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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Kirsten Ostergren Clark
Kirsten Ostergren Clark (PhD 2021) is an assistant professor of Sociology and Social Work at Wilberforce University in Ohio.
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Timothy M. Hale
Timothy M. Hale (PhD 2011) is a Teaching Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne.
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Karim Abu-Omar
Karim Abu-Omar (PhD 2001) is a faculty member at the Institute of Sport Science and Sport (ISS) of Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany).
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Brie Scrivner
Brie Scrivner (PhD 2021) (pronouns: they/them) is a Disability Analyst in the Office of Equity and Human Rights at the City of Portland, Oregon.
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Latest News
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Inside the Inaugural ‘Mike’ Wilson LectureAs the second annual ‘Mike’ Wilson Lecture approaches on October 23, 2026, CAS News looks back at the inaugural event in the series. Hosted each fall by the Department of Sociology, the lecture is made possible through a generous gift from its namesake. -
3 chosen as UAB VIPs for third-quarter 2026Rachel Edwards, Charles Morris and Wendy Peek are the third-quarter 2026 honorees of the UAB Shared Values in Action Program. Nominations for fourth-quarter 2026 honorees are open through Oct. -
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.