award is received (though not required at the time of nomination). Members of the award committee (i.e., the past-Chair, Chair, and Chair-elect) are not eligible to be nominated while in office. All nominated candidates will remain active for two rounds of the award. Nominations will be evaluated by the Distinguished Career Award committee. Please send nomination letters along with supporting material via email to all members of the committee by March 15, 2024.

Committee:
Jody Agius Vallejo (Chair)
Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Southern California
[email protected]

Zai Liang (IM Chair-Elect)
Professor, Sociology, State University of New York
[email protected]

David Cook-Martín (IM Past Chair)
Professor, Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
[email protected]

Labor and Labor Movements

Distinguished Scholarly Book Award
Deadline: 3/01/2024

The Labor & Labor Movements Distinguished Scholarly Book Award goes to what is judged by the award committee to be the best book based on original research published in the sociology of work, the labor process, the working class, labor unions, or working class movements. To qualify, the book must have been published between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. No more than one book nomination per person is allowed. Section members are strongly urged to nominate books for the prize. Self-nominations are welcome. Authors must be members of the section at time of nomination. Please send nominations to the committee chair, Barry Eidlin ([email protected]), no later than March 1, 2024. Upon receipt of your email nomination, you will be provided with the mailing addresses of the award committee members. Nominators/Nominees/Publishers will have until April 1, 2024 to send hard-copies to the committee members.

Distinguished Scholarly Article Award
Deadline: 3/01/2024

The Labor & Labor Movements Distinguished Scholarly Article Award goes to what is judged by the award committee to be the best article in the sociology of labor unions, the working class or working class movements, work, or the labor process, published between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. Articles based on qualitative, quantitative or mixed methodologies are welcome. Research may be U.S. based, international, or global in scope. Section members are strongly urged to nominate articles for the prize. Authors must be members of the section at time of nomination. Nominations must include an electronic copy of (or link to) the article. Please send nominations to the committee chair, Gretchen Purser ([email protected]), no later than March 1, 2024.

Student Paper Award
Deadline: 3/01/2024

The Labor & Labor Movements Distinguished Student Paper Award goes to what is judged by the award committee to be the best paper written by a graduate student on the sociology of work, the labor process, the working class, labor unions, or working class movements between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. Papers based on qualitative, quantitative or mixed methodologies are welcome. Research may be U.S. based, international, or global in scope. Published papers, papers under review, and unpublished article-length manuscripts are eligible. Authors must be enrolled students at the time the paper was written and cannot have won the student paper award in the previous 3 years. Authors must be members of the section at time of submission. The winner receives $250. Section members may self-nominate, and faculty should encourage graduate students to submit promising work. Nominations must include an electronic copy of the paper. Please send nominations to the committee chair, Pablo Gaston ([email protected]), no later than March 1, 2024.

The Dan Clawson Activist-Scholar Award
Deadline: 3/01/2024

The Labor & Labor Movements Dan Clawson Activist-Scholar Award goes to an individual who demonstrates a long-standing commitment to engaging in scholarship and activism that directly addresses social and economic justice. In addition to a strong record of scholarship, the nominee should actively engage in movements for positive social change and demonstrate some of the core values central to Dan Clawson’s life: collegiality, mentorship, kindness, and generosity.

A letter of nomination (2 pages single-spaced maximum please) should provide an overview of the nominee’s history of scholarship and activism. Activism should be outside of teaching. The letter should discuss how the nominee’s activist and scholarly work embody the values described above and why the individual is deserving of this award.

Nominations can be made by academics and/or activists, but self-nominations will not be accepted. Nominations will be considered for five years.

Nominators should email their letter to the award committee chair, Jeff Sallaz ([email protected]), no later than March 1, 2024.

Latina/o Sociology

Please consider nominating yourself or others for these awards!

Latina/o Sociology Section Distinguished Contribution to Research Book Award

The Latina/o Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association recognizes a scholar who published an outstanding book in Latina/o/x Sociology in 2022 or 2023. Edited or reprinted volumes are not eligible. Nominations may be submitted by the authors—we encourage self-nominations—or others. Nominations must be submitted by a member of the Latina/o Section. We encourage nominees who are not currently members the Latina/o section to become members. Nomination letters should not exceed two pages and state the book’s merits and contributions to Latina/o/x Sociology. Consult the committee chair for information about sending copies of the nominated book to committee members (publisher can mail books directly to committee members). Submit nomination letters and books to committee members by March 1, 2024.

Committee:
Vanessa Delgado (Chair): [email protected]
Anthony Ocampo
Francisco Lara-Garcia
Jose Loya

Latina/o Sociology Section Distinguished Contribution to Research Article Award

The Latina/o Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association recognizes a scholar who has published an outstanding article in Latina/o/x Sociology in 2022 or 2023. Nominations may be submitted by the authors—we encourage self-nominations—or by someone else. We encourage nominees who are not currently members the Latina/o section to become members. Nomination letters should not exceed two pages and state the article’s merits and contribution to the field of Latina/o/x Sociology. Email nomination letter and nominated article (as a PDF) to committee members by March 1, 2024.

Committee:
Eileen Diaz McConnell (Chair): [email protected]
Glenda Flores: [email protected]
Yader Lanuza: [email protected]
Jose Atiles: [email protected]

Latina/o Sociology Section’s Cristina Maria Riegos Student Paper Award

The Latina/o Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association recognizes an outstanding paper authored by a student in Latina/o/x Sociology. The paper must have made “public appearance” in 2022 or 2023 as a class submission, delivered at a seminar, presented at a professional meeting, or accepted for publication. We encourage self-nominations. To qualify for the competition, the nominee must be a student at the time of paper submission and the paper must be single-authored by a student or co-authored with other students. Nomination letters should not exceed two pages and state the article’s merits and contributions to the field of Latina/o/x Sociology. Email nomination letter and nominated paper (as a PDF) to committee members by March 1, 2024.

Committee:
Ian Carrillo (Chair): [email protected]
Katherine Maldonado: [email protected]
Mirian Martinez-Aranda: [email protected]

Latina/o Sociology Section’s Julian Samora Distinguished Career Award

The Latina/o Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association recognizes an outstanding scholar who has made significant contributions to Latina/o/x Sociology. Self-nominations are welcome. We encourage nominees and those that submit nominations who are not currently members the Latina/o section to become members. Nominations should not exceed two pages and address significant contributions to Latino Sociology such as publications, creative projects, research initiatives, innovations in teaching/pedagogy, policy interventions, depth of mentorship, and the like. Nominations should include a current CV and copies of up to five examples of contributions as PDFs. To submit a print copy of a book, consult the committee chair. Submit complete nominations to committee members by March 1, 2024.

Committee:
Elizabeth Vaquera (Chair): [email protected]
Felipe Dias: [email protected]

Marxist Sociology

The Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes distinguished career achievement in Marxist Sociology. Nominators should send a letter stating the case for the nominee winning the award and attach a copy of the nominee’s vitae. The award is for a body of work of sociological importance in the area of Marxist theory and research. In accordance with ASA policies, the recipient must be a current member of the association at the time the award is given to receive the award. The deadline for nominations is February 29, 2024.

Please send inquiries and final nomination materials to Brendan McQuade, at ([email protected]), and cc’ all committee members.

Lifetime Achievement Committee for 2024:
Brendan McQuade, Chair ([email protected])
Christy Thornton ([email protected])
Kevin Anderson ([email protected])

The Marxist Sociology Teaching and Praxis Award

The Marxist Sociology Teaching and Praxis Award recognizes outstanding integration of theory and practice in the promotion and achievement of social change through teaching and scholarship by sociologists. We look for nominees who have excellent accomplishments in teaching Marxist sociology and/or have successfully blended Marxist scholarship with activism. This may involve (but is not limited to) activism, organizing, and/or outreach to encourage/facilitate social change.

Nominations should include a letter of support for the nominee and other supporting materials. Self-nominations are acceptable but nominations by others are highly recommended.

Supporting materials include:
– CV
– Teaching materials (such as syllabi, and teaching statements, and creative assignments geared towards public engagements) and public scholarship materials especially materials geared towards the public and progressive movements.
– At least one letter from a former student or mentee and or community organizations and social movements.
– Any other supporting materials such as news articles or local or national news coverage.

The deadline for receipt of all materials is March 1, 2024. Please send materials to all committee members.

The Marxist Sociology Teaching and Praxis Award Committee for 2024:
Zeynep Gonen, Chair ([email protected])
Sara Maani ([email protected])
Zhandarka Kurti ([email protected])

The Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award

The Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award goes to the author(s) of the best book published in the past two years in the area of Marxist theory and research. The committee will select the book that best demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical, empirical, or activist issue(s) that is germane to Marxism, Marxist sociology, and Marxist praxis. Nominations are being sought for books that were published in 2022 or 2023. In accordance with ASA policies, the recipient must be a current member of the association at the time the award is given to receive the award.

Instructions for nominating books:

Step 1) Submit nomination by email. This should include standard bibliographic information about the work and a brief comment on its merits. Please send your nomination to the committee chair, Jeff Goodwin at: ([email protected]), and cc’ all committee members Dylan Riley ([email protected]), and Kevan Harris ([email protected]).

Step 2) In addition to the nomination, a copy of the book must be sent to each of the committee members. The address for each committee member is given below. The deadline for receipt of all material is February 29, 2023.

The Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award Committee for 2024 is below. Make sure to mail a copy of the book to each committee member.
Jeff Goodwin ([email protected])
383 Lafayette St. 2nd floor
New York, NY 10003

Dylan Riley ([email protected])
University of California
Department of Sociology
410 Barrows Hall (1980)
Berkeley, CA 94720-1980

Kevan Harris ([email protected])
284 Haines Hall
375 Portola Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095

The Outstanding Marxist Sociology Article Award

The Outstanding Marxist Sociology Article Award goes to the author(s) of the best article published in the past two years in the area of Marxist theory and research. The Committee will select the article that best demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical, empirical, or activist issue(s) that is germane to Marxism, Marxist Sociology, and Marxist Praxis. We encourage nomination of a wide range of papers, including, for example, those incorporating an intersectional analytic approach and/or integrative theoretical framework to the study of conflict, class, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and/or citizenship status. In accordance with ASA policies, the recipient must be a current member of the association at the time the award is given to receive the award. Nominees should also be members of the Marxist Sociology Section.

Please send nominations to chair Christopher Shane Elliott ([email protected]) , and cc’ all committee members. Nominations should include an attached document with brief comment on the merits of the published article (2022 or 2023) and a .pdf copy of the article. The deadline for receipt of all materials is February 29, 2023.

The Outstanding Marxist Sociology Article Award Committee for 2024:
Chair: Christopher Shane Elliott ([email protected])
Steven Osuna ([email protected])
Yige Dong ([email protected])

The Albert Szymanski-T.R. Young Marxist Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award

The Albert Szymanski-T.R. Young Marxist Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award is presented to the author(s) of the best graduate student paper drawing on a Marxist theoretical framework. The competition is open to papers written or published online or in print during the period January 2021 to December 2023. Papers should be roughly 25 pages in length, not including tables, figures, charts, or references. The committee will accept sole-authored and multiple-authored papers as long as the applicant is lead or senior author. No student-faculty collaborations can be accepted. In accordance with ASA policies, the recipient must be a current member of the association at the time the award is given. The committee will select the paper that demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical, empirical, or activist issue(s) that is germane to Marxism, Marxist Sociology, or Marxist Praxis. The award includes a prize of $250 to be split between multiple authors.

The deadline for submissions is February 29, 2024. All submissions must be sent electronically to the entire committee, while questions should be sent to the chair Lloyd Klein ([email protected]).

Albert Szymanski-T.R. Young Marxist Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award Committee for 2024:
Chair: Lloyd Klein ([email protected])
Michael Stephens ([email protected])
David Feldman ([email protected])

Mathematical Sociology

The Mathematical Sociology Section invites nominations for five awards to be given in 2024. For all awards, nominators and nominees must be members of the Mathematical Sociology Section at the time the nomination is submitted. Self-nominations are welcome.

All nominations are due on March 15, 2024.

Award for Progress in Mathematical Sociology

This award is given annually for a discovery, technical innovation, or invention representing a significant contribution to progress in mathematical sociology. The contribution may have been made at any time prior to the award year. While this contribution will ordinarily be described in one or more publications, this award recognizes the intellectual contribution itself, and not any publication arising from it. Up to three individuals may share a given award, provided that all meet the selection criteria. The committee will generate nominations and also encourages nominations from section members. Nominators and nominees must be members of the Mathematical Sociology Section. Self-nominations are welcome. Please submit nomination letters to Tim F. Liao, Chair ([email protected]) by March 15, 2024.

James S. Coleman Distinguished Career Award in Mathematical Sociology

The Distinguished Career Award is given biennially in even-numbered years to recognize a lifetime of contributions to the field of Mathematical Sociology. A letter of nomination should outline the candidate’s activities of lasting significance in mathematical sociology, conducted over the course of their career. The nomination also should include a copy of the candidate’s curriculum vitae, and an assurance that the candidate has given permission to be nominated for the award. Nominators and nominees must be members of the Mathematical Sociology Section at the time the nomination is submitted. Please submit materials to Neha Gondal, Chair ([email protected]) by March 15, 2024.

Outstanding Article Publication Award in Mathematical Sociology

This award is given annually for a published article making significant contributions to mathematical sociology. Eligible papers must have a publication date during the three years before the award year, that is, in 2021-2024. Nominators and nominees must be members of the Mathematical Sociology Section at the time the nomination is submitted. Self-nominations are welcome. Please submit papers and a nomination letter to Xi Song, Chair ([email protected]) by March 15, 2024.

Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award in Mathematical Sociology

This award is given annually for a paper that makes a significant contribution to mathematical sociology. Papers can be published or unpublished. The submission can consist of a dissertation chapter, but not the entire dissertation. Eligible papers must have been written while the corresponding or first author was still a graduate student and during the three years before the award year, that is, in 2021-2024. Multiple-author papers are admissible, provided that the corresponding or first author meets the eligibility requirements and no non-student is co-first author. In the case of multi-authored papers with non-student authors, a letter from the most senior non-student author is required which describes the student(s) contributions. Nominators and nominees must be members of the Mathematical Sociology Section at the time the nomination is submitted. Self-nominations are encouraged. On multiple-author papers including non-student authors who are Section members, the award is shared by the eligible student authors. Please email (1) a copy of the paper, (2) a brief nomination letter describing the reasons for the nomination, and if relevant (3) a co-authorship letter to Craig M. Rawlings, Chair ([email protected]) by March 15, 2024. (Faculty co-authorship letters may be sent separately in case of self-nomination; in that case, please indicate the name of the co-authorship letter writer in the nomination letter.)

Geoffrey Tootell Mathematical Sociology Outstanding Dissertation-in-Progress Award

This award, given annually, provides a grant of $5,000 to meet some of the scholarly expenses of a student whose dissertation employs mathematics in an interesting, imaginative, or ingenious way to advance sociological knowledge. The applicant should submit a copy of the approved dissertation proposal, with a list of any requirements added by the graduate committee. The application packet should also include a letter of support from the student’s sponsor, which describes the student’s qualifications for completing the work and the potential importance of the project. Applicants must be members of the Mathematical Sociology Section, and must agree to remain members through the period to be covered by the grant. Please send a copy of the dissertation proposal and an application letter to Weihua An, Chair ([email protected]) by March 15, 2024. (Letters of support may be sent separately in cases of self-nomination; please indicate the name of the letter writer in the application letter.)

