Dr. Jennifer Tabler
Sociology
Associate Professor
Academic Credits
Ph.D., 2016, University of Utah, Sociology.
M.S., 2013, University of Utah, Sociology.
B.A., 2010, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) summa cum laude, Sociology.
Academic Positions
- University of Wyoming, Sociology Program, Assistant Professor (2018-Present)
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, department of Sociology and Anthropology, Assistant Professor (2016-2018)
Classes Taught
- Medical Sociology
- Sociology of Aging
- Social Inequality
- Sociology of Gender
- Sociology of Aging
- Research Methods
- Race/Ethnicity and Health
Research Interests
- Medical Sociology
- Life Course Research
- Aging
- Quantitative Methods
- Women’s Health
- Health Disparities
- Survey Research
Research Experience
Dr. Tabler is a medical sociologist who studies mental health across the life course. Her community-based, interdisciplinary work focuses on health disparities among underserved populations. Her recent grants and projects have focused on improving predictive modeling of infectious disease spread in rural environments, rural food insecurity, and rural LGBTQ+ community resilience.
