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Dr. Cynthia M. Cready

University of North Texas

Sociology

(940) 565-2296

Email: cready@unt.edu

Education

PhD, Texas A&M University, 2002.

Major: Sociology

MS, Texas A&M University, 1994.

Major: Sociology

BA, Georgia State University, 1979.

Major: Sociology

AA, Kennesaw State University, 1977.

Major: Social Services, Academic Commendation

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary

Associate Professor, University of North Texas. (2008 – Present).

Associate Chair, University of North Texas. (2013 – 2015).

Director of Graduate Studies, University of North Texas. (2013 – 2015).

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. (2002 – 2008).

Lecturer, University of North Texas. (2000 – 2002).

Research Assistant, Texas A&M University. (1995 – 1999).

Professional Memberships

Member, International Sociological Association. (2006 – Present).

Member, American Sociological Association. (1997 – Present).

Southwestern Social Science Association. (1992 – Present).

Member, Southwestern Sociological Association. (1992 – Present).

Member, Gerontological Society of America. (1987 – Present).

Development Activities Attended

Conference Attendance,"2018 Add Health Users Conference," NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and UNC Carolina Population Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America. (July 23, 2018 – July 24, 2018).

Awards and Honors

Faculty Leadership Fellow, University of North Texas. (2013 – 2014).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas

AGER 6950, Doctoral Dissertation, 9 courses.

SOCI 3280, Quantitative Data Analysis, 25 courses.

SOCI 3996, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, 1 course.

SOCI 4260, Topics in Sociology, 4 courses.

SOCI 4880, Quantitative Methods of Social Research, 7 courses.

SOCI 4900, Special Problems, 3 courses.

SOCI 5210, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, 46 courses.

SOCI 5260, Topics in Sociology, 11 courses.

SOCI 5900, Special Problems, 9 courses.

SOCI 5950, Master's Thesis, 23 courses.

SOCI 6200, Seminar on Research Methods, 26 courses.

SOCI 6301, Intermediate Statistics Multiple Regression Analysis and Related Methods in Sociology, 4 courses.

SOCI 6500, Seminar on Social Organization and Disorganization, 9 courses.

SOCI 6900, Special Problems, 13 courses.

SOCI 6910, Special Problems, 2 courses.

SOCI 6940, Individual Research, 1 course.

SOCI 6950, Doctoral Dissertation, 44 courses.

Directed Student Learning

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Intermediate Statistics: Regression," Sociology. (January 2024 – Present).

Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Sociology. (January 21, 2024 – March 29, 2024).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Quantitative Data Analysis," Sociology. (August 2023 – December 2023).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"The Cost of Higher Education: Impacts of Student Loan Debt on the Life Course for Hispanic Americans," Sociology. (August 2019 – May 2022).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Social Media Usage and Depressive Symptoms in Undergraduates," Sociology. (August 2021 – December 2021).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"DOES EXPERIENCING DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE CHANGE OPINION? A MEDIATION ANALYSIS OF IDENTITY AND SUPPORT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION," Sociology. (August 2019 – December 2021).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"INCREASING MOTHER AND CHILD SAFETY: SOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING HELP SEEKING BEHAVIORS AMONGST CHILD WELFARE-INVOLVED WOMEN EXPERIENCING FAMILY VIOLENCE," Sociology. (August 2019 – August 2021).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Sociology of the U.S. Presidential Vote," Sociology. (January 2020 – May 2020).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"Dissertation - Unpacking Asylum: Participatory Online Platforms in the Information-Seeking Phase," Sociology. (August 2018 – December 2019).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Master's Thesis - The Effect of Welfare Benefit Levels on Female Headship in the AFDC and TANF Eras," Sociology. (January 2018 – December 2019).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"Dissertation - Participatory Management and Absenteeism and Turnover of Nursing Assistants in Nursing Homes," Sociology. (August 2018 – August 2019).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"Dissertation - Cesarean Section Delivery and Exclusive Breastfeeding in Pakistan: Emerging Challenges," Sociology. (January 2018 – July 2019).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"Dissertation - Turkish Gazis' [Injured Veterans] Transition into Civilian Life," Sociology. (January 2017 – July 2019).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"Dissertation," Sociology. (January 2018 – May 2019).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Master's Thesis - Educational Degree and Career Satisfaction: Moderating Effects of Educational Expectations," Sociology. (August 2016 – May 2019).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Studies in the Sociology of Education," Music Education. (August 2018 – December 2018).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Publishable Research Paper," Sociology. (August 2017 – May 2018).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Qualifying Exam," Sociology. (August 2017 – December 2017).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Sociology of Education," Sociology. (August 2017 – December 2017).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"Mediational Pathways between High School Extracurricular Participation and Young Adult Educational Attainment: A Structural Equation Analysis," Sociology. (January 2017 – December 2017).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Publishable Research Paper," Sociology. (May 2017 – July 2017).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Individual Research," Sociology. (January 2017 – May 2017).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Sociological Perspectives of Family Violence and Program Intervention," Sociology. (August 2016 – December 2016).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Social Determinants of Women's Health," Sociology. (August 2016 – December 2016).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Retirement Status and Sleep Quality," Sociology. (June 2016 – August 2016).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"Dissertation - Dimensions of Acculturation and Sexual Health among U.S. Hispanic Youth," Sociology. (January 2015 – May 2016).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Qualifying Exam," Sociology. (August 2014 – December 2014).