Medical Sociology

Leo G. Reeder Award

The Medical Sociology Section invites nominations for the 2025 Leo G. Reeder Award to be awarded at the annual meeting of the Medical Sociology Section in San Francisco. This award is given annually for Distinguished Contribution to Medical Sociology. This award recognizes scholarly contributions, especially a body of work displaying an extended trajectory of productivity that has contributed to theory and research in medical sociology. The Reeder Award also acknowledges teaching, mentoring, and training as well as service to the medical sociology community broadly defined. Please submit a letter of nomination and the nominee’s curriculum vitae to Karen Lutfey Spencer ([email protected]) with the subject line: 2025 Reeder Award Nomination. Nominations are due by April 1, 2024. The nominee and at least one nominator must be current section members. Nominations will be retained for 2 years; after 2 years of consideration nominators will be notified that they can either withdraw or update their nomination. Note: If a person nominated for the Reeder Award is currently a member of the Medical Sociology Section Council, the nomination will be deferred until the person is no longer on the Council.

Eliot Freidson Outstanding Publication Award

The Freidson Award is given in alternate years to a book or journal article published in the preceding two years that has had a major impact on the field of medical sociology. The 2024 award will be given to a book published in either 2022 or 2023 (according to copyright). The book may deal with any topic in medical sociology, broadly defined. Self-nominations are encouraged. The nominator and at least one author must be current section members. Textbooks and edited volumes are not eligible. When making your nomination, please indicate briefly (i.e., no more than 2-3 paragraphs) the reason for the nomination. Send your nomination letter by email to Jason Houle ([email protected]) with the subject line: 2024 Freidson Award Nomination and request committee members physical mailing addresses by March 1, 2024. Arrange for the publisher to send copies of the books directly to the committee chair and all members (5 copies total) by April 1, 2024.

Simmons Award

Nominations are being accepted for the 2024 Roberta G. Simmons Outstanding Dissertation in Medical Sociology Award. The award is given each year by the Medical Sociology section. The awardee will receive a $750 travel grant to attend the ASA meetings. Self-nominations are encouraged. Eligible candidates must have defended their doctoral dissertations within two academic years prior to the annual meeting at which the award is made. To be considered for the 2024 award, the candidate should submit an article-length paper (sole-authored), not to exceed 35 double-spaced pages (11- or 12-point font), inclusive of references. This paper may have been previously published, or may be in press or under review. A letter of recommendation from a faculty mentor familiar with the candidate’s work is also required. Electronic submission of the paper and recommendation letter is required. Please send all materials to Megan M. Reynolds ([email protected]) with the subject line: 2024 Simmons Award Nomination. Deadline for receipt of all submission materials is April 1, 2024. The nominator and nominee must be current section members.

Howard B. Kaplan Memorial Award in Medical Sociology

This award is established to support graduate students doing research in one of the substantive areas that defined the distinguished academic career of Dr. Howard B. Kaplan, namely mental health, self-concept and health, or deviance, by providing funds up to the amount of $500 to contribute to expenses associated with attending the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Self-nominations are encouraged. To be considered for the 2024 award, the candidate should submit a CV and faculty letter of nomination to Kammi Schmeer ([email protected]) with the subject line: 2024 Kaplan Award Nomination. Deadline for receipt of all submission materials is April 1, 2024. The nominee must be a student member of the ASA, a student member of the Section, and currently enrolled as a graduate student at the time the award nomination is submitted.

Donald W. Light Award for Applied Medical Sociology

The Donald W. Light Award for the Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology will give one award to a book and one award to a journal article that deploys the concepts and methods of medical sociology to an applied issue or problem of significance. The Light Award recognizes sociologists whose professional work or advocacy contributes to politically or ethically important challenges in health, health care, or health care policy at the national or international level. For the article award, the candidate should submit a letter of nomination and a copy of the article to the Light Article Award Committee Chair Daniel Dohan (Daniel.Dohan.edu) with the subject line: 2024 Donald W. Light Award. For the book award, the candidate should submit a letter of nomination to the Light Book Award Committee Chair Cindy Colen ([email protected]); the Committee Chair will provide the committee’s addresses for which to send copies of the book. Deadline for receipt of all submission materials is April 1, 2024. To be eligible, the book or article must have a publication date in the preceding two years (i.e., 2022 or 2023, according to copyright for books and date published with a volume number for articles). The nominator and at least one author must be current section members. Self-nominations are invited.

Methodology 

Paul F. Lazarsfeld Award

Awarded annually, the Paul F. Lazarsfeld Award recognizes a career of outstanding contributions to sociological methodology. Please send CV and a nomination letter to award committee chair Brandon Stewart (email: [email protected]) by March 1, 2024. Self-nominations are welcome.

Leo Goodman Award

Awarded annually, the Leo Goodman Award recognizes contributions to sociological methodology or innovative uses of sociological methodology made by a scholar who is no more than 15 years past the date of the Ph.D. Please send CV and nomination letter to award committee chair Xiang Zhou (email: [email protected]) by March 1, 2024. Self-nominations are welcome.

Pedagogy Award

Awarded biennially, the pedagogy award recognizes sustained excellence in contributions in the teaching or mentorship of sociological methodology. Please send nomination letters to Brandon Stewart (email: [email protected]), the award committee chair, by March 1, 2024. Self-nominations should include materials (e.g., syllabi, slides, scripts, assignments) for teaching or a list of current/former students for mentoring. We also encourage nominations from colleagues, former students, and others that provide details demonstrating the nominee’s impact on pedagogy or mentoring in the field of sociological methodology.

Outstanding Publication Award

Awarded annually, the Outstanding Publication Award recognizes an outstanding article or book in sociological methodology published in the three calendar years preceding the ASA annual meeting at which the award is bestowed. Historically, in even-numbered years an article has been chosen for this award. Please send manuscript (and an optional and brief nomination letter) to award committee chair Ian Lundberg (email: [email protected]) by March 1, 2024. Self-nominations are welcome.

Clifford C. Clogg Award (Graduate Student Paper)

Awarded annually, the Clifford C. Clogg Award recognizes an outstanding graduate student paper in sociological methodology. Please send manuscript and a brief nomination letter to award committee chair Brandon Stewart (email: [email protected]) by March 1, 2024. Self-nominations are welcome.

Organizations, Occupations, and Work

James D. Thompson Graduate Student Paper Award

The James D. Thompson Graduate Student Paper Award is given for an outstanding graduate student paper in the area of organizations, occupations, and work, written or published within the last three years (2021, 2022, 2023). Publication date is based on print publication for traditional journals (i.e., not online-first date) and release date for online-only journals. Self-nominations are welcome. All nominations must come from members in good standing of the Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section. However, nominated candidates need not be members of the Section or the ASA in order to be eligible for the award.

To nominate a paper, please submit the following materials via email to all members of the committee: (1) a PDF of the paper, (2) a brief letter highlighting the paper’s contributions to scholarship on organizations, occupations, and work, and (3) contact information for the nominee. Use “Thompson Paper Award Nomination 2024” as the subject line of your email. To receive full consideration, nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024 to:

Ken-Hou Lin (Committee Chair)
University of Texas – Austin
[email protected]

Malissa Alinor
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
[email protected]

Kate Weisshaar
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
[email protected]

W. Richard Scott Article Award

The W. Richard Scott Article Award is granted for an outstanding article in the area of organizations, occupations, and work published within the last three years (2021, 2022, 2023). Publication date is based on print publication for traditional journals (i.e., not online-first date) and release date for online-only journals. Self-nominations are welcome. All nominations must come from members in good standing of the Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section. However, nominated candidates need not be members of the Section or the ASA in order to be eligible for the award.

To nominate an article, please submit the following materials via email to all members of the committee: (1) a PDF of the article, (2) a brief letter (PDF or MSWord) highlighting the article’s contributions to scholarship on organizations, occupations, and (3) contact information for the nominee. Use “Scott Article Award Nomination 2024” as the subject line of your email. To receive full consideration, nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024 to:

Amy Binder (Committee Chair)
Johns Hopkins University
[email protected]

Laura Adler
Yale University
[email protected]

Quan Mai
Rutgers University
[email protected]

Max Weber Book Award

The Max Weber Book Award is granted for an outstanding book in the area of organizations, occupations, and work published within the last three years (2021, 2022, 2023). Self-nominations are welcome. All nominations must come from members in good standing of the Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section. However, nominated candidates need not be members of the Section or the ASA in order to be eligible for the award.

To nominate a book, please submit via email a nomination letter highlighting the book’s contributions to scholarship on organizations, occupations, and work and including contact information for the nominee. Use “Weber Book Award Nomination 2024” as the subject line of your email. In addition, send a hard copy of the book to each committee member at the mailing addresses provided below. Books should be received by the submission deadline. To receive full consideration, nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024 to:

Aliya Hamid Rao (Committee Chair)
London School of Economics
[email protected]
Mailing address:
Department of Methodology
London School of Economics
Houghton Street
WC2A 2AE, London, UK

Josh Seim
Boston College
[email protected]
Mailing address:
178 3rd St
Stoughton, MA 02072

Howard Lune
44 Brigham Ln
Lake Katrine, NY 12449

Michel Anteby
Boston University
[email protected]
Mailing address:
Management & Organizations Department
Boston University Questrom School of Business
595 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

Alicia Eads
University of Toronto
[email protected]
Mailing address:
Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources
121 St George St.
Toronto, ON M5S 2E8, Canada

Rosabeth Moss Kanter Distinguished Career Award

The Rosabeth Moss Kanter Distinguished Career Award recognizes and celebrates a career of outstanding contributions to the area of organizations, occupations, and work. Nominations are judged on the depth and breadth of impact through scholarship, teaching and/or service over an extended time and across multiple projects, initiatives, and roles. All nominations must come from members in good standing of the Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section. However, nominated candidates need not be members of the Section or the ASA in order to be eligible for the award.

The section retains and considers nominations for the Kanter Award over a 3-year cycle. Thus, this year’s committee will consider nominations submitted in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Nominations submitted in 2024 but not selected will remain in the pool for the 2025 and 2026 award years.

To submit a nomination, send the following materials to the selection committee: (1) a letter of nomination, which outlines the candidate’s contributions to the field, (2) a copy of the nominee’s most recent curriculum vitae, and (3) contact information for the nominee (including email address). Nomination materials may also include supporting letters and up to 10 of the nominee’s publications in electronic form. All nomination materials should be in PDF or word format and submitted as email attachments (a single email if possible). Use “Kanter Career Award Nomination 2024” as the subject line of your email. To receive full consideration, nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024 to:

Rachel Dwyer (Committee Chair)
Ohio State University
[email protected]

Erin Kelly
MIT Sloan School
[email protected]

Ofer Sharone
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
[email protected]

Peace, War, and Social Conflict

The Peace, War, and Social Conflict section is pleased to offer four awards this year, to be presented at our section business meeting during the ASA conference. Please see below for descriptions of each award. The deadline for nominations is March 15, 2024.

The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section’s Robin M. Williams, Jr. Award for Distinguished Contributions to Scholarship, Teaching, and Service

The Section shall give an Award for Distinguished Contributions to Scholarship, Teaching, and Service named to honor Robin Williams to recognize his contributions to the study of social conflict, conflict resolution, and war as well as his role as a founding member of the Section. This award shall honor a Section member who has had an outstanding scholarly career in the study of peace, war, genocide, military institutions, or social conflict; has made important contributions to teaching the sociology of peace, war, and social conflict; and/or has given outstanding service to the ASA Section on Peace, War, and Social Conflict. To submit a nomination, please contact Ori Swed at [email protected] for more information.

The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section’s Outstanding Book Award

The Section gives an award for the best book on issues related to peace, war, and/or social conflict. Nominations are requested from members of the section, and all books relevant to the section’s interests published in the previous year (i.e., published in 2023) are eligible. Please send a self-nomination email to Prof. Eric Schoon at [email protected] to get specific instructions about where to send copies of your book.

The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section’s Elise Boulding Student Paper Award

The section offers a student paper award, named in honor of Elise Boulding to recognize her contributions to the study of peace and her role as a founding member of the Section. Papers submitted for the student paper award should be unpublished; published papers or those accepted for publication should be submitted for the published article award. We welcome submissions from undergraduate and graduate students. All authors should be students at the time of submission. Self-nominations are permissible. Please send submissions to Dr. Lea David at [email protected].

The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section’s Outstanding Published Article

The Section gives an award for the best published journal article. Nominations are solicited from members of the section, and all papers relevant to peace, war, and/or social conflict that were published in the previous calendar year (i.e. , published in 2023) are eligible. Please send nominations, including PDFs of the article/chapter, to Dr. Jon Jordon at [email protected] . Self-nominations are permissible.

Political Economy of the World-System

The PEWS Immanuel Wallerstein Memorial Book Award

Nominations are invited for the PEWS Immanuel Wallerstein Memorial Book Award. The award honors the life and legacies of Immanuel Wallerstein and shall be for the best book or books published with copyright date falling in the two calendar years prior to the year of the award (2022 0r 2023). Nominations for the PEWS Immanuel Wallerstein Memorial Book Award should include a brief statement of how the book is relevant to the political economy of the world-system, and the nominator must make arrangements for copies of the book to be sent to all members of the book award committee. Both electronic nomination letters for the book award, and hard copies of the nominated book, should be sent to the entire committee. Nominations are due by March 1, 2024. The author(s) of the book (at least one author of a co-authored work) must be current members of the PEWS section at the time of nomination. Authors are invited to self-nominate for the award. Nominations by Black, ethnic minority, female, and early career researchers are particularly encouraged. For further information, including committee members’ mailing addresses, please contact Sahan Savaş Karataşli at [email protected].

Committee Members:
Sahan Savaş Karataşli (Chair)
[email protected]

Corey Payne
[email protected]

Amanda Sikirica
[email protected]

The PEWS Distinguished Article Award

Nominations are invited for the PEWS Distinguished Article Award. To be eligible, papers must be published with copyright date falling in the two calendar years prior to the year of the award (2021 or 2022). Nominations should include a brief statement of how the article is relevant to the political economy of the world-system, and the nominator must make arrangements for copies of the article to be sent via email to all members of the article awards committee. Nominations are due by March 1, 2024. The author(s) of the nominated article (at least one author of a co-authored work) must be a current member of the PEWS section at the time of nomination. Authors are invited to self-nominate for the award. For further information, contact Vilna Bashi at [email protected].

Committee Members:
Vilna Bashi (Chair)
[email protected]

Nefratiri Weeks
[email protected]

Justin Theodra
[email protected]

The PEWS Terence K. Hopkins Student Paper Award

This annual award is given to the best graduate student paper in the political economy of the world-system. Persons who were graduate students at any time during calendar year 2021 or 2022 are invited to submit published or unpublished papers for this award. To be eligible, papers must be either single authored or co-authored by two or more graduate students. Papers co-authored by a faculty member and a student are not eligible. Please note that each author may have only one paper nominated. Nominations should include a brief statement of how the paper is relevant to the political economy of the world-system, and the nominator must make arrangements for copies of the paper to be sent via email to all members of the paper awards committee. Nominations are due by March 1, 2024. The author(s) of the nominated paper (at least one author of a co-authored work) must be a current member of the PEWS section at the time of nomination. Authors are invited to self-nominate for the award. For further information, please contact Vilna Bashi at [email protected].

