Sociology Ph.D. student, Maria Valdovinos, is third place winner in the Alpha Kappa Delta Graduate Paper Competition.

Sociology Ph.D. student, Maria Valdovinos, is third place winner in the Alpha Kappa Delta Graduate Paper Competition.

Maria Valdovinos’ paper entitled, “’Tiny Publics’ and the Extension of the Sociological Imagination to Systems: The Case of Criminal Justice” has been selected as the third place winner. The Alpha Kappa Delta Graduate Paper Competition Committee mentioned her work was selected from a very strong pool of papers.  Congratulations not only for having produced an outstanding piece of sociological writing but also for the long and enduring track record of academic excellence on which this paper was built. SOAN is proud of Maria’s accomplishment.