Reposted by Colter UscolaColter Uscola @colteruscola.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I am thrilled to share that I have been elected as the Graduate Student Representative of the Emotions Section of the American Sociological Association. It is such an honor. I could not be more grateful for the opportunity to serve the section. Thank you to everyone who voted for me. 011
Colter Uscola @colteruscola.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I am thrilled to share that I have been elected as the Graduate Student Representative of the Emotions Section of the American Sociological Association. It is such an honor. I could not be more grateful for the opportunity to serve the section. Thank you to everyone who voted for me. 011
Reposted by Colter UscolaDavid Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 21/11/2025For those of you who might be interested, I have a new article in the Tyee with some of my on the ground observations at COP 30 in Belém, Brazil: thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...thetyee.caLetter from COP 30 in Belem, Brazil | The TyeeWhat’s the buzz at the UN climate summit as it nears the finish line? A UBC sociologist sends this dispatch. 031
Reposted by Colter UscolaLaura K. Nelson @lauraknelson.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Ok y'all I'm throwing out a hot take on LLMs in Toronto in January: "We’re Talking About the Wrong Error: Why Variance Matters More than Bias in AI" Enough of the bias talk. LLMs are a completely different beast and our old frameworks are no longer useful. datasciences.utoronto.ca/dsi-home/dat...datasciences.utoronto.caData Sciences Speaker Series - DSIThe Data Sciences Speaker Series is a collaboration of data science programs at U of T. Seminars are held on the third Monday of each month. 1327
Reposted by Colter UscolaSeth Abrutyn @sethabrutyn.bsky.social · 24/10/2025My PhD student (@colteruscola.bsky.social) and I have a new chapter out on social pain and how we can better integrate neuroscience into social science! Check it out! #sociology link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...link.springer.comThe Pain of Social Loss: The Biosocial Roots of Motivated Action and SolidaritySocial pain, of all detrimental experiences, remains largely overlooked by sociological inquiry. While attention to the sources are fused to Durkheim, from anomie to fatalism, the discipline centers i... 074
Reposted by Colter UscolaISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 14/10/2025The Department of Sociology (University of Virginia) invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position in the sociology of religion, to begin fall of 2026. apply.interfolio.com/173879 021
Reposted by Colter UscolaSocius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World @sociusjournal.bsky.social · 14/10/2025⛅ The climate of political polarization ⛈️ E. Huddart, T. Silva, P. Muzzerrall & S. Dimitrakopoulos’ #Socius study analyzes #survey data on attitudes towards #decarbonization policies to link affective #climate polarization to #political identity-based boundary-making Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378...doi.orgSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 041
Reposted by Colter UscolaSocius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World @sociusjournal.bsky.social · 03/10/2025From ABCs to CVD 🫀 A. Zajacova, S. Fishman, & E. Lawrence’s new #Socius research examines national #UnitedStates #health data to uncover the complex relationship between #educationalattainment and #cardiovasculardisease Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378... 021
Reposted by Colter UscolaAmin Ghaziani @aminghaziani.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Congrats to my grad student @alyypatel.bsky.social on her article "Re-theorizing the Sexual Minority Closet" in Canadian Review of Sociology. How can the closet be a source of violence, esp. for multiply marginalized groups? Find out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #sociologyonlinelibrary.wiley.comRe‐theorizing the Sexual Minority Closet: Evidence From Queer South Asian WomenScholarship generally assumes the closet is a place of safety from the perceived risks associated with coming out. However, this overlooks its function as a source of violence, particularly for those... 094
Reposted by Colter UscolaSeth Abrutyn @sethabrutyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2025My phd student @colteruscola.bsky.social crushing it. Great #sociology here 061
Reposted by Colter UscolaAmerican Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Free to read! New research from ASA member Colter J. Uscola @colteruscola.bsky.social, University of British Columbia, shows how marginalization and trauma influence the performance of gender through alcohol use. @sociusjournal.bsky.social bit.lyUnveiling the Gender Gap in Alcohol Misuse: Fear, Anger, and the “Game of Secrets” - Colter J. Uscola, 2025Gender scholars often assume that alcohol misuse is representative of hegemonic masculinity, but women are simultaneously consuming rates and quantities that pa... 052
Reposted by Colter UscolaSocius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World @sociusjournal.bsky.social · 11/09/2025🎀🍺 Alcohol Miss-Use C. Uscola’s (@colteruscola.bsky.social) new #Socius study examines how women and men seek to resist #familytrauma informed #genderexpectations through their performance of #alcoholuse. Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378... 041
Reposted by Colter UscolaSex & Sexualities Journal @sexandsexualities.bsky.social · 10/09/2025New in Sex&Sexualities by @aminghaziani.bsky.social and @jorge-ochoa.bsky.social ! "Color Outside the Lines" offers methodological tools - ethnography attuned to ephemerality and a palimpsestic approach - to study queer nightlife and changing social worlds. doi.org/10.1177/3033... #QueerMethodsdoi.orgSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 084
Reposted by Colter UscolaColter Uscola @colteruscola.bsky.social · 10/09/2025New pub is out in Socius! This article examines how the narrowing gender gap in alcohol misuse is not only about drinking rates, but about the meanings of drinking. Read here: doi.org/10.1177/2378...doi.orgUnveiling the Gender Gap in Alcohol Misuse: Fear, Anger, and the “Game of Secrets” - Colter J. Uscola, 2025Gender scholars often assume that alcohol misuse is representative of hegemonic masculinity, but women are simultaneously consuming rates and quantities that pa... 183
Reposted by Colter UscolaElena G. van Stee @elenavanstee.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Congratulations, @colteruscola.bsky.social!! 🎉 031
Colter Uscola @colteruscola.bsky.social · 10/09/2025New pub is out in Socius! This article examines how the narrowing gender gap in alcohol misuse is not only about drinking rates, but about the meanings of drinking. Read here: doi.org/10.1177/2378...doi.orgUnveiling the Gender Gap in Alcohol Misuse: Fear, Anger, and the “Game of Secrets” - Colter J. Uscola, 2025Gender scholars often assume that alcohol misuse is representative of hegemonic masculinity, but women are simultaneously consuming rates and quantities that pa... 183
Reposted by Colter UscolaKatya Ivanova 🟥 @katyaoivanova.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Our #Sociology department is looking for an #AssistantProfessor in the field of Social Inequality (with the possibility for a permanent contract). www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3546... @sociologytiu.bsky.social @tilburg-university.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicjobsacademictransfer.comUniversitair Docent in de Sociologie van Sociale OngelijkheidTilburg University | Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences is op zoek naar een Universitair Docent in de Sociologie van Sociale Ongelijkheid, Departement Sociologie, locatie Tilburg. 03334
Reposted by Colter UscolaBethany Everett @bgeverett.bsky.social · 09/09/2025The Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Utah is hiring!! Assistant Professor specializing in criminology & ideally overlapping in one of our other specialty areas (health, political, environmental). utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/187...utah.peopleadmin.comAssistant Professor in The Department of Sociology and Criminology 133
Reposted by Colter UscolaKathleen Broussard @kbroussard.bsky.social · 08/09/2025TWO new Assistant Professor positions in Sociology at USC! Seeking candidates with expertise in the following: 1) Institutions & Inequalities and 2) Socially Informed AI and/or Data Science (links to job ads below👇). Happy to talk about what it's like to work/live here! #sociology (1/3) 24140