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Wes Cohoon Everyone is connected to a web of individuals and larger society through our careers, families, and personal lives. Join professor, consultant, and sociologist Dr. Wesley Cohoon as he helps us understand and evaluate social interactions, relationships, human behaviors, institutions, and systems. Listen to this podcast to better navigate your life and make informed decisions, as Dr. Cohoon helps listeners practically apply sociology to their lives. Listen
J Sumerau Frames of Reference: Applying Sociology in Interdisciplinary Medical Settings – discusses ways in which sociological concepts may be useful in forestalling and mitigating obstacles and inefficiencies in clinical settings. Listen
Thomas Kersen Insider/Outsider: The Unique Nature of the Sociological Perspective and Practice – discusses how to convey insights from the discipline of Sociology to reporters, writers, and other opinion leaders. Listen
Lindy Hern Navigating the Borderland of Scholar Activism: Narrative Practice as Applied Sociology in the Movement for Single Payer Health Care Reform – discusses her paper on scholar activism within the Movement for Single Payer Health Care Reform and its implications for grassroots mobilization. Listen
Lindy Hern The Classical Ideas Podcast: EP 250: The History of the Single-Payer Medicare for All Movement Listen
Lindy Hern Single Payer Healthcare Reform: Grassroots Mobilization and the Turn Against Establishment Politics (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) Listen
Lindy Hern Universal Healthcare 101 – In Good Society Podcast Listen
Lindy Hern 20 Years of Healthcare NOW! Listen
Toralf Zschau & Daniel Hatch The Hidden Challenge: Limited Recovery Capital of Drug Court Participants’ Support Networks – discuss their article on the application of a new network-based framework of recovery capital in Drug Courts. Listen
James (Jim) Meehan Reinventing Real Estate: The Community Land Trust as a Social Invention in Affordable Housing – discusses his article for the August 2014 issue on community land trusts as a social invention in affordable housing. Listen
Mellisa Holtzman A New Model for Sexual Assault Protection: Creation and Initial Testing of Elemental – co-director of the sexual assault protection seminar “Elemental” discusses her article in the June 2014 issue. Listen
Sheldon Ekland-Olson Moral Boundaries and Dilemmas: A Call for Applied and Clinical Research – discusses his article for the Spring 2014 issue. Listen
Susan Holsapple A Model Program for Patient Navigation: Using the Justice System to offer a Health Care Intervention to Improve Birth Outcomes Understanding Constrained Choice and Drug Treatment Court – discusses her article for the Spring 2014 issue. Listen
Laura Hatcher The USACE and Post-Katrina New Orleans: Demolitions and Disaster Clean-Up – discusses her article from the September 2012 issue. Listen
Miriam Boeri A Contextual Comparison of Risk Behaviors among Older Adult Drug Users and Harm Reduction in Suburban Versus Inner-city Social Environments – discusses her article on comparing risk behaviors among older adult drug users. Listen
Michael Gibbons Community-based Research on the Effects of the Financial Crisis on Community Service Organizations in Adams County, PA – discusses his research on the effects of financial crisis on community service organizations. Listen
Ravi Perry The Politics of Applied Black Studies: An Historical Synthesis for Understanding Social Science Impact – discusses his article on understanding the social science impact of applied Black Studies. Listen
Corey Dolgon Civic Engagement and Public Sociology: Two “Movements” in Search of a Mission – discusses his article on civic engagement and public sociology as movements seeking a mission. Listen