Awards and Honors

Nominated for: Nominee, CLASS Advisory Board Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, University of North Texas College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. (February 2019 – February 2019).

Nominated for: Top 3 Finalist (out of 12), CLASS Advisory Board Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, University of North Texas College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. (September 2018 – September 2018).

Recognized Faculty List, Honor's Day, University of North Texas. (2016 – 2016).

Nominated for: Top 25 Finalist (out of 200), 'Fessor Graham Award, University of North Texas Student Government Association. (February 2016 – February 2016).

College of Arts & Sciences Teaching Excellence Award, University of North Texas College of Arts & Sciences. (2014 – 2014).

Recognized Faculty List, Honor's Day, University of North Texas. (2012 – 2012).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book

Yeatts, D. E., Cready, C. M., Noelker, L. S. (2008). Empowered Work Teams in Long-Term Care: Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Residents and Staff. 205. Baltimore, Maryland: Health Professions Press. http://www.healthpropress.com/

Book Chapter

Saenz, R., Cready, C. M., Morales, M. C. (2007). Adios Aztlan: Mexican American Outmigration from the Southwest. The Sociology of Spatial Inequality. 189-213. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. http://www.sunypress.edu/p-4445-the-sociology-of-spatial-inequa.aspx

Yeatts, D. E., Cready, C. M. (2005). Yeatts and Cready Dimensions of Empowerment Measure. Measuring Long-Term Care Work: A Guide to Selected Instruments to Examine Direct Care Worker Experiences and Outcomes. 47-49. Washington, DC: https://aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/measuring-long-term-care-work-guide-selected-instruments-examine-direct-care-worker-experiences-and-outcomes. https://aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/measuring-long-term-care-work-guide-selected-instruments-examine-direct-care-worker-experiences-and-outcomes

Fossett, M., Seibert, M. T., Cready, C. M. (1998). Ecological and Structural Determinants of Declining Labor-Force Participation of African-American Men: Evidence from Southern Non-metropolitan Labor Markets, 1940-1980. Continuities in Sociological Human Ecology. The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. 317-344. New York: Springer/Plenum Publishers. https://www.springer.com/us/book/9780306456107

Fossett, M. A., Cready, C. M. (1998). Ecological Approaches in the Study of Racial and Ethnic Differentiation and Inequality. Continuities in Sociological Human Ecology. The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. 157-194. New York: Springer/Plenum Publishers. https://www.springer.com/us/book/9780306456107

Weissert, W. G., Cready, C. M., Pawelak, J. E. (1989). Home and Community Care: Three Decades of Findings. Health Care of the Elderly: An Information Sourcebook. 39-126. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Encyclopedia Article

Saenz, R., Cready, C. M., Parisi, D. "., Greenlees, C. (2008). Inequality. Encyclopedia of Rural America: The Land and People. 1(2nd), 508-511. Millerton, New York: Grey House Publishing. https://greyhouse.com/encyclopedia-of-rural-america

Saenz, R., Cready, C. M., Greenlees, C. S. (1997). Inequality. The Encyclopedia of Rural America, 1st Ed., Vols. 1-2. 1(1st), 369-372. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. https://greyhouse.com/encyclopedia-of-rural-america

Journal Article

Curran, M., Cready, C., Kwon, R. (2021). The Shifting Rules of the Game: Healthcare Systems and Cross-National Attitudes about Healthcare Provision. The International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 62(4), 311-348. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Sage.

