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Department of Sociology College of Arts and Sciences

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

Tomiwa (Wisdom) Ayetigbo

Tomiwa (Wisdom) Ayetigbo's (MA 2024) research interests are health care access and costs, vulnerable populations, health disparities, immigrant health, and global health.
Sanjeev Acharya

Sanjeev Acharya (PhD 2020) is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Arkansas State University.
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Akilah Dulin Keita

Akilah Dulin Keita (PhD 2007) is an Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Brown University School of Public Health.
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Jeffrey E. Hall

Jeffrey E. Hall (PhD, MSPH, 2003) is the Deputy Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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On November 20, 2024, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) hosted its first-ever Graduate Research Day at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alumni House.