DC Sociological Society upcoming events

Mosaic Theater "Young John Lewis" Reflection Series: Apr 2026 (April 02, 2026)

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Mosaic Theater Company of DC is proud to announce the Young John Lewis Reflection Series, a season-long slate of community conversations, performances and special events leading up to and surrounding the DC premiere of Young John Lewis: Prodigy of Protest. Running March 26-May 3, 2026, Young John Lewis: Prodigy of Protest is a new musical celebrating the life and legacy of the late Congressman and Civil Rights leader. The Reflection Series extends the play’s themes into the community with events across all eight wards of Washington, DC, honoring Lewis’ commitment to “good trouble” while celebrating the city’s rich cultural, artistic and civic life.

Intergenerational Matinees

April 2, 9, 22, 23, and 30, 2026 | Ward 6 | Atlas Performing Arts Center

After watching Young John Lewis together, middle and high school students and seniors will engage in a post-show conversation with Mosaic’s artists and one another.

65 Years of Good Trouble: SNCC in DC

April 2, 2026 | Ward 6 | Atlas Performing Arts Center

2025 marks the 65th anniversary of the founding of SNCC–the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee–by leaders including Congressman Lewis. Mosaic invites SNCC members into conversation around SNCC’s work, legacy and more.

Washington Performing Arts

April 10-12, 2026 | Ward 6 | Atlas Performing Arts Center

Mosaic partner organization Washington Performing Arts will lead the curation of a weekend of special events celebrating the power of music and local arts collaborations.

Millennium Arts Salon Talkback

April 12, 2026 | Ward 6 | Atlas Performing Arts Center

Millennium Arts Salon holds a talkback conversation bridging arts and activism after a matinee performance of Young John Lewis.

The Dramaturgy of Hip Hop Theater

April 18, 2026 | Ward 6 | Atlas Performing Arts Center

Young John Lewis keeps the power of hip-hop theater alive! Playwright Psalmayene 24 is a leading figure in the movement and will shed insights into the form and its legacy in dialogue with other hip hop theater leaders, including acclaimed playwright and artist Will Powers.

The Next Generation of DC Changemakers

April 19, 2026 | Ward 6 | Atlas Performing Arts Center

John Lewis sparked many generations of activists and organizers towards fighting for change within their communities. This post-show conversation will feature some of the changemakers mobilizing for DC here and now.

The Good Troublemaker’s Festival

April 23, 2026 | Ward 2 | Eaton DC

Mosaic concludes our season-long "Good Trouble" Reflection Series with the Good Troublemaker’s Festival. Featuring keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and opportunities to come together and mobilize towards a better future collectively. Programmed in partnership with Eaton DC and DC History Center.

Open Captioned Performances

April 25 at 7:30 p.m. and April 26 at 3 p.m.

Artist Talkback with the Cast of Young John Lewis

April 26, 2026 | Ward 6 | Atlas Performing Arts Center

Members of the cast will share insights into the making of the show and their unique connections to the work.

See the complete series schedule on the play's website (scroll down)

SIPP Modernization: A Program Update (April 16, 2026)

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Modernization: A Program Update

Thursday, April 16, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET

"The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) is undergoing a redesign as part of a Census-wide effort to innovate all major programs. This webinar provides stakeholders with an overview of the redesigned SIPP and the plans for building a future SIPP design. This webinar also serves as a kick-off to a regular webinar series that will showcase the research driving the innovation in SIPP’s modernization."

Webinar: Using the ATUS Time Diary and Eating and Health Module to Study Time Use and Health (April 17, 2026)

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Webinar: Using the ATUS Time Diary and Eating and Health Module to Study Time Use and Health

April 17, 12:00pm-1:30pm ET

"IPUMS is excited to partner with our colleagues at the University of Maryland to host a webinar on the ATUS Eating and Health Module (EHM), which was collected in 2006-2008, 2014-2016, and 2022-2023. The module contains information about primary and secondary eating patterns, consumption of fast food, which household member usually does food shopping and meal preparation, where food is purchased, and daily and weekly measures of eating, drinking, and exercise behaviors. This webinar will describe the IPUMS Time Use data access system, cover potential applications of EHM data for a variety of research topics, and provide a brief overview of how to link the ATUS EHM with Current Population Survey data."

Feminist Responses to Authoritarian Regimes (April 17, 2026)

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:30:00 GMT

From the Feminist Development subsection of the Sociology of Development Section of ASA

Patriarchal Backlash: Feminist Responses to Authoritarian Regimes

April 17, 2026
9:30 am - 11:00 am PDT / 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Tyrell Haberkorn is a professor of Southeast Asian studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, focusing on state violence and dissident cultural politics in Thailand, and is the director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies.

Martina Yopo Diaz is a sociologist and assistant professor at the Instituto de Sociologia of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, specializing in gender, reproduction, and sociological studies of time and life cycles.

Haley McEwen is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Gothenburg, specializing in gender, sexuality, political sociology, and anti-gender politics.

RSVP for the webinar here (Google form). See also the attached flyer.

Symposium: Collaborative Research and Action for Education Systems Transformation (April 20, 2026)

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Global Symposium Series on Collaborative Research and Action for Education Systems Transformation

April - August 2026

"For more than two decades, the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at the Brookings Institution has worked with partners across the globe to advance education policy and practice, by supporting locally driven knowledge creation, promoting research-to-action pathways, and catalyzing systems transformation. This work has reinforced a hopeful insight: When research is shared, power is distributed, and learning is collective, more relevant and lasting change is possible.

