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Rural Sociology
350 Agricultural Hall
1450 Linden Drive
Madison, Wisconsin
53706
Tel: (608) 262-1510
Fax: (608) 262-6022
contact @ drs.wisc.edu
- Daniel Kleinman
Dept. Chairperson
(608) 262-9536
chair @ drs.wisc.edu
- Kari A. Straus
Dept. Administrator
(608) 262-9533
business @ drs.wisc.edu
- Megan Berry
Timetable, Enrollment
(608) 262-1510
contact @ drs.wisc.edu
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What is Rural Sociology?-
 Rural Sociologists study rural people and the multitude of issues that pertain to rural (or relatively urbanized) areas, as well as issues such as urban sprawl and loss of farmland, that involve relationships between urban and rural groups. Students get to explore issues such as social influences on environmental conservation and natural resource consumption, the changing distri- bution of population across rural and metropolitan communities, the changing role of women workers in rural industries, why there are conflicts over new technologies such as genetically modified organism crops, and the degree to which progress is being made in the development of low-income countries, to name just a few.
- DOCUMENTS:
- 2007 Faculty Biographies in brief [PDF]
- NEWS:
- DANIEL KLEINMAN has been named chair-elect of the Science, Knowledge and Technology section of the American Sociological Association. He also chaired the Mullins Prize Committee for the Society for the Social Studies of Science.
- RECENT FACULTY AWARDS:
- DANIEL KLEINMAN has been named to a Buttel-Sewel Professorship for 2008-2009. Funds for this Professorship were donated by Frederick Buttel for the purpose of "...rewarding outstanding professors who are interested in rural sociology subject matters and who have made exceptional contributions to both rural sociology and the larger discipline of sociology."
- DANIEL KLEINMAN has been appointed Director of the Robert F. and Jean E. Holtz Center and Program in Science and Technology Studies.
- RANDY STOECKER received the Dr. Brenda Pfaehler Award of Excellence. This award is given in recognition of fostering academic achievement of a TRIO student. TRIO, a federally funded student support services program, provides academic support to low-income, first generation college students, and students with disabilities.
- JANE COLLINS has been appointed the Evjue-Bascom Professor of Women's Studies. Bascom Professorships are peer-nominated appointments, which recognize outstanding teaching. Professorship appointment is from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2011. Professor Collins holds a joint appointment with Women's Studies and Rural Sociology.
- RECENT STUDENT AWARDS:
- 2008-2009 Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award:
Brent Kaup (This award, established by the estate of Elsa Thomsen, is designated to support outstanding graduate students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, either Ph.D. candidates who have established an outstanding research record and attained dissertator status or outstanding M.S. students who have completed one year of graduate study.)
- Evelyn Crowe Pre-Dissertation Research Award:
Özlem Altiok
John Zinda
- Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Field Research Grant:
Congratulations to Michael Dougherty for receiving the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Field Research Grant for his project entitled "Mineral-Led Market Integration: Paradoxes of Political Economy in Central America."
- NSF Award :
Madeleine Fairbairn won a NSF Graduate Research Fellowships that starts next academic year. In addition, Robert Chiles, and Katie Zaman received honorable mention in the NSF process.
- 2008 Eugene Havens Recipients:
Hongyun Han
Rodolfo Elbert
- 2007-2008 Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award:
Amy Quark
- 2007-2008 Fulbright Award:
Brent Kaup
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