Momna Rani

Sociology
Doctoral Candidate
Teaching Fellow
Fields: Health & Aging, Immigrant Health, Women's Health, Quantitative Methods, Gender & Society

Sycamore 288T

Office Hours: W 1-5 appointment only (Spring 26)

Momna.Rani@unt.edu

Momna Rani
Education
M.Sc. in Sociology, 2019, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir- Graduated with Distinction; M.Phil., Sociology, 2022, Quaid-I-Azam University (Islamabad, Pakistan); Ph.D. in Sociology (ABD), University of North Texas
 
Master's Thesis Title
"Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Wellbeing Regarding Elderly Care among Youth in Islamabad."
 
Research Interests
Momna Rani interested in medical sociology, Quantitative methods, Digital Inequality, Public Health and Aging. She has passed her comprehensive exam and is preparing for her proposal defense.
 
Grants/Funded Awards
  • The Mark Fossett Outstanding Doctoral Paper Award, Southwestern Sociological Association 2025.
  • Graduate Student Representative (Nominated for 2025–2026), Southwestern Sociological Association.
  • Toulouse Graduate School Travel Award, University of North Texas – Awarded to support travel to academic conferences, 2025
  • College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Competitive Travel Grant, University of North Texas, 2024-2025
  • Dean/Voertman-Ardoin Liberal Arts Scholarship, 2025
  • Alvin C. Dorse Scholarship, Department of Sociology, UNT 2025
  • Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society Travel Award-2024
  • Lynne Killgore Scholarship, Department of Sociology, UNT 2024
  • TGS Summer Award, Toulouse Graduate School, University of North Texas, Summer 2024 
  • Graduate School Competitive Scholarship, 2023-2024
  • M.Phil. Graduate Fellowship, School of Sociology, Quaid-I-Azam University, 2020-2021
  • Gold Medal for Academic Excellence, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 2019
  • Laptop Award for Highest Academic Achievement, Higher Education Commission Pakistan.
  • Merit Scholarship, Higher Education Commission Pakistan.
Selected Publications
Rani, Momna. 2025. “The Development of Sociological Thought: A Critical Review of Robert K. Merton's Social Theory and Social Structure.” International Social Research Nexus (ISRN). Published.
 
Yeatts, Dale E., Paul E. Yeatts, Momna Rani, and Cynthia M. Cready. 2025. “Responding to the New Nursing Home Staffing Requirements: Focusing on Supervisor Support to Address Nurse Aide Shortages.” Journal of Applied Gerontology. Advance online publication. 
 
Ullah, Kefayat, Azizullah Jan, Momna Rani, Mansoor Ahmad, and Ihsan Ullah Khan. 2021. “Factors Affecting the Female Education in the Newly Merged District Bajaur of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.” PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 18(4):3136–3156. 
 
Rani, Momna, Azizullah Jan, Imran Sabir, and Mansoor Ahmad. 2020. “Understudies’ Acuities about Practices, Causes and Effect of Drug Usage at Five Different Educational Institutions of Pakistan.” Journal of Critical Reviews 7(18):4616–4623. 
 
Jan, D., D. Khan, and M. Rani. 2021. "Social and Religious Impact of Covid-19 in Quarantined Zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (Case Study of Ziarat Talash Lower Dir)."Journal of Religious Studies4(02):52-60. DOI:10.33195/journal. v4i02.334.