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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

Beverly R. Williams

Beverly R. Williams (PhD 2002) is an Associate Professor in the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine.
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Deborah Ejem

Deborah Ejem (PhD 2014) is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the UAB School of Nursing.
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Jay A. Irwin

Jay Irwin (PhD 2009) is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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Chenoia N. Bryant

Chenoia Bryant (PhD 2020) is an Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences at the Xavier University of Louisiana.
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