| 2023 Conference Award Winners |
| Stanford Lyman Distinguished Book Award | Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo, Dance Music Spaces: Clubs, Clubbers, and DJs Navigating Authenticity, Branding, and Commercialism, Rowman & Littlefield |
| Stanford Lyman Memorial Scholarship Dissertation Award | Jessica Schachle, Teaching in Adversity: How Oklahoma Teachers Navigate Instruction on Race, Gender, and Sexuality |
| Graduate Paper Competition
Undergraduate Paper Competition |
Faith Myers, A Critical Analysis of Family Leave Policies Across U.S. Universities
Abby Highsmith, How Religiosity and Geography Impact Attitudes on Divorce |
| 2022 Conference Award Winners |
| Tom Calhoun Mentoring Award | Earl Wright, II |
| Stanford Lyman Distinguished Book Award | Baker A. Rogers, “King of Hearts: Drag Kings in the American South” |
| Sociological Spectrum Award | Michael Friendly, “The Life and Works of Andre-Michel Guerry, Revisited” |
| Graduate Paper Competition | 1st Place – Nithila Ramesh – “‘You Can’t Know Any Better’: The Perceptions of Black Healthcare Practices in Hospital Patient-Provider Relationships”
2nd Place-Burke & Tidwell – ” The Associations of Parent Involvement with Children’s Education Success and Behavioral Outcomes: Results from NHES-PFI 2019″ |
| Undergraduate Paper Competition | 1st Place – Lauren Molander, Samford University – The Influence of Individualism and Meritocracy on Preferences for Freedom
2nd Place – Kiya Simmons, University of Tennessee at Martin – Fight Poverty Not the Poor |
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Contact MSSA:
Theresa Davidson, President
tcdavids@samford.edu
