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CSDE Research Areas:

• Health of People and Populations
• Wellbeing of Families and Households

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Joshua Tom received his doctorate in sociology from Baylor University, and spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. He conducts research in the areas of race and ethnicity, religion, and marriage and family. His work has been published in Social Science Research, Sociological Perspectives, Sociological Spectrum, and Journal of Family Issues.