People

Nadia Y. Flores-Yeffal, PhD

Director, Texas Tech Population Center
Associate professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Research Interests: international migration, youth education, media, and social networks
Regional areas: US, Mexico & El Salvador and South Africa

Faculty Affiliates

Richard Alboroto, PhD, LMSW

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Research Interests: Child Welfare, Child Abuse and Neglect, Foster Care, Child Welfare System, Caseworker Wellbeing, and Children's Socio-Emotional Development.
Regional areas: US

Seung-won Emily Choi, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Research Interests: Health Disparities, Aging and Life Course, Family Demography
Regional areas: US, China & South Korea

Seungjong Cho, PhD, MSW

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Research Interests: Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Disparities, Aging, Community Intervention
Regional areas: US & South Korea

Jeffrey Dennis, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, TTUHSC & Adjunct Faculty, Sociology
Research Interests: Racial Disparities in birth outcomes, mental health and the criminal justice system, social aspects of emergency medicine.
Regional areas: US

Charlotte Dunham, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Research Interests: Aging, Gender and family
Regional areas: US & South Africa

Michelle A. Eilers, PhD MSc 

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Research Interests: Fertility; Reproduction; Sexual behavior; Life course
Regional areas: US

Chancey Herbolsheimer, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Research Interests: Fetal protection policies; substance use treatment in pregnancy; reproductive healthcare deserts; purity culture and health outcomes
Regional areas: US

Natasha Pusch, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Research Interests: Adolescent offending and victimization, dating violence, school violence
Regional areas: US

Luis Ramirez, PhD

Associate professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Research Interests: border studies, family
Regional areas: US, Mexico

Martha Smithey, PhD

Associate professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Research Interests: border studies, family, violence against children and intimate partner violence
Regional areas: US, Mexico

J. Dalton Stevens, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Research Interests: Disability, medical sociology, aging and the life course, mortality, social policy
Regional areas: US

Brandon Wagner, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Research Interests: Contraceptive use and access; Intersection of health and family across the early life course
Regional areas: US