October 2025 

The following papers were presented by SASW faculty and graduate students at the Mid-South Sociological Association Meetings in North Augusta, NC in Oct. 15-18 2025: 

• Beatrice Aduko presented her paper entitled, "Intersecting Inequities: The Role of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Juvenile Recidivism Patterns." 
• Zhibek Baktybekova presented her co-authored paper entitled,  "Assessment of Communication Skills Among Engineering Undergraduate Students: Qualitative and Quantitative Data."
• Basu Mittra Chakma presented his paper entitled, "Migration as Resistance and Identity Preservation: Understanding International Migration of Indigenous Youth from the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh."
• Tahmid UI Islam presented his paper entitled, "The Impact of Religiosity on Subjective Well-being: Analyzing the Comparative Role of Religious Beliefs and Practices from the World Values Survey."
• Israt Sultana Nishe presented her paper entitled, "Son Preference and Its Impact on Modern Contraceptive Method Choices among Married Women in Bangladesh."
• Liz Mount presented her paper entitled, "Fostering Connection in the Digital Classroom: Online Teaching and Learning Relationships."  
• Jerome Koch and Patricia Maloney presented their paper entitled, "The LGBTQIA+ Tattoo: Stories of Identity, Affiliation, and Restoration." 

May 2021 Event Announcement:

• Papers to be presented by the affiliated Faculty of the TTU Population Center/Department
  of Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work, Texas Tech University during the

Population Association of America meetings:

• May 5-8, 2021.
• May 5 | 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM

Paper Session:

1. Global Perspectives on Aging
   Food Insecurity Among Older Adults in the Cape Area of South Africa
   Presenting Author: Nadia Flores-Yeffal, Texas Tech University
   Co-Author(s): Charlotte Dunham, Texas Tech University
   May 6 | 7:15 AM to 8:30 AM

Paper Session:

1. Social Stress and the Health of Children and Adolescents
   Chair: Brandon Wagner , Texas Tech University
   Discussant: Sarah Gold , Princeton University
   Parents’ Precarious Work Schedules and Children’s Asthma Management
   Daniel Schneider, University of California, Berkeley
   Co-Author(s): Kelly Quinn, University of California, Berkeley; Katerine Perez, University of California, Berkeley
2. Unemployment Among Separated Mothers and Children’s Mental Health Trajectories
   Anna Baranowska-Rataj, Umeå University
   Co-Author(s): Mine Kühn, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Niina Metsä-Simola, University of Helsinki; Liina Junna, University of Helsinki; Pekka Martikainen, University of Helsinki
3. Mothers’ Exposure to Hurricane Katrina and Adolescent Children’s Mental Health 12Years Later
   Meghan Zacher, Brown University
   Co-Author(s): Monica Arkin, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Jean Rhodes, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Sarah Lowe, Yale School of Public Health
4. Long-Term Health Effects for Children Exposed to the Post-Reunification Economic
   Crisis in East Germany
   Lara Bister, University of Groningen
   Co-Author(s): Tobias Vogt, University of Groningen; Fanny Janssen, University of Groningen
   May 6 | 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

Flash Session:

1. Union Formation
   Community Voting Patterns and Marriage Formation Before and After COVID-19
   Brandon Wagner, Texas Tech University

Poster Session:

May 6: 1:15pm to 2:45pm.
P4-52 - Racial Segregation and COVID-19 in the Area of West Texas
Racial Segregation and COVID-19 in the Area of West Texas
COVID-19; Data and Methods; and Race and Ethnicity
Nadia Flores-Yeffal, Texas Tech University