Introduction to Health Inequalities: A Social Science Approach

Dr. Miranda Reiter is an associate professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where she is the coordinator of the medical sociology minor for the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. She teaches a variety of courses, including social statistics, social research, health and society, and health inequalities. She earned her PhD from Utah State University and worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at Sam Houston State University. As a social epidemiologist, she studies how social processes and factors impact the health of groups and individuals and contribute to health inequalities. Most of her research focuses on health disparities related to race and other social categories. She is devoted to social justice and is involved with inclusion and diversity efforts at her university, and she is a past President of the North Carolina Sociological Association.
 

Dr. Abby Reiter is an assistant professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where she teaches a variety of courses, including an introduction to sociology, sociological writing and rhetoric, exploring masculinities, and sociological theory. She cocreated a course on race and racism, and a course devoted to feminist theories. She earned her PhD from George Mason University. Her research typically uses a qualitative or mixed methodology to examine experiences with, and manifestations of, various types of interpersonal and institutional oppression, such as racism, heteronormativity, and sexism, and the maintenance of power associated with these systems. She is involved with social justice and inclusion initiatives at the university. She is a member of multiple boards and committees devoted to advancing sociological knowledge, and she is the current President-Elect of the North Carolina Sociological Association.