University of North Texas 
Dannielle Branam
Sociology
Doctoral Student
Teaching Fellow
Fields: Inequality, Poverty, Mobility, and Sociology of Education
Sycamore 288N
Master’s Thesis Title
“Hope’s Relationship to Age in the United States”
Research Interests
Dannielle is broadly interested in social factors affecting attitudes toward the future.
Her master’s thesis focused on the attitude of hope, while future work will likely
expand to include educational/occupational aspirations and the fear of change. She
is a quantitative researcher with additional interests in the sociology of Indigenous
Peoples and Native Nations.
Grants/Funded Awards
Lynn Killgore Scholarship, 2023-2024
Kaneubbe scholarship, 2023-2024
Rudy Ray and Jean Ann Seward Scholarship, 2024-2025