University of North Texas 
Dale Yeatts
Sociology
Professor
Fields: Medical Sociology, Environmental Sociology, Social Gerontology, Complex Organizations
Sycamore 288J
Office Hours: W 11:30-1:30 (Spring 2025)
Education
Ph.D., 1984, University of Virginia
Research Interests
Dr. Dale Yeatts' overarching research interest is health care. Within the medical
sociology field, he is currently submitting research findings based on a qualitative
study of social determinants of health. His publications on environmental sociologyfocus on practices and policies that protect the environment. Within the field of
social gerontology, he has focused on nursing home care and nurse aides. Within the
area of complex organizations, he has centered his attention on self-managed work
teams.
Selected Publications
Yeatts, D., Tiwari, C., Coleman, S., Yeatts, M., Sobering, K. (2025). "A qualitative
study of unplanned hospital readmissions: Patient perspectives on their hospital to
home transition." Nursing Reports, 15(6) 1-13.(2-year impact factor 2.4; article reviews as of Dec 1, 2025: 1,902)
Yeatts, D., Yeatts, P., Rani, M. Cready, C. (2025). "Responding to the new long-term care staffing requirements: Focusing on supervisor support to address nurse aide shortages." Journal of Applied Gerontology, 44(12) 1981–1989. (5-yr impact factor: 2.956)
Yeatts, D., Cooksey, C. & Messenger, L. (2023). "The sociology of sustainable development: A focus on communities." In M. Zafirovski (Ed.), International handbook of economic sociology (X ed., pp. X - X ). Routledge: New York, New York.
Yeatts, D. E., Seckin, G., Shen, Y., Thompson, M., Auden, D., Cready, C. M. (2018). “Burnout among direct-care workers in nursing homes: Influences of organizational, work place, interpersonal and personal characteristics.” Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27, 11-12, 3652-3665; (DOI) - 10.1111/jocn.14267 (impact factor: 4.423). (cited in at least 77 publications as of November, 2025).