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
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
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...
-Jason Schnittker in SSM-MH www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 12, 2025 at 4:35 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...
-Jason Schnittker in SSM-MH www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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
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...
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
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).
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...
Details: careers.drexel.edu/cw/en-us/job...
October 1, 2025 at 4:03 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...
Details: careers.drexel.edu/cw/en-us/job...
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
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...
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
How one European manufacturer is adjusting to US import tariffs in the vital (for me, at least) custom guitar pick industry:
Love the B-school's new name but I'll miss the old logo...
mndaily.com/294866/campu...
mndaily.com/294866/campu...
September 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Love the B-school's new name but I'll miss the old logo...
mndaily.com/294866/campu...
mndaily.com/294866/campu...
“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...
-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
“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...
-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...
It definitely makes a statement…
August 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It definitely makes a statement…
Today’s economic news: it’s not censorship, it’s *shred*sorship.
August 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Today’s economic news: it’s not censorship, it’s *shred*sorship.
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...
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
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...
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...
The candy in my conference gift bag seemed oddly personalized, though not wholly inaccurate.
August 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The candy in my conference gift bag seemed oddly personalized, though not wholly inaccurate.
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...
[US survey,exptl. data]
-Delia Baldassarri & @jonadejong.bsky.social in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
August 6, 2025 at 3:12 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...
[US survey,exptl. data]
-Delia Baldassarri & @jonadejong.bsky.social in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
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...
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
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...
The fix: Simply charge all 40,000 of your undergraduates a $200 annual athletics fee.
gift article: www.startribune.com/new-u-studen...
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....
link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
July 14, 2025 at 4:12 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....
link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
…and Durkheimian dad acts like it’s totally normal
July 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
…and Durkheimian dad acts like it’s totally normal
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
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.
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
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...
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
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...
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
Swim a few laps, catch a few rays., maybe lay a few eggs. Backyard turtle seems to be living her best life.
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
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!