Sociology Alum is the Lead Author on a Paper in the ASA Socius Journal

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, one of the journals of the American Sociological Association, has published this paper by Morgan Matthews '15 and Professor Kathryn Lively: "Making Volunteer-based Democracy 'Work': Gendered Coping Strategies in a Citizen Legislature."  The paper focuses on how state legislators working in a volunteer political institution cope with work and family responsibilities.  Read the full article here.  Morgan initiated the research for this for her Honors Thesis which she completed upon her graduation in 2015.

See the sidebar to access another work by Morgan Matthews that she produced in her senior year on campus, as an independent study project, to guide future writers of Sociology Honors Theses.