Committee Members:
Vilna Bashi (Chair)
[email protected]

Kirk Lawrence
[email protected]

Youbin Kang
[email protected]

PEWS Distinguished Teaching Award

The PEWS Distinguished Teaching Award is a bi-annual award given (in even numbered years) to a member of PEWS who has demonstrated a superior record of mentoring and teaching related to political economy of the world system at the graduate and/or undergraduate level. Scholars are welcome to self-nominate. Nominees must be members of the section at the time of nomination. Nominations are due by March 1, 2024. For further information, please contact Alvin Camba at [email protected].

Political Sociology

The Distinguished Career Award in Political Sociology
Deadline: March 15, 2024

The Distinguished Career Award recognizes and celebrates a lifetime of contributions to the area(s) of political sociology. Nominations will be judged on the depth and breadth of the scholar’s impact on political sociology over the course of their career. Nominees must be at least a quarter of a century beyond graduating with their Ph.D. Section members may nominate a distinguished scholar by sending:

1. A letter (PDF or MSWord) of nomination, which outlines the candidate’s scholarly contributions to the field and provides assurance of the candidate’s willingness to be nominated;
2. A copy of the candidate’s most recent curriculum vitae, and
3. The full contact information for the nominee (including email address),

to the nominating committee below with the email subject heading “2024 Political Sociology Career Award” :

The Distinguished Career Award Committee
Caroline Lee, Lafayette College (chair), [email protected]
Gianpaolo Baiocchi, New York University, [email protected]
Dina Okamoto, Indiana University, [email protected]
Yasemin Soysal, Berlin Social Science Center, [email protected]
Mathieu Desan, University of Colorado, Boulder, [email protected]

The winner will be notified and announced prior to the ASA Annual Meeting.

The Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award in Political Sociology
Deadline: March 15, 2024

This award is given annually to an outstanding recent book in political sociology (edited books will not be considered for this award). To be eligible, submissions must have a 2023 publication date. A nomination letter is not necessary. The selection committee encourages either self-nominations or nominations of work by others but nominations from publishers will not be accepted. Please send an electronic copy of the book, such as a PDF or URL link to an e-book, to the following committee members, with the email subject heading “2024 Political Sociology Book Award”:

Lauren Duquette-Rury, Wayne State University (chair), [email protected]
Nella Van Dyke, UC Merced, [email protected]
Lynette Ong, University of Toronto, [email protected]
Bo Yun Park, University of Richmond, [email protected]
Yao Li, Florida State University, [email protected]

The winner will be notified and announced prior to the ASA Annual Meeting, allowing presses to advertise the prize-winning book.

The Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship for an Article or Chapter Award for Political Sociology
Deadline: March 15, 2024

This award is offered annually for an outstanding recently published article or chapter in political sociology. To be eligible, submissions must have a 2023 publication date. The selection committee encourages either self-nominations or nominations of work by others. (Please note that each author may have only one article nominated.) Please submit:
1. A brief nomination letter and
2. A copy of the article or chapter

All materials should be sent to the chair of the selection committee at the chair’s e-mail address below, with the subject heading “2024 Political Sociology Article Award”:

Bart Bonikowski, New York University (chair), [email protected]
Daniel Laurison, Swarthmore College
María-Fatima Santos, University of California, Berkeley
Weirong Guo, University of Pennsylvania

The winner will be notified and announced prior to the ASA Annual Meeting.

Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 15, 2024

This award is offered annually for the best graduate student paper in political sociology. Persons who were graduate students at any time during calendar year 2023 are invited to submit published or unpublished papers for this award. To be eligible, papers must be either single authored or co-authored by two or more graduate students. Articles co-authored by a faculty member and a student are not eligible. Please note that each author may have only one article nominated.

Please submit:
1. A brief nomination letter and
2. A copy of the paper, article, or chapter

All materials should be sent to each selection committee member at the e-mail addresses below, with the subject heading “2024 Political Sociology Grad Student Paper Award”:

Hajar Yazdiha, University of Southern California (chair), [email protected]
Mohammad Ali Kadivar, Boston College, [email protected]
Wendy Y Li, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [email protected]
Thomas Davidson, Rutgers University, [email protected]

The winner will be notified and announced prior to the ASA Annual Meeting.

Race, Gender, and Class

2024 Race, Gender, and Class Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award
Deadline: 3/1/2024

This award recognizes scholars who have made a significant contribution to the development of the integrative field of race, gender, and class through the publication of a book on the “cutting edge” of sociological inquiry. We accept nominations of books published (in print) in 2021, 2022, or 2023. Edited collections are not eligible. Nominations may be submitted by the author or by others, and we encourage self-nominations. Authors must be members of the section unless membership costs would present a hardship (in such cases, please email the committee chair with a brief explanation).

To nominate a book, please send a letter of nomination not exceeding two pages that states why the book makes a significant contribution to the field of race, gender, class, and related intersections to the chair. Letters of nominations will be acknowledged by the Chair of the Book Award Committee (Jelani Ince, [email protected]), who will respond with information about where to send 6 copies of the nominated book (your publisher can directly mail books as well). Please do not send books before receiving a response to the nomination. The deadline for nominations is March 1st , 2024; books must be received by all committee members by March 1st, 2024, to be eligible.

Committee Members:
Jelani Ince (Committee Chair): [email protected]
Jomaira Salas Pujols
Shannon Gonzalez
Enid Logan
Andrew Le
Carla Salazar Gonzalez

2024 Distinguished Career Award
Deadline: 4/1/2024

The Race, Gender, and Class Distinguished Career Award was established to honor ASA RGC section members who have made significant contributions to the development of the field of race, gender, class, and related intersections over the course of their career.

Please submit your nominations to Ranita Ray ([email protected]), Committee Chair. Complete nominations include name and contact information of nominator and nominee, up to 250-word rationale for the nomination, a list of up to 5 significant contributions (including but not limited to publications, creative projects, research initiatives, innovations in teaching/pedagogy, policy interventions, depth of mentorship, and the like), and current CV. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominee or Nominator must be a member of the RGC section. Contact the committee chair Ranita Ray, University of New Mexico, [email protected], if you have any questions.

Chair: Ranita Ray, [email protected]
Committee is made up of all Council Members

2024 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award
Deadline: 3/1/2024

This award recognizes scholars who have made a significant contribution to the development of the integrative field of race, gender, and class through the publication of a journal article or book chapter on the “cutting edge” of sociological inquiry. We accept nominations of articles and book chapters published (in print) in 2021, 2022, or 2023. Nominations may be submitted by the author or by others, and we encourage self-nominations. At least one author of each submission must be a member of the Race/Gender/Class Section, unless membership costs would present a hardship (in such cases, please email the committee chair with a brief explanation).

To nominate an article, please send the following via email:
• Letter of nomination (not exceeding two pages) that explains the article’s or chapter’s significant contribution to the field of race, gender, and class.
• Complete citation of the work in ASA style.
• Electronic copy of the article or chapter.
Please send complete nominations in a single email to Article Award Committee Chair, Jordanna Matlon.

Jordanna Matlon (chair): [email protected]
Gerardo Rodriguez Solis
Celeste Curington
Erika Busse
Casandra Salgado
Katie Duarte

2024 Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: 3/1/2024

This award recognizes graduate students whose papers have the potential to make a significant contribution to the integrative field of race, gender, and class through a currently unpublished paper on the “cutting edge” of sociological inquiry. Eligible papers must be unpublished, sole-authored or authored with other graduate students, and have been written while the author was enrolled as a graduate student in 2021, 2022, or 2023. Nominations may be submitted by the author or by others, and we encourage self-nominations. The author must be currently enrolled or hold their terminal MA degree. At least one author of each submission must be a member of the Race/Gender/Class Section, unless membership costs would present a hardship (in such cases, please email the committee chair with a brief explanation).

To nominate a paper, please send the following via email:
• Letter of nomination (not exceeding two pages) that explains the paper’s significant contribution to the field of race, gender, and class.
• Complete citation of the work in ASA style.
• Electronic copy of the paper, which must not exceed 25 pages in length (double-spaced, not counting references).
Please send complete nominations in a single email to Graduate Student Paper Award Committee Chair, Marisela Martinez-Cola.

Marisela Martinez-Cola (Chair): [email protected]
Brenda Gambol
Samantha Leonard
Jonathan Mijs
Sonal Sharma

Racial and Ethnic Minorities

2024 Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award
Deadline for Submissions: March 15, 2024

The Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section of the ASA invites nominations for the 2023 Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award. This annual award honors the memory of Oliver Cromwell Cox. The award recognizes sociologically related books published in the last two years (2022 or 2023 publication date) that make a distinguished and significant contribution to the eradication of racism. All books must be nominated, and the committee encourages self-nominations and nominations of work by others. Those nominating must be section members and no books will be accepted by publisher nomination alone.

To nominate a book, inform the committee chair that the book is being nominated (no letter required) and include the nominees’ contact information (including email). Please also have publishers send one copy of the book to the Chair and each committee member.

Award Committee:
2024 Chair: Victoria Reyes, Associate Professor, UC Riverside ([email protected])
Annie Hikido, Colby College
Brandon Adonis Jackson, John Jay College – CUNY
Jack Jin Gary Lee, The New School
Ghassan Moussawi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Oliver Cromwell Cox Article Award
Deadline for Submissions: March 15, 2024

The Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section of the ASA invites nominations for the 2023 Oliver Cromwell Cox Article Award. This award recognizes the author(s) of the best research article in the sociological study of race and ethnicity published in the past three years. Eligible articles for consideration must be published in 2021, 2022, or 2023 and must be “in print” versus “online-first,” unless the venue of publication is online only. To nominate a journal article, please email the following: 1) a copy of the article and 2) contact information for the nominee(s) (including email) to Committee Chair Tsedale Melaku. Do not submit a nomination letter.

Award Committee:

Chair
Tsedale M. Melaku, PhD
Baruch College, CUNY
[email protected]

Committee Members
Joe Guzman, PhD
Clark University
[email protected]

Angie Beeman, PhD
Baruch College, CUNY
[email protected]

Erica Chito Childs
Hunter College, CUNY
[email protected]

2024 Founder’s Award for Scholarship & Service
Deadline for Submissions: March 15, 2024

SREM’S Founder’s Award for Scholarship and Service was established in 2007 with a donation from Professor Charles Smith (one of the original founders of the SREM section) to recognize career excellence in scholarship as well as in service. For this award, scholarship is defined in terms of substantive academic (theoretical, empirical, or applied) contributions, while service is defined as professional and/or community service. A plaque and a $100 award will be presented at the SREM reception.

Nominations must include electronic copies of the following: 1) A letter of nomination outlining the nominee’s accomplishments and contributions–scholarly and service oriented– in the area of race and ethnicity 2) A copy of the nominee’s current curriculum vitae 3) Two representative scholarly publications by the nominee

Nominees must be a member of the section. Self-nominations are not accepted for this award. Please email a nomination letter and copies of all materials to the Committee Chair only.

Award Committee:
2024 Chair: Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Utah State University ([email protected])
Apryl Williams,  University of Michigan
Carlos Tavares, Ph.D., Lafayette College
Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Corey J. Miles, Tulane University

The Distinguished Early Career Award
Deadline for Submissions: March 15, 2024

The Distinguished Early Career Award recognizes exceptional achievement and scholarly contribution to research on the sociology of race and ethnicity. One member of Council serves as Chair of The Distinguished Early Career Award Committee and assembles a Committee of 4-6 Section members, representative of the membership base of SREM. Nominations from the previous two years worth of nominations should remain in consideration for this award.

Award Committee:
2024 Chair: Raúl Pérez, Phd, Associate Professor, University of La Verne ([email protected])

*Additional members to be determined. The full list will be posted when available. You may contact the Committee Chair with questions.

James Blackwell Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline for Submissions: March 15, 2024

This award recognizes the best graduate student paper that focuses on the relation between or issues relevant to socially divided racial and ethnic groups. One member of Council serves as Chair of The James E. Blackwell Graduate Student Paper Award Committee and assembles a Committee of 4-6 Section members, representative of the membership base of SREM.

Award Committee:
2024 Chair: Isabel Ayala, Associate Professor of Sociology, Michigan State University ([email protected])

*Additional members to be determined. The full list will be posted when available. You may contact the Committee Chair with questions.

Science, Knowledge, and Technology

2024 Robert K. Merton Book Award
Deadline: 2/1/2024

The Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section invites nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2024 Robert K. Merton Book Award. The award is given annually in recognition of an outstanding book on science, knowledge, and/or technology published during the preceding three years (2023, 2022, or 2021). Single or multi-authored works are eligible, but not edited volumes. The winner will be honored at the ASA Annual Meeting in Montreal (August 2024) and will receive a plaque. The deadline for nominations is February 1, 2024. Nominations or requests for more information should be sent to the committee chair, Oliver Rollins ([email protected]). No nominating statement or letter is required (nor will be considered as part of the committee’s review of nominations). Copies of nominated books should be received by all committee members by March 1, 2024. Please contact Oliver Rollins ([email protected]) for mailing addresses. Please note that all nominees must be registered members of the ASA and SKAT to be considered for this award.

2024 Robert K. Merton Book Award Committee:
Oliver Rollins, University of Washington – CHAIR
Mariana Craciun, Tulane University
Daniel Morrison, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Timothy Sacco, University of Arizona
Kelly Underman, Drexel University

2024 Star-Nelkin Paper Award
Deadline: 3/1/2024

The Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association invites nominations for the 2024 Star-Nelkin Paper Award. ASA-SKAT welcomes nominations (including self-nominations) of published articles that advance the field of sociology of science, knowledge, and technology. To be eligible, an article’s earliest date of publication in a scholarly journal (whether online or in print) must have been in 2022 or 2023. The winner will be honored at the ASA Annual Meeting in Montreal (August 2024) and will receive a plaque. Please email a copy of the nominated article in PDF format to the award committee chair, Joan Robinson ([email protected]) by March 1, 2024. No nominating statement or letter is required (nor will be considered as part of the committee’s review of nominations). We especially encourage submissions of work written by scholars who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). Send any requests for more information to the award committee chair. Please note that all nominees must be registered members of the ASA and SKAT to be considered for this award.

2024 Star‐Nelkin Paper Award Committee:
Joan Robinson, The City College of New York, CUNY – CHAIR
Sarah Brothers, Pennsylvania State University
Rosemary Taylor, Tufts University
Arafaat Valiani, University of Oregon
Emily Vasquez, University of Illinois Chicago

Hacker-Mullins Student Paper Award
Deadline: 3/15/2024

The Science, Knowledge and Technology Section invites submissions for the 2024 Hacker-Mullins Graduate Student Paper Award. The winner will be honored at the ASA meetings in Montreal (August 2024) and will receive a plaque and a $350 monetary prize. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2024. Self-nominations are welcome. To be eligible, the primary author must be a student at the time of submission. Each student may submit only one paper in which they are the primary author. For papers co-authored with faculty members, a paper is eligible if the graduate student of the paper is the primary author and the non-student author must attest to the student’s primary role in the design, execution, and writing of the paper. Published and unpublished papers of no more than 10,000 words are accepted (excluding references); if published, the article must have been published no earlier than 2022. We especially encourage submissions of work written by scholars who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC).

Please send a PDF of the nominated paper to the committee chair, danah boyd, at [email protected]. She will confirm receipt. (If you don’t get a confirmation after a few days or by March 16th for last minute submissions, make sure to check in in case things get lost in the ether!)