"Through this series of events, which will feature panels, interactive workshops, and ample networking time, CUE seeks to explore a shared question: What do young people need to thrive, and how can education ecosystems better support this?

"The Global Symposium Series 2026 will convene diverse actors across North America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa."

Save the date: Washington, D.C., USA
Monday, April 20, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET

Digital Health Engagement Among U.S. Older Adults Before, During, and After COVID-19 (April 20, 2026)

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT

From the Maryland Population Research Center

Digital Health Engagement Among U.S. Older Adults Before, During, and After COVID-19: Trends and Racial/Ethnic Disparities, 2018–2023

Kun Wang, University of Alabama Birmingham

Monday, April 20, 2026 - 12:00PM

"Using nationally representative data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (2018–2023), this study examined changes in health-related internet use among U.S. older adults across pre-, during-, and post-COVID periods. Digital health engagement increased substantially during the pandemic and remained elevated post-COVID, especially for prescription management and insurance navigation. Although longstanding racial and ethnic disparities persisted, several gaps narrowed post-COVID among Black and Hispanic older adults. Findings highlight both progress and ongoing inequities in digital health participation in the post-pandemic era, and underscore the need for sustained, equity-focused digital inclusion efforts in aging and public health policy."

Dr. Kun Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She earned her MSW and PhD in Social Work from the University of Alabama. Her research focuses on how social and structural determinants across the life course contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in older adults’ cognitive functioning and psychological well-being.

Location IN PERSON: UMDCP Heritage Hall, 106; Note that the presentation will be from the University of Alabama, Birmingham campus (UAB) and held virtually.

See complete details and register on the MPRC website.

Workshop: Health and Family Formation Across Two Generations in the Future of Families Study (April 21, 2026)

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT

From the Maryland Population Research Center

MPRC Special Workshop: "Health and Family Formation Across Two Generations in the Future of Families Study"

Followed by a data workshop introducing the Future of Families: Generation Three study

April 21, 2026
from 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM Eastern Time

Location IN PERSON: 2208 LeFrak Hall.

"The Future of Families Generation 3 study is enrolling children of the original 1998-2000 Future of Families and Child Wellbeing birth cohort and collecting data on the circumstances surrounding their births. This first part of the presentation will compare the health of mothers and children across two generations. Despite indicators suggesting that the more recent generations of mothers and infants should be better off, they appear to be worse off. The second part of the presentation will describe the study design and data structure."

Julien Teitler is the D'Elbert and Selma Keenan Professor of Social Work and co-director of the Columbia Population Research Center.

See complete details and register on the MPRC website.

Enhancing Scientific Integrity: Progress and Opportunities in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (April 23, 2026)

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Workshop on Enhancing Scientific Integrity:
Progress and Opportunities in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Thursday, April 23, 2026; 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (ET)
Friday, April 24, 2026; 9 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. (ET)

"This workshop will bring together researchers, journal editors, publishers, funders, and scientific association leaders to identify practical, forward-looking strategies for strengthening data integrity and transparency in the social and behavioral sciences. Participants will explore innovative tools and frameworks to detect and prevent errors, promote accountability, and reinforce public trust in research. Discussions will also consider how journals, institutions, and professional societies can adopt fair, sustainable practices that support scientific rigor while ensuring accessibility for researchers across many contexts and settings."

See the complete agenda and register on the event page

Workplace Futures: Equity, Ethics, and Innovation in Action (April 30, 2026)

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

From the USC Race and Equity Center

Workplace Futures: Equity, Ethics, and Innovation in Action

"USCREC invites leaders and professionals to examine how innovation intersects with equity, belonging, fairness, and wellness.

"AI is no longer a future concept. It is shaping who gets hired, who gets promoted, whose voices are heard, and how work feels every day. The question isn’t whether AI will transform the workplace. It already is. The real question is what kind of workplace we are building in the process. Workplace Futures: Equity, Ethics, and Innovation in Action, a new learning series from the USC Race and Equity Center, invites leaders and professionals to examine how innovation intersects with equity, belonging, fairness, and wellness. Across five sessions, we explore not only what AI makes possible, but what responsible leadership requires."

4/30/26 Session 1: Bridging AI Opportunity and Inequity in the Digital Age
5/7/ 26 Session 2: Embedding Ethics to Human-Centric Innovation
5/14/26 Session 3: Leveraging AI to Advance Belonging in the Workplace
5/21/26 Session 4: Building a Workplace Grounded in Fairness and Fueled by Innovation
5/28/26 Session 5: Designing Digital Wellness for People-Centered Workplaces

DCSS Annual Awards Celebration 2026 (April 30, 2026)

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:30:00 GMT

Join us to honor the recipients of the 2026 DCSS awards:

The Morris Rosenberg Award for Outstanding Sociological Achievement

Dr. Yuki Kato,
Georgetown University

See the news item announcing Dr. Kato's award.

Dr. Brian J. McCabe,
Georgetown University

See the news item announcing Dr. McCabe's award.

The Irene B. Taeuber
Graduate Student Paper Awards

Melody Mann,
University of Maryland-College Park

See the news item announcing Mann's award.

Samantha DeCapua,
George Washington University

See the news item announcing DeCapua's award.

DCSS Annual Awards Celebration 2026

Thursday, April 30, 2026
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

The Admiral
1 Dupont Circle NW
Washington DC 20036

Admission: $20 for DCSS members, $30 for non-members. Your admission includes a light buffet and a beverage (alcoholic or non-alcoholic). You will have an opportunity to join or renew your membership as part of the event registration.

Doors will open at 5:30 for networking. Program will begin about 6:00.