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Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work
Our Research

From studying some of the earliest civilizations to exploring the social movements of today, our research seeks practical solutions to current issues affecting our world. 

 

Current Research News and Highlights

 

Students shovel testing land at Camp Watts
Auburn archaeology field school trains students to unearth history of Camp Watts
Ethan Engelhardt
Communicating child care: Social work professor investigates foster care interactions to recruit, retain foster parents
Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know about suicide prevention graphic with 9-8-8, the number for the suicide and crisis lifeline
'Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know' about suicide prevention
Microbial Machines Book Cover
Alley publishes new book on wastewater management in India
Meghan Buchanan and the cover of her book
Buchanan publishes first book on people of Common Field
Timothy Edgemon
Auburn criminology expert explains how prison conditions affect mental health
Allen Furr
Furr publishes book on sociology of mental health
Richard Burt, left, and Keith Hebert have conducted extensive research about the incident known as "Bloody Sunday" that occurred in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965. Auburn Assistant Professor of History Elijah Gaddis and Hebert will use that research to conduct a pair of week-long field study workshops for 72 K-12 educators.
Auburn’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ history project named recipient of NEH humanities grant
Kris Shuler
Faculty Spotlight: Kristrina Shuler, Anthropology