University of North Texas 
Neha Jangeti
Sociology
Doctoral Candidate
Teaching Fellow
Fields: Organizations, Occupations, & Work (OOW); Reproductive Health; Medical Sociology
Sycamore 288M
Office Hours: Tu/Th 9-11, Zoom only (Spring 26)
Education
M.S., Sociology, 2023, University of North Texas; B.A., Political Science, 2011, Texas Tech University; B.A., History, 2011, Texas Tech University
Doctoral Dissertation Title
“Tubes Tied: A Qualitative Study on Low-Income Women on Medicaid Opting in for Sterilization
Procedures in Post-Roe Texas”
Master’s Thesis Title
Research Interests
Neha is a Doctoral Student and a Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas
Sociology Department. Her research areas include organizations, occupations & work
(OOW), reproductive health, and medical sociology. Currently, she is working on her
dissertation, a research study that examines the sterilization decision-making of
low-income women on Medicaid in post-Roe Texas. Using in-depth interviews, shadowing,
historical, and quantitative methods to examine sterilization, the research looks
at these individual decision-making processes within the context of structural inequalities
that shape access, care, and reproductive autonomy.
Grants/Funded Awards
The David Malone Scholarship, 2025–2026
Alvin C. Dorse Scholarship, 2024–2025
Toulouse Graduate School R.B. Toulouse Scholarship (for doctoral students), 2024–2025
Rudy Ray and Jean Ann Seward Scholarship, 2023–2024
Toulouse Graduate School Academic Achievement Scholarship, 2023–2024
Toulouse Graduate School Academic Achievement Scholarship, 2022–2023