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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Julie Locher
Julie Locher (PhD 1999) is a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Health Care Organization and Policy at UAB.
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Lynn B. Gerald
Lynn B. Gerald (PhD, MSPH, 1997) is Canyon Ranch Endowed Chair and Professor in the Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, at the University of Arizona.
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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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Joshua Lewis
Joshua Lewis (PhD 2025) is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Aging at the University of Maryland.
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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. -
A call for mental health support: Ph.D. graduate highlights a need of 911 dispatchersAfter working as a 911 dispatcher for two years, Katherine Sweeney chose to write her Ph.D. dissertation on the impact of the career on individuals both mentally and physically. -
Inaugural ‘Mike’ Wilson Lecture Series set for October 10Gift from the former UAB sociology professor will create gender and health programming. Gift from the former UAB sociology professor will create gender and health programming.