,br> Small compared to other Big10 sociology programs (16 faculty), students engage with research focused on solving real-world problems. Faculty collaborate with each other and with people across disciplines, including computer science, psychology, anthropology, political science, criminology, biology, neuroscience, medicine, public health, art, marketing, and business. Our faculty also work with community stakeholders and community-based non-profit organizations.
These collaborations lead our faculty and students to ask and answer interesting questions. Check out our recent research, including open-access versions of faculty and student publications, to discover how sociology faculty are tackling issues in drug use; pornography addiction; social networks; homelessness; delinquency; domestic violence; survey questionnaire design and polling; minority health disparities; science identity; sexualities and LGBTQ+ rights; religion and politics; hate crime reporting; and sociology pedagogy among many others.
We are committed to equipping undergraduate students with the critical thinking and analytical skills that put them on the path to meaningful and rewarding careers. Alumni have launched their careers with community organizations such as Voice of Hope, Community Learning Centers, and Teach for America; government agencies like the Department of Agriculture, the state legislature, and law enforcement; and private sector businesses such as HUDL, Talent+, Gallup, NelNet, and insurance companies. Our undergraduate students also go on to law school, medical school and professional programs in the health fields, or to complete an MBA or graduate programs in sociology or related disciplines.
Our MA and PhD students can specialize in the sociology of health, families, social inequalities, or research methodology, benefiting from a small student-to-faculty ratio. We train graduate students for both traditional academic jobs at colleges and universities, as well as work in the public and private sector. We have a long tradition of training students for successful placements at non-academic positions, including think tanks, research organizations, government agencies, non-profit service organizations, and for-profit organizations.
2007
Poverty Duration, Maternal Psychological Resources, and Adolescent Socioemotional Outcomes, Bridget J. Goosby
American Sociological Association, Michael R. Hill
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins (1860-1935), Michael R. Hill
Howard, George Elliott (1849-1928), Michael R. Hill
Pound, Roscoe (1870-1964), Michael R. Hill
The Gunman in Blacksburg, Michael R. Hill
Ward, Lester Frank (1841-1913), Michael R. Hill
Psychological distress by type of fertility barrier, Mary Casey Jacob, Julia McQuillan, and A. L. Greil
Adolescent Sexual Onset: An Intergenerational Analysis, Katherine Johnson and Kimberly A. Tyler
Infertility and Life Satisfaction Among Women, Julia McQuillan, Roselie Torres Stone, and Arthur L. Greil
Student Resistance in Sociology Classrooms: Tools for Learning and Teaching, Helen A. Moore
Effect of Interviewer Experience on Interview Pace and Interviewer Attitudes, Kristen M. Olson and Andy Peytchev
Using Interviewer Observations To Improve Nonresponse Adjustments: NES 2004, Andy Peytchev and Kristen Olson
Examining American Indians' Recall of Cultural Inclusion in School, Scott Freng, Adrienne Freng, and Helen A. Moore
Visual Design, Order Effects, and Respondent Characteristics in a Self-Administered Survey, Michael J. Stern, Don A. Dillman, and Jolene D. Smyth
Beyond Hispanic/Latino: The importance of gender/ethnicity-specific earnings analyses, Rosalie Torres Stone and Julia McQuillan
Sexual Health of Homeless Youth: Prevalence and Correlates of Sexually Transmissible Infections, Kimberly A. Tyler, Les B. Whitbeck, Xiaojin Chen, and Kurt Johnson
Early-Onset Alcohol Use Among Native American Youth: Examining Female Caretaker Influence, Melissa L. Walls, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt, and Kurt D. Johnson
Victimization and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Runaway and Homeless Adolescents, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt, Kurt Johnson, and Xiaojin Chen
A Dimensional Model of Psychopathology Among Homeless Adolescents: Suicidality, Internalizing, and Externalizing Disorders, Kevin A. Yoder, Susan L. Longley, Les B. Whitbeck, and Dan R. Hoyt
2006
Mental Disorders, Comorbidity, and Postrunaway Arrests Among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents, Xiaojin Chen, Lisa Thrane, Les B. Whitbeck, and Kurt Johnson
Family Structure, Closeness to Residential and Nonresidential Parents, and Psychological Distress in Early and Middle Adolescence, Christina D. Falci
Models of American Indian Education: Cultural Inclusion and the Family/Community/School Linkage, Adrienne Freng, Scott Freng, and Helen A. Moore
