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Education
| 2015 – 2020 | Ph.D., Sociology, University of North Texas |
| Dissertation (in progress): The Role of Native American Youth in Fostering Community Resilience, under Prof. Gary Webb
Concentrations: Emergency Management & Disaster Science; Global & Comparative Sociology |
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| 2011 – 2013 | M.A., Sociology, Texas Tech University |
| Thesis: “I Want My Kids To Have Great Sex”: A Qualitative Inquiry Into Conservative Christian Homes, under Prof. Patricia Maloney | |
| Graduate Minor: Political Science | |
| 2004 – 2007 | B.A., Sociology, Texas Tech University |
| Thesis: Rape Myth Acceptance in Modern America, under Prof. Julie Harms Cannon |
Publications
Published Manuscripts
Dent, Lauren, Patricia Maloney and Tanja Karp. 2018. “Self-Efficacy Development among Students Enrolled in an Engineering Service-Learning Section” International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering. 13(2): 25-44. (Download PDF here)
Dent, Lauren and Patricia Maloney. 2017. “Evangelical Christian parents’ attitudes towards abstinence-based sex education: ‘I want my kids to have great sex!’” Sex Education. 17(2): 149-164. (View on Publisher Website)
Maloney, Patricia, Lauren Dent and Tanja Karp. 2013. “A New Method of Assessing the Effects of a Service-Learning Class on Engineering Undergraduate Students.” International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering. Special Issue (Opportunities and Barriers to Integrating Service Learning into Engineering Education): 29-47. (Download PDF here)
Under Revision
Dent, Lauren. “African Governance as a Determinant for International Emergency Response Aid.” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters.
Academic Appointments
University of Texas at Arlington
| Aug 2020 – Present | Adjunct Assistant Professor |
University of North Texas
| Aug 2015 – Present | Robert B. Toulouse Graduate Fellow |
| Aug 2017 – Present | Teaching Fellow, Department of Sociology |
| May 2017 – Present | Research Assistant, Emergency Management & Disaster Science |
| May 2017 – Aug 2017 | Research Assistant, Geography |
Texas Tech University
| Aug 2014 – Aug 2015 | Instructor, Raider Ready Freshman Seminar |
| Aug 2013 – Aug 2015 | Academic Advisor, Department of Political Science |
| May 2013 – Aug 2013 | Academic Advisor, University Advising |
| Jan 2011 – May 2013 | Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology |
Teaching and Research Interests
Sociology of disasters and emergency management; Indigenous peoples and Native Nations; Global stratification and development; Marriage and family; Higher education; Quantitative/qualitative methods and research design; Sociological theory.
Recent Teaching Experience
Courses Developed and Taught independently (face-to-face):
UNT, Sociology Capstone (SOCI 4990), Spring 2020
UNT, Qualitative Sociological Methods (SOCI 3240), Fall 2019
UNT, Sociology of Disasters (SOCI 3560), Fall 2018, 2019
UNT, Developing Societies (SOCI 4160), Spring 2019
UNT, Marriage and Family (SOCI 3000), Spring 2018
Texas Tech University, Raider Ready: Freshman Seminar (IS1100), Fall 2014 & 2015
Online Instruction
UTA, Introduction to Popular Culture (SOCI 1510), Fall 2020 & Spring 2021
UNT, Sociological Theory (SOCI 3200), Fall 2018 & Spring 2019, 2020
UNT, Sociology of Disasters (SOCI 3560), Fall 2017
UNT, Marriage and Family (SOCI 3000), Summer 2019