Alzomia, A., Cready, C. M., Andrew, S. (2019). Federal Employees' Job Satisfaction: Does Transformational Leadership Matter? The Case of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. International Journal of Public Administration. 42(10), 810-822. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01900692.2018.1520244

Driver, N., Cready, C. M. (2019). Nativity/Language, Neighborhoods, and Teen Pregnancy Norms among U.S. Hispanics. Women & Health. 59(5), 496-509. Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis LTD. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03630242.2018.1500416

Yeatts, D. E., Seckin, G., Shen, Y., Thompson, M. F., Auden, D., Cready, C. M. (2018). Burnout among Direct-Care Workers in Nursing Homes: Influences of Organizational, Work Place, Interpersonal and Personal Characteristics. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 27(19-20), 3652-3665. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocn.14267

Cready, C. M., Hudson, C., Dreyer, K. M. (2017). Type of Oral Solid Medication Packaging and Medication Preparation Time in Nursing Homes: A Direct Observation Study. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 42, 710-719. Wiley. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpt.12567/

Stoddard, K., Hodge, V., Maxey, G., Tiwari, C., Cready, C. M., Huggett, D. B. (2017). Investigating Research Gaps of Pharmaceutical Take Back Events: An Analysis of Take Back Program Participants' Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Geographic Characterstics and the Public Health Benefits of Take Back Programs. Environmental Management. 59(6), 871-884. New York, NY: Springer. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-017-0834-3

Jesmin, S. S., Cready, C. M. (2016). Community Influences on Married Women's Safer Sex Negotiation Attitudes in Bangladesh: A Multilevel Analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 45(2), 383-393. New York, NY: Springer/Plenum Publishers. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-015-0572-7

Singh, S., Cready, C. M. (2015). Microloans and Women's Freedom of Physical Mobility: Evidence from India. Perspectives on Global Development and Technology. 14(3), 333-355. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers. http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/15691497

Yeatts, D. E., Cready, C. M., Pei, X., Shen, Y., Luo, H. (2014). Environment and Subjective Well-Being of Rural Chinese Elderly: A Multilevel Analysis. Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 69(6), 979-989. Oxford University Press. http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/

Shen, Y., Yeatts, D. E., Cai, T., Yang, P., Cready, C. M. (2014). Social Capital and Self-Rated Health among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: A Multilevel Analysis. Research on Aging. 36(4), 497-521. Sage. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0164027513505624

Jesmin, S. S., Cready, C. M. (2014). Can a Woman Refuse Sex if Her Husband Has a Sexually Transmitted Infection?: Attitudes Toward Safer Sex Negotiation among Married Women in Bangladesh. Culture, Health & Sexuality. 16(6), 666-682. London: Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691058.2014.901561

Yeatts, D. E., Pei, X., Cready, C. M., Shen, Y., Luo, H., Tan, J. (2013). Village Characteristics and Health of Rural Chinese Older Adults: Examining the CHARLS Pilot Study of a Rich and Poor Province. Social Science & Medicine. 98, 71-78. Elsevier. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953613005066

Chaudhuri, T., Yeatts, D. E., Cready, C. M. (2013). Nurse Aide Decision Making in Nursing Homes: Factors Affecting Empowerment. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 22(17-18), 2572-2585. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocn.12118/full

DeWitt, A. L., Cready, C. M., Seward, R. R. (2013). Parental Role Portrayals in Twentieth Century Children's Picture Books: More Egalitarian or Ongoing Stereotypes?. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research. 69(1-2), 89-106. Springer. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11199-013-0285-0

Dillman, J. L., Yeatts, D. E., Cready, C. M. (2013). Geographic Distance, Contact, and Family Perceptions of Quality Nursing Home Care. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 22(11/12), 1779-1782. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing LTD. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291365-2702

Yeatts, D. E., Cready, C. M., Swan, J. H., Shen, Y. (2010). The Perception of 'Training Availability' among Certified Nurse Aides: Relationship to CNA Performance, Turnover, Attitudes, Burnout, and Empowerment. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 31(2), 115-132. Taylor & Francis. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02701961003795722

