This dissertation investigates the implications of student-teacher racial/ethnic matching on two educational outcomes. The fourth chapter investigates whether assignment[...]

Food consumption practices among different social groups get attention from sociology scholars because of their symbolic meanings. At the same time, food consumption prac[...]

African American men who have sex with men (MSM) and Trans Women have been considered the highest sexual risk group with new cases of HIV for over a decade. The purpose [...]

This dissertation explores the relationship between climate change, reproductive justice, and the prosperity of families, communities, and economies through a comprehensi[...]

This research examines media trust in China in the new Internet era. Cognitive consistency model and the model of knowledge gap and media trust are employed to explain th[...]

Despite an apparent sea change in public attitudes regarding sexual orientation, contemporary qualitative research demonstrates stereotypes persist towards gay men, in tu[...]

My research examines the adoption and diffusion of marriage equality policies in states across the US. I analyze how gender equality and reproductive technology reshape n[...]

This dissertation explores the impact of diversity, intersectionality, and diversity management on job satisfaction within the federal workforce. The three constituent st[...]

The purpose of this study was to investigate how student athletes’ choice in major is influenced by coaches, advisors, peers, and instructors and how these influences con[...]

In the current technologically advanced global economy, the role of human capital and education cannot be over-emphasized. Since almost all great inventions in the world [...]