Student Forum Special Topic Paper Session

Session Submission Type: Paper Session (90 minute)

Description

Submissions for the Student Forum Special Topic Paper Sessions are open to graduate and undergraduate students only. Submissions for the Student Forum Special Topic Paper Session will be selected based on how well the submission aligns with the 2026 ASA Annual Meeting theme “Disrupting the Status Quo: Putting Sociology to Work for a More Equitable Society.” For more information on the 2026 ASA Annual Meeting theme: https://www.asanet.org/2026-annual-meeting/annual-meeting-theme/

Extended abstracts and full papers are accepted. Authors submitting an extended abstract are required to provide a completed paper one month prior to the start of the meeting if accepted.

One submission from all submissions to the student paper sessions will be selected as the Student Forum Paper Award winner. Only full papers will be considered for the Paper Award. This session will be organized by members of the Student Forum Advisory Board (SFAB). Any questions about the Student Forum Paper Sessions and the Refereed Roundtable may be sent to studentforum@asanet.org.

Sub Unit

• Student Forum / Student Forum Special Topic Paper Session

Presider

• Tsveta Dobreva, University at Albany, SUNY

Individual Presentations

• Birthweight at Two Extremes: Reproductive Weathering and the Early-Life Structuring of Health Inequality by Race/Ethnicity-Nativity. - John Whesu, Case Western Reserve University

• Mapping China’s Memories: Contested Histories and National Narratives in Social Media Reviews of post-Mao Films - Jiayi Zhang, University of California-Los Angeles; Chandler Rosenberger, Brandeis University

• Mitigating Social Inequality in Education: Human Rights Implementation in Brazilian and American Education Policies - Claire S Helfman, Stony Brook University

• Navigating Federal Pressure: Community Health Organizations’ Adaptation and Resistance to Policy Shifts - Zoe Solberg, Boston University

• What if you can't stay home?: Responses to COVID-19 in/by Street Newspapers - Bennett Reinhardt, Fordham University

Session Organizers

• Xiao Yuan

• Sophia E Wood, University of Michigan

• Tsveta Dobreva, University at Albany, SUNY