Sociology Faculty Publications and Presentations
Submissions from 2023
Social Spending, Poverty, and Immigration: A Systematic Analysis of Welfare State Effectiveness and Nativity in 24 Upper- and Middle-Income Democracies, Amie Bostic and Allen Hyde
A Review of Literature on the Usage of Low-Cost Sensors to Measure Particulate Matter, Amit U. Raysoni, Sai Deepak Pinakana, Esmeralda Mendez, Dawid Wladyka, Katarzyna Sepielak, and Owen Temby
Race, Gender, and Nativity in the Southwest Economy: An Intersectional Approach to Income Inequality, Salvatore J. Restifo, Igor Ryabov, and Bienvenido Ruiz
Submissions from 2022
Observing many researchers using the same data and hypothesis reveals a hidden universe of uncertainty, Nate Breznau, Eike Mark Rinke, Alexander Wuttke, Hung H. V. Nguyen, Muna Adem, Jule Adriaans, Amalia Alvarez-Benjumea, Henrik K. Andersen, Daniel Auer, and Amie Bostic
Towards a Transformative Curriculum: Critical Resources in a Social Studies Classroom, Cecile Caddel
Severe Weather Warnings: An Interdisciplinary Approach, William Donner, Havidan Rodriguez, Jerald Brotzge, and Walter Diaz
A comparative study of intimate partner violence among U.S.-born and foreign-born Hispanic women, Luis Enrique Espinoza, Lucas Enrique Espinoza, Jennifer L. Talleff, Rosalva Resendiz, Leticia Nevarez Zavala, and Kathleen Ayako Anangwe
Racial-Ethnic Disparities Between Sex Education and Contraceptive Use Method at the Last Sexual Encounter Among Adolescent Females in the USA, Luis Enrique Espinoza, Jennifer L. Talleff, Lucas Enrique Espinoza, and Rebecca Rouse
Subtitling speed in Media Accessibility research: some methodological considerations, Nazaret Fresno and Katarzyna Sepielak
Social Connectedness, Physical Distancing, and Anxiety in Complying with Shelter-In-Place Orders and Advisories during the Once-In-A-Century COVID-19 Pandemic in the US: A Study of Social Media and Internet Users, Dean Kyne, Candace Robledo, Cliff Clark, Ruby Charak, Meliha Salahuddin, and Jay Morrow
Using Low-Cost Sensors to Assess PM2.5 Concentrations at Four South Texan Cities on the U.S.—Mexico Border, Esmeralda Mendez, Owen Temby, Dawid Wladyka, Katarzyna Sepielak, and Amit U. Raysoni
The Parental Factors that Impact Hispanics’ Post-Secondary Education Completion, Marlee Olivarez, Luis Enrique Espinoza, Lucas Enrique Espinoza, Jennifer L. Talleff, Veronica L. Romero, Leticia Nevarez Zavala, and Allison Ray Reagan
Classic Liberal Philosophers and their Contributions to Democracy & Justice: Discourses on Freedom, Equality, Reason, Democracy & Justice: Discourses on Freedom, Equality, Reason, and Law, Rosalva Resendiz, Lucas E. Espinoza, and Luis E. Espinoza
Language proficiency and use of interpreters/translators in fieldwork: a survey of US-based anthropologists and sociologists, Katarzyna Sepielak, Dawid Wladyka, and William Yaworsky
Submissions from 2021
Immigrant region of origin, divorce, and remarriage in the United States, Igor Ryabov
Submissions from 2020
Football for all: the quality of the live closed captioning in the Super Bowl LII, Nazaret Fresno, Katarzyna Sepielak, and Maciej Krawczyk
The Enthymemes of Supporting President Trump: Explaining the Association Between Structural Location, Supporting the President, and Agreeing With Online Extremism, James Hawdon, Matthew Costello, Colin Bernatzky, and Salvatore J. Restifo
Empirical evaluation of disaster preparedness for hurricanes in the Rio Grande Valley, Dean Kyne, Leslie Cisneros, Josue Delacruz, Bianca Lopez, Cristina Madrid, Rebecca Moran, Alma Provencio, Felix Ramos, and Maria Fernanda Silva
Submissions from 2019
Skin in the Game: Colorism and the Subtle Operation of Stereotypes in Men’s College Basketball, Steven L. Foy and Rashawn Ray
Racial/Ethnic Hierarchy and Urban Labor Market Inequality: Four Poignant Historical Cases, Salvatore J. Restifo, Vincent J. Roscigno, and Lora A. Phillips
Parental Incarceration and Social Status Attainment of Hispanic Young Adults, Igor Ryabov
Physical violence and vulnerable adolescents: the roles of school climate and presence of similar peers, Igor Ryabov
Entry and Stability of Cross-National Marriages in the United States, Igor Ryabov and Yuanting Zhang
Entry and Stability of Cross-National Marriages in the United States, Igor Ryabov and Yuanting Zhang
Unsung interpreters: the jumbled practice of language translation in contemporary field research – a study of anthropological field sites in the Arab League countries, Katarzyna Sepielak, Dawid K. Wladyka, and William Yaworsky
Submissions from 2018
Ethnicity, income, and disaster preparedness in Deep South Texas, United States, William Donner and Jessica Lavariega-Montforti
Asthma Predictors Influence on Self-management Asthma Education Status, Luis Enrique Espinoza, Lucas Enrique Espinoza, Michaela LaNay Wilson, and Tracy E. Denton
Challenges From and Beyond Symptomatology: Stereotype Threat in Young Adults With ADHD, Steven L. Foy
Nourish the soul or damage the body? Belief in the connection between Christian moral failure and diminished health, Steven L. Foy and Collin W. Mueller
