Research Areas Of Interest/Expertise

Research Areas Of Interest/Expertise - Research

Criminal Justice
- Biosocial Criminology
- Correctional Interventions
- Crime Prevention
- Criminal Justice Decision Making Systems
- Disparities in Sentencing
- Drug Control Policy
- Gang Violence
- Gender and Crime
- Genetics, Neuroscience, and Behavior
- Immigration Law
- Jury Issues
- Juvenile Justice
- Legal Attitudes and Legal Socialization
- Policy Reform Restorative and Community Justice
- Race, Ethnicity, and Crime
- School Bullying
- Victimization
- Violence
Department Chair:
Michael Smith, J.D., Ph.D.
m.r.smith@utsa.edu
210.458.2686
Demography
- Demographic Methods and Trends
- Economic Development
- Education and Social Mobility
- Family Demography
- Health Disparities
- Immigration
- Inequality
- International Migration
- Latinos in Higher Education
- Maternal and Child Health
- Poverty and Inequality
- Race Relations
- Spatial Analysis
- Social Change
- Social Demography
- Statistical Methodology
- US-Mexican Migration
Department Chair:
Johnelle Sparks, Ph.D.
johnelle.sparks@utsa.edu
210.458.3141
Psychology
- Group Decision Making
- Affect in the Workplace
- Perceiving & Leveraging Expertise
- Affect in Decision Making
- Veteran Students’ Success
- College Student Adjustment
- Stress and Coping in the Modern World
- Family Psychology & Health
- Adolescent Substance Use
- Primary Care Psychology
- Military Health
- Post-deployment Functional Recovery
- Trauma, Anxiety and Addictive Behaviors
- Smoking Cessation
- Mental Ability, Intelligence, & IQ
- Brain Aging & Cerebral Health Markers
- Academic Aptitude Test (SAT and ACT)
- Test Construction & Validation
- Risk & Protective Factors for Mental Health
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Affect Science
- Psychosomatics
- Anger Assessment & Treatment
- Pain
- Belongingness
- Attitudes About ADHD & Medication
- Self & Other Perception
- Quantitative Methods
- Spatial Cognition
- Attention and Working Memory
- Perception and Action
- Age-related Neurological Disorders
- Couple & Family Psychology
- Health Disparities
- LGBTQ Populations
- Interpersonal Perception
- Belongingness & Authenticity
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Functional Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury
- Cognitive & Socioemotional Development
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Quantitative Methods
- Cognitive & Computational Neuroscience of Memory & Learning
- Sleep Effects on Cognition & Emotion
- Child Maltreatment
- Alcohol’s Role in HIV-Related Risk Taking
- Health Disparities Regarding HIV & Sexual Violence
- Sexual Assault
- Behavioral Health in Minority Groups
- Online Interaction
- Personal Perception
Department Chair:
James Bray, Ph.D.
James.Bray@utsa.edu
210.458.7352
Public Administration
- Accountability in Local Government
- City Mangers and Administrative Power
- Civil Rights Litigation and Legislation
- Community Development
- E-Government
- Emergency Management
- Ethics
- Intersections of Public/Private Organizations
- Governance and Policy
- Land Use Policy
- Local Politics
- Politics and Market Intersections
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Public Management
- Public Policy History and Process
- Urban and Regional Planning Urban Renewal
Department Chair:
Francine Romero, Ph.D.
Francine.Romero@utsa.edu
210.458.2501
Social Work
- Adoption and Foster Care Children
- Families and Interpersonal Violence
- Child Welfare Abuse and Neglect
- Prevention and Intervention
- Demography of Aging
- Gender Roles,
- Sexual Harassment & Assault
- Disasters
- Ethics in Social Work Practice and Education
- Family Interventions and Support Services
- Health Disparities among Minority and At-Risk Youth
- Homelessness and Homeless Communities
- Mental Health
- Sexism
- Racism
- Domestic Violence as related to Collegiate and Professional Sports
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities of Children and Families Served by Public Welfare Agencies
- Role of Discrimination in Healthcare Services
- Social Justice and Restorative Justice
- Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention
- Violence Prevention as Related to Gender and Sexuality
Department Chair:
Amy Chanmugam, Ph.D.
amy.chanmugam@utsa.edu
210.458.2938
Sociology
- Border and Latino Studies
- Race and Ethnicity
- Migration and immigration to the US-Mexico border
- Race and Ethnic Relations
- Transnationalism
- Multimedia Sociology
- Sociology of Art
- Sociology of Culture
- Interracial Marriage
- Minority Children
- Sociology of Adolescence
- Sociology of Childhood
- Sociology of Family
- Sociology of Gender
- Adolescent Health
- Child Malnutrition
- Mental Health
- Public Health
- Psychology of Health/Illness
- Reproductive Health
- Multifaceted Linkages Between Religion and Various Social Institutions
- Sociology of Islam
- Classical and Contemporary Social Theories

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