Fatima Touma’s research focuses on population health, policy context, and migration. Broadly, she is interested in examining health patterns and trends in the United States across socio-political contexts.
keywords
Population Health; Demography; Immigration; Health Disparities; Medical Sociology; Life Course; Quantitative Methods; Data Linkages
Teaching
courses taught
SOCY 2061 - Introduction to Social Statistics
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Fall 2025 / Spring 2026
Introduces students to quantitative analysis of social phenomena. Emphasizes understanding and proper interpretation of graphs; measures of central tendency, dispersion, and association; and the concept of statistical significance. Assumes students have only limited mathematical background.
SOCY 3052 - Medical Sociology
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Spring 2026
Explores the role of medicine and medical systems in society. How does society shape health, how does health shape social position, and how do societies make sense of health and illness? Topics may include epidemiology, social demography of health, social stress, health behavior, experiences of illness and recovery, health care provision, and health care delivery systems.
