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Dr. Cynthia M. Cready

Modified Service Retiree

University of North Texas

Department of 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

  • Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M. Texas A&M. (1997 - 1997).
  • Research Assistant, Texas A&M. Texas A&M. (1992 - 1994).
  • Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M. Texas A&M. (1991 - 1991).
  • Research Associate, University of North Carolina. University of North Carolina. (1985 - 1988).
  • Research Assistant, University of North Carolina. University of North Carolina. (1985 - 1986).
  • Teaching Assistant, University of North Carolina. University of North Carolina. (1984 - 1984).
  • Graduate Assistant, University of North Carolina. University of North Carolina. (1980 - 1983).
  • Research Assistant, University of North Carolina. University of North Carolina. (1982 - 1982).
  • Research Assistant, Southern Baptist Home Mission Board, Atlanta, Georgia. Southern Baptist Home Mission Board, Atlanta, Georgia. (1981 - 1981).
  • Coder/Research Assistant, Georgia Department of Medical Assistance, Atlanta. Georgia Department of Medical Assistance, Atlanta. (1980 - 1980).

    • Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Associate Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2008 - Present).
  • Associate Chair, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2013 - 2015).
  • Director of Graduate Studies, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2013 - 2015).
  • Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2002 - 2008).
  • Lecturer, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2000 - 2002).
  • Research Assistant, Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. (1995 - 1999).

Professional Memberships

  • International Sociological Association. (2006 - Present).
  • American Sociological Association. (1997 - Present).
  • Southwestern Social Science Association. (1992 - Present).
  • Southwestern Sociological Association. (1992 - Present).
  • Gerontological Society of America. (1987 - Present).

Development Activities

  • 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).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • AGER 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 9 courses.
  • SOCI 3280 - Quantitative Data Analysis, 27 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

  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Sociology. (September 2024).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Sociology. (September 2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Sociology. (May 2024).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Sociology. (May 2024).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, "Intermediate Statistics: Regression," Sociology. (January 2024 - May 2024).
  • Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Sociology. (January 21, 2024 - March 22, 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, "Qualifying Exam," Sociology. (August 2017 - December 2017).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, "Qualifying Exam," Sociology. (August 2017 - December 2017).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, "Qualifying Exam," Sociology. (August 2017 - December 2017).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, "Qualifying Exam," Sociology. (August 2017 - December 2017).
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • Norma Williams Distinguished Service Award, Southwestern Sociological Association. (April 2017).
  • Recognized Faculty List, Honor's Day, University of North Texas. (2016).
  • Nominated for Top 25 Finalist (out of 200), 'Fessor Graham Award, University of North Texas Student Government Association. (February 2016).
  • College of Arts & Sciences Teaching Excellence Award, University of North Texas College of Arts & Sciences. (2014).
  • Faculty Leadership Fellow, University of North Texas. (2013).
  • Distinguished Paper Award, Southwestern Sociological Association. (2013).
  • Recognized Faculty List, Honor's Day, University of North Texas. (2012).
  • 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).
  • Best Journal Article on Race and Ethnicity, Graduate Student Division, Race and Ethnic Studies Institute, Texas A&M University. (1998).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Dale E. Yeatts, Cynthia M. Cready, and Linda S. Noelker. (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

  • Rogelio Saenz, Cynthia M. Cready, and Maria Cristina Morales. (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
  • Dale E. Yeatts and Cynthia M. Cready. (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, Mark A., M. Therese Seibert, and Cynthia M. Cready. (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, Mark A., and Cynthia M. Cready. (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, William G., Cynthia Matthews Cready, and James E. Pawelak. (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

