We’re pleased to announce our CID Emerging Inequality Scholars for the 2024-2025 academic year. Congratulations to doctoral student in Sociology, Chalem Bolton, and joint Sociology and Social Work candidate, So’Phelia Morrow.
SoPheila Morrow, (In) Visible Violence: Exploring Black Women’s Lived Experiences of Hidden Abuse
“Intimate partner violence is on the rise,” So’Phelia explained. “However, there is little known about how the experience of violence contributes to racial and gender wealth inequality.” Her project explores the economic and financial implications of non-physical acts of violence, “what I term hidden abuse,” she said.
“To complete this deeply-theoretically driven research, I applied to the CID award to become part of a community of scholars interested in understanding the income dynamics of race and gender. I am looking forward to the collaborations and ways in which this community of scholars together can expand research on social inequality,” she said.
Chalem Bolton, How do American States Shape Economic Inequality?
Chalem’s research examines how American states shape economic inequality, with a focus on policies that influence the labor market.
“My current project finds that state governments may be best able to reduce inequality with policies that lower barriers to employment faced by members of low-income households,” he said. “States may have a particularly large impact on women’s labor force employment, which indicates that policies that reduce childcare costs or otherwise support working mothers are important for gender equality as well as equality among families overall.”
Chalem said this project has benefited from “CID affiliates’ generous feedback and expertise on a wide range of topics. The fellowship will enable me to deepen my participation in the CID while taking the next steps in my research agenda and career.”
Learn more about CID’s Emerging Inequality Scholar Award.