All nominees must be registered members of both ASA and SKAT to be considered for this award. Student membership is at a reduced rate. If this presents a financial hardship for you, please contact the chair (danah boyd – [email protected]) to discuss options.

2024 Hacker-Mullins Student Paper Award Committee
danah boyd, Microsoft Research – CHAIR
Jennifer Lai, University of Vermont
Kevin Moseby, University of Akron
Karina Rider, University of Virginia
Michelle Smirnova, University of Missouri, Kansas City

2024 Ida B. Wells-Troy Duster Award
Deadline: 3/15/2024

The Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section invites nominations for written scholarship that develops understanding of Black, African American, or Indigenous intersections with science, knowledge, and technology in the spirit of anti-racism. The award honors sociologist Troy Duster (past President of ASA, and mentor to many), and his pathbreaking grandmother Ida B. Wells. Priority will be given to work that, in the tradition of both Wells and Duster, involves pioneering investigation of neglected areas of social injustice. To encourage career development among junior scholars, who are otherwise disadvantaged as applicants for such awards, preference will be given to applicants who are Black, Indigenous or People of Color (BIPOC) and located in non-tenure track positions. Eligible works include work in progress and published articles and chapters of no more than 10,000 words. While this is not a book award, single chapters of a monograph or in an edited volume may be considered. The published works must have publication dates of no more than two years prior to award year (2022 for the 2024 award). The Wells-Duster Award comes with a $500 prize.

The nominating statement should include a brief description of the written work that (a) describes the paper, article, or chapter; (b) summarizes how it develops an understanding of Black, African American or Indigenous intersections with STS; and (c) what makes it a pioneering investigation of a neglected area of social injustice. The statement should also briefly describe the nominee’s current position and whether they are BIPOC. Please send nominated work and a brief nominating statement in one PDF document, via email, to Emily Vasquez ([email protected]), Chair of the Anti-Racism in SKAT Committee.

SKAT welcomes nominations (including self-nominations) for this award from people who are not currently SKAT (or ASA) members. The award will come with membership in ASA and the SKAT section if the selected recipient is not currently a member. Self-nominations are especially encouraged from students, postdoctoral scholars, and those in contingent or short-term academic positions. Nominees may put forward their work for consideration for this award and for any of the other SKAT awards at the same time.

2024 Emancipatory Practice Award
Deadline: 3/15/2024

The Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section invites nominations for the Emancipatory Practice in SKAT Award, which recognizes the often-hidden contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) to the pursuit of anti-racist social change, either by supporting BIPOC communities within our subfield or by supporting broader public engagement with SKAT knowledge and principles. Nominations are welcome for creative contributions and work not traditionally recognized in the academy, including mentoring, public engagement through social media/blogs, activist leadership, artistic works including films, and social justice curriculum development.

The emancipatory practice award will alternate between non-academic and academic recipients. In even years, nominees should be non-academic, and in odd years, they should be academic. Because this is a call for 2024, the committee invites non-academic nominees. Collective contributions should identify 1-2 leaders to receive the award. In addition to identifying as BIPOC, nominees may be at any career stage or location inside or outside academia. The Emancipatory Practice award comes with a $250 prize. SKAT welcomes nominations for this award of people who are not currently SKAT (or ASA) members. The award will come with membership in ASA and the SKAT section as appropriate if the selected recipient is not currently a member.
Nomination letters should name a person who identifies as BIPOC and describe the relevant contribution the nominee has made, specifying how the contribution supports BIPOC communities in SKAT or has implications for public engagement with SKAT knowledge in the spirit of anti-racism. Nomination letters should be no more than 2 single-space pages in length, and if relevant, the nomination letter should include a link to a website, blog, or other social media platform.

Nominations should be email to Emily Vasquez ([email protected]), Chair of the Anti-Racism in SKAT Committee. Please include the contact information of the nominator for potential follow-up. Self-nominations are welcome. SKAT welcomes nominations for this award from people who are not currently SKAT (or ASA) members.

Social Psychology

Cooley-Mead Award
Deadline: January 8, 2024

The Social Psychology Section is seeking nominations for the 2024 Cooley-Mead Award. The Cooley-Mead Award is given annually to an individual who has made lifetime contributions to distinguished scholarship in sociological social psychology. In addition to receiving the award, the recipient presents an address to the Social Psychology Section at the 2024 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. In 2023 the award went to Karen Hegtvedt. Prior winners of the Cooley-Mead Award are listed here

Nominations must be received (email only) by January 8, 2023, and should include a brief description of the career contributions that make the candidate deserving of the award. Please send to Scott Schieman (University of Toronto), Committee Chair, at [email protected].

Outstanding Recent Contribution in Social Psychology Award
Deadline: February 1, 2024

The Social Psychology Section of the ASA invites submissions for the 2024 Outstanding Recent Contribution in Social Psychology Award. In 2024, the award will be given to a book published between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023. Nominations must include the full reference of the book, including the ISBN number, contact information for the publishers, and a brief statement (1-2 paragraphs) regarding its merits. To be eligible for the award, the first author of the book must be a member of the ASA Social Psychology Section. Please send submissions by February 1, 2024 to the chair of the committee, Rob Freeland (Appalachian State University) [email protected]. Nominators must be members of the ASA Social Psychology Section; self-nominations are welcome.

Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 15, 2024

The Social Psychology Section of the ASA invites submissions for the Graduate Student Paper Award. The paper should be article length. Eligible papers include those that, between March 2023 and March 2024, were submitted for a class or seminar; filed as a thesis or dissertation; presented at a professional meeting; submitted or accepted for publication; pre-published on a journal website; or published. Authors of eligible papers must be graduate students and members of the Social Psychology Section at the time of the paper submission. Authors may only submit one paper for consideration each year. Multi-authored papers may be submitted if all authors are students and section members, but the prize must be shared. The recipient(s) will receive $500. Please send a .pdf version of the paper by March 15, 2024 to Katie Constantin (Oklahoma State University), [email protected], chair of the committee.

Graduate Student Investigator Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024

The Social Psychology Section of the ASA invites submissions for the Graduate Student Investigator Award. The award provides support for an innovative and outstanding research project that makes a significant contribution to social psychological scholarship. The proposed research may serve as the applicant’s dissertation, thesis, or other publishable research. The award provides up to $1,000 to meet some of the research expenses associated with the proposed research. The funds can be used for research expenses such as data collection, data analysis software packages, equipment, and travel. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a sociology program and submit. To apply, interested students should submit: (1) a proposal of no more than 8 double-spaced pages (page count does not include references, figures, tables, or appendices), (2) a budget describing how the funds will be used, (3) a curriculum vitae, and (4) a supporting faculty reference. The graduate student applicant should first fill out the form at this link; the faculty reference form and the faculty reference letter can be submitted at this link.

The proposals should be organized as: a) introduction, b) background/theory, c) methodology (specifying data, sampling, measurement, and IRB approval plans/status), and d) significance/impact for sociology and social psychology. Measurement instruments and other supplementary material can be included as an appendix to the proposal.

Applications will be evaluated using the following criteria: theoretical significance, creativity of the research, the appropriateness and quality of the methods, and the potential contribution to the field of social psychology. The student applicant must be a current member of the ASA Social Psychology Section. A student may only submit one application for consideration each year. Please send a PDF version of the proposal, CV, and budget in one document by March 1, 2024 to Joshua Doyle (Purdue University) [email protected], chair of the committee.

Sociological Practice and Public Sociology 

2024 Awards Committee:
Jill Waity, chair, [email protected]
Rita Stephan, [email protected]
Jenn Vanderminden, [email protected]
Linda Treiber, [email protected]

Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section William Foote Whyte Career Award

The Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section recognizes up to two individuals who have made notable contributions to sociological practice which can include several of the following elements: outstanding clinical, applied or public sociological work; exceptional service to the section; publications that advance both the theory and methods of sociological practice or public sociology; or mentoring and training of students for careers in sociological practice or public sociology.

Nominations and self-nominations are welcome. Nominees are not required to be Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section members but membership is strongly encouraged. Nominees are required to be members of the American Sociological Association.

One to three nomination letters describing the nominee’s notable contributions and qualifications for the award should be submitted along with the nominee’s current CV to the chair of the awards committee, Jill Waity ([email protected]) by March 1st, 2024.

Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section Robert F. Dentler Student Practitioner Award

The Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section recognizes up to two graduate students who have made a promising contribution to the field, such as a project or paper in the area of sociological practice or public sociology. Work can be done in the three years prior to the conferral of the award.

Nominations and self-nominations are welcome. Nominees are not required to be Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section members but membership is strongly encouraged. Nominees are required to be members of the American Sociological Association.

One to three nomination letters describing the nominee’s notable contributions and qualifications for the award should be submitted along with the nominee’s current CV to the chair of the awards committee, Jill Waity ([email protected]) by March 1st, 2024.

Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section Publication Award

The Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section recognizes up to two publications that have made significant contributions to applied and public sociology. The award is given for a white paper, policy report, essay published as a book chapter or official report, or an article published in a scholarly journal during the preceding 3 years.

Nominations and self-nominations are welcome. Nominees are not required to be Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section members but membership is strongly encouraged. Nominees are required to be members of the American Sociological Association.

One to three nomination letters describing the author or authors’ contributions in the application of sociological practice and public sociology and/or demonstrated public impact should be submitted along with the nominee(s)’ current CV to the chair of the awards committee, Jill Waity ([email protected]) by March 1st, 2024. 

Sociology of Body and Embodiment

Sociology of Body and Embodiment Best Article Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024

The Sociology of Body and Embodiment Section of the ASA invites nominations for the 2024 Best Article Award. The award committee welcomes submissions of articles that advance the field of sociology of body and embodiment. For an article to be eligible, the earliest date of publication (whether online first or print) must have been in calendar year 2022 or 2023. In accordance with ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Self-nominations are welcome. Nomination letters will not be considered in the awards process. Please email the committee chair, Madeleine Pape, at [email protected] with a PDF copy of the article, and please include the name(s) and email address(es) of the nominee(s). The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2024.

2024 Best Article Award Committee:
Madeleine Pape, Chair
Harry Barbee
Angela Nurse
Andrea Miller
Lauren Clingan

Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024

We invite submissions for the Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Graduate Student Paper Award. The 2024 award recognizes the best paper (published or unpublished) by one or more graduate students. All authors must have been enrolled as graduate students at the time the paper was written. If published, the paper must have been published since January 1, 2022. Self-nominations are welcome. The winner of this award must be a current member of the section on the Body and Embodiment as of June 1, 2024. To nominate an article for this award, please send an email to the committee chair, Angela Jones, at [email protected] with a PDF copy of the paper. Nomination letters will not be accepted or considered. All nominations must be received by March 1, 2024.

2024 Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Graduate Student Paper Award Committee:
Angela Jones, Chair
Soulit Chacko
Tara Gonsalves
Eldad Levy
Marley Olson
Emily Paine

Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Book Award
Nomination Deadline: February 15, 2024

This award recognizes the best book published between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023 that makes a significant contribution to the sociology of body and embodiment. Books that advance the understanding of body and embodiment as well as those that take an intersectional approach are of particular interest to the committee. Self-nominations are welcome as are co-authored works. To be considered for this award, all nominees must be current members of the Body & Embodiment section. To nominate a book for this award, 1) email the Committee Chair, Dana Berkowitz, at [email protected], by February 15, 2024 with the book citation and to request the mailing addresses for the members of this committee, and 2) send, or request the publisher send, a copy of the book to each award committee member. It is the nominator’s responsibility to ensure that the book is received by the committee members by March 1, 2024. Hard copies of the nominated book are preferred, but if such is cost prohibitive, some members may accept a confidential/not for circulation PDF of the book instead. Nomination letters will not be accepted or considered.

2024 Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Book Award Committee:
Dana Berkowitz, Chair
Amanda Fehlbaum
Shannon Malone Gonzalez
Jyoti Puri
Esra Sarioglu
Joan Robinson

Sociology of Consumers and Consumption

The Sociology of Consumers and Consumption Section Awards recognize outstanding scholarship in the sociology of consumption, broadly defined. This includes subjects dealing with theoretical and/or empirical questions related to consumers, commodities, and/or consumer markets, and engages with a larger body of research on these topics. Submissions for the awards must have consumption as the central focus, but may engage with other disciplines and sub-fields (e.g., sociology of culture, sociology of the body, environmental sociology, political sociology, economic sociology, etc.).

The Consumers and Consumption Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award
Deadline: Friday, March 29, 2024

The Sociology of Consumers and Consumption Section Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award will go to the author(s) of the best published book or edited collection that makes a significant, original contribution to the understanding of ideas about and practices of consumption. Please note that the annual scholarly publication award alternates between books/edited collections and articles/book chapters. In 2024, the award will go to a published book or edited collection.

Eligibility: The competition is open to books and edited collections published in the last two years (March 2022-March 2024). Self-nominations are welcome.

– Authors must be members of the Consumers and Consumption Section at the time of nomination.
– Submissions must be published; manuscripts accepted for publication are not permitted.
– Co-authored/edited submissions are permitted, provided the applicant is the lead author/editor.
– The same publication may not be submitted for consideration for subsequent years’ awards.

To apply: Send a nominating letter that outlines the work and its significance, along with a hard copy or of the book, to each committee member at the mailing addresses listed below. Nominations not accompanied by a nomination letter will not be considered for the prize. The deadline for receipt of all materials for this award is Friday, March 29, 2024.

Committee:
Yasemin Besen-Cassino (Committee Chair)
Montclair State University
Department of Sociology
1 Normal Avenue
Montclair NJ 07043

Rachel Skaggs
231 Sullivant Hall
1813 N High Street
Columbus, OH 43210

Omar Lizardo
10966 Rochester Ave, Apt 3F
Los Angeles, CA 90024

The Consumers and Consumption Student Paper Award
Deadline: Friday, March 29, 2024

The Sociology of Consumers and Consumption Section Student Paper Award goes to the graduate student paper (published or unpublished) that makes the most thoughtful, competent or innovative analysis of a theoretical or empirical issue bearing upon some aspect of the sociology of consumption.

Eligibility: The competition is open to both published and unpublished article-length papers (roughly 25 pages in length, not including tables or references) written by a graduate student in the last two years (March 2022-March 2024). Self-nominations are welcome.

– Authors must be members of the Consumers and Consumption Section at the time of nomination.
– Student-faculty collaborations are not accepted.
– Co-authored papers are permitted, provided all authors are students and the award applicant is the lead author.
– The applicant-author must be a student at the time the article was accepted for publication (where relevant).
– Published paper submissions may not be nominated for both Section awards (Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award and Student Paper Award), nor may they be re-submitted for consideration for future years’ awards. Unpublished paper submissions may be nominated for a future award.

To apply: Email a nominating letter that outlines the paper and its significance, along with the paper to each committee member, listed below. Nominations that are not accompanied by a nomination letter will not be considered for the prize. In the subject line of your email please write, Consumers and Consumption Nomination. The deadline for receipt of all materials for this award is Friday, March 29, 2024.

Committee:
Patricia A. Banks (Committee Chair), Mount Holyoke College, [email protected]
Dustin S. Stoltz, Lehigh University, [email protected]
Ke Nie, Tencent America, [email protected]

Sociology of Culture

Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book

Books published in the calendar year 2023 are eligible for this award. Authors must be section members to be eligible. Submit nominations through this online form. Self-nominations are encouraged. The deadline is January 31st, 2024.

