Amie Bostic
@amiebostic.bsky.social
UTRGV associate professor of sociology studying social policy, poverty, inequality, and public opinion.
Newish paper alert with @fmerhout.bsky.social & Achim Edelman Yet another reminder that gender matters
Friedolin Merhout@fmerhout.bsky.social · 8mo agoExcited to read @catherineylee.bsky.social essay on "The Gendered Dynamics of Immigration Policy," from the @ssrc.org newsletter, which dovetails @amiebostic.bsky.social, Achim Edelmann, & my @sociusjournal.bsky.social paper on the role of gender in immigration's impact on welfare state support.
Anytime a cool front passes, and a north wind blows, the entire campus smells of tortillas from the nearby Maseca plant, and I think that is beautiful.
I’m working on a playlist for my senior level soc of gender class. I’ll be playing it before class as folks are arriving. Any suggestions for SOCI radio? For example, today’s listening was “I’m Just a Girl” by No Doubt and Brad Paisley’s “I’m Still a Guy”
Thanks so much for putting together such a great panel @sociologylauren.bsky.social! It was awesome
Lauren Valentino@sociologylauren.bsky.social · last yr.What a spectacular panel at #SSS2025 🔥🔥🔥 "Perceptions and Experiences of Discrimination and Microaggression" with @malissa-a.bsky.social @amiebostic.bsky.social @jessistreib.bsky.social @tianhao.bsky.social
The RGV, specifically McAllen, topping the list of most overweight/obese cities in the US again. Between the lack of parks, heat, poor healthcare, and limited options for affordable healthy food, it’s no surprise. wallethub.com/edu/fattest-...
We crowdsourced 85 teams to indep. computationally reproduce results from a single study in randomized conditions. Reproducibility: • depends heavily on the transparency of materials • high (~95%) for same sign/sig, but low (btw. 48-77% depending on transparency) when requiring within 0.1 effects
I was a guest on a cool Podcast last week. We talked social generosity, sobriety, Dolly Parton, and what I love about Texas. Check it out if you want to hear me nerd out and probably get some details wrong 😆 open.spotify.com/episode/1RFH...
Social Reform, Perception of Help, and Sobriety (S3.Ep5)
open.spotify.com
What a treat to have @davebrady72.bsky.social at UTRGV this past Friday! Truly fascinating to learn more about our state legislators’ understanding and knowledge of poverty & inequality in the US. Thanks for making the trip down to the Rio Grande Valley, Dave!
“Even in Texas, which has the largest share of uninsured residents in the nation, the [Rio Grande] Valley had unusually high numbers. Women suffered and died from cervical cancer at inordinate rates…’It was an area that was forgotten.’” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus
Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state.
newyorker.com
We’re hiring! UTRGV Sociology is hiring for a (non-tenure track) Lecturer position. The deadline is January 15. I’m search committee chair! Please share 🙏 Here’s the job posting: careers.utrgv.edu/postings/44390
Lecturer in Sociology/College of Liberal Arts
We seek applicants who are dedicated to serving The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s student body as a Lecturer of Sociology beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year.The successful candidates w...
careers.utrgv.edu
UTRGV Sociology Speaker Series returns! Presenting some early work on a project with the ever awesome @rsbaker.bsky.social Thanks for the cool notes @robchoudhury.bsky.social
We’re starting up a UTRGV Sociology speaker series! Since it was my suggestion, I offered to go first. I really enjoyed the opportunity to share my WIP with my colleagues! Thanks @robchoudhury.bsky.social for the photo!
Fangirling a little bit over meeting the director of the Census Bureau today at UTRGV 🤗
I have a new book chapter, "The Role of Structural Racism for Inequality in Family Poverty: Why Context Matters" in the latest National Symposium on Family Issues book series on Family Socialization, Race, and Inequality in the U.S. #sociology #acadmicsky link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
The Role of Structural Racism for Inequality in Family Poverty: Why Context Matters
The socio-historical context surrounding racism in the United States is integral to understanding the state of contemporary families. Yet the scholarship seeking to explain socioeconomic racial dispar...
link.springer.com
Boosting this post: My department is hiring 🤠 Please share!
Amie Bostic@amiebostic.bsky.social · 3y agoWe’re hiring! @utrgv sociology is hiring a TT Assistant Professor, applications are open now! Open specialization, but gender, sexuality, qualitative methods, Latinx or Border studies preferred. I’m search chair. Plz share! careers.utrgv.edu/postings/40085
We’re hiring! @utrgv sociology is hiring a TT Assistant Professor, applications are open now! Open specialization, but gender, sexuality, qualitative methods, Latinx or Border studies preferred. I’m search chair. Plz share! careers.utrgv.edu/postings/40085
