Starting my #ESS2026 with an 8am presentation with my students! Tomorrow, leading another student research team presentation and an AMC for my book, Brothers in Grief — which you can also find at the @uchicagopress.bsky.social display!
Beautiful idea. I’m a sociologist of education. I could do my book talk on Brothers in Grief about gun violence, black boys, and schools — and could spin it out with more background/context depending on focus of your class. Could also lecture/workshop on most areas of qual methods.
*Seeking research participants*
I'm collaborating with an amazing team on a new study about Black adults who have lost a loved one to police violence. We're currently recruiting folks for interviews. Please share or let me know if you have ideas for organizations to connect with. Thanks so much!
More info and to apply here: barnard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Facult...
Please share widely. Review of applications will begin November 15th.
Qualified candidates will have K-12 teaching experience and preferably some experience with NYC public schools and organizations that support them, as well as preferred expertise in bilingual/multilingual education, special education, multicultural education, literacy, and/or urban education reform.
**JOB LISTING -- SPREAD THE WORD**
The Program in Education at Barnard College, Columbia University seeks a full-time Lecturer in Urban Education. The position will involve teaching in the Program's Education Studies track and Urban Teaching minor (which leads to an NYS teaching certification).
Happening tomorrow!
Thanks for the beautiful review @sfjournal.bsky.social and for really *getting* the book!
Survivor-Led Research Study CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS The Ripples of Firearm Violence Ethics Approval Reference: R94701/RE001 This research aims to explore the physical, psychological, and social impacts of firearm violence on survivors, their families and communities with shared identities. It involves two components: an online demographic questionnaire and a conversation about your experience(s) with firearm violence via Microsoft Teams. Who? Anyone 18+ who has directly or indirectly experienced firearm violence in the U.S.
Still recruiting for our study on the ripples of #gunviolence!
Are you 18+? Have you experienced firearm violence in the U.S.?
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We were pleased to meet @uchicagopress.bsky.social author and C. Wright Mills award nominee Nora Gross this morning at our @sssp1org.bsky.social exhibit. She is pictured below with her book Brothers in Grief. #sssp2025 #sociology
#ASA2025 may be ending, but our virtual exhibit is still open! Browse our virtual exhibit and get 30% off & free domestic shipping using code EX57968: bit.ly/UCPEXASA
So proud and excited to see my @uchicagopress.bsky.social book out in the world at #ASA2025 and #SSSP2025 and, more importantly, to hear from so many colleagues that the stories of these beautiful boys and their school have been meaningful and impactful.
Www.brothersingrief.com
Very honored that my book, Brothers in Grief, is a finalist for the 2025 C. Wright Mills Award from @sssp1org.bsky.social
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Brothers in Grief by @noragross.bsky.social is a powerful ethnography on how Black boys in Philly mourn a friend lost to gun violence—and how schools struggle to support their grief. Review by Erica S. Lawson: doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2025.2481169
I was also interviewed about the article for the ASA @contexts.org podcast: tinyurl.com/FEAGriefPod.
My research on grief in the aftermath of gun violence was recently published as a feature story in the Winter 2025 issue of @contexts.org: tinyurl.com/FEAGrief. Entire issue free to read, download, and share through 3/20. Check it out: contexts.org/articles/w25....
Our Winter '25 issue is now live and unpaywalled at journals.sagepub.com/toc/CTX/current! Want a clickable table of contents? Go here: contexts.org/articles/w25-toc/. Want a playlist for all this sociology, with songs inspired by the articles in this issue? Go here: open.spotify.com/playlist/2Io...
A photo of high school lockers shows two covered in photos and RIP messages about a student who lost his life to gun violence. A red vertical stripe features the article's title: "The Hidden Toll of Grief after Youth Gun Violence."
New! 📚 #Sociology research at an all-Black, all-boys high school reveals the high tolls of the untended grief when youth survive their peers' #gun deaths: tinyurl.com/FEAGrief.
🎧 Learn more in this @asanews.bsky.social podcast with author @noragross.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/FEAGriefPod
“These actions are a direct attack on science — not just health, but science in general,” said longtime gun violence researcher Joseph Richardson. “You can slowly see the pendulum shifting back towards treating [gun violence] as a law enforcement problem.”
...a general discussion guide; related films; and fact sheets for additional context and advice for action. Hope it's useful! 2/2
www.brothersingrief.com/for-educators
www.brothersingrief.com/for-readers
Just in time for my maternity leave, I've finished all the accompanying resources to go along with my book, Brothers in Grief -- including a guide for university faculty teaching with the book; a guide for K-12 educators to learn from the book; general resources on grief, trauma, and healing... 1/2
Webinar talk about my new book, Brothers in Grief: The Hidden Toll of Gun Violence on Black Boys and Their Schools this Friday, January 17th, 12-1pm EST -- sponsored by the American Society of Criminology's brand new Division of Qualitative Research! Happy to share the link with anyone interested.
Thanks @thetrace.org for the article and interview!
