Jessica Casimir

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Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Anthropology and Sociology

102B McKee Building

Biography

Dr. Jessica Casimir is an Assistant Professor of Sociology. She is a medical sociologist and qualitative health researcher who explores the intersections of chronic illness, disability, and structural inequities in healthcare and society. Dr. Casimir’s research critically examines the social determinants of health, with a focus on racial, gendered, and class disparities in chronic disease management, aging, and women's health.

Education

  • Ph D, University of Florida
  • MS, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
  • BS, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Teaching Interests

SOC 103: Human Society<br>SOC 245: Social Inequality<br>SOC 326: Sociology of Gender<br>SOC 373: Globalization<br>SOC 380: Ethnographic Research Methods<br>SOC 456: Medical Sociology

Research Interests

Political Economy of Health<br>Social Determinants of Health<br>Aging, Weathering, and the Life Course<br>Maternal Health & Reproductive Justice<br>Narrative Medicine & Patient Storytelling<br>Doctor-Patient Dynamics & Healthcare Institutions