Biography
Michael Niño received his PhD from the University of North Texas in 2015, with emphases in Medical Sociology and Research Methods and Statistics. Professor Niño teaches courses in Latina/o Sociology, Medical Sociology, and Quantitative Methods and Statistics. His research agenda seeks to understanding of how immigration, race and racism, and incarceration shape population health disparities in the United States. Using large, nationally representative datasets, he is currently pursuing four lines of inquiry: (1) social and cultural determinants of Latina/o physical and mental health disparities, (2) health behaviors among Latina/os, (3) physiological consequences of parental incarceration, and (4) structural racism and health.
His research has been published in a number of academic journals such as the Journal of Health and Social Behaviors, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Journal of School Health, International Migration Review, Addictive Behaviors, and the Journal of Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.