Tara Opsal, a professor and current chair of the Department of Sociology in the College of Liberal Arts, has been named the William E. Morgan Endowed Chair in the College. A nationally respected public sociologist, Opsal advances community-engaged reform in the criminal legal system, examining how it produces harm and inequality and developing pathways for change. She is also the director of the Criminal Justice and Victimization Institute at Colorado State University. As Morgan Chair, Opsal will use dedicated time and resources to expand CJVI as a hub for community-engaged, interdisciplinary justice research across Colorado.
The fellowship supports the Graduate School’s goal of fostering excellence in scholarship, research, creative activity, community service and outreach, while advancing CSU’s land-grant mission of access and excellence across the graduate student population.
Elaina Sutley, civil engineering Ph.D. alumna, has been awarded the 2025 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, one of the most prestigious national awards for early-career researchers.
A recent community-driven health study co-led by CSU sheds light on the environmental and health disparities for the more than 11,000 residents of the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods.
Emilia Ravetta, a doctoral student in the College of Liberal Arts, is the recipient of a PEO Scholar Award — a $25,000 scholarship awarded to women in the U.S. and Canada pursuing doctoral-level degrees.
Tara Opsal has taken over as chair of the CSU Department of Sociology, becoming the first woman-identified faculty member to hold this position in the department.
CSU Associate Professor Jessie Luna recently spoke to CSU’s The Audit about how cultural stereotypes impact our everyday lives, even during a simple trip to the zoo.
