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Dee Ferguson

Dee Ferguson

PhD Graduate Student

Research Interests: Sexual Behaviors, Health Outcomes, Epigenetics

Education:

  • A.A. Business Administration, University of North Georgia
  • B.A. in Sociology, University of North Georgia (Summa Cum Laude)
  • M.A. in Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Publications:

  • Thomeer, Mieke B., Joseph D. Wolfe, Dee Ferguson, Rin Renzek, and Rui Cao. 2024. “Childbearing Histories and Midlife Cognition: A Research Report.” The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Online First.
  • Thomeer, Mieke Beth, Joseph D Wolfe, Dee Ferguson, Rin Reczek, and Rui Cao. 2024. “Childbearing Histories and Midlife Cognition: Accounting for Early Life Factors.” The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 79(12)177.
  • Thomeer, Mieke B., Rin Reczek, Dee Ferguson and Rui Cao. 2024. “Dynamics and Predictors of Adult Child-Mother Relationships in Emerging Adulthood.” Social Psychology Quarterly, Online First.
  • Thomeer, Mieke B., Dee Ferguson, Candice Crutchfield, and Rin Reczek. 2025. “Motherhood Biographies and Health over the Life Course.” Sociology Compass 19(3):e70036.

Working Papers:

  • Thomeer, Mieke B., Joseph D. Wolfe, Rin Reczek, Dee Ferguson, and Rui Cao. Childbearing Status, Parity and Cognitive Health at Mid-life: A Propensity Score Matching Approach. (In preparation of submission)
  • Thomeer, Mieke B., Joseph D. Wolfe, and Dee Ferguson. Childbearing Histories and Cognitive Health: Do Cohort or Age Moderate the Association? (In preparation for submission)
  • Ferguson, Dee, Patricia Drentea, and Elizabeth Baker. Gendered and Sexual Behaviors of CNM/ENM: How is Health Care, Pregnancies and Sexually-Transmitted Infections Navigated? (In preparation of submission)
  • Jaiswal, J., Alnashri, Y., Figgatt, M., Ferguson, D., Hascher, K., Griffin, M., and Grin, B. Methadone Clinic Provider and Staff Perspectives on Sobriety, Treatment Goals, and Stigma. (In preparation of submission)
  • Murphy, A., Williams, J., Ferguson, D., Morrison, K., Alnashri, Y., Grin, B., and Jaiswal, J. Methadone Patient Perspectives on SUD and MOUD. (In preparation of submission)
  • Williams, J., Murphy, A., Ferguson, D., Morrison, K., Alnashri, Y., Grin, B., and Jaiswal, J. Methadone Patient Perspectives on Social Support During the Recovery Journey. (In preparation of submission)
  • Jaiswal, J., Ferguson, D., Gagnon, K., and Alnashri, Y. Experiences of Stigma around Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Alabama. (In preparation of submission)

Presentations:

  • Mieke Beth Thomeer, Joseph D. Wolfe, Dee Ferguson, Rin Reczek, and Rui Cao. 2024. “Childbearing Status, Parity, and Cognitive Health at Midlife: A Longitudinal Approach.” To Present at the Gerontological Society of America, Seattle, WA. November
  • Mieke Beth Thomeer, Rin Reczek, Rui Cao, and Dee Ferguson. 2024. “Dynamics of Adult Child-Mother Relationships in Emerging Adulthood by Gender and Race.” American Sociological Association, Montréal, Canada. August
  • Dee Ferguson, Patricia Drentea, and Elizabeth Baker. 2024. “Condom Use and STI Prevention in Non-traditional Relationships.” Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans, LA. April
  • Dee Ferguson and Patricia Drentea. 2023. “Gendered Sexual Behaviors: Unintended Pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Infections.” Southern Sociological Society, Myrtle Beach, S.C. March
  • Dee Ferguson. 2019. “And Then There Was New Jill Swing.” Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference, Gainesville, GA. November
  • Dee Ferguson. 2019. “In the Beginning.” Georgia Sociological Association Conference, Jekyll Island, GA. November

Peer Review Training: The Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences (March 2024)

Teaching Experience: Graduate Teaching Assistant for Categorical Data Analysis (Fall 2024)

Awards:

  • Editor’s Choice for “Childbearing Histories and Midlife Cognition: A Research Report.” The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. 2024
  • William Cockerham Paper Award 2024
  • Blazer Fellowship, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2022–2023
  • Georgia Sociological Association 2nd Place Undergraduate Student Paper Award 2019

Guest Speaking Engagements: September 14, 2023, Responsible Conduct of Research, “Reaching a Stigmatized Population” University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. Chapman Lambert, Instructor.

Committees, Associations, and Offices held:

  • The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
    • Graduate Student Representative – 2024–present
    • Student Peer Mentor – 2024–2025
    • Student Peer Mentor – 2023–2024
  • American Sociological Association – 2023-present
  • Southern Sociological Society – 2022-present
  • The University of North Georgia (UNG)
    • UNG Gainesville campus Sociology Club, Vice President 2019-2020
    • UNG, Gainesville campus Sociology Club, Founding Member 2019