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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Sanjeev Acharya
Sanjeev Acharya (PhD 2020) is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Arkansas State University.
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Katie Sweeney
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Shane Burns
Shane Burns (PhD 2021) is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Southern California (USC) Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
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Alejandra M. Colón-López
Alejandra M. Colón-López (PhD 2022) is a Scientist 1 in the UAB Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center (MHERC). Prior to this appointment, she was a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Medical Education in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine.
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Small town to soaring heights: UAB social worker’s pursuit of excellence and faith leads to graduation with a Ph.D.Earning a Ph.D. will add to Brittany Nicole Stewart’s already decorated educational journey — three master’s degrees. -
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UAB helps launch NIH-funded center to advance aging research in the SouthUAB’s Mieke Thomeer McBride, Ph.D., one of the co-directors of the center, is carrying out the NIA’s mission to position the United States as the gold standard in aging research.