Dannielle BranamDoctoral StudentTeaching FellowFields: Inequality, Poverty, Mobility, and Sociology of EducationSociologyGraduate StudentsDannielle.Branam@unt.edu Sycamore 288N

Graduate StudentsSociology 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