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Christie Sennott is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology. Her research addresses how social, cultural, and structural factors shape sexual reproductive health, maternal and child health, and family formation. She considers how gender and gender inequality shape these processes and has analyzed related questions in contexts such as the United States, South Korea, China, India, sub-Saharan Africa, and Malawi. Her mixed methods research combines robust statistical analyses of large-scale longitudinal databases with in-depth interview data. Sennott's research training has been supported by organizations including the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Institute of International Education, American Association of University Women, and the National Institutes of Health. Her work has appeared in high-impact journals such as Demography, Social Problems, Journal of Marriage and Family, Gender & Society, and Population and Development Review. She has received research and teaching awards, including the Excellence in Discovery and Creative Endeavors Award and the Kenneth T. Kofmehl Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award from the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University. Currently, she serves as the Principal Investigator of an R21 Exploratory/Developmental Grant funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development that focuses on reproductive healthcare deserts and inequalities in maternal and infant health.
Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN
Teaching and conducting research in the Department of Sociology.
GRE is not required.