When their nomination is received, nominators will be sent details of the preferred postal addresses of committee members. To be considered, all the committee members must receive hard copies of the book by February 15th 2024.

Please direct any inquiries to committee chair Natasha Warikoo.

Committee Members:
Natasha Warikoo (Chair)
Michaela DeSoucey
Joshua Doyle
Fiona Greenland
Jyoti Puri
Eric Schoon

Clifford Geertz Prize for Best Article

Section members may nominate articles and original chapters of edited collections published in calendar years 2022-2023. Self- nominations are preferred. Authors must be members of the Culture Section.

Please send the following to the chair of the prize committee, Laura Nelson: [1] a very brief nominating email, including a paragraph-long description of the article and its significance to culture, and [2] an electronic copy of the manuscript. Articles that are not accompanied by a nomination letter will not be considered for the prize. The deadline for receipt of nominations and articles is March 1st, 2024.

Please direct any inquiries to committee chair, Laura Nelson ([email protected]).

Committee Members:
Laura Nelson (Chair)
David Diehl
Jun (Philip) Fang
Carly Knight
Derron Wallace

Stuart Hall Award in Cultural Sociology

The annually organized Stuart Hall Award in Cultural Sociology recognizes a mid-career sociologist whose work holds great promise for advancing the cultural study of racial or ethnic inequality. The winner must be a cultural sociologist who uses cultural theories and/or methods in their research. They must have received a Ph.D. no less than five, but no more than 20, years before their candidacy. The winner will be expected to deliver a lecture in the course of the academic year following the award, most likely as part of the Section’s Culture and Contemporary Life Series.

Nomination letters should make a strong, substantive case for the nominee’s selection and should discuss the nominee’s past work and anticipated future research trajectory as they relate to the study of both cultural sociologyand the sociology of race and ethnicity. Self-Nominations are welcome. Nomination letters and CVs should be submitted through this online form. The committee may be in touch to request copies of writings that are not easily accessible. The deadline for nominations is March 1st 2024.

The committee may, in any given year, decide not to give the award.

Please direct any inquiries to the Committee Chair, Monika Krause.

Committee Members:
Prudence Carter
Gillian Gualtieri
Monika Krause (Chair)
Cresa Pugh
Nirmal Puwar

Richard A. Peterson Award for Best Student Paper

Section members may nominate any work (published or unpublished), written by someone who is a student at the time of submission.

Self-nominations are welcome, through this online form. Authors must be members of the Culture Section.

The award recipient will receive a $300 prize to reimburse part of the cost of attending the 2023 ASA Annual Meeting. Any paper that receives an honorable mention will be awarded $100. The deadline for receipt of nominations and articles is March 1st, 2024.

Please direct any inquiries to committee chair Laura Adler ([email protected]).

Committee Members
Laura Adler (Chair)
Sourabh Singh
Fabien Accominotti
Jaleh Jalili
Galen Watts

Sociology of Development

The Sociology of Development section of the American Sociological Association invites nominations for three awards recognizing outstanding scholarship in the area of the sociology of development: Book Award, Faculty Article Award, and Graduate Student Paper Award.

Sociology of Development Section Book Award
All books published in 2022 or 2023 are eligible. A brief letter of nomination (self-nominations are welcome) and a copy of the nominated book should be sent to each of the committee members listed below by March 1, 2024:

Heidi Rademacher (Chair)
SUNY Brockport
[email protected]

Akshay Mangla
Oxford University (UK)
[email protected]

Kristy Kelly
Drexel University
[email protected]

Gabriel Suchodoski
UCLA
[email protected]

Matthew Zinsli
UW Madison
[email protected]

Mary-Collier Wilks
UNC Wilmington
[email protected]

Sociology of Development Section Faculty Article Award
Please send a letter of nomination and an electronic version of the article to each of the committee members listed below by March 1, 2024. If the article has been published, the copyright date must be 2022 or 2023. However, unpublished articles are also welcome and self-nominations are encouraged.

Jennifer E Givens (chair)
Utah State University
[email protected]

Benjamin Bradlow
Princeton University
[email protected]

Rehana Odendaal
University of Pennsylvania
[email protected]

Maria Isabel Espinoza
Michigan State University
[email protected]

Diana Graizbord
University of Georgia
[email protected]

Sociology of Development Section Graduate Student Paper Award

Please send a letter of nomination and an electronic version of the article to each of the committee members listed below by March 1, 2024. If the article has been published, the copyright date must be 2022 or 2023. However, unpublished articles are also welcome and self-nominations are encouraged.

Alexandre White (chair)
Johns Hopkins University
[email protected]

Andy Chang
Singapore Management University
[email protected]

Raphael Mondesir
Seattle Pacific University
[email protected]

Tuba I Agartan
Providence College
[email protected]

Rita Jalali
American University
[email protected]

Click HERE to view past recipients of Section Awards.

Sociology of Education

James Coleman Award for Best Article

The American Sociological Association’s Section on Sociology of Education invites nominations for the James Coleman Award for Best Article. The James Coleman Award annually honors the author of the best article in the field of sociology of education published in the preceding two years – 2022 and 2023, in this case, and based on the date of the paper’s journal’s volume-issue. A simple statement of intent to nominate and a PDF of the article are required. Nominations may be made by either an ASA member or the nominee(s) themselves. Self-nominations are encouraged. We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

Nominations are due March 1, 2024. Materials should be sent to Prof. Jayanti Owens, Chair of the James Coleman Best Article Award Committee, at [email protected]. Please use subject line: “James Coleman Award.”

Committee Members:
Jayanti Owens (Chair)
Mercy Agyepong
Denise Ambriz
Carson Byrd
Siqi Han

The Willard Waller Lifetime Achievement Award

The Willard Waller Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded biennially (alternating with the Doris Entwisle Early Career Award) to honor a scholar for lifetime achievement in the field of Sociology of Education.

A nomination is due by March 1, 2024. The nomination should include the nominee’s CV and a letter with a detailed description of the nominee’s contributions to the sociology of education. Self-nominations for this award are accepted. We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

Materials should be sent to the committee chair, Prof. Freeden Blume Oeur at [email protected]. Please use the subject line: “Willard Waller Award.”

Committee Members:
Freeden Blume Oeur (Chair)
Maria Isabel Ayala
Eve Ewing
Ben Gebre-Medhin
Jeff Guhin

David Lee Stevenson Best Graduate Student Paper Award

This annual award honors a current graduate student who has written the best published or unpublished sociology of education paper disseminated during the previous year.

A simple statement of intent to nominate and a PDF of the paper are due by March 1, 2024. The paper may be co-authored so long as the first author is a current graduate student and all the authors were graduate students at the time the paper was written. A previously submitted paper cannot be re-submitted. Submissions should approximate the length of a typical peer-reviewed journal article. We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

Materials should be sent to Prof. L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy, Chair of the David Lee Stevenson Best Graduate Student Paper Award, at [email protected]. Please use the subject line “David Lee Stevenson Award.”

Committee Members:
L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy (Chair)
Erin Cech
Na Lor
Yader Lanuza
Ravaris Moore
Michela Musto

Bourdieu Best Book Award

The Bourdieu Best Book Award is given annually to honor the best book in the field of the sociology of education published in the preceding two years (e.g., 2022 or 2023 for the 2024 award). Self-nominations are permitted. We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

A simple statement of intent to nominate is due March 1, 2024, to the Bourdieu Best Book Award Committee’s chair, Prof. Charlie Eaton ([email protected]), with “Bourdieu Award Nomination” in the subject line. Following receipt of this email, Prof. Eaton will send the nominator a list of mailing addresses for all members of the book award committee. Hard copies are preferable, but e-copies (mailed to Prof. Eaton) are allowed when that presents a hardship.

Committee Members:
Charlie Eaton (Chair)
Yi-Lin Chiang
Brittany Fox-Williams
Pat Goldsmith
Anthony Johnson

Anna Julia Cooper Award

Established in 2022, The Anna Julia Cooper Award acknowledges exceptional research and/or service in efforts to address racial equity within the field of sociology of education. It is awarded annually and will alternate between being an early career award and lifetime achievement award. This year (2023-2024) the award will be an early career award. We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

A nomination is due by March 1, 2024. The nomination should include the nominee’s CV and a letter with a detailed description of the nominee’s contributions to addressing racial equity in the field of sociology of education. Self-nominations for this award are accepted.

Materials should be sent to the committee chair, Prof. Karolyn Tyson, at [email protected]. Please use the subject line: “Anna Julia Cooper Award.”

Committee Members:
Karolyn Tyson (Chair)
Jennifer Lee
Ann Owens
Anthony Peguero
Jasmine Whiteside

Please note that all nominees must be registered members of the ASA to be considered for section awards.

Sociology of Emotions

Outstanding Recent Contribution Award

The Sociology of Emotions section invites nominations for the Outstanding Recent Contribution Award. The award will be given for distinguished scholarship in the form of a book that makes a significant empirical or theoretical contribution to the sociological understanding of emotions. The book must have been published within the calendar years of 2022 or 2023. To nominate a book, please send committee members a letter via email by February 15, 2024 that includes full citation information and outlines how the work makes a substantial contribution to the field. We ask that you arrange with the press to have copies (electronic or hard copy) sent to committee members by March 1, 2024. Self-nominations are permitted.

Committee Members:
Amanda Gengler, Chair ([email protected])
Clare Stacey ([email protected])
Amy Kroska ([email protected]).

Graduate Student Paper Award

The Sociology of Emotions Section invites submissions for the Graduate Student Paper Award. This award is given to the author(s) of the most outstanding article length graduate student paper that contributes to the sociology of emotions empirically, theoretically, or methodologically. Authors of eligible papers must be graduate students at the time of the paper’s submission. Multiple authored papers are eligible for the award if all authors are graduate students. Both published and unpublished papers are eligible. The recipient(s) will receive $300. Please send a PDF version of the paper by March 15, 2024 to committee members listed below. Self-nominations are welcome.

Committee Members:
Amanda Cox, Chair ([email protected])
Alison Bianchi ([email protected])
Alicia Cast (confirmed, [email protected] ).

Sociology of Human Rights

ASA Human Rights Section Best Scholarly Article Award

The Best Scholarly Article Award Committee in Human Rights is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Best Scholarly Article Award. The award recognizes an article published in the last two years (March 1, 2022 to March 1, 2024) that demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical or empirical issue that is germane to the Section on the Sociology of Human Rights’ main interests (for a description of the section, see https://www.asanet.org/asa_sections/sociology-of-human-rights/ ). Articles that either intervene in ongoing debates or fill gaps in the literature are especially encouraged. In light of the pluralism of the section, the committee welcomes articles from a range of theoretical and methodological approaches. All articles must be nominated, and the committee encourages self-nominations and nominations of work by others. Nominations should include a written statement, no longer than a page, explaining the article’s contribution to the social scientific analysis of human rights. The award will be presented to the winner at the section’s Business Meeting.

To be nominated, please send a nomination letter and an electronic copy of the article to the Chair of the Award Committee by March 1, 2024.

The 2024 Best Scholarly Article Award Committee:
Hwaji Shin (Chair), [email protected]
Jaimie Morse, [email protected]
Nisa Goksel, [email protected]

ASA Human Rights Section Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Book Award

The Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Book Award Committee of the ASA Section on the Sociology of Human Rights is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Book Award. The award recognizes a book published in the last two years (2022 or 2023) that demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical or empirical issue that is germane to the section’s main interests (for a description of the section, see https://www.asanet.org/asa_sections/sociology-of-human-rights/ ). Books that either intervene in ongoing debates or fill gaps in the literature are especially encouraged. In light of the pluralism of the section, the committee welcomes books from a range of theoretical and methodological approaches. All books must be nominated, and the committee encourages self-nominations and the nominations of work by others. Nominations should include a written statement, no longer than 2 pages, explaining the book’s contribution to the social scientific analysis of human rights. The award will be presented to the winner at the section’s Business Meeting.

To nominate, please send a nomination letter and a copy of the book to all members of the Award Committee by March 1, 2024.

The 2024 Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Book Award Committee

Dana Moss (Chair), [email protected], 4055 Jenkins/Nanovic Hall, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA

Kiyoteru Tsutsui, [email protected], Department of Sociology, 450 Jane Stanford Way, Bldg. 120, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2047, USA

[email protected] (please provide an e-book to this email address)

ASA Human Rights Section Graduate Student Paper Award

The Graduate Student Paper Award Committee of the ASA Section on the Sociology of Human Rights is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Graduate Student Paper Award. This award goes to the author of the best paper on human rights written by a graduate student or students, as deemed by the Committee. The Committee will accept sole-authored and multiple-authored papers as long as the nominee is the lead or senior author. No collaborations between students and faculty members will be accepted. Eligible student authors include members of the Human Rights section who are masters or doctoral students, and who are currently enrolled or who graduated no earlier than December 1, 2022. The competition is open to both unpublished and published article-length papers (roughly 25 double-spaced pages, without tables or references) written in the last two years (2022 or 2023). Only one award will be given.
The Committee will select the paper that demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, and innovative analysis of a theoretical or empirical issue that is germane to the Human Rights section’s main interests (for a description of the section, see https://www.asanet.org/asa_sections/sociology-of-human-rights/ ). Papers should be grounded in the social scientific analysis of human rights. Papers that either intervene in ongoing debates or fill gaps in the literature are especially encouraged. The Committee welcomes papers from a range of theoretical and methodological approaches. The award will be presented to the winner at the section’s Business Meeting.

To be nominated, please send an electronic version of the paper to all members of the Graduate Student Paper Award Committee by March 1, 2024. Self-nominations are encouraged.

The 2024 Graduate Student Paper Award Committee
Qian Liu (Chair), email: [email protected]
Jillian LaBranche, email: [email protected]
Samuel Dinger, email: [email protected]

Sociology of Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations

Sociology of Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations Best ARTICLE Award
Deadline: April 15, 2024

The section on Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations seeks nominations for the 2024 Best Publication Award for an article that has had a major impact on the field of Indigenous sociology. The award will be given to an article published in print in either 2022 or 2023 that advances an understanding of the issues, worldviews, and experiences of Indigenous Peoples and struggles around the globe. Self-nominations and co-authored works are welcome. At least one author must be a current section member. (Alternating annually between a Book Award and an Article Award.)

Please send your nomination with an attached PDF of the article by email to all members of the Award Committee:
• Beth Redbird [email protected]
• Kiana Wilkins [email protected]
• Piper Sledge [email protected]
• Nathan Martin [email protected]
• Casandra Salgado [email protected]
• Laurel Davis-Delano [email protected]

Sociology of Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations Graduate Student ARTICLE Award
Deadline: April 15, 2024

The section on Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations seeks nominations for the 2024 Graduate Student Award that has had a major impact on the field of Indigenous sociology. The 2024 award recognizes the best article written in the past two years (2022 or 2023) by a graduate student. Self-nominations are welcome. The article may deal with any topic and/or approach that is reflective of the IP/NN section’s purpose to advance scholarship that addresses the decolonial struggles of Indigenous Peoples globally. We especially encourage ARTICLES on research and teaching with, by, and for Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations. Self-nominations and co-authored works are welcome. Students must be a current section member. (Alternating annually between a Dissertation Award and an Article Award.)