Cready, C. M., Yeatts, D. E., Gosdin, M., Potts, H. F. (2008). CNA Empowerment: Effects of Job Performance and Work Attitudes. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 34(3), 26-35. Thorofare, New Jersey: SLACK Incorporated. http://www.healio.com/nursing/journals/jgn

Yeatts, D. E., Cready, C. M. (2007). Consequences of Empowered CNA Teams in Nursing Home Settings: A Longitudinal Assessment. The Gerontologist. 47(3), 323-339. Cary, NC: Oxford University Press. https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist

Owusu, G. A., Eve, S. B., Cready, C. M., Koelln, K., Trevino, F., Urrutia-Rojas, X., Baumer, J. (2005). Race and Ethnic Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening in a Safety-Net System. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 9(3), 1-11. Springer. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-005-0004-8

Yeatts, D. E., Cready, C. M., Ray, B., DeWitt, A., Queen, C. (2004). Self-Managed Work Teams in Nursing Homes: Implementing and Empowering Nurse Aide Teams. The Gerontologist. 44(2), 256-261. Oxford University Press. https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/geront/44.2.256

Saenz, R., Cready, C. M. (2004). The Role of Human and Social Capital in Geographic Mobility and Annual Earnings among Mexican Immigrants. 1(3), 1-32. Omaha, Nebraska: University of Nebraska at Omaha. http://jollas.org/doi/10.18085/llas.1.3.r72047704k84x874

Cready, C. M., Fossett, M. A. (1998). The Impact of Desegregation on White Public School Enrollment in the U.S. Nonmetro South, 1960-1990. Social Science Quarterly. 79(3), 664-676. Wiley. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15406237

Cready, C. M., Saenz, R. (1997). The Nonmetro/metro Context of Racial/ethnic Outmarriage: Some Differences between African Americans and Mexican Americans. Rural Sociology. 62(3), 335-362. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. https://www.ruralsociology.org/rural-sociology

Albrecht, C. M., Fossett, M. A., Cready, C. M., Kiecolt, J. K. (1997). Mate Availability, Women's Marriage Prevalence, and Husbands' Education. Journal of Family Issues. 18(4), 429-452. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jfi

Cready, C. M., Fossett, M. A., Kiecolt, K. J. (1997). Mate Availability and African American Family Structure in the U.S. Nonmetropolitan South, 1960-1990. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 59(1), 192-203. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. https://www.ncfr.org/jmf

Weissert, W. G., Cready, C. M. (1989). A Prospective Budgeting Model for Home- and Community-Based Long-Term Care. Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. 26(1), 116-129. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/29772021.pdf?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

Weissert, W. G., Elston, J. M., Bolda, E. J., Cready, C. M., Zelman, W. M., Sloane, P. D., Kalsbeek, W. D., Mutran, E., Rice, T. H., Koch, G. G. (1989). Models of Adult Day Care Revisited: Findings from a National Survey. The Gerontologist. 29(5), 640-649. Cary, NC: Oxford University Press Inc. https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist

Weissert, W. G., Cready, C. M. (1989). Toward a Model for Improved Targeting of Aged at Risk of Institutionalization. Health Services Research. 24(4), 485-510. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. http://www.hsr.org/hsr/index.jsp

Weissert, W. G., Cready, C. M. (1988). Determinants of Hospital-to-Nursing Home Placement Delays: A Pilot Study. Health Services Research. 23(5), 619-647. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. http://www.hsr.org/hsr/index.jsp

Weissert, W. G., Cready, C. M., Pawelak, J. E. (1988). The Past and Future of Home- and Community-based Long-term Care. The Milbank Quarterly. 66(2), 309-388. John Wiley & Sons. https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/about/

Magazine/Trade Publication

Yeatts, D. E., Cready, C. M., Dillman, J., Oviedo, S. (2008). The Power of Influence and Respect. FutureAge. American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (now Known as LeadingAge). http://www.leadingage.org/

Reprinted Article

Weissert, W. G., Cready, C. M., Pawelak, J. E. (2005). The Past and Future of Home- and Community-based Long-term Care. The Milbank Quarterly. 83(4), 71. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0009.2005.00434.x/full

