Dr. Bridget Goosby

Professor

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Biography

Bridget Goosby is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. She completed her Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University. Her research primarily focuses on health disparities, race and ethnicity, biosociology and biodemography, and the life course. Goosby has contributed to noteworthy collaborative research efforts that utilize innovative methodological approaches to examine how social marginalization and racism shape health risks in targeted populations across the life course. She currently leads a national mixed-method study funded by the Spencer Foundation, investigating health profiles and racism experiences among black women faculty in tenure-track positions. Her work has been published in leading venues, including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Annual Review of Sociology, and Social Science & Medicine. Goosby is also the co-director of the LifeHD Health Disparities Research Lab and has received research funding from prominent organizations such as the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Spencer Foundation.

Research Interests

Courses

UGS 302 • Race, Ethnicity, Health

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

General requirements for the Graduate School at UT Austin apply to all programs unless otherwise specified.