brandon.

Philly native. | Ford Fellow | ABF | PhD @NorthwesternU | Sociologist and Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University. #FirstGen

[brandon. @BrandonAlston_]

I’m honored that ASA has recognized my dissertation with this award. As a scholar, I’m eager to continue bringing race and policing into sharper focus.
Thank you to my colleagues at @NUsociology, @ABFResearch, and the Chicago community where I conducted this research.

[ASA Sociology @ASAnews]

Brandon Alston @BrandonAlston_ is the recipient of a 2024 Dissertation Award Honorable Mention for “Policing the Black Metropolis: Race, Surveillance, and Resistance,” completed at Northwestern University @NorthwesternU.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Ex-Columbus police officer Adam Coy has been found guilty on all counts for the murder of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man

https://t.co/s2nZCUWDms

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

"California voters voted to pass Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime ballot initiative that will enact harsher penalties for retail theft, property crimes and drug offenses" https://t.co/crgWd0ukNE

[British Journal of Sociology @BJSociology]

We are seeking reflections by sociologists from across the world on the ongoing managerial and ideological attacks on higher education.

Find out more about the project and the call for submissions here ➡️ https://t.co/0Oaz6motn1

[L E F T, PhD ⚫️ @LeftSentThis]

Organize around liberation and not the maintenance of what is perceived as a palatable version of the status quo.

[Myles D. Moody, PhD @mylesdmoody]

i’m happy that i can finally share our new study on the mental health effects of vicarious exposure to major discrimination! our findings have profound implications for the health of Black romantic partners and families. available online now: https://t.co/o4J8q7uN0H

[Pier Jarae 💅🏽 @HeyPrettyP_]

My cousin Javion Magee was found hanging from a tree in Henderson, NC. They will not let his mom identify the body due to “covid restrictions” which screams foul play. Please circulate!!

@AttorneyCrump @aclu_nc @ABC11_WTVD
@ABC7Chicago @nbcchicago

[Auon’tai M. Anderson @AuontaiAnderson]

Today, I attended a press conference at the apartment complexes where national and local media have falsely reported that gangs have taken over.

Instead, we heard from residents who debunked this narrative and called out the slumlord responsible for forcing them to live in inhumane conditions.

This is a thread of what I saw and heard.

🧵

[brandon. @BrandonAlston_]

@DavidJPate Congratulations!

[NBC BLK @NBCBLK]

Sonya Massey's family says she enjoyed cooking, doing hair, and that she loved her children fiercely.

“She was a loving, caring person," her uncle said, "and she should be here today.” https://t.co/WS1NX0Y5ix

[TIME @TIME]

Introducing our Kid of the Year, Heman Bekele: The fifteen-year-old invented a soap that could one day treat, and even prevent, some skin cancers https://t.co/3uonC5hDR9

[dr. whistledown @kaelyn_sanders]

I’m officially on the job market this cycle! I’m seeking tenure track jobs in crim, soc, or related fields😁

[Faith M. Deckard @Deckardfaith]

🚨New Pub, my first solo-author I might add ☺️
It took years to find a framing that did justice to the empirical case and really, the experiences of families who engage in the stressful process of bonding a loved one out of jail. I think I landed on something I can be proud of.

[CJ Smiley, Ph.D. @UptownKastro]

It’s official, I’m the co-editor of the @NYUpress series #Justice #Inequality & the #DigitalWorld we are excited to announce the first book in the series #DigitalCapitalism & look forward to more submissions! Happy to talk to anyone interested! #sociology @ASAnews

[Dr. Kendall Riley 💫 @booknerd2016]

🚨🔊 new pub alert in the Journal of Aging and Health

My coauthors and I examined how incarceration influences biological aging and depressive symptoms of older Black adults. We find that incarceration exposure continues undermine health well into the life course
#SocAF

[Quintin G. @quintgo]

I successfully defended my dissertation last Monday. The last six years have been tough. I’m glad it’s over and I’m ready for the next chapter

[brandon. @BrandonAlston_]

@quintgo Congrats!

[Erin McDonnell @profmcdonnell]

If you are a sociologist who does research in Africa, please comment here or DM me. I'm trying to gather a list together at least for an informal network for mutual support/intellectual community, maybe official "interest group" subsection of ASA.

[Alka Menon @alkamenon]

@ASA_Bodies section is hosting a Mentoring Roundtable at @ASAnews on Mon Aug 12 from 10-11am (Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 5 - 517C). Propose a question for our panelists here: https://t.co/KXmpIHMaU3

[Erin McDonnell @profmcdonnell]

Some thoughts for #academics on the #jobmarket from the POV of someone who has served on several search committees. A thread (in no particular order)