Research Report

Nazir, S., Cready, C. M. (2020). The C-Section Epidemic in Pakistan, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Working Paper No. 176. PIDE Working Paper No. 176, 20. Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. https://pide.org.pk/research/the-c-section-epidemic-in-pakistan/

Saenz, R., Cready, C. M. (1997). The Southwest-Midwest Mexican American Migration Flows, 1985-1990, Michigan State University Julian Samora Research Institute Research Report # 20.. (20), 13. East Lansing, MI: The Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University. https://jsri.msu.edu/publications/research-reports

Technical Report

Cready, C. M., Thomas, J. K. (1995). Agricultural Conservation Beliefs and Practices in the Texas Rice Belt. Technical Report No. 95-2.. (95-2), 51. College Station, TX: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Rural Sociology, Texas A&M University.

Fossett, M. A., Cready, C. M. (1994). Assessing the Role of Compositional Differences in Comparative Analyses of Inequality. Texas Population Research Center Paper No. 13.16. 78. Austin, TX: University of Texas at Austin, Texas Population Research Center.

Burby, R. J., Higgins, J. A., Kaiser, E. J., Cready, C. M., Stanco, M. N. (1982). Saving Energy in Residential Development: A Report for Local Government. 60. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Center for Urban and Regional Studies.

Presentations Given

Invited Talk

Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Yeatts, D. E. (Author), Nursing Faculty Members and Students, Empowering Workers in the Long-Term Care Setting: Strategies and Effects, Shandong Yingcai University, Shandong, China, China. (2015).

Oral Presentation

Yeatts, D. E. (Author & Presenter), Cready, C. M. (Author), Annual meeting, The Hospital to Home Transition: Effects of Life Chances and Life Choices on Unplanned Hospital Readmissions, Gerontological Society of America, Tampa, FL, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).

Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Hughes, S. D. (Author), Yeatts, D. E. (Author), Annual Meeting, Management Matters: Why Do Nurse Aides, the Backbone of Nursing Home Care, Leave?, Southwestern Social Science Association, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Nazir, S. (Author & Presenter), Cready, C. M. (Author), Annual Meeting, Paradox of Non-exclusive Breastfeeding in Pakistan: A Multi-level Analysis, Southwestern Social Science Association, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Auden, D. (Author & Presenter), Cready, C. M. (Author), World Congress, Retirement Status, Retirement Conditions, and Sleep Quality Among Older U.S. Adults: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study, International Sociological Association, Toronto, Canada. (2018 – 2018).

Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Nazir, S. (Author), Joint Conference, Medically Necessary? Place of Delivery and the Odds of Caesarean Section in Pakistan, International Sociological Association (Research Committees RC06 (Family) and RC41 (Population) ), Singapore, Singapore. (2018 – 2018).

Alzomia, A. (Author & Presenter), Cready, C. M. (Author), Annual Meeting, Federal Employees' Job Satisfaction: Does Transformational Leadership Matter? The Case of the Veterans Affairs Agency, American Society for Public Administration, Denver, Colorado, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Potts, H. F. (Author), Venable, P. (Author & Presenter), Southwestern Social Science Association, "Prior Victimization and College Student Support for Carrying Concealed Handguns on Campus", Austin, TX, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).

Celebi, M. (Author), Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Turkish Gazis (Injured Veterans): Integration into Civilian Life, American Sociological Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (2017 – 2017).

Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Hudson, C. (Author), Dreyer, K. M. (Author), Annual Meeting, Type of Oral Solid Packaging, Interruptions, and Medication Preparation Time in Nursing Homes, Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).

Driver, N. (Author), Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Acculturation, Neighborhoods, and Teen Pregnancy Norms among U.S. Hispanic Males and Females, American Sociological Association, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).

Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Okulicz-Kozaryn, A. (Author), Driver, N. (Author), 3rd Forum on Sociology, Age, Sex, and Happiness among Men, International Sociological Association, Vienna, Austria. (2016 – 2016).

Yeatts, D. E. (Author), Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Pei, X. (Author), Shen, Y. (Author), Luo, H. (Author), Brown Bag Lunch Series, Environment and Subjective Well-Being of Rural Chinese Elderly: A Multilevel Analysis, Lee Juan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKY CIC), Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore. (2016).

