Education & Degrees
Ph.D. University of Colorado Boulder
M.A. Iliff School of Theology
M.A. Colorado State University
B.A. Colorado State University
Expertise Areas: Quantitative Data Analysis, Research Methods, Religion, Health
Bio
Dr. Kari Alexander spent ten years doing quantitative and qualitative research in the private sector before getting her M.A. in religion and Ph.D. in sociology. Her dissertation examined changing religious identities from adolescence through young adulthood. Her early research focused on the relationship between social stress and health. Kari now spends the bulk of her time teaching various graduate and undergraduate courses within the Department of Sociology.
Courses Taught
SOCY 1001 Understanding the Social World
SOCY 3115 Quantitative Methods and Analysis
SOCY 3140 Social Thoery
SOCY 3570 Death and Dying
SOCY 4610 Sociology of Religion
SOCY 5000 Professional Seminar
SOCY 5140 Research Methods
SOCY 5183 Quantitative Data Analysis
Selected Works and Experience
Kari spent 10 years working in the private sector doing contract social science research for the federal government. In addition to conducting quantitative data analysis and writing issue briefs the Departments of Education and Labor, Kari participated in both qualitative and quantitative components of evaluations of national social programs.