A Seven-Minute Sketch Of My Research, Michael R. Hill
Bio-Bibliography: John Barron Mays (1914-1987), Michael R. Hill
Bio-Bibliography: Stephen James Meredith Brown (1881-1962), Michael R. Hill
Bio-Bibliography: William Clark Gordon (1865-1936), Michael R. Hill
Nebraska Sociology On The Ground: A Souvenir Booklet To Accompany An Historical Walking Tour Of Faces And Places On The Lincoln Campus, Michael R. Hill
Sociological Novels Reviewed in Sociology and Social Research, 1925-1958, Michael R. Hill
Sociology and Poetry: An Introduction, Michael R. Hill
Theory, Values, and Practice in the Legal Lifeworld of Sociological Jurisprudence: Roscoe Pound’s Views on Professional Women, Michael R. Hill
Family, Community, and School Influences on Resilience among American Indian Adolescents in the Upper Midwest, Teresa D. LaFromboise, Dan R. Hoyt, Lisa Oliver, and Les B. Whitbeck
Examination of the Relationship between Nonresponse and Measurement Error in a Validation Study of Alumni, Kristen Olson and Courtney Kennedy
Survey Participation, Nonresponse Bias, Measurement Error Bias, and Total Bias, Kristen M. Olson
Current Expressions of American Jewish Identity: An Analysis of 114 Teenagers, Philip Schwadel
Comparing Check-All and Forced-Choice Question Formats in Web Surveys, Jolene D. Smyth, Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Michael J. Stern
Effects of Using Visual Design Principles to Group Response Options in Web Surveys, Jolene D. Smyth, Don A. Dillman, Leah M. Christian, and Michael J. Stern
Impact of family abuse on running away, deviance, and street victimization among homeless rural and urban youth, Lisa E. Thrane, Dan R. Hoyt, Les B. Whitbeck, and Kevin A. Yoder
A Qualitative Study of Early Family Histories and Transitions of Homeless Youth, Kimberly A. Tyler
The Impact of Support Received and Support Provision on Changes in Perceived Social Support among Older Adults, Kimberly A. Tyler
Pathways In and Out of Substance Use Among Homeless-Emerging Adults, Kimberly A. Tyler and Katherine Johnson
Trading Sex: Voluntary or Coerced? The Experiences of Homeless Youth, Kimberly A. Tyler and Katherine Johnson
A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Early Abuse on Later Victimization Among High-Risk Adolescents, Kimberly A. Tyler and Katherine A. Johnson
Examining the Changing Influence of Predictors on Adolescent Alcohol Misuse, Kimberly A. Tyler, Rosalie Torres Stone, and Bianca Bersani
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Preferences among American Indian People of the Northern Midwest, Melissa Lynn Walls, Kurt D. Johnson, Les B. Whitbeck, and Dan R. Hoyt
Some Guiding Assumptions and a Theoretical Model for Developing Culturally Specific Preventions with Native American People, Les B. Whitbeck
Food insecurity among homeless and runaway adolescents, Les B. Whitbeck, Xiaojin Chen, and Kurt D. Johnson
Mental Disorders among Parents/Caretakers of American Indian Early Adolescents in the Northern Midwest, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt, Kurt Johnson, and Xiaojin Chen
Prevalence and Comorbidity of Mental Disorders among American Indian Children in the Northern Midwest, Les B. Whitbeck, Kurt D. Johnson, Dan R. Hoyt, and Melissa L. Walls
No Longer Intending: The Relationship Between Relinquished Fertility Intentions and Distress, Lynn K. White and Julia McQuillan
Explaining Disparities in Treatment Seeking: The Case of Infertility, Lynn K. White, Julia McQuillan, and Arthur L. Greil
Infertility: Testing a Helpseeking Model, Lynn K. White, Julia McQuillan, Arthur L. Greil, and David R. Johnson
2005
Dialogue on Diversity Teaching: Reflections on Research, Pedagogy, and Passion for Social Justice, Katherine M. Acosta, Helen A. Moore, Gary K. Perry, and Crystal Edwards
The Long Reach of Divorce: Divorce and Child Well-Being across Three Generations, Paul R. Amato and Jacob Cheadle
Predictors of First Mental Health Service Utilization among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents, Terceira A. Berdahl, Dan R. Hoyt, and Les B. Whitbeck
Child Neglect and Adolescent Violence: Examining the Effects of Self-Control and Peer Rejection, Constance L. Chapple, Kimberly A. Tyler, and Bianca E. Bersani
Helena Znaniecka Lopata: Remarks to the ASA Section on the History of Sociology, Mary Jo Deegan
Centenary of the First Sociology Doctorate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Mary Jo Deegan and Michael R. Hill
Improved Regression Estimation of a Multivariate Relationship with Population Data on the Bivariate Relationship, Mark S. Handcock, Michael S. Rendall, and Jacob Cheadle
Centennial Bibliography On The History Of American Sociology, Michael R. Hill
Harriet Martineau’s Ambleside as A Sociological Laboratory, Michael R. Hill
Jesse Lawson And The National Sociological Society Of 1903, Michael R. Hill
POUND, Nathan Roscoe (1870-1964), Michael R. Hill
Sociological Thought Experiments: Five Examples from the History of Sociology, Michael R. Hill
A Brief Centennial Bibliography Of Resources On The History Of The American Sociological Society/Association, Michael R. Hill, Susan Hoecker-Drysdale, Jack Nusan Porter, Pamela A. Roby, Kathleen Slobin, and Roberta Spalter-Roth
Predictors of social network composition among homeless and runaway adolescents, Kurt D. Johnson, Les B. Whitbeck, and Dan R. Hoyt
Substance Abuse Disorders Among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents, Kurt D. Johnson, Les B. Whitbeck, and Dan R. Hoyt
“I Just Want To Play”: Women, Sexism, and Persistence in Golf, Lee McGinnis, Julia McQuillan, and Constance L. Chapple
Gender, Social Bonds, and Delinquency: A Comparison of Boys’ and Girls’ Models, Julia McQuillan, Terceira A. Berdahl, and Constance L. Chapple
Testing Whiteness: No Child or No School Left Behind?, Helen A. Moore
Education and Churchgoing Protestants' Views of Highly Politicized Christianity, Philip Schwadel
Individual, Congregational, and Denominational Effects on Church Members’ Civic Participation, Philip Schwadel
Portraits of Protestant Teens: A Report on Teenagers in Major U.S. Denominations, Philip Schwadel and Christian Smith
Effects of Parental Rejection and Relationship Quality on Depression among Older Rural Adults, Jim P. Stimpson, Kimberly A. Tyler, and Dan R. Hoyt
Family Economic Pressure and Adolescent Suicidal Ideation: Application of the Family Stress Model, Kevin A. Yoder and Dan R. Hoyt
Arrests Among Homeless and Runaway Youths: The Effects of Race and Gender, Kevin A. Yoder, Ed A. Muñoz, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt, and Barbara J. McMorris
2004
Job Exit Queues: Corporate Mergers and Gender Inequality, Terceira A. Berdahl and Helen A. Moore
Maltreatment and Victimization in Homeless Adolescents: Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire, Ana Mari Cauce, Kimberly A. Tyler, and Les B. Whitbeck
Early Sexual Abuse, Street Adversity, and Drug Use among Female Homeless and Runaway Adolescents in the Midwest, Xiaojin Chen, Kimberly A. Tyler, Les B. Whitbeck, and Dan R. Hoyt
Hull-House Maps and Papers, Mary Jo Deegan
Social Surveys, Mary Jo Deegan
Chronic strain, daily work stress, and pain among workers with rheumatoid arthritis: Does job stress make a bad day worse?, Judith Fifield, Julia McQuillan, Stephen Armeli, Howard Tennen, Susan Reisine, and Glenn Affleck
Help-Seeking Patterns among Subfecund Women, Arthur L. Greil and Julia McQuillan
An Introduction to Harriet Martineau’s Lake District Writings, Michael R. Hill
Introduction: Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Sociological Perspective on Ethics and Society, Michael R. Hill and Mary Jo Deegan
Victimization and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Homeless Adolescents, Angela J. Stewart, Mandy Steiman, Ana Mari Cauce, Bryan N. Cochran, Les B. Whitbeck, and Dan R. Hoyt
Comparing Three Measures of Depressive Symptoms among American Indian Adolescents, Lisa E. Thrane, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt, and Mack Shelley
Family Risk Factors and Prevalence of Dissociative Symptoms among Homeless and Runaway Youth, Kimberly A. Tyler, Ana Mari Cauce, and Les B. Whitbeck
Victims and Offenders: Accounts of Paybacks, Invulnerability, and Financial Gain among Homeless Youth, Kimberly A. Tyler and Katherine Johnson
Risk Factors for Sexual Victimization Among Male and Female Homeless and Runaway Youth, Kimberly A. Tyler, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt, and Ana Mari Cauce
Mental Disorder, Subsistence Strategies, and Victimization among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Homeless and Runaway Adolescents, Les B. Whitbeck, Xiaojin Chen, Dan R. Hoyt, Kimberly A. Tyler, and Kurt D. Johnson
2003
Harriet Martineau And The Sociology Of The American South, Michael R. Hill
Lists: Starting Points For Researching And Writing The Histories Of Academic Departments, Michael R. Hill
Methods And Techniques For Studying The History Of Sociology In America, Michael R. Hill
REMEMBERING HELENA: A PHOTO ALBUM, Michael R. Hill
A Review of Gendered Consumption in Sport and Leisure, Lee McGinnis, Seungwoo Chun, and Julia McQuillan
A comparison of self-reports of distress and affective disorder diagnoses in rheumatoid arthritis: A receiver operator characteristic analysis, Julia McQuillan, Judith Fifield, T. Joseph Sheehan, Susan Reisine, Howard Tennen, Victor Hesselbrock, and Naomi Rothfield
Frustrated Fertility: Infertility and Psychological Distress Among Women, Julia McQuillan, Arthur L. Greil, Lynn K. White, and Mary Casey Jacob
Self-Mutilation and Homeless Youth: The Role of Family Abuse, Street Experiences, and Mental Disorders, Kimberly A. Tyler, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt, and Kurt D. Johnson
2002
Annual Report 2002, Michael R. Hill