Driver, N. (Author & Presenter), Cready, C. M. (Author), Annual Meeting, Immigrant Acculturation and Teen Pregnancy Norms: A Contextual Perspective, Arkansas Sociological and Anthropological Association, Russellville, Arkansas, United States of America. (2015).

Driver, N. (Author & Presenter), Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), M. N. (Author), Rodeheaver, D. (Author), Annual Meeting, Acculturation in Context: Neighborhoods and Immigrant Condom Use Consistency, American Sociological Association, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).

Paper

Singh, S. (Author & Presenter), Cready, C. M. (Author), Annual Meeting, Microfinance: An Intervention for HIV/AIDS Awareness among Indian Women", American Sociological Association, San Francisco, California, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).

Seward, J. A. (Author & Presenter), Meguro, S. (Author), Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Seward, R. R. (Author), World Congress, Physical Activity Programs Promoting Health, Families, and Community among Elders: An Exploratory Study", International Sociolgoical Association, Yokohama, Japan, Japan. (2014 – 2014).

Dickson, P. (Author & Presenter), Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Caregiver Perceptions of Wandering in a Family Member with Dementia, Texas Council on Family Relations, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).

Seward, J. A. (Author & Presenter), S. M. (Author), Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Seward, R. R. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Promoting Fitness, Health, Families, and Community among Elders: An Exploratory Study, Texas Council on Family Relations, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).

Poster

Jesmin, S. (Author & Presenter), Cready, C. M. (Author), Annual Meeting and Exposition, Community-level Influences on Married Women's Safe Sex Negotiation Attitudes: A Multilevel Study", American Public Health Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).

Cready, C. M. (Author & Presenter), Hudson, C. (Author & Presenter), Dreyer, K. M. (Author), Annual Meeting, The Influence of Shared Decision-making with Nurse Aides on Nurse Job Satisfaction and Performance, Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).

Swan, J. H. (Author & Presenter), Turner, K. W. (Author), Orakpo, N. (Author), Cready, C. M. (Author), 138th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Foreign-Born Elders and Participation in Physical Activity, Denver, CO, United States of America. (2010).

Professional Meeting Contribution

Cready, C. M. (Coordinator/Organizer), Hoffman, J. (Coordinator/Organizer), World Congress, Joint Paper Session (RC11 and RC06): Family and Elder Care, International Sociological Association, Yokohama, Japan, Japan. (2014 – 2014).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract

Cready, C. M. (Principal), Dreyer, K. M. (Supporting), "Effect of Packaging on Timeliness of Oral Medication Preparation in the Skilled Nursing Community Setting: A Pilot Study," Sponsored by Symbria, Private, $8347 Funded. (2015 – 2015).

Cready, C. M. (Principal), Dreyer, K. M. (Supporting), "Research Design for Observational Pilot Study: Effect of Packaging on Timeliness of Oral Medication Preparation in the Skilled Nursing Community Setting," Sponsored by Symbria, Private, $5872 Funded. (2014 – 2014).

Fellowship

Cready, C. M. (Principal), "1999 Spencer Dissertation Fellowship for Research Related to Education," Sponsored by Spencer Foundation, Private, $20000 Funded. (1999 – 2000).

Grant - Research

Yeatts, D. E. (Principal), Cready, C. M. (Co-Principal), Yang, C. (Supporting), "Collaboration between Faculty at Zhejiang University and UNT: Factors.," Sponsored by Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund, University of North Texas, $6000 Funded. (2013 – 2013).

Yeatts, D. E. (Principal), Cready, C. M. (Co-Principal), "Phase II: "Empowering Nursing Home Staff: Measuring the Impact of Self-Managed Work Teams"," Sponsored by The Commonwealth Fund, Private, $167654 Funded. (2004 – 2007).

Yeatts, D. E. (Principal), Cready, C. M. (Co-Principal), "Phase I: "Employee Empowerment in Nursing Homes: Development and Impact of Self-Managed Work Teams," Sponsored by The Commonwealth Fund, Private, $189142 Funded. (2002 – 2004).

Awards and Honors

Distinguished Paper Award, Southwestern Sociological Association. (2013 – 2013).

Co-authored article was selected (one of 34 out of hundreds published by Milbank Quarterly since its inception in 1923) for reprint in a special edition of the Milbank Quarterly (2005. 83(4); see www.milbank.org/cent.html)., Milbank Quarterly. (2005 – 2005).

Best Journal Article on Race and Ethnicity, Graduate Student Division, Race and Ethnic Studies Institute, Texas A&M University. (1998 – 1998).

Service

University Service

Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Graduate Admissions Committee. (August 2022 – Present).

Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, PAC-Tenure, Reappointment, and Promotion Committee. (2018 – Present).

Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Personnel Affairs Committee-Merit Review. (2018 – Present).

Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor Search Committee. (July 2023 – December 2023).

Attendee, Orientation, CLASS, Department of Sociology New Sociology Graduate Student Orientation. (August 18, 2023).

Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Admin Coordinator Search Committee. (March 29, 2023 – April 24, 2023).

Other, UNT Spring Preview Day, Undergraduate Programs Academic Fair. (March 4, 2023 – March 4, 2023).

Attendee, Graduation, Doctoral Hooding Ceremony. (December 18, 2022 – December 18, 2022).

Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Scholarship Committee. (2019 – 2021).

Chairperson, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Health and Aging Concentration Committee. (2018 – 2019).

Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Health and Aging Concentration Committee. (2013 – 2019).

Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Stratification/Inequality Concentration Committee. (2008 – 2019).

Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor Search Committee. (September 2018 – December 2018).

Member, Federation of North Texas Area Universities Departments of Sociology, Steering Committee. (2013 – May 2018).

Other, 9th Annual Federation Graduate Student Research Symposium, Texas Woman's University. (March 23, 2018).

Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor Search Committee. (September 2017 – December 2017).

Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Graduate Studies Committee. (2017 – 2017).

Student Org Advisor (Non-Professional Org), Upward Call. (2014 – 2017).

Member, CAS, Department of Sociology, Personnel Affairs Committee - T&P. (2011 – 2017).

Other, 7th Annual Federation Graduate Student Research Symposium, Texas Woman's University. (April 8, 2016).

Other, CAS, Department of Sociology. (September 2013 – May 2015).

Member, CAS, Dean Search Committee. (2013 – 2014).

Committee Chair, CAS, Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor Search Committee. (2013 – 2014).

Other, Organizing Committee for Rudy Ray Seward Retirement Reception. (2011 – 2012).

Committee Chair, PACS, AGER PHD Program Review Committee. (2011 – 2012).

Committee Chair, Federation of North Texas Area Universities Departments of Sociology, Methods/Statistics Examining Committee. (2002 – 2012).

Member, PACS, Department of Sociology Lecturer Search Committee. (2011 – 2011).

Member, PACS, Personnel Affairs Committee. (2009 – 2011).

Member, PACS Search Committee Assistant Director of Proposal Development and Design. (2010 – 2010).

Member, PACS, Department of Sociology Assistant Professor Search Committee. (2010 – 2010).

Committee Chair, PACS, Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor Search Committee. (2008 – 2009).

Member, PACS, Department of Sociology, Graduate Admissions Committee. (2008 – 2008).

Member, PACS, Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor Search Committee. (2006 – 2006).

Member, PACS, Department of Sociology, Ad-Hoc Student Appeals Committee. (2003 – 2003).

Member, PACS, Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor Search Committee. (2002 – 2002).

Professional Service

Reviewer, Journal Article, Gender, Place and Culture (JIF: 2.1). (August 8, 2023).

Reviewer, Book, Sage Publications, Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences Series ("little green book" series), Thousand Oaks, California. (July 5, 2023 – August 1, 2023).

Reviewer, Journal Article, The Gerontologist (JIF: 6.2). (July 20, 2023 – July 20, 2023).

Reviewer, Textbook, Rowman & Littlefield Press. (June 15, 2023 – July 11, 2023).

Reviewer, Textbook, Rowman & Littlefield Press. (May 17, 2023 – June 7, 2023).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Comparative Sociology (JIF: 2.9). (May 9, 2023 – May 9, 2023).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Gender, Place and Culture (JIF: 2.1). (April 2, 2023 – April 2, 2023).

Reviewer, Book, Cambridge University Press. (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Public Administration (JIF: 1.9). (June 16, 2022 – June 16, 2022).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Gender, Place and Culture (JIF: 2.1). (March 15, 2022 – March 15, 2022).

