Micah Bailey-Arafah
EDUCATION
BA Sociology - University of Colorado Denver
M.Ed Educational Research - Cleveland State University
ABOUT
Research interests include: Life Course, Aging, Stress, Health Disparities, Obstetric Care, Poverty, Cumulative Dis/Advantage, Clinical Research, Curriculum and Instruction
mma194@case.edu
Amber Ndukwe
EDUCATION
B.A., Communication, Wheeling Jesuit University, M.A., Communication, University of Hartford, M.A., Sociology, Case Western Reserve University
ABOUT
Research interests include: Medical sociology (reproductive justice and women’s health), Social Inequalities (incarceration, race, human rights and criminology)
acb175@case.edu
Kate Freeman
EDUCATION
B.A., Psychology and Individualized Studies, Miami University; M.A., Sociology, Case Western Reserve University
ABOUT
Research interests include: Masculinities, medical sociology, gender and health disparities, critical and feminist theory, LGBTQ+ identity, social media content analysis, interdisciplinary, qualitative coding, intersectional perspectives.
kjf61@case.edu
Jarienn James
EDUCATION
LL.B., Bachelor of Laws, University of Guyana; LL.M., Master of Laws, Brooklyn Law School; J.D., Juris Doctor, New York Law School
ABOUT
Social Inequality (Racism, Immigrants, and Women), Ethical Responsibilities, Aging among mid-career and mid-life professionals
jxj786@case.edu
Colleen Kavanagh
EDUCATION
B.A., Religious Studies, University of Rochester; M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
ABOUT
Research interests include: Medical sociology, disability studies, stigma, reproduction, critical theory, research methods and narrative methods
colleen.kavanagh@case.edu
Zachary Milko
EDUCATION
B.A., Sociology & Research and Data Analytics, Baldwin Wallace University
ABOUT
Research interests include: Social inequality, medical sociology reproductive justice, gender (transgender and gender-diverse populations) and sexuality, activism/social movements, housing and poverty
zachary.milko@case.edu
Olugbenga Okunade
EDUCATION
BSc Sociology - University of Ibadan, Nigeria;
MSc African Development - The London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
ABOUT
Research interests include: Medical Sociology, Social Inequality, Development Studies, Migration and Diaspora Study.
ooo50@case.edu
John Whesu
EDUCATION
B.Sc., Sociology, Lagos State University, Lagos State, Nigeria
ABOUT
Research interests include: Medical Sociology, Social Inequality, Income inequality, Determinants of health, (Intergenerational) Wealth Inequality, Low-Income Populations, Family Demography & Fertility, Quality of life, Education, (Urban) Poverty.
jtw139@case.edu
Mofan Yang
EDUCATION
B.A. in History and Education, University of Northern Colorado; M.A. in Higher Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison
ABOUT
Recognition of international higher education credentials in the U.S.; immigrant women’s employment choices, lifestyle, and mobility within capitalist markets
mxy632@case.edu