  • Rogelio Saenz, Cynthia M. Cready, Domenico "Mimmo" Parisi, and Clyde S. Greenless. (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, Rogelio, Cynthia M. Cready, and Clyde S. Greenlees. (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
  • Syeda S. Jesmin and Cynthia M. Cready. (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
  • Swati Singh and Cynthia M. Cready. (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
  • Dale E. Yeatts, Cynthia M. Cready, Xiaomei Pei, Yuying Shen, Hao Luo. (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/
  • Yuying Shen, Dale E. Yeatts, Tianji Cai, Philip Q.Yang, and Cynthia Cready. (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
  • Syeda S. Jesmin and Cynthia M. Cready. (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
  • Dale E. Yeatts, Xiaomei Pei, Cynthia M. Cready, Yuying Shen, Hao Luo, and Junxin Tan. (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
  • Tanni Chaudhuri, Dale E. Yeatts, and Cynthia M. Cready. (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
  • Amy L. DeWitt, Cynthia M. Cready, and Rudy Ray Seward. (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
  • Jennifer L. Dillman, Dale E. Yeatts, and Cynthia M. Cready. (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
  • Dale E. Yeatts, Cynthia Cready, James Swan, and Yuying Shen. (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
  • Dale E. Yeatts and Cynthia M. Cready. (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
  • Gertrude A. Owusu, Susan Brown Eve, Cynthia M. Cready, Kenneth Koelln, Fernando Trevino, Ximena Urrutia-Rojas, and Joanne Baumer. (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
  • Dale E. Yeatts, Cynthia Cready, Beth Ray, Amy DeWitt, and Courtney Queen. (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
  • Rogelio Saenz and Cynthia M. Cready. (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, Cynthia M., and Mark. A. Fossett. (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, Cynthia M., and Rogelio Saenz. (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, Carol Mulford, Mark A. Fossett, Cynthia M. Cready, and K. Jill Kiecolt. (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, Cynthia M., Mark A. Fossett, and K. Jill Kiecolt. (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, William G., and Cynthia Matthews Cready. (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, William G., Jennifer M. Elston, Elise J. Bolda, Cynthia M. Cready, William M. Zelman, Phil D. Sloane, William D. Kalsbeek, Elizabeth Mutran, Thomas H. Rice, and Gary G. Koch. (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, William G., and Cynthia Matthews Cready. (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, William G., and Cynthia Matthews Cready. (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, William G., Cynthia Matthews Cready, and James E. Pawelak. (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

  • Dale Yeatts, Cynthia Cready, Jennifer Dillman, and Sonia Oviedo. (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

  • William G. Weissert, Cynthia Matthews Cready, and James E. Pawelak. (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, Rogelio, and Cynthia M. Cready. (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, Cynthia M., and John K. Thomas. (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, Raymond J., Janice A. Higgins, Edward J. Kaiser, Cynthia L. Matthews, and Maria N. Stanco. (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