Please send your nomination with an attached PDF of the article by email to all members of the Award Committee:
• Beth Redbird [email protected]
• Kiana Wilkins [email protected]
• Piper Sledge [email protected]
• Nathan Martin [email protected]
• Casandra Salgado [email protected]
• Laurel Davis-Delano [email protected]

Sociology of Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations Outreach Award
Deadline: April 15, 2024

The section on Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations seeks nominations for the Outreach Award. This award recognizes scholarly projects from the past two years (2022 or 2023) that support community engagement, relationships, and reciprocity. We invite scholarly projects that are reflective of the IP/NN section purpose to advance scholarship that addresses the erasure of Indigenous Peoples, resists the settler colonial foundations of sociology, and challenges the illusion that “colonialism happens elsewhere” while still attending to decolonial struggles of Indigenous Peoples globally. We especially encourage scholarly projects that are organized with, by, and for Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations. The nominee(s) must be current section members. Self-nominations are welcomed and encouraged.

Required materials include:
• Brief nomination letter of no more than 2-3 paragraphs
• Brief biographies (200-500 words) of project member(s)
• A statement of project impact and origin
• A statement of support from a community and/or community organizations. We will accept written and/or video/audio forms of letters of support.
• Any other supporting materials such as news articles (local or national news coverage) and/or public scholarship materials.

Send your nomination letter and the supporting materials by email to all members of the Award Committee:
• Beth Redbird [email protected]
• Kiana Wilkins [email protected]
• Piper Sledge [email protected]
• Nathan Martin [email protected]
• Casandra Salgado [email protected]
• Laurel Davis-Delano [email protected]

Sociology of Law

Distinguished Book Award
Deadline: February 15, 2024

The Sociology of Law Section solicits nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Book Award recognizing an outstanding book published in 2022, 2023, or 2024 in the sociology of law. Self-nominations are welcomed. Nominees need not be members of the section, although they are encouraged to become members, but persons nominating books must be section members at the time of nomination. To nominate a book, please submit a brief letter highlighting its contributions to the field to the award committee chair, Ke Li ([email protected]), who will provide the names and addresses to which copies of the book should be mailed. In the subject line of your email please write “ASA Sociology of Law Nomination for Distinguished Book Award.”

Committee members:
Ke Li (City University of New York, Chair)
Brian Gran (Case Western Reserve University)
Mary Nell Trautner (University at Buffalo)
Spencer Headworth (Purdue University)

Distinguished Article Award
Deadline: February 15, 2024

The Sociology of Law Section solicits nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Article Award recognizing an outstanding journal article published in 2022, 2023, or 2024 in the sociology of law. Self-nominations are welcomed. Nominees need not be members of the section, although they are encouraged to become members. To nominate an article, please submit a PDF of the article, together with a brief letter highlighting its contributions to the field, to the award committee chair, Jason Ferguson ([email protected]). In the subject line of your email please write “ASA Sociology of Law Nomination for Distinguished Article Award.”

Committee members:
Jason Ferguson (University of California, Los Angeles, Chair)
Swethaa Ballakrishnen (University of California, Irvine)
Jose Atiles Osoria (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Wenona Rymond-Richmond (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: February 15, 2024

The Sociology of Law Section solicits nominations for the 2023 Distinguished Graduate Student Paper Award recognizing an outstanding paper written in 2022, 2023, or 2024 in the sociology of law. The author (or first author, in the case of multiple authorship) must have been a graduate student when the paper was written. Self-nominations are welcomed, as are nominations by faculty advisors or other section members. Nominees need not be members of the section, although they are encouraged to become members. If unpublished, nominated papers must be double-spaced and article length. To nominate a paper, please submit a PDF of the paper (in published or unpublished form), together with a brief letter highlighting its contributions to the field, to the award committee chair, Tuğçe Ellialti-Köse ([email protected]). In the subject line of your email please write “ASA Sociology of Law Nomination for Graduate Student Paper Award.”

Committee members:
Tuğçe Ellialti-Köse (University of Guelph, Chair)
Kyla Bourne (University of California, Berkeley)
Steven Boutcher (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Undergraduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: May 1, 2024

The Sociology of Law Section solicits nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Undergraduate Student Paper Award recognizing an outstanding paper written in 2022, 2023, or 2024 in the sociology of law. The author must have been an undergraduate student when the paper was written. Self-nominations are welcomed, as are nominations by faculty advisors or other section members. Nominees need not be members of the section, although they are encouraged to become members. If unpublished, nominated papers must be double-spaced and article length. To nominate a paper, please submit a PDF of the paper (in published or unpublished form), together with a brief letter highlighting its contributions to the field, to the award committee chair, Michael Sierra-Arévalo ([email protected]). In the subject line of your email please write “ASA Sociology of Law Nomination for Undergraduate Student Paper Award.”

Committee Members:
Michael Sierra-Arévalo (University of Texas at Austin, Chair)
Faith Deckard (University of Texas at Austin)
Blanca Ramirez (University of California, Los Angeles)

Crime, Law, and Deviance Section and Sociology of Law Section Peterson-Krivo Mentoring Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024

The American Sociological Association invites submissions for the Peterson-Krivo Mentoring Award, which is awarded every two years by the Crime, Law, and Deviance and the Sociology of Law Sections of the ASA. The Award recognizes sustained work and/or innovative approaches in facilitating the success of undergraduate students, graduate students, and/or other scholars, particularly early career scholars. Examples of such activities could include a pattern of consistent and meaningful mentorship and producing articles, books, or other resources on mentoring such as creating a mentoring program. Members of either section are eligible for nomination. To nominate a mentor, submit a letter describing the nominee’s qualifications for the award and any supporting material that would assist the award committee in assessing the nominee’s suitability for the award. Self-nominations are not accepted. Letters of nomination should be sent to the Award Committee Chair, Heather Schoenfeld, [email protected], with the subject line “Peterson-Krivo Mentoring Award Nomination.”

Committee:
Heather Schoenfeld, Chair, [email protected]
Brianna Remster, [email protected]
Mary Nell Trautner, [email protected]
Cody Warner, [email protected]

Sociology of Mental Health

Leonard I. Pearlin Award for Distinguished Contributions
This award is given for distinguished contributions to the sociological study of mental health. Thanks to a generous donation from Leonard Pearlin, the mental health section of the ASA has created this annual award. The award honors a scholar who has made substantial contributions in theory and/or research to the sociology of mental health. Nominations should include a CV of the nominee and a letter of support describing the nominee’s contributions to the sociology of mental health. Nominations should be sent to the Awards Committee Chair for the Mental Health Section, Michael Hughes at [email protected], by January 15, 2024.

Award for Best Publication in Mental Health
This award is given for the best published article, book, or chapter in the area of the sociology of mental health. To be eligible for the award, the publication must have appeared in print between August 2022 and August 2024. The awards committee will also conduct a search of works appearing in print within this period for potential candidates for this award. Letters of nomination for this award should be sent to the Awards Committee Chair for the Mental Health Section, Michael Hughes at [email protected], by February 1, 2024.

Award for Best Dissertation in Mental Health
This award is given for the best doctoral dissertation in the area of the sociology of mental health. To be considered for this award, the dissertation must have been defended within the two academic years (2022-2023 and 2023-2024) prior to the annual meeting. While not required, a letter from the dissertation advisor would be helpful. Please send a letter of nomination and a dissertation synopsis or a paper based on the dissertation to the Awards Committee Chair for the Mental Health Section, Michael Hughes at [email protected], by March 1, 2024.

Graduate Student Paper Award
This award is given to a current graduate student member of the section for the best published or unpublished paper, article, or chapter in the area of mental health. To be considered for this award, the paper must have been completed within the two academic years (2022-2023 and 2023-2024) prior to the annual meeting by a current graduate student as the first author. Papers authored by more than one student are acceptable but papers coauthored with faculty are not eligible. Section members are encouraged to submit nominations. Self-nominations from graduate student members of the section are also welcome. Please send a letter of nomination and a paper to the Awards Committee Chair for the Mental Health Section, Michael Hughes at [email protected], by April 1, 2024.

Sociology of Population

Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population (Published Article Award)
Deadline for Nominating: March 1, 2024

The Sociology of Population section is accepting nominations for the Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population Award. The award recognizes an outstanding published article in sociology of population, broadly construed. To be eligible, articles must have a 2022, 2023, or 2024 publication date. Please send a letter of nomination with author name(s), title, date of publication, and a brief statement explaining the significance of the work and its contribution to the sociology of population. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominations and a copy of the article should be emailed to all committee members by March 1, 2024.

Membership in the Sociology of Population Section of the ASA is not a requirement for the award but is encouraged.

Committee Members:
Ashton Verdery (chair), [email protected]
Victor Agadjanian, [email protected]
Joel Mittleman, [email protected]
Rebecca Schut, [email protected]
Youngmin Yi, [email protected]

Otis Dudley Duncan Award (Book Award)
Deadline for Nominating: February 1, 2024

The Sociology of Population section is accepting nominations for the Otis Dudley Duncan Book Award. The Otis Dudley Duncan Award will be presented to the author(s) of a recent book that has made significant contributions to the sociology of population, broadly construed. Books published in the last three calendar years (2021, 2022, 2023) will be considered. Please send a letter of nomination with a brief description of the book and its contribution to the sociology of population by email to all members of the committee. Self-nominations are welcome. Please also ensure that all committee members receive a copy of the book (these may be requested from the publisher). Nominations and books should be sent by February 1, 2024.

Membership in the Sociology of Population Section of the ASA is not a requirement for the award but is encouraged.

Committee Members:
Emily Rauscher (chair), [email protected]
Brown University
Box 1916
Providence, RI 02912

Anna Bokun, [email protected]
791 Tremont St, W109
Boston, MA 02118

Fernando Riosmena, [email protected]
17151 Turin Ridge
San Antonio, TX 78255

Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz, [email protected]
410 Social Sciences Building
Berkeley, CA 94720-1980

Carol Walther, [email protected]
220 W. Royal Dr.
DeKalb, IL 60115

Student Paper Award
Deadline for Nominating: March 1, 2024

The Sociology of Population section is accepting nominations for the best student paper in the sociology of population. This award consists of a certificate and $500 award. The paper must use a sociological perspective to address an issue of relevance to contemporary demography, broadly construed; purely technical papers are not eligible. The paper can be published or unpublished and should be article-length (approximately 40 pages including tables and figures). Papers can be sole-authored or have multiple student authors. All authors must be currently enrolled in graduate school or have completed their Ph.D. degrees on or after January 1, 2023. No faculty co-authors are allowed.

Please send a letter of nomination with author name(s), title, date of publication, and a brief statement explaining the significance of the work and its contribution to the sociology of population. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominations and a copy of the article should be emailed to all committee members by March 1, 2024.

Membership in the Sociology of Population Section of the ASA is not a requirement for the award but is encouraged.

Committee Members:
Jennifer Karas Montez, chair, [email protected]
Alexandra Cooperstock, [email protected]
Christina Diaz, [email protected]
Brian Levy, [email protected]
Kate Tierney, [email protected]

Sociology of Religion

Distinguished Book Award

The ASA Sociology of Religion Section solicits nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Book Award. The award honors a book that makes an outstanding contribution to the sociology of religion. Books published in the previous two years (copyright date of 2022 or 2023) are eligible for the 2024 award. Nominated authors must be members of the ASA Religion Section in order for their book to be considered. Please have publishers send copies of books nominated for the award to each of the committee members. Books may be nominated for the award by authors, publishers, or others; and need to be submitted either in hard copy by mail or in digital copy over email to all committee members no later than May 1, 2024 to be considered for the award. Please send nominated books to each committee member at the addresses below.

2024 Distinguished Book Award Committee:
Chair: Erin Johnston, Duke University, [email protected]
1506 Southwood Drive
Durham, NC 27707

Christine Sheikh, Metropolitan State University of Denver, [email protected]
5895 E. Jefferson Ave.
Denver, CO 80237

Joseph Yi, Hanyang University, [email protected]
Mailing address Dec 2023-Feb 2024:
1260 Olson Dr.
Fullerton, CA 92833

Mailing address the rest of the year:
Han-Gang Guk Dong Apartment 103-902
Songpa-Gu, Pung-Nap 2 Dong
Seoul 05536, South Korea

Distinguished Article Award

The ASA Sociology of Religion Section solicits nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Article Award. The award honors a peer-reviewed journal article or book chapter that makes an outstanding contribution to the sociology of religion. Articles and chapters published in the previous two years (2022 or 2023) are eligible for the 2024 award. Nominated authors must be members of the ASA Religion Section. Papers will be accepted in electronic form only. Please email a copy to the entire committee (listed below), in one email message, no later than May 1, 2024 to be considered for the award. Articles may be submitted by authors, editors, or others.

2024 Distinguished Article Award Committee:

Chair: Graham Hill, University of Bern, [email protected]
Miray Philips, University of Toronto, [email protected]
Simranjit Steel, University of Memphis, [email protected]

Student Paper Award

The ASA Sociology of Religion Section solicits nominations for the 2024 Student Paper Award. The award honors work that makes an outstanding contribution to the sociology of religion. Either published or unpublished papers are eligible. Papers may not be longer than 40 double-spaced manuscript pages, including notes, tables, and references. Authors must be students and members of the ASA Religion Section at the time the paper is submitted. Papers must have been presented or published in 2022 or 2023 to be eligible for the 2024 award. Papers will be accepted in electronic form only. Please email a copy to the entire committee (listed below), in one email message, no later than May 1, 2024 to be considered for the award. Papers may be submitted by authors or by others. Students may submit only one paper. Please note that papers can be considered for both the student paper award and the distinguished article award – but must be sent to both committees separately.

2024 Student Paper Award Committee:
Chair: Jimi Adams, University of South Carolina, [email protected]
Stephanie House-Niamke, West Virginia University, [email protected]
Jesse M. Smith, Western Michigan University, [email protected]

Sandra Barnes Anti-Racist Scholarship Award

The ASA Sociology of Religion Section solicits nominations for the 2024 Sandra Barnes Anti-Racist Scholarship Award. This award, named after the inaugural winner, aims to encourage sociologists of religion to engage in anti-racist scholarship that critically examines the intersection of religion and race, particularly work that challenges racist systems and structures. The award recognizes a scholar who has made an important contribution to anti-racist scholarship in the study of religion. Rather than focusing on a specific publication, this award recognizes the overall impact of a scholar’s work in the last couple of years. Contributions could include but are not limited to peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, books, reports, podcasts, institutional service, teaching, and articles in popular media such as magazines or newspapers. All submitted materials must be published at the time of submission, either online or in print. Dissertations will not be considered. Nominees must have a Ph.D. or be ABD. They must also be a member of the ASA Sociology of Religion Section. Self-nominations will be accepted. Nominators must send electronic copies of 1) a nomination letter outlining the nominee’s contributions to anti-racist scholarship in the study of religion disseminated on or since January 1, 2022 (one single-spaced page maximum), 2) a copy of the nominee’s current CV, and 3) supporting materials the nominator wishes to include to showcase the nominee’s contributions (such as published articles or chapters, broadcasts, evidence of service or exceptional teaching) to the entire committee (listed below), in one email message, no later than May 1, 2024 to be considered for the award.

