Stephanie Clark
MA Program
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Sara Grineski
Thesis: Children's school performance and exposure to air pollutants.
Post MA in Sociology
PhD Program: Yes, I am in my 2nd year of a sociology PhD program at Northeastern and am funded under a t32 training grant. I am currently in coursework and am working on my first comprehensive exam, and am working on multiple research projects (a review of EJ literature on urban water systems, physician’s perceptions of environmental health in Puerto Rico).
Publications:
- Can economic deprivation protect health? Paradoxical multilevel effects of poverty on Hispanic children's wheezing.
- Social disparities in children's respiratory health in El Paso, Texas.
- Residential exposure to air toxics is linked to lower GPAs among school children.
- Health status and residential exposure to air toxics: what are that effects on children's academic achievement?
- School based exposure to hazardous air pollutants and grade point average: a multilevel study.
- Ambient concentrations of metabolic disrupting chemicals and children's academic achievement in El Paso, Texas.
How has the MA in Sociology program prepared you? Yes, absolutely. Coursework and my RA/TA experiences set me up for my PhD program, and taught me how to balance research and coursework. The RA-ship also helped me learn how to do statistical analyses and write and co-author articles.
Organization memberships:
- American Sociological Association.
- Social Science and Environmental Health Research Institute.
Future Goals: Pursue tenure track positions in sociology departments.
Education
BA- Sociology minor in Anthropology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2013
MA- Sociology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2015
Email: clark.stepha@husky.neu.edu
Favorite Memory
Department events, conferences, RA-ships.