  • "Building Ties between Outside Agencies and Korean Seniors through the Korean-American Protestant Church: An Exploratory Study", (2013 - 2013).
  • "Family Caregiver Perceptions of Wandering in the ADRD Patient", (2013 - 2013).
  • "Latino Familialism, College Selection, and Institutional Selectivity", (2013 - 2013).
  • "Microloans and Women's Mobilitly in India", (2013 - 2013).
  • "Sharing Decision-Making with Nurse Aides: Effects on Nurses", (2013 - 2013).
  • "Sociology as a Core for Cross Cultural Training for Family Therapy Among Orthodox Jews", (2013 - 2013).
  • "Using the Korean-American Church to Connect Korean Seniors to Services Offered by Outside Agencies", (2013 - 2013).
  • "Village Sustainability and Subjective Well-Being of the Rural Chinese Elderly: A Multilevel Analysis Using the CHARLS Pilot Data", (2013 - 2013).
  • "Enhancement of Care in the Ambulatory Continuum of Care Setting: Electronic Medical Record Alert Screens (EMR-AS)", (2012 - 2012).
  • "Korean-American Protestant Churches as a Vehicle for Educating, Screening, and Enrolling Korean Seniors in Services Offered by an Outside Agency: Preliminary Studies" (Eunkyung Kim (presenter) and Cynthia M. Cready (also present), annual meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, San Diego, California, April 4-7, 2012., (2012 - 2012).
  • "Promoting Health, Families, and Community among Elders via Physical Activity Programs", (2012 - 2012).
  • "Social Economic Status, Social Capital, and Mental Health Inequity among the Older Adults in China: An Examination with Individual and Community Data", (2012 - 2012).
  • "Vehicles for Educating, Screening, and Enrolling Korean Seniors in Services Offered by an Outside Agency: A Pilot Study" (Eunkyung Kim (presenter) and Cynthia M. Cready (also present), annual meeting and educational leadership conference of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Arlington, Virginia, February 23-26, 2012., (2012 - 2012).
  • "Village Sustainability and Health of the Rural Chinese Elderly: Examining the CHARLS Pilot Study of a Rich and Poor Province", (2012 - 2012).
  • "Gender Disparities in Sexual Activity Among Older White Adults" (Cynthia M. Cready (presenter) and Adrienne Jackson), annual meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 16-19, 2011., (2011 - 2011).
  • "Physical Activity Programs for Elders: Health, Families, and Community" (Cynthia M. Cready (presenter), Rudy Ray Seward, Jean A. Seward, and Shigeaki Meguro), International Sociological Association RC06 Committee on Family Research Kyoto Research Seminar, Kyoto, Japan, September 12 – 14, 2011., (2011 - 2011).
  • "The Influence of Age and Race/ethnicity on Visual Health in a Senior Population" (Gina Mitzel (presenter), Cynthia M. Cready, D. K. Wheaton, Yi-Zhong Wang), annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 1-5, 2011., (2011 - 2011).
  • "Family Members' Perceptions of High Quality Nursing Home Care in Specialized Units for Dementia and Traditional Integrated Units" (Cynthia M. Cready (presenter) and Elizabeth J. Fawcett), session of Research Committee on Family Research (RC06): "Family and elder care," XVII International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, Gothenburg, Sweden, July 11-17, 2010., (2010 - 2010).
  • "Foreign-Born Elders and Participation in Physical Activity (Cynthia M. Cready (primary presenter), James H. Swan (also present), Keith Turner, Wil Nnandi Orakpo, Dale E. Yeatts), annual meeting and exposition of the American Public Health Association, Denver, Colorado, November 6-10, 2010., (2010 - 2010).
  • "Geographic Distance, Contact, and Family Perceptions of Quality Nursing Home Care" (Jennifer Dillman (primary presenter), Dale E. Yeatts, and Cynthia M. Cready (also present), session of Research Committee on Family Research (RC06): "Family and elder care," XVII International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, Gothenburg, Sweden, July 11-17, 2010., (2010 - 2010).
  • "Subjective and Objective Evaluations of Visual Health Among Older Adults" (Gina Mitzel, Cynthia M. Cready (presenter), Yi-Zhong Wang), annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 19-23, 2010., (2010 - 2010).
  • "Empowerment Among Nurse Aides: Effects on Burnout" (Cynthia M. Cready (also present), Shilpa Shashidhara (primary presenter), Dale E. Yeatts, Yuying Shen), annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, Georgia, November 18-22, 2009., (2009 - 2009).
  • "Consequences of Empowered CNA Teams in Long-Term Care" (with Dale E. Yeatts), presented on a digital library for physicians worldwide to access slide presentations on most updated research and clinical disorders, http://slideworld.org, 2008., (2008 - 2008).
  • "Creating Empowered Work Teams in Nursing Homes to Improve Resident Care and Employee Attitudes" (co-presenter with Dale E. Yeatts), NCOA-ASA Aging in America Conference, Washington, DC, March 27-30, 2008., (2008 - 2008).
  • "Family Perspectives of High Quality Nursing Home Care: An Analysis of Responses to an Open-Ended Question" (with Elizabeth Fawcett, Erin Lansmon-Winter, and Dale E. Yeatts), annual meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, March, 12-15, 2008., (2008 - 2008).
  • "Consequences of Empowered CNA Teams in Nursing Home Settings: A Longitudinal Assessment" (with Dale E. Yeatts), annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of Americas, San Francisco, California, November 16-20, 2007., (2007 - 2007).
  • "Creating Empowered Work Teams in Nursing Homes: How to Improve Resident Care and Employee Attitudes" (with Dale E. Yeatts), annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of Americas, San Francisco, California, November 16-20, 2007., (2007 - 2007).