2024 Sandra Barnes Anti-Racist Scholarship Award Committee (handled by The Diversity and Inclusion Committee):
Chair: Jennifer Lê, Bellevue College, [email protected]
Valentina Cantori, University of Southern California, [email protected]
Kayla Kemp, Pennsylvania State University, [email protected]
Prema Kurien, Syracuse University, [email protected]
Ian Waller, University of California Santa Barbara, [email protected]
Luther Young, The Ohio State University, [email protected]

Early Career Award

The ASA Sociology of Religion Section solicits nominations for the 2024 Early Career Award. This award recognizes an early-career scholar (including tenured, tenure-track, those in contingent faculty positions, or working in applied settings) who has made an outstanding contribution to the sociological study of religion. Contributions could include but are not limited to, impactful scholarship, teaching, or drawing (inter)disciplinary attention and public interest to the subfield. Nominees must have received their Ph.D. within ten years of the submission deadline. They must also be a member of the ASA Sociology of Religion Section. Nominees cannot self-nominate. Nominators must send electronic copies of 1) a nomination letter outlining the nominee’s contributions to date to the field/discipline (2 pages maximum), 2) a copy of the nominee’s current CV, and 3) supporting materials the nominator wishes to reference in order to showcase the nominee’s contributions (published articles or chapters, evidence of service or exceptional teaching, etc.) to the entire committee (listed below), in one email message, no later than May 1, 2024 to be considered for the award.

2024 Early Career Award Committee:
Chair: Katie Gaddini, University College London, [email protected]
Becky Hsu, Georgetown University, [email protected]
Courtney Irby, Illinois Wesleyan University, [email protected]

Sociology of Sex and Gender

Sociology of Sex and Gender Distinguished Article Award
Nomination Deadline: 3/1/2024

Committee Chair: Minwoo Jung

The Sex and Gender Section seeks nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Article Award. This award honors those who make a significant contribution to the field of sex and gender through an article or book chapter on the cutting edge of sociological inquiry. Authors need not necessarily be sociologists, and the articles may be published in journals associated with disciplines other than sociology. Self-nominations are welcome. To nominate a specific article or book chapter for this award, please submit a PDF version of the article/chapter to the Committee Chair, Minwoo Jung ([email protected]). The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2024. We are not collecting nomination letters.

• Eligible articles must have been published in a journal issue released in 2022 or 2023. Articles designated as “online first” (i.e., published online in advance of the print edition) are not eligible for consideration unless they were assigned to a 2022 or 2023 journal issue.
• At least one author should be a current member of the American Sociological Association and the ASA’s Sex and Gender section.
• An article can be nominated for either the Sex & Gender Distinguished Article Award or the Sally Hacker Award (which is for graduate student papers), but not both.

Sociology of Sex and Gender Sally Hacker Graduate Student Paper Award
Nomination Deadline: 3/1/2024

Committee Chair: Alison Better

The Sex and Gender Section seeks submissions for the 2024 Sally Hacker Graduate Student Paper Award in Sex and Gender. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2024. Submissions should be uploaded via Google Form (https://forms.gle/81dkVQQX7SZGzBVm9). Any questions should be emailed to the award chair, Alison Better ([email protected]), with the subject line “Sally Hacker 2024”. Please carefully read the eligibility requirements and submission instructions below before submitting. If you have any questions, please email the award chair. Do not send award submission files through email.

Students can submit either unpublished or published papers, as long as the following criteria are met:

• The paper addresses a theoretical issue or empirical problem important to the field of sex and gender. However, authors need not be sociologists by training, and articles may be published in journals associated with disciplines other than sociology.
• All authors must be graduate students at the time of submission.
• All authors must be current members of the American Sociological Association and members of ASA’s Sex and Gender section.
• Any information that might lead reviewers to discern authors’ identities or affiliations must be removed from the paper prior to submission (see below for more information).
• Published papers can either be submitted to the Sex & Gender Sally Hacker Award or the Sex & Gender Distinguished Article Award, but not both.

Submission instructions:

• Formatting: Papers must not exceed 35 pages, including the title, abstract, references, footnotes, tables, and figures. Papers should be blinded and double-spaced and typed in 12-point Times New Roman font. Please note that everything in the manuscript must be double-spaced including (and not limited to) references, tables, and block quotes. Margins should be 1” on all four sides. Please note that this formatting requirement applies to all papers. Any previously published pieces must also be formatted to adhere to submission guidelines (i.e., blinded, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, and a maximum of 35 pages).
• Anonymized submissions: The paper must not mention authors’ names, institutional location, specific institutional review boards, the paper’s publication status, any acknowledgment to those who provided comments, or any awards or fellowships that may have funded the paper.
• Through this Google Form (https://forms.gle/81dkVQQX7SZGzBVm9), submit the following two files: 1) The anonymized manuscript. 2) A separate file that includes: the paper’s title, abstract, authors’ names, authors’ institutional affiliations, authors’ contact information, and confirmation that the author is a member of the ASA Sex and Gender section.
• Nomination letters are NOT being collected.

Sociology of Sex and Gender Distinguished Book Award
Nomination Deadline: 02/15/2024

Committee Chair: Ellen Lamont

The Sex and Gender Section seeks nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Book Award. This award honors those who make a significant contribution to the field of sex and gender through a distinguished book—published in 2021, 2022, or 2023—that is on the cutting edge of sociological inquiry. Nominees must be current members of the American Sociological Association and of ASA’s Sex and Gender section. The section will only accept self-nominations. Authors need not be sociologists—though the books must be relevant to sociologists. Edited collections are ineligible and nominations from publishers will not be accepted.

To nominate your book for this award: 1) Send a short email to the Committee Chair, Ellen Lamont ([email protected]) no later than February 15th, requesting the addresses for the members of the book award committee, and 2) Notify your book publisher to send copies of the books by March 8, 2024 to the chair and the committee members listed below (5 copies, total). The deadline for notifying the Committee Chair of the nomination is February 15, 2024.

Please direct questions to this year’s Committee Chair, Ellen Lamont ([email protected]).

Committee: Ellen Lamont (Chair), Lawrence Stacey, Joss Greene, Joan Robinson, and Tuğçe Ellialti-Köse

Sociology of Sex and Gender Feminist Scholar-Activist Award
Nomination Deadline: 3/1/2024

Committee Chair: Pallavi Banerjee

The Sex & Gender Section seeks nominations for the 2024 Feminist Scholar-Activist Award, established in 2010 to recognize and honor scholars who have used feminist research and strategies to foster social change in public understandings and treatments of gender. Nominees may have contributed to a range of efforts, including (but not limited to) critically engaged pedagogy, community-based or participatory research, translational work, advocacy research, media campaigns, and grassroots organizing. Scholar-activist efforts may be local, regional, national, or international, and nominations may recognize groups or individuals at any point in their career. The committee will consider self-nominations. Nominees must be current members of the American Sociological Association and of ASA’s Sex & Gender Section.

To submit a nomination for the Feminist Scholar-Activist Award, please send a letter of nomination, a copy of the nominee’s vita, one supporting letter, and any additional relevant supporting material to the Committee Chair, Pallavi Banerjee ([email protected]). The nomination deadline for this award is March 1, 2024

Sociology of Sexualities

Sociology of Sexualities Distinguished Book Award
Deadline: 2/1/2024

The Sociology of Sexualities Section of the ASA offers a prize for the best book published in the 2022 and 2023 calendar years. Winner(s) will receive the award at the ASA’s annual meeting in Montreal in 2024. Per ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Edited volumes will not be considered.

The committee will evaluate the book based on several criteria, including an evaluation of 1) the significance of the research questions posed; 2) the quality/rigor of the research; 3) the contributions/impact of the discovery or theoretical innovation; 4) the expansion of knowledge or representation for underrepresented groups; and 5) the overall writing quality. We particularly encourage submissions that employ indigenous sociology, intersectional, and transnational lenses, and those from marginalized scholars.

Self-nominations are welcome. Nomination letters are not required and will not be considered in the awards process. Please email the committee chair, Theo Greene ([email protected]), with your/author’s name, institutional affiliation, email address, book title, publisher, copyright date, and confirmation that you/nominator has arranged to have books sent to the chair and committee members. We accept hardcopy books as well as PDFs of books.

The deadline for nominations is February 1, 2024.

Sociology of Sexualities Distinguished Article Award
Deadline: 2/1/2024

This award is for the best article or chapter in an edited volume in the Sociology of Sexualities published in the 2022 and 2023 calendar years. Winner(s) will receive the award at the ASA’s annual meeting in Montreal in 2024. Per ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Edited volumes will not be considered.

The committee will evaluate the article based on several criteria, including an evaluation of 1) the significance of the research questions posed; 2) the quality/rigor of the research; 3) the contributions/impact of the discovery or theoretical innovation; 4) the expansion of knowledge or representation for underrepresented groups; and 5) the overall writing quality. We particularly encourage submissions that employ indigenous sociology, intersectional, and transnational lenses, as well as those from marginalized scholars.

Self-nominations are welcome. Nomination letters are not required and will not be considered in the awards process. Please send an email to the committee chair, Chris Barcelos ([email protected]), with your/author’s name, institutional affiliation, email, article title, journal/edited volume, and publication date (online first or print are both acceptable as long as it was during the 2023 and 2024 calendar years).

The deadline for nominations is February 1, 2024.

Best Graduate Student Paper in the Sociology of Sexualities
Deadline: 2/1/2024

Papers are currently being accepted for the 2024 ASA Sociology of Sexualities Graduate Student Paper Award. Winner(s) will receive the award at the ASA’s annual meeting in Montreal in 2024. Per ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. This award is given to a paper authored by a student currently enrolled in a sociology graduate program. Graduate students on the market are welcome to submit while enrolled and will receive the award in August if they have accepted a job during the spring. Graduate students can submit to both the Graduate Student Paper Award and the Distinguished Article Award.

The committee will evaluate the article based on several criteria, including an evaluation of 1) the significance of the research questions posed; 2) the quality/rigor of the research; 3) the contributions/impact of the discovery or theoretical innovation; 4) the expansion of knowledge or representation for underrepresented groups; and 5) the overall writing quality. We particularly encourage submissions that employ indigenous sociology, intersectional, and transnational lenses, as well as those from marginalized scholars.

Papers do not have to be published to be eligible; submissions should be manuscript length and no longer than 35 typed double-spaced pages. A paper may be co-authored by two or more students who would share the award. Papers co-authored with faculty are not eligible.

Self-nominations are welcome. Nomination letters are not required and will not be considered in the awards process. Please send an email to the committee chair, Minwoo Jung ([email protected]), with your/author’s name, institutional affiliation, email, paper title, if applicable, journal/edited volume, and publication date (online first or print are both acceptable as long as it was during 2022 – 2023 calendar years).

The deadline for nominations is February 1, 2024.

Sociology of Sexualities Martin P. Levine Memorial Dissertation Fellowship
Deadline: 4/1/2024

The Martin P. Levine Memorial Dissertation Fellowship was established to honor Martin Levine’s memory, who died of AIDS in 1993. It provides $3,000 to a graduate student (and $500 to an honorable mention) in the final stages of dissertation research and writing who is working on one (or more) of the following topics to which Levine devoted his career: 1) the sociology of sexualities, 2) the sociology of homosexuality (now LGBTQIA2S+ Studies), and 3) HIV/AIDS research. This fellowship is designed to help students complete their dissertations, and, as such, the committee evaluates dissertation proposals rather than completed work.

The fellowship committee is particularly interested in dissertation proposals that hold the potential to advance, broaden, or challenge existing theoretical, empirical, and methodological approaches in the sociology of sexualities. Many former awardees’ work has been described as “innovative,” “theoretically and methodologically sophisticated,” and “well-poised to make major contributions to the field of sociology of sexualities.” We particularly encourage submissions that employ indigenous sociology, intersectional, and transnational lenses, as well as those from marginalized scholars.

The committee will evaluate the submission based on several criteria, including an evaluation of 1) the significance of the research questions posed; 2) the quality/rigor of the research; 3) contributions/impact of the discovery or theoretical innovation; 4) the expansion of knowledge or representation for underrepresented groups; and 5) the overall writing quality. We particularly encourage submissions that employ indigenous sociology, intersectional, and transnational lenses, as well as those from marginalized scholars.

Self-nominations are welcome. Nomination letters are not required and will not be considered in the awards process. Please send an email to the committee chair, Theo Greene, [email protected], using the subject line “Levine Fellowship Proposal Submission,” to the committee chair with your/author’s name, institutional affiliation, email, dissertation title, and a brief positionality statement. Please attach a dissertation proposal of no more than eight (8) pages, including notes, bibliography, and tables. Please ensure that your references are no longer than one page.

Given that Ph.D. students may also apply for funding such as the ASA Dissertation Improvement Grant, applicants may find it helpful to use the ASA Project Description as a guide. The ASA has also provided a workshop on writing these proposals. Both the guidelines and the workshop are here. Please note that we do not require any additional documents they do (budget docs, biographical sketches). However, you may include any relevant budget information, survey instruments, interview schedule, etc.) within the 8-page proposal.

Regarding the request for a positionality statement, the section is committed to equity and inclusion and advancing our collective desire to recognize and celebrate marginalized scholars’ work. Thus, if the nominee is comfortable, please include information in your notification to the committee chair that indicates if the scholar is from a historically marginalized group and if their scholarship engages with, offers, or advances indigenous sociology, intersectional and/or transnational frames. This positionality statement is also helpful to our work compiling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statements as part of our annual reports to ASA.

Winner(s) will receive the award at the ASA’s annual meeting in Montreal in 2024. Per the ASA policy, winners must be members of the section.

The deadline for nominations is April 1, 2024.

Sociology of Sexualities Simon and Gagnon Lifetime Career Award
Deadline: 3/1/2024
This award will be awarded in 2025 at the Annual Meeting in San Francisco

The Simon and Gagnon Award commemorates decades of research and writing on sexualities by Professor William Simon (University of Houston), who died on July 21, 2000, and his longtime collaborator, Professor John Gagnon (SUNY-Stony Brook), who passed away in 2016. The award honors a scholar’s lifetime career contributions to the field of sexualities.

The committee will evaluate: 1) the breadth of scholarly contributions across an established career of work and projects that span at least twenty years post-PhD; 2) the contributions and impact of the scholarship. Impact metrics may be noted in submissions and will be considered. Given that evaluation based solely on impact metrics can reproduce institutionalized inequality, and marginalized scholarship is less frequently published in journals with high impact factors, the committee will also focus on the contributions and influence of the scholarship, specifically on the field of sexualities; 3) the reach of their work such as through receipt of other awards or recognition or publication/translations in languages other than English; 4) service to the sociology of sexualities field, which may include but is not limited to contributions through teaching, mentorship, community building, and public sociology and; 5) how their scholarship engages with, offers, or advances indigenous sociology, intersectional and/or transnational frames.

Nominations must include electronic copies of 1) a nomination letter, 2) the nominee’s CV, and 3) nominee writing samples (not to exceed four) directly relevant to the sociology of sexualities. Nominees must be a member of the section and have received their Ph.D. at least twenty years before the nomination deadline. Self-nominations are not accepted.

The required nomination letter should detail how the nominee has met the qualifications outlined above. Please ensure that the letter explicitly discusses each writing sample, how they meet the criteria, and exemplifies the distinct contributions they have made to the field of sexualities. Please also describe the nominee’s institutional context. If they are in a faculty position, what is their teaching load? We are especially interested in weighing how institutional context shapes scholarly output and considering faculty’s workload at teaching-centered and community colleges. Given the section’s commitments to equity and inclusion and our collective desire to recognize and celebrate marginalized scholars’ work, please include information in the nomination letter describing how the scholar or their work contributes to equity and inclusion. The committee also values information regarding mentorship to students of color, first-generation, working-class students, women LGBTQ students, and non-traditionally aged students.

