On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the Sociology Colloquium Series will feature Dr. Alyasah Ali Sewell. Dr. Sewell is the Winship Distinguished Research Professor and Associate Professor of Sociology at Emory University, with affiliations in African American Studies and Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences at Rollins School of Public Health. An expert in racism, medical sociology, social psychology, and research methods, Dr. Sewell’s work explores how systemic racism drives health inequities through policing, segregation, and bioethics. Dr. Sewell's research is widely recognized, cited in over 12 languages across international, national, and state platforms, and featured in over 200 media outlets. They direct cutting-edge data equity initiatives through the Critical Racism Data Lab and The Race and Policing Project and serve as Study Director of the Urvashi Vaid LGBTQ Women’s Survey at the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Their research is supported by leading organizations, including the National Institutes of Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ford Foundation, National Science Foundation, and Baden-Württemberg Foundation. Dr. Sewell's contributions have been honored with accolades such as Georgia Sociologist of the Year of 2021 and Planned Parenthood’s Dream Keeper of “The Future.” They completed postdoctoral training in Demography at the University of Pennsylvania's Population Studies Center, earned their Ph.D. and M.A. in Sociology at Indiana University, Bloomington, and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Florida with a minor in Women’s Studies

You are cordially invited to join the Department of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis for the third presentation of its recently established lecture series. This lectureship honors Barbara and Michael Newmark, alumni and longtime community leaders in St. Louis. The series supports visits to Washington University in St. Louis by scholars whose work engages with the concept of a pluralistic society where diverse religious, racial, and ethnic groups live and work together, and their differences enhance the community.

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