  • "Conceptualizing Factors to Explain Fathers' Involvement with Children: Identity Theory, Models of Involvement, and Prior Research" (with Rudy Ray Seward, Leslie Stanley-Stevens, Donal G. Igoe, and Valerie Richardson), joint session of Research Committee on Social Psychology (RC42) and Research Committee on Family Research (RC06): "The Social Psychology of Family Life," XVI International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, Durban, South Africa, July 23-29, 2006., (2006 - 2006).
  • Invited Discussant, session of Research Committee on Family Research (RC06): "Fatherhood" (8 papers), XVI International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, Durban, South Africa, July 23-29, 2006., (2006 - 2006).
  • "Black Population Concentration and the Impact of Desegregation on Schooling in the Rural South," annual meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, San Antonio, Texas, April 16-19, 2003., (2003 - 2003).
  • "Self-Managed Work Teams in Nursing Homes: Empowering Nurse Aides and Improving Elder Care" (with Dale E. Yeatts), 2003 Joint Conference of The National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging, Chicago, Illinois, March 13-16, 2003., (2003 - 2003).
  • Invited Critic, "Author meets the Critics Session: Carl L. Bankston's (and Stephen J. Caldas') A Troubled Dream: The Promise and Failure of School Desegregation in Louisiana," annual meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, San Antonio, Texas, April 16-19, 2003., (2003 - 2003).
  • "A Pilot Study of CNA Teams: Early Findings and Lessons Learned" (with Dale E. Yeatts, Beth Ray, and Amy DeWitt), annual meeting of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Baltimore, Maryland, October 28-31, 2002., (2002 - 2002).
  • Discussant, "Health Risk and Poverty" session (3 papers), annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Chicago, Illinois, August 14-18, 2002., (2002 - 2002).
  • "Black Population Concentration and the Impact of Desegregation on Public School Funding/Spending in the U.S. Nonmetropolitan South: Conceptual Issues," 1999 Spencer Dissertation Fellows Winter Forum Workshop, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, February 25, 2000., (2000 - 2000).
  • "Black Population Concentration and the Impact of Desegregation on Public School Finances in the U.S. Nonmetro South: Conceptual Perspectives," annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Chicago, Illinois, August 4-8, 1999., (1999 - 1999).
  • "The Roles of Human and Social Capital in Geographic Mobility and Annual Earnings among Mexican Immigrants" (with Rogelio Saenz), annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Portland, Oregon, August 5-9, 1998., (1998 - 1998).
  • "Adios Aztlan: Mexican American Outmigration from the Southwest" (with Rogelio Saenz), annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Washington, DC, March 27-29, 1997., (1997 - 1997).
  • "The Impact of Desegregation on White Public School Enrollment in the U.S. Nonmetropolitan South, 1960-1990" (with Mark A. Fossett), annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 13-16, 1997., (1997 - 1997).
  • "The Nonmetro/Metro Context of Racial and Ethnic Outmarriage: Some Differences between African Americans and Mexican Americans" (with Rogelio Saenz), annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 9-13, 1997., (1997 - 1997).
  • "Nonmetro/Metro Differences in African-, Mexican-, and Native-American Outmarriage" (with Rogelio Saenz), annual meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, Houston, Texas, March 20-23, 1996., (1996 - 1996).
  • "The Southwest-Midwest Mexican American Migration Flows, 1985-1990" (with Rogelio Saenz), annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Des Moines, Iowa, August 15-18, 1996., (1996 - 1996).
  • "Competing Explanations of Illness Patterns in Developing and Developed Countries" (with Wm. Alex McIntosh and John K. Thomas), annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Pentagon City, Virginia, August 17-20, 1995., (1995 - 1995).
  • "Hispanic-Anglo Differentials in Men's Unemployment in Southwestern Nonmetropolitan Labor Markets, 1980," annual meeting of the Southern Demographic Association, Atlanta, Georgia, October 20-22, 1994., (1994 - 1994).
  • "Interdenominational Mobility in the United States: A Network Analysis," annual meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, San Antonio, Texas, March 30-April 2, 1994., (1994 - 1994).
  • "Mate Availability and Black Family Structure in the U.S. Nonmetropolitan South, 1960-1990" (with Mark A. Fossett and K. Jill Kiecolt), annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Miami, Florida, August 13-17, 1993., (1993 - 1993).
  • "School Desegregation and White Enrollment in Public Schools in the Nonmetropolitan South" (with Mark A. Fossett), annual meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, Austin, Texas, March18-21, 1992., (1992 - 1992).
  • "Hospital-to-Nursing Home Placement Delays: A Pilot Study" (with William G. Weissert and Susan DeCamp Freeze), annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 19, 1987., (1987 - 1987).
  • "The Impact of Community Based Long-Term Care on Subject Well-Being: 30 Years of Findings," (with William G. Weissert and James E. Pawelak), annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, November 19, 1987., (1987 - 1987).
  • Panelist, "Saving Energy in Residential Development," American Planning Association Southeastern Regional Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, October 1982., (1982 - 1982).

    • 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, 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).
  • 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, 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, 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).
  • 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, Funded. (2004 - 2007).

    • Sponsored Research

  • Catalano, D.E. (Principal), Brookes, J. (Co-Principal), Cready, C.M. (Supporting), "Long-term Training Grant in Rehabilitation Counseling," sponsored by Rehabilitation Services Administration, Federal, $1125875 Funded. (2015 - 2020).
  • Catalano, D.E. (Principal), Brookes, J. (Co-Principal), Cready, C.M. (Supporting), "Long-term Training Grant in Rehabilitation Counseling," sponsored by Rehabilitation Services Administration, Federal, Funded. (2015 - 2020).

Service

University Service

  • Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Graduate Admissions Committee. (August 2022 - Present).
  • Chairperson, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Personnel Affairs Committee-Merit Review. (September 2024 - December 2024).
  • Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, PAC-Tenure, Reappointment, and Promotion Committee. (2018 - 2024).
  • Member, CLASS, Department of Sociology, Personnel Affairs Committee-Merit Review. (2018 - 2024).
  • Chairperson, CLASS, Department of Sociology Ad-Hoc Student Grade Appeal Committee. (July 5, 2024 - July 15, 2024).
  • 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 (Staffed Department Booth (with a Faculty Colleague)), 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 (Faculty Judge), 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 (Faculty Judge), 7th Annual Federation Graduate Student Research Symposium, Texas Woman's University. (April 8, 2016).
  • Other (Associate Chair), CAS, Department of Sociology. (September 2013 - May 2015).
  • Other (Director of Graduate Studies & Graduate Faculty Advisor), 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 (Co-Chair), 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).

Public Service

  • Other (Reading Buddy), Communities in Schools. Denton, Texas. (October 2024 - Present).
  • Other (Leadership Group Mentor), Community In Schools North Texas. Denton, Texas. (December 2023 - Present).
  • Other (Volunteer), Seeds of Change. Denton, Texas. (2014 - 2015).
  • Other (Volunteer), Texercise Booth. Lewisville, Texas. (2006 - 2006).
  • Other (Volunteer), Texercise Fun Walk and Texercise Booth, Lewisville (Texas) Senior Information and Health Fair. (2006 - 2006).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, The Gerontologist (JIF: 5.0). (November 17, 2024 - November 17, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Textbook, Rowman & Littlefield Press. (March 19, 2024 - April 18, 2024).
  • 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 (Past President), 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 (President), 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 (President-Elect), 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 (Session Chair - Oral Presentation Paper Session - Social Inequalities in Mental Health and Illness), 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 (Session Chair - Interdisciplinary and Thematic Oral Presentation Paper Session - Crime and Punishment on U.S. Campuses), 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 (Session Chair - Oral Presentation Paper Session - E-Health (Electronic Health) and Informaticization of Medicine), 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 (Session Chair - Oral Presentation Paper Session - Medical Sociology), 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 (Past-President), 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 (Founding Chair), 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 (Session Co-Organizer and Co-Chair), International Sociological Association Committee on Sociology of Aging. (2013 - 2014).
  • Other (President), Southwestern Sociological Association. (2013 - 2014).
  • Other (President-Elect and Program Chair), Southwestern Sociological Association. (2012 - 2013).
  • Other (Session Organizer and Chair), Southwestern Sociological Association. (2012 - 2012).
  • Officer, Vice President, Southwestern Sociological Association. (2011 - 2012).
  • Other (Session Organizer and Chair), Southwestern Sociological Association. (2011 - 2011).
  • Other (Session Organizer and Chair), International Sociological Association Committee on Family Research. (2010 - 2010).
  • Other (Symposium Chair), International Conference on Parent Education and Parenting UNT College of Education Center for Parent Education. (2009 - 2009).
  • Other (Ad-Hoc Reviewer: Professional Meeting), International Conference on Parent Education and Parenting, UNT College of Education Center for Parent Education. (2008 - 2008).
  • Other (Ad-Hoc Reviewer: Professional Meeting), International Sociological Association Committee on Family Research. (2008 - 2008).
  • Other (Ad-Hoc Reviews: Professional Meeting), XVI ISA World Congress of Sociology, Research Committee on Family Research RC06. (2005 - 2005).