After Office Hours: UMass Sociology

Sanjiv Gupta
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UMass-Amherst Sociology majors talk to professors and other students about their work.

  1. 12/16/2022

    Finals Season: Tips and Tricks

    On this weeks brief episode of After Office Hours, Quinn Kinney spoke to students in Foundations of Sociological Theory and Sociology Peer Advisor Ali Wolf about what strategies they use to get through finals season. If you want some helpful advice or just want to know what your peer advisors can do for you, give this episode a listen. Special thanks to the SOC302 students who participated: Ziyadah Zeigler, Jake Wheeler, Becky Lipson, Harriet Wiley, James Marsh,  and Keera Whyte.

  2. 11/23/2022

    Race, Class, and Healthcare with Sinead Sheehy and Professor Elizabeth Wrigley Field, Professor Linda Tropp, Danielle McCarthy and Hanna

    In this episode of After Office Hours Sinead Sheehy interviews Professors Elizabeth Wrigley Field and Linda Tropp, as well as graduate students Danielle McCarthy and Hanna on the topic of racism, poverty, and healthcare. In five sections Sinead touches on popular misconceptions and the best methods for having conversations with someone who disagrees on this topic.

  3. 10/28/2022

    Race, Gender, and Medical Mistrust w/ Simon Ocampo, Quinn Kinney, and Professors Jay Pearson, Sanjiv Gupta, and Jay Pearson

    The fifth episode of the rebooted After Office Hours features discussions on healthcare. The first by Simon Ocampo on race, ethnicity, and medical mistrust, and the second is by Quinn Kinney on trans substance users’ challenges navigating healthcare. Featuring interviews with Professors Jay Pearson, Sanjiv Gupta, and Shanna K. Kattari, our two hosts ask important questions about how to improve the lives and health outcomes of a diverse array of people.

  4. 10/14/2022

    Race and Policing with Lauren Terricciano, Brett Ross, and Kenzie Caputo

    The fourth episode of the rebooted After Office Hours features two conversations on policing. The first between Lauren Terricciano and Brett Ross on the relationship between race, disability and law enforcement, and the second by Kenzie Caputo on the school-to-prison pipeline. Referencing personal observations and research, our three guests paint a picture of the relevant issues and offer insights on a better way forward. Stay tuned not only for this week's episode, but for new episodes of “After Office Hours” every two weeks.

  5. 09/29/2022

    Transphobia and Healthcare with Quinn Kinney and Leo Crockett

    Our third episode of the rebooted After Office Hours features a conversation between Quinn Kinney and Leo Crockett. By referencing research and personal experiences and insights, the two unpack what it means to navigate healthcare systems as a transgender individual. Continue to look out for new episodes of After Office Hours every two weeks!

  6. 09/09/2022

    Black Maternal Mortality in the U.S. with Julia Ganley and Danielle McCarthy

    On today's episode of After Office Hours, Julia Ganley speaks with Ph.D. student in the UMass-Amherst Department of Sociology, Danielle McCarthy. Their conversation explores the issue of black maternal mortality from the perspective of doctors, activists, and of course, mothers. Stay tuned every other week for fresh undergraduate produced content here on After Office Hours!

  7. 08/26/2022

    How Chilean and U.S. Undergraduates Embrace the Sociological Imagination with Isabel Levin

    After Office Hours (AOH) is back, and with a fresh set of undergraduate produced episodes to share! AOH features the experiences and insights of undergraduate sociology majors at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. In this first episode back, Isabel Levin shares a recorded panel conversation that she organized with sociology undergraduates at UMass in Amherst, Massachusetts and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago, Chile. The students discuss what it has meant to study sociology in each context, and how engaging with the discipline has imparted tools to be used in fighting inequality in each country and globally. Speakers UMass Amherst: Isabel Levin (Moderator) Ananya Gurjar (Panelist) Talia Tartaro (Panelist) Thomas Crowley (Panelist) Cedric de Leon (Professor of Sociology) Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Camila Chackiel (Student) Sofa Echeverra (Student) Martín Rosemblatt (Student)

  8. 05/28/2021

    What Does it Mean to be a Public Sociologist? A Conversation with Sanjiv Gupta

    In the first episode of this conversation, Isabel and Siena chat with Professor Sanjiv Gupta, who originally helped kick off the podcast in the spring of 2020. We discuss what is means to practice public sociology and its significance to us as active participants in society, with a special focus on Professor Gupta's endeavors. Check out his podcast, Socialism in the Time of Corona, here: https://socialism-in-the-time-of-corona.castos.com

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