Self-nominations and nominations without a nomination letter will not be considered. Please submit electronic nominations that include all required components via email to the committee chair, Moon Charania ([email protected]).

The winner will receive the award at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco in 2025. The section will also organize a session around the awardee’s work or scholarly interests for that year.

The deadline for nominations is February 1, 2024.

Teaching and Learning in Sociology

The ASA Section on Teaching and Learning invites nominations for four awards to be made at the next annual meeting (Deadline for Nominations: Feb 1, 2024).

Carla B. Howery Award for Developing Teacher-Scholars:
Nominations Due: Feb 1, 2024
Submissions Due: March 30, 2024

The ASA Section on Teaching and Learning seeks nominations for the 2024 Carla B. Howery Award for Developing Teacher-Scholars. The Howery Award recognizes distinguished accomplishments in the training and mentoring of future teacher-scholars in the field of sociology.

This award recognizes that nurturing the next generation of sociologists is vital to the discipline. Recipients of this award have made exceptional and/or enduring contributions to training graduate students to teach sociology or advancing understandings of the best means to accomplish this goal. Successful nominees contribute to teaching sociology through training and mentoring future teacher-scholars who apply scholarly literature in their own teaching, contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning, and/or publicly document successful teaching strategies. Mentoring is broadly defined and is not limited to faculty working at institutions with graduate programs (for example, serving as editor of TRAILS or Teaching Sociology, coordinating the section’s pre-conference, mentoring graduate students at regional conferences).

Eligibility
Nominees must be members of the American Sociological Association and a member of the Section on Teaching and Learning; gift memberships to the section are available if needed. Section and association membership will be verified after the portfolio submission deadline.

Nominations
Nominations, including self-nominations, are submitted through the Google Nomination Form. Nominations must be received no later than Feb 1, 2024, at 11:59pm PST. If you have questions regarding nominations, please email the chair of the Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology Award Committee, Sharon Yee, at [email protected].

Award Portfolio
Nominees will be notified by the Award Committee Chair and invited to submit an Award Portfolio for consideration by the committee. The nomination portfolio, meeting the portfolio guidelines outlined below, must be compiled into one PDF file and submitted by March 30, 2024 at 11:59pm PST. Candidates should email their portfolio to [email protected] with the subject line “Howery Award.”
Portfolio Guidelines: The portfolio should contain all elements in the order listed and be between 35-40 pages (portfolios that exceed 40 pages will be reviewed only to page 40). The candidate will demonstrate excellence in developing other teacher-scholars through the following materials:
1. An executive summary of materials in the portfolio which highlights the most relevant contributions/activities (limit 2 pages)
2. Brief written statement articulating the candidate’s teaching philosophy specifically directed toward mentoring or training graduate students to teach and methods used to achieve this goal (limit 2 pages).
3. Teaching-focused resume or curriculum vitae (limit 8 pages).
Letter of endorsement from the nominator, a colleague or former graduate student (limit 1 letter, 3 pages).
4. Supporting documents (20-25 pages), such as:
5. Excerpts from syllabi from different graduate teaching courses and seminars that the nominee has taught, or other examples of the means by which graduate students were taught to become teacher-scholars.
6. Examples of assessment tools such as projects, exams, student portfolios, or evidence of improved graduate student learning outcomes related to teaching sociology and/or contributing to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
7. Examples of scholarly activities related to teaching, report or reflection on mentoring experiences, narratives from students about mentoring received by nominees, students’ success in teaching and/or obtaining teaching accomplishments (awards, teaching jobs, publishing relating to teaching in things like TRAILS, Teaching Sociology, etc.).
8. Leadership activities related to graduate student teaching and learning.

Note: Please submit the portfolio as a single PDF file that contains all elements in the order listed.

Hans O. Mauksch Award: Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Sociology Award:
Nominations Due: Feb 1, 2024
Submissions Due: March 30, 2024

The ASA Section on Teaching and Learning seeks nominations for the 2024 Hans O. Mauksch Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Sociology. The award is intended to recognize a colleague with a distinguished and demonstrated career of service to undergraduates in Sociology in all stated categories: program development, teaching innovation, leadership, scholarship, and the like. Nominations from faculty at later stages of their career, will be weighed more heavily.

Eligibility
Nominees must be members of the American Sociological Association and a member of the Section on Teaching and Learning; gift memberships to the section are available if needed. Section and association membership will be verified after the portfolio submission deadline.

Nominations
Nominations, including self-nominations, should be submitted through the Google Nomination Form. Nominations must be received no later than Feb 1, 2024 at 11:59pm PST. If you have questions regarding nominations, please email the chair of the Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology Award Committee, Sharon Yee, at [email protected].

Award Portfolio
Nominees will be notified by the Award Committee Chair and invited to submit an Award Portfolio for consideration by the committee. The nomination portfolio, meeting the portfolio guidelines outlined below, must be compiled into one PDF file and submitted by March 30, 2024, at 11:59pm PST. Candidates should email their portfolio to [email protected] with the subject line “Mauksch Award.”
Portfolio Guidelines: The portfolio should contain all elements in the order listed and be between 35-40 pages (portfolios that exceed 40 pages will be reviewed only to page 40).The candidate will demonstrate excellence in undergraduate education through the following materials:
1. An executive summary of materials in the portfolio which highlights the most relevant contributions/activities (limit 2 pages)
2. Brief written statement articulating the candidate’s teaching philosophy specifically directed toward undergraduate education in sociology (limit 2 pages).
3. Teaching-focused resume or curriculum vitae (limit 8 pages).
4. Letter of endorsement from the nominator, a colleague or former undergraduate student (limit 1 letter, 3 pages).
5. Supporting documents (20-25 pages), such as:
–Teaching honors/awards.
–Evidence of program development (at home institution or elsewhere).
–Development of innovative teaching techniques, curricula, or materials.
–Significant advising and/or committee duties related to teaching and undergraduate education.
–Peer and student assessment materials related to teaching.
–Contributions to instructional activities of state, regional, and/or national professional associations.
–Papers delivered at professional meetings related to teaching activities.
–Publications or materials intended to enhance undergraduate instruction and learning processes such as: instructional materials/resources, computer software, textbooks, or articles related to undergraduate teaching published in refereed scholarly journals.
–Evidence of leadership on committees concerned with undergraduate education or development of seminars, workshops or other events that enhanced undergraduate education.

Scholarly Contributions to Teaching and Learning Award:
Nominations Due: Feb 1, 2024
Submissions Due: March 30, 2024

The ASA Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology seeks nominations for the 2024 Scholarly Contribution to Teaching and Learning Award. This award recognizes scholarship that advances teaching and learning by contributing insights into the educational process, presenting innovative teaching methods, and fostering significant, long-lasting learning. The award will be presented to an individual, a team of collaborators, or a formal program for any work published, implemented, or presented in the past three years that demonstrates excellence in one or more of these areas:

Documented contribution to our understanding of the teaching and learning process
Implemented innovation that enhances the learning process.
Demonstrated evidence of contributions to programmatic guidelines that have been implemented in teaching and learning settings.
Disseminated new and innovative teaching methods to other instructors (e.g., presented at conferences, published in TRAILS).

Eligibility
Nominees (at least one if a team or program) must be members of the American Sociological Association and a member of the Section on Teaching and Learning; gift memberships to the section are available if needed. Section and association membership will be verified after the portfolio submission deadline.

Nominations
Nominations, including self-nominations, are submitted through the Google Nomination Form. Nominations must be received no later than Feb 1, 2024, at 11:59pm PST. If you have questions regarding nominations, please email the chair of the Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology Award Committee, Sharon Yee, at [email protected].

Award Portfolio
Nominees will be notified by the Award Committee Chair and invited to submit an Award Portfolio for consideration by the committee. The portfolio, meeting the portfolio guidelines outlined below, must be compiled into one PDF file and submitted by March 30, 2024, at 11:59pm PST. Candidates should email their portfolio to [email protected] with the subject line “Scholarly Contribution Award.”
Portfolio Guidelines: The portfolio should contain all elements in the order listed below. The candidate(s) will demonstrate excellence in scholarly contribution to teaching and learning through the following materials:
1. A letter addressing how the work meets the awards criteria.
2. The published work. If the published work is a book, two PDF files will be accepted: one for the nomination letter and one for the book. Both files must be in the same email.
Note: Please submit the portfolio as a single PDF file that contains all elements in the order listed.

Graduate Student Contribution to the Sociological Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Award:
Nominations Due: Feb 1, 2024
Submissions Due: March 30, 2024

The ASA Section on Teaching & Learning invites submissions for the 2024 Graduate Student Contribution to the Sociological Scholarship of Teaching & Learning. This award is designed to recognize the contributions that graduate students make to the field of teaching and learning.
Many types of contributions (published or unpublished) could be recognized by this award, including empirical or theoretical manuscripts, classroom exercises, original videos or podcasts, paper assignments, online instructional modules, creative approaches to topics or readings, case studies, etc.

The winner will receive a cash award of $250, as well as a feature in the Section newsletter and website (the winner must agree to make their contribution available on the Section website and newsletter if awarded). An honorable mention may also be awarded.

Eligibility
Nominees must be current graduate students on the nomination deadline. Contributions developed while in graduate school by an early career faculty member will not be considered. Nominees must be members of the American Sociological Association and a member of the Section on Teaching and Learning; gift memberships to the section are available if needed. Section and association membership will be verified after the portfolio submission deadline.

Nominations
Nominations, including self-nominations, are submitted through the Google Nomination Form. Nominations must be received no later than Feb 1, 2024, at 11:59pm PST. No single person may nominate more than two graduate student contributions in the same year for the award. Only one contribution by the same graduate student in any given year will be considered. If you have questions regarding nominations, please email the chair of the Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology Award Committee, Sharon Yee, at [email protected].

Award Portfolio
Nominees will be notified by the Award Committee Chair and invited to submit an Award Portfolio for consideration by the committee. The portfolio, meeting the portfolio guidelines outlined below, must be compiled into one PDF file and submitted by March 30, 2024, at 11:59pm PST. Candidates should email their portfolio to [email protected] with the subject line “Graduate Student Contribution Award.”

Nomination Portfolio: The nomination portfolio, meeting the portfolio guidelines outlined below, must be compiled into one PDF file and submitted by March 30, 2024 at 11:59pm PST.
Portfolio Guidelines: The portfolio should contain all elements in the order listed and not exceed 35-40 pages (portfolios that exceed 40 pages will be reviewed only to page 40). The candidate will demonstrate excellence in graduate student contributions to the scholarship of teaching and learning through the following materials:
1. A description of the contribution being submitted that includes the following elements:
2. Explain what is being submitted (for example explain the teaching activity or the theory)
3. Describe the course in which the contribution is (or could be) used, if relevant
4. Ground the submission in the sociological scholarship of teaching and learning literature and explain its contribution
5. Analyze the effectiveness of the contribution (assessment)
6. The original manuscript, teaching materials, or other contribution

Theory

The Theory Prize (Book in 2024)

The Theory Prize is given to recognize outstanding work in theory. In even-numbered years, it is given to a book, and in odd-numbered years, to a paper; in both cases, eligible items are those published in the preceding four calendar years.

The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2024. Self-nominations are welcome. A nominating letter should be sent by email to the chair of the committee, Robin Wagner-Pacifici, and books should be sent to all five members of the committee. The committee prefers hard copies of the book but is happy to consider electronic copies if the author has difficulty getting the publisher to send hard copies.

Committee Chair:

Robin Wagner-Pacifici, The New School for Social Research
Email: [email protected]
440 South Broad St.,
Apt. 2901,
Philadelphia, PA 19146

Committee Members:

Mo Torres, University of Michigan
Email: [email protected]
Department of Sociology,
500 State St.
Ann Arbor, MI, 48103

Shannon Malone Gonzalez, University of North Carolina
Email: [email protected]
The Department of Sociology
155 Pauli Murray Hall
CB #3210
UNC-CH
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210

Seth Abrutyn, University of British Columbia
Email: [email protected]
2886 Alberta St.
Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Y3L7

Rebecca Jean Emigh, UCLA
Email: [email protected]
Department of Sociology,
264 Haines Hall, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1551

Lewis Coser Award for Theoretical Agenda Setting

The Coser Award intended to recognize a mid-career sociologist whose work, in the opinion of the committee, holds great promise for setting the agenda in the field of sociology. While the award winner need not be a theorist, his or her work must exemplify the sociological ideals Coser represented. In evaluating whether work strives for these ideals, the committee will consider Coser’s commitment to: maintaining the centrality of sociological theory to sociology; avoiding the fragmentation of the field into overly narrow subfields; maintaining the critical edge of the discipline; separating political commitments from academic pursuits; and insuring the continued predominance of substance over method in the development of sociology.

To be considered for the award, candidates must be nominated by one or more people who are familiar with their work. Nomination letters should make a strong substantive case for the nominee’s selection and should discuss the nominee’s past work and his/her anticipated future trajectory. Committee members may nominate candidates if they choose to do so. No self-nominations are allowed. After nomination, the committee will solicit additional information from nominees and others for those candidates they consider appropriate for consideration. Specifically, they will compile a dossier of the candidate’s published works and at least two additional letters of support from third parties. The committee will make its selection based on this information and their own research into the candidates’ experience and promise. The committee may decide, in any given year, that no nominee warrants the award, in which case no award will be awarded.

Initial nominating letters should be sent by email to the chair of the committee, Margaret Frye, no later than March 1, 2024

Committee Chair:
Margaret Frye, University of Michigan ([email protected])

Committee Members:
Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Jordanna Matlon, American University
Mary Bernstein, University of Connecticut
Claudio Benzecry, Northwestern University

Junior Theorist Award

The Junior Theorist Award honors the best paper each year submitted by an early-career sociologist (who has received the Ph.D., but who, at the time of nomination, is not more than eight years beyond the calendar year in which the Ph.D. was granted). This work may take the form of: (a) a paper published or accepted for publication; (b) a paper presented at a professional meeting; or (c) a paper suitable for publication or presentation at a professional meeting. All submissions should be written or published in the 12 months preceding the nominations deadline.

The winner is to present a keynote address at the Junior Theory Symposium the year after the award is given. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2024. Nominations for the Junior Theorist Award should be sent by email to the chair of the committee, Mathieu Desan. Self-nominations are welcome.

Committee Chair:
Mathieu Desan, University of Colorado Boulder ([email protected])

Committee Members
Omar Lizardo, UCLA
Ioana Sendroiu, University of Hong Kong
Eric Schoon, Ohio State University

The Best Student Paper Award

The Best Student Paper recognizes distinguished work in theory by a graduate student. Work may take the form of (a) a paper published or accepted for publication; (b) a paper presented at a professional meeting; (c) a paper suitable for publication or presentation at a professional meeting. To be eligible for this award, you must be a graduate student at time of submission.

The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2024. Nominations for the Student Prize should be sent to all members of the committee (see below). Self-nominations are welcome.

Committee Chair
Jane Pryma, Boston University ([email protected])

Committee Members
Corey Moss Pech, Florida State University ([email protected])
Krystal Laryea, Stanford University ([email protected])
Ankit Bhardwaj, Columbia University ([email protected])
Shai Dromi, Harvard University ([email protected])