Barbara Kiviat receives 3 awards at ASA 2018

August 14, 2018
Barbara Kiviat receives 3 awards at ASA 2018

Barbara Kiviat, a Sociology & Social Policy doctoral candidate, received three awards at the 2018 annual American Sociological Association meeting for her paper “The Art of Deciding with Data: Evidence from How Employers Translate Credit Reports into Hiring Decisions.”

Barbara’s paper received the Ronald Burt Outstanding Student Paper Award, given by the Economic Sociology Section of the ASA; the Best Student Paper Award, given by the Sociology of Consumers and Consumption Section of the ASA; and the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award Honorable Mention, given by the Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA.