PSA 2026 Awards

Awards Winners for PSA 2026

Distinguished Contributions to the Pacific Sociological Association - Presented by the Emeritus and Retired Sociologist Committee 

Dr. Dean Dorn

Emeritus, Sacramento State University

The Distinguished Scholarship Award 

Dr. Stephanie L. Canizales

University of California, Berkeley

For their book

Sin Padres, Ni Papeles: Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Coming of Age in the United States

And

Dr. Yan Long

UC Berkeley

For their book

Authoritarian Absorption: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in China

In Memoriam Award 

Dr. Garry Lee Rolison

Full Professor Emeritus, Sociology - California State University, San Marcos

The Early Career Award for Innovation in Teaching Sociology -  Presented by the PSA Committee on Teaching

Dr. Phi Hong Su

Williams College

The Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Praxis Award

Dr. Edward Orozco Flores

Community and Labor Center

University of California, Merced

The Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Perspectives Award - Presented by the PSA Publications Committee.

Dr. Yan Zhang & Dr. Lening Zhang

“Racial Structural Conditions and Anti-Asian Hate Crimes"

Sociological Perspectives 68 vol 1-3.

The Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Perspectives Honorable Mention- Presented by the PSA Publications Committee.

Dr. Minyoung Kim

“Evolving Emotion, Situated Context, and Movement Activism: The Case of Bereaved Families in "

Sociological Perspectives 68 vol 1-3.

The Distinguished Undergraduate Student Paper Award 

Emma Ruderman

Santa Rosa Junior College

For the paper

“Fatness as a Political Identity: The Intersection of Fat Liberation, Desire/ability Politics, and Anti-Blackness.”

The Distinguished Graduate Student Paper Award

Yen-Ting Hsu

University of California, San Diego

For the paper

“Who Governs Heritage Production? Evidence from Institutional Politics in 21st-Century Taipei.”

and

Mackenzie Bonner

UC Irvine

For the paper

“Bureaucratic Entrapment: Refugee Experiences of the European Union (EU) Migration Regime.”

The Social Conscience Award - Presented by the Social Conscience Committee

American Indian Studies Program

at CSU Long Beach

For support their community partnership work and for contributions to the Long Beach community.