The Rise of Rational Choice Theory as a Scientific/Intellectual Movement in Sociology, Steven L. Foy, Cyrus Schleifer, and Edward A. Tiryakian
Kyne–Donner Model of Authority’s Recommendation and Hurricane Evacuation Decisions: A Study of Hypothetical Hurricane Event in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Dean Kyne and William Donner
Who Will Stay, Who Will Leave: Decision-Making of Residents Living in Potential Hurricane Impact Areas During a Hypothetical Hurricane Event in the Rio Grande Valley, Dean Kyne, Arlett Sophia Lomeli, William Donner, and Erika Zuloaga
The Relative Influence of Legal Pressure on Outcomes in a Rehabilitation Aftercare Drug Court, Bienvenido Ruiz, Billy J. Ulibarrí, Arlett Sophia Lomeli, Ramon S. Guerra, and Rolando R. Longoria
Childhood Obesity and Academic Outcomes in Young Adulthood, Igor Ryabov
Beyond America: Cross-national Context and the Impact of Religious Versus Secular Organizational Membership on Self-rated Health, Laura Upeniks, Steven L. Foy, and Andrew Miles
Submissions from 2017
The Shade of a Criminal Record: Colorism, Incarceration, and External Racial Classification, Steven L. Foy, Victor Ray, and Ashley Hummel
Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies in the USA, Dean Kyne
Phenotypic Variations in Violence Involvement: Results from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, Igor Ryabov
Recent Demographic Change in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas: The Importance of Domestic Migration, Igor Ryabov and Stephen M. Merino
Queries to Google Search as Predictors of Migration Flows from Latin America to Spain, Dawid K. Wladyka
The Impact of Researchers’ Perceptions of Insecurity and Organized Crime on Fieldwork in Central America and Mexico, Dawid Wladyka and William Yaworsky
Submissions from 2016
Hernandez v. Texas: The Fight for Mexican American Rights, Lucas Enrique Espinoza and Luis Enrique Espinoza
Emerging Environmental Justice Issues in Nuclear Power and Radioactive Contamination, Dean Kyne and Bob Bolin
Inter-Group Perceptions and Representations in Two Barcelona Neighbourhoods: Poble Sec and Sagrada Família Compared, Ricard Morén-Alegret, Albert Mas, and Dawid K. Wladyka
Conspicuous consumption among Hispanics: Evidence from the Consumer Expenditure Survey, Igor Ryabov
In Search of Popularity: Non-Conforming Reputations of Hispanic Adolescent Graffiti Writers, Igor Ryabov
Post-migration Experiences of Female Immigrant Spouses from the Former Soviet Union, Igor Ryabov
Post-Migration Experiences of Female Immigrant Spouses from the Former Soviet Union, Igor Ryabov
Synchronization Techniques in Multilingual Fiction: Voiced-Over Films in Poland, Katarzyna Sepielak
Submissions from 2015
Public Exposure to U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Plants Induced Disasters, Dean Kyne
A Longitudinal Study of Human Exposure to Potential Nuclear Power Plant Risk, Dean Kyne and Jason T. Harris
The Role of Residential Segregation in Explaining Racial Gaps in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity, Igor Ryabov
The Role of Residential Segregation in Explaining Racial Gaps in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity, Igor Ryabov
Submissions from 2014
Emotions and Affect as Source, Outcome and Resistance to Inequality, Steven Foy, Robert Freeland, Andrew Miles, Kimberly B. Rogers, and Lynn Smith-Lovin
Phenotyping and Adolescence-to-Adulthood Transitions Among Latinos, Igor Ryabov and Franklin W. Goza
Translation techniques in voiced-over multilingual feature movies, Katarzyna Sepielak
Synchrony in the voice-over of Polish fiction genres, Katarzyna Sepielak and Anna Matamala
Submissions from 2013
The Tornado Warning Process: A Review of Current Research, Challenges, and Opportunities, Jerry Brotzge and William Donner
Colorism and School-to-Work and School-to-College Transitions of African American Adolescents, Igor Ryabov
The Influence of Meaning-making after Spousal Loss on Trajectories of Psychological Distress, Wendy B. Young and Steven L. Foy
Submissions from 2012
Tornado Warnings in Three Southern States: A Qualitative Analysis of Public Response Patterns, William Donner, Havidan Rodriguez, and Walter Diaz
Remittance Activity among Brazilians in the US and Canada, Igor Ryabov
Visualizing Modernity: The Appeal of Cross-Border Healthcare Providers Along the Texas-Mexico Border, Geoffrey Schwarz and Victor Martinez
Submissions from 2011
The role of community health workers in combating type 2 diabetes in the rio grande valley, Igor Ryabov and Chad Richardson
Submissions from 2010
Cross-border utilization of health care: evidence from a population-based study in south Texas, Dejun Su, Chad Richardson, Ming Wen, and Jose A. Pagan
Submissions from 2009
Adolescents’ Educational Outcomes: Racial and Ethnic Variations in Peer Network Importance, Franklin Goza and Igor Ryabov
Submissions from 2007
The political ecology of disaster: An analysis of factors influencing U.S. tornado fatalities and injuries, 1998–2000, William Donner
Submissions from 2005
Managerial networking of public and private sector: a study of Thai executives, Dean Kyne