Officer, Other Officer, Southwestern Social Science Association. (April 2021 – October 2021).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Population Research and Policy Review (JIF: 2.3). (October 6, 2021 – October 6, 2021).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Population Research & Policy Review (JIF: 2.3). (July 11, 2021 – July 11, 2021).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Gender, Place & Culture (JIF: 2.2). (June 21, 2021 – June 21, 2021).

Officer, Other Officer, Southwestern Social Science Association. (November 2019 – April 2021).

Reviewer, Journal Article, JAMDA - Journal of American Medical Director's Association. (February 2021 – February 2021).

Reviewer, Journal Article, JAMDA - Journal of American Medical Director's Association. (January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Aging and Health. (January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Applied Gerontology. (January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Nursing Open. (January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Population Research & Policy Review. (January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Women & Health. (January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Population Research and Policy Review (JIF: 2.3). (November 22, 2020 – November 22, 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, JAMDA - Journal of American Medical Director's Association. (January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019).

Officer, Other Officer, Southwestern Social Science Association. (October 2018 – October 2019).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Aging and Health. (January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Planning Education and Research. (January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018).

External T&P Letter Writer, University of South Alabama, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work. (2018).

Officer, Vice President, Southwestern Social Science Association. (April 2017 – October 2018).

Committee Member, Southwestern Social Science Association, Site Policy Committee. (March 2016 – October 2018).

Other, World Congress, International Sociological Association, Toronto. (July 15, 2018 – July 21, 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Aging and Health. (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Applied Gerontology. (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Children and Media. (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Planning Education and Research. (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Rural Sociology. (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017).

Other, Annual Meeting, Southwestern Social Science Association. (April 13, 2017 – April 15, 2017).

Reviewer, Conference Paper, American Public Health Association. (January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Aging and Health. (January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Rural Sociology. (January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016).

Committee Member, American Sociological Association, Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities, James E. Blackwell Distinguished Graduate Student Paper Award Committee. (August 2015 – August 2016).

Other, 3rd Forum on Sociology, International Sociological Association, Vienna. (July 10, 2016 – July 14, 2016).

Committee Chair, Southwestern Social Science Association, Editorial Policies Committee. (March 2015 – March 2016).

Other, Annual Meeting, Southwestern Sociological Association, Las Vegas, Nevada. (March 23, 2016 – March 26, 2016).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Applied Gerontology. (January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Family Issues. (January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015).

Committee Member, American Sociological Association, Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Joe Feagin Distinguished Undergraduate Student Paper Award Committee. (August 2014 – August 2015).

Other, Southwestern Sociological Association. (March 2014 – March 2015).

Committee Chair, Southwestern Sociological Association, Distinguished Paper Award Committee. (March 2014 – March 2015).

Committee Chair, Southwestern Sociological Association, Nominations Committee. (March 2014 – March 2015).

Other, Southwestern Sociological Association, Outstanding Publication Award Committee. (March 2014 – March 2015).

Committee Member, Southwestern Social Science Association, Editorial Policies Committee. (March 2013 – March 2015).

Other, International Sociological Association Committee on Sociology of Aging. (2013 – 2014).

Other, Southwestern Sociological Association. (2013 – 2014).

Other, Southwestern Sociological Association. (2012 – 2013).

Other, Southwestern Sociological Association. (2012 – 2012).

Officer, Vice President, Southwestern Sociological Association. (2011 – 2012).

Other, Southwestern Sociological Association. (2011 – 2011).

Other, International Sociological Association Committee on Family Research. (2010 – 2010).

Other, International Conference on Parent Education and Parenting UNT College of Education Center for Parent Education. (2009 – 2009).

Other, International Conference on Parent Education and Parenting, UNT College of Education Center for Parent Education. (2008 – 2008).

Other, International Sociological Association Committee on Family Research. (2008 – 2008).

Other, XVI ISA World Congress of Sociology, Research Committee on Family Research RC06. (2005 – 2005).

Public Service

Other, Community In Schools North Texas, Denton, Texas. (December 2023 – Present).

Other, Seeds of Change, Denton, Texas. (2014 – 2015).

Other, Texercise Booth, Lewisville, Texas. (2006 – 2006).

Other, Texercise Fun Walk and Texercise Booth, Lewisville (Texas) Senior Information and Health Fair. (2006 – 2006).

Awards and Honors

Norma Williams Distinguished Service Award, Southwestern Sociological Association. (April 2017 – April 2017).