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Athena Owirodu


Areas of Interest:

Health and Illness/Medical Sociology, Demography, Work, Occupations and Labor Market

Education

BSA Biochemistry, Minor in Sociology, University of Texas 2020

Recent Publications

  • Cavanagh, Shannon, Athena Owirodu, and Lindsay Bing. Forthcoming. “Mothering while Sick: Poor Maternal Health and the Educational Attainment of Young Adults.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

Recent Conference Presentations

  • Owirodu, Athena. 2024. “Uncovering Health Disparities Across Generation Status: The Role of Wealth Among the U.S. Black Diaspora” Presentation at the Annual Meeting of Population Association of America, Colombus, OH, in April.
  • Cavanagh, Shannon, Athena Owirodu, and Lindsay Bing. 2023. “Mothering while Sick: Poor Maternal Health and the Educational Attainment of Young Adults.” Presentation at the Annual Meeting of Population Association of America, New Orleans, LA in April.

Contact

Office: 272 Hamilton Hall (soon to be Pauli Murray Hall)
athena.owirodu@unc.edu
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Address

The Department of Sociology
University of North Carolina
155 Hamilton (soon to be Pauli Murray*)Hall
CB #3210
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210

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Contact

Email: sociology@unc.edu                                    Phone: (919) 962-1007
Fax: (919) 962-7568

*Though the Sociology Department uses the name Pauli Murray Hall for our building, on official maps you will find it as Hamilton Hall. In July 2020, all of the departments housed in the building agreed to adopt the name Pauli Murray Hall because of Professor Hamilton’s role in shaping history for the benefit of white supremacy and Murray’s legacy of advocacy for the rights of all members of society. An official request with the Chancellor is pending. For more information, please see here.