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Chris Uggen
@chrisuggen.bsky.social
Professor, sociologist, criminologist, TheSocietyPages editor. Nerdy but sturdy. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8c95RVAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Doug's been working out! Happy Halloween from Luna, Tianhe, Sara the Purple Line, Tatum, Mallory, Chris, Dougie Balboa, Jake the Stormtrooper, and all your friends @thesocietypages.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
New! How prison social climate (esp. respectful and trusting relationships b/w residents and staff) can shape post-release socioemotional well-being (less unhappiness, more satisfying relationships, and more social acceptance).
-Jason Schnittker in SSM-MH www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
New! In Journal of Vocational Behavior: "Pathways to second chances: A multidisciplinary integrative review of 25 years of research on the employment of formerly incarcerated individuals," by CA Gorman, SC Tucker, TK Patel, JR Himmler, TF Contreras. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Last week I was honored to speak at the National Research Program on Crime meeting in Stockholm—and to rediscover some family roots! The visit was a real career highlight. Tack så mycket to Hans Grönqvist, the Swedish Research Council & many new friends and old (photo credit: PO Wikström).
October 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
New! 2 assistant research professor positions now open with Jordan Hyatt & team at Drexel to help lead, manage, coordinate & support projects on prison conditions, Scandinavian justice, legal financial obligations, sentencing, autism, & housing.

Details: careers.drexel.edu/cw/en-us/job...
October 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New! How time since conviction and exposure to "redemption research" on risk of reoffense affect employers' willingness to call back job applicants with criminal records. -Chae Jaynes, Mateus Rennó Santos, Danielle Thomas & Katelyn Smith in J. of Crim Justice www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
How one European manufacturer is adjusting to US import tariffs in the vital (for me, at least) custom guitar pick industry:
September 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Love the B-school's new name but I'll miss the old logo...
mndaily.com/294866/campu...
September 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“Oh, yes. I’m a good suffragist. I’m enthusiastic over the ratification. I’m going to study politics and be progressive.”
-Marguerite Newburgh of South St. Paul MN (that's her at right), the first US woman to vote after enactment of the 19th Amendment, 105 years ago. mnhs.gitlab.io/archive/vote...
August 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
mixed signals
August 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It definitely makes a statement…
August 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today’s economic news: it’s not censorship, it’s *shred*sorship.
August 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Youth incarceration has dropped since 2000 but disparities have risen. Josh Rovner's @sentencingproject.bsky.social
report shows that tribal youth are at least 10 times as likely to be held in placement as white youth in Minnesota, the Dakotas & Wisconsin. www.sentencingproject.org/press-releas...
August 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The candy in my conference gift bag seemed oddly personalized, though not wholly inaccurate.
August 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Hearing and seeing the other side: close ties or even brief contact with "out-partisan acquaintances" can reduce distorted views and inter-partisan hostility.
[US survey,exptl. data]
-Delia Baldassarri & @jonadejong.bsky.social in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
August 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Friday Frogfest 🐸
July 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The glitch: You want to compensate student-athletes but your athletics department is already running a $9 million deficit.

The fix: Simply charge all 40,000 of your undergraduates a $200 annual athletics fee.

gift article: www.startribune.com/new-u-studen...
July 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Delighted to talk publishing, public writing, and sociological R&D with @aminghaziani.bsky.social and Doug Hartmann in the new issue of @contexts.org.
link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
July 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
…and Durkheimian dad acts like it’s totally normal
July 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
2025 Civic Power: Democracy Unchained!. Today’s talk - via #Whova event app
July 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
There's apparently a big difference between a 2-foot chain and a 24-inch chain. The 2-footer seems more versatile, so I'll probably go with that.
July 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
On the eve of @black-sabbath.bsky.social's #BackToTheBeginning show, here's a sober- and kid-friendly version of Snowblind (But with Ice Cream) dedicated to, #ozzyosbourne, @iommi.com, #geezerbutler, #billward, and all my fellow metalheads in recovery. #PlayItLoud www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
July 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Most Minnesotans oppose cutting federal research funding for science and public health, but there’s a clear partisan divide. Younger, female, people of color, metro residents, college grads, and Dem participants are most opposed. www.startribune.com/minnesota-po...
June 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Swim a few laps, catch a few rays., maybe lay a few eggs. Backyard turtle seems to be living her best life.
June 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Fatherhood is its own reward, but it’s nice to get some reassurance you’ve taught them the really important things in life. Wishing you and yours a Happy Father’s Day!
June 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM