Faculty Profile

Cynthia Cready

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Sociology
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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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





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
SOCI 6301.001, Intermediate Statistics  Multiple Regression Analysis and Related Methods in Sociology, Spring 2024 
SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Spring 2024 Syllabus
SOCI 4900.703, Special Problems, Spring 2024 Syllabus
SOCI 5260.001, Topics in Sociology, Spring 2024 


          
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  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5210.601, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 4900.702, Special Problems, Fall 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Summer 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6301.001, Intermediate Statistics  Multiple Regression Analysis and Related Methods in Sociology, Spring 2023  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5260.001, Topics in Sociology, Spring 2023  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2022  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5210.601, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2022  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 3280.001, Quantitative Data Analysis, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021 
                    

                    SOCI 3996.701, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Fall 2021 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2021  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5210.601, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2021  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 3280.001, Quantitative Data Analysis, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2021 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Summer 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021 
                    

                    SOCI 6301.001, Intermediate Statistics  Multiple Regression Analysis and Related Methods in Sociology, Spring 2021  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2020  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5210.601, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 3280.001, Quantitative Data Analysis, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2020 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    SOCI 5900.704, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2019 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2019  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5210.601, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2019  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Fall 2019 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.001, Quantitative Data Analysis, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W2 2019 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2019 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W1 2019 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Summer 10W 2019 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Summer 8W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2019 
                    

                    SOCI 6301.001, Intermediate Statistics  Multiple Regression Analysis and Related Methods in Sociology, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Spring 2019 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 3280.950, Quantitative Data Analysis, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2018 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Fall 2018 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.001, Quantitative Data Analysis, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2018 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2018 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Spring 2018 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6200.001, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6200.791, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2018 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2017 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Fall 2017 
                    

                    SOCI 6500.004, Seminar on Social Organization and Disorganization, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6900.793, Special Problems, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6910.703, Special Problems, Fall 2017 
                    

                    SOCI 6910.705, Special Problems, Fall 2017 
                    

                    SOCI 5260.004, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2017 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Summer 10W 2017 
                    

                    SOCI 5900.701, Special Problems, Summer 8W1 2017 
                    

                    SOCI 5900.701, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2017 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2017 
                    

                    SOCI 6940.702, Individual Research, Spring 2017 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Spring 2017 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 3280.950, Quantitative Data Analysis, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6200.002, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6200.792, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Fall 2016 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.002, Quantitative Data Analysis, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2016 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Summer 8W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5900.701, Special Problems, Summer 8W1 2016 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2016 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6200.001, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2015 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6500.004, Seminar on Social Organization and Disorganization, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 6500.794, Seminar on Social Organization and Disorganization, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5260.004, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 5260.794, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Summer 8W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    AGER 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2015 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2015 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.001, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2015 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.791, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2015 
                    

                    AGER 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Fall 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SOCI 6900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W2 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.900, Quantitative Data Analysis, Summer 8W1 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    AGER 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Spring 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.002, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2014 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.792, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2014 
                    

                    AGER 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2013 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2013 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2013 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2013 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Fall 2013 
                    

                    SOCI 3280.001, Quantitative Data Analysis, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    AGER 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2013 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2013 
                    

                    AGER 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2013 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Spring 2013 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.002, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2013 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.792, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2013 
                    

                    SOCI 5900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    AGER 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 6500.003, Seminar on Social Organization and Disorganization, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 6500.793, Seminar on Social Organization and Disorganization, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 6900.702, Special Problems, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 4260.001, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SOCI 5260.003, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 5260.793, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2012 
                    

                    AGER 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.001, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2012 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.791, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2012 
                    

                    AGER 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 6500.002, Seminar on Social Organization and Disorganization, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 6500.792, Seminar on Social Organization and Disorganization, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 6900.702, Special Problems, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 4260.004, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SOCI 5260.003, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 5260.793, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.030, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Spring 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Spring 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.001, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.005, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.791, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2011 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Fall 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 6500.002, Seminar on Social Organization and Disorganization, Fall 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 6500.792, Seminar on Social Organization and Disorganization, Fall 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 5260.003, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 5260.793, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 6900.701, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.030, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Spring 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Spring 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.001, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.791, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2010 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2009 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2009 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2009 
                    

                    SOCI 4880.001, Quantitative Methods of Social Research, Fall 2009 
                    

                    SOCI 4260.003, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2009 
                    

                    SOCI 6900.791, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2009 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2009 
                    

                    SOCI 4880.002, Quantitative Methods of Social Research, Spring 2009 
                    

                    SOCI 4880.004, Quantitative Methods of Social Research, Spring 2009 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 4260.006, Topics in Sociology, Fall 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 6900.701, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 6900.791, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.030, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.001, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.002, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.791, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.792, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SOCI 4880.001, Quantitative Methods of Social Research, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SOCI 6900.702, Special Problems, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SOCI 6900.792, Special Problems, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SOCI 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 4880.001, Quantitative Methods of Social Research, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 4880.004, Quantitative Methods of Social Research, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 4900.702, Special Problems, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 5900.702, Special Problems, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 6900.702, Special Problems, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Summer 10W 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Summer 10W 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 5900.702, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Spring 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 4880.003, Quantitative Methods of Social Research, Spring 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.001, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.791, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2006 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2005 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2005 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Fall 2005 
                    

                    SOCI 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Spring 2005 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.001, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2005 
                    

                    SOCI 6200.791, Seminar on Research Methods, Spring 2005 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.001, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2004 
                    

                    SOCI 5210.791, INTRO SOCIAL STAT, Fall 2004 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
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. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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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).
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. (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2020).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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