It is a top-notch program. I'd recommend this program to anybody who wants to improve the rigor of the work they do.
– Tracy Sims (2020 MA in Sociology graduate); Senior Director, U.S. Lead of Chronic Disease Environment Shaping at Eli Lilly and Company
Featured Alumni
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Jalal Uddin
Jalal Uddin (PhD 2019) is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University.
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Oluwaseun Temitope (Temi) Emoruwa
Research Interests: Immigrant Health, Colorism, Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Social Inequality, and Global Health
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Katie Sweeney
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Lee Anne Flagg
Lee Anne Flagg (PhD 2015) is an Associate Service Fellow at the Mortality Statistics Branch within the Division of Vital Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics.
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Latest News
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Building a Community Online with Dr. Patricia DrenteaFor more than 20 years, Patrica Drentea, Ph.D., has built a community around the University of Alabama at Birmingham students in her virtual classroom. Through teaching courses in UAB’s online MA in Sociology program, she’s adapted new ways to make her class a community without a classroom—and has helped her students apply sociological skills in their careers. -
2026 winners of the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for Excellence in TeachingThe Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes full-time, regular faculty members of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching. The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes full-time,... -
How Macey Taylor made time for music and an MA in SociologySince 2005, Birmingham native Macey Taylor has worked as a professional touring musician performing with various artists across the globe.