Tristen Clifton

Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
616.395.7133clifton@hope.edu
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Sociologist Dr. Tristen Clifton亚洲色吧檚 scholarship broadly focuses on health inequality and gender stratification. More specifically, Dr. Clifton studies how childhood adversity impacts health along the life course, and the link between religious affiliation and social stratification. As a Hope undergraduate, Dr. Clifton participated in research within the Department of Sociology and Social Work.

She began teaching at Hope in 2023. Her courses to date have included Introduction to Sociology, Gender and Society, and Cultural Anthropology.

During her graduate training, Dr. Clifton served for a year as an action research associate with the Heart of Texas Human Trafficking Coalition.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Health inequality
  • Gender stratification
  • The life course
  • Sociology of religion

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., sociology, Baylor University, 2024
  • B.A., sociology & Spanish, Hope College, 2018

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • 亚洲色吧淩eligious Affiliation and Debt Among U.S. Households,亚洲色吧 with Mackenzie Brewer and Laura Upenieks, Social Science Research, 2024
  • 亚洲色吧淩eligious Affiliation and Women亚洲色吧檚 Receipt of Person-Centered Contraceptive Care: Evidence from the National Survey of Family Growth, 2017亚洲色吧2019,亚洲色吧 with Mackenzie Brewer, Contraception, 2023
  • 亚洲色吧淚nfluence of Role Models and Unstructured Relationship on Changes in Medical Student Character, Medical-Specific Empathy, and General Empathy,亚洲色吧 with Aaron Franzen, Medical Research Archives, 2023
  • 亚洲色吧淭he Impact of COVID-19 on Emotional Wellbeing: The Role of Socializing Activity Changes and Attitudes in the United States,亚洲色吧 presentation with Xi Zhu and Richie Li at Southwestern Social Science Association conference, 2022
  • 亚洲色吧淭echnology as a Mechanism for the Normalization of Living with Mental Illness,亚洲色吧 presentation at Southwestern Social Science Association virtual conference, 2021

OUTSIDE THE COLLEGE

Dr. Clifton loves all things flowers, a crisp Coca-Cola and anything freshly baked. She can be found chasing after her two young children alongside her husband, Ben. She enjoys attempting to bake with children around, reading nonfiction and spending time with her community.

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Tristen Clifton

Phone Number616.395.7133

Van Zoeren Hall Room 295A 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
Van Zoeren Hall Room 295A 41 Graves Place Holland MI 49423