Research Interests
Demography
Economy and Labor
Immigration
Population
Quantitative Methods
Rural Sociology
Spatial Inequalities
Current Research
Research under review and in progress
Sparkman, Rachel and Kathryn Harker Tillman. “Immigrants in Rural America: An Analysis of Household Income by Nativity Status and Race/Ethnicity within Metropolitan and Regional Contexts.” Under Review.
Sparkman, Rachel and Kathryn Harker Tillman. “A Place to Call Home: Older Immigrant Homeownership.” Under Review.
Fondren, Kristi and Rachel Sparkman. “Technology, Re-Entry, and Post-Hike Experiences.” In preparation.
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Mehta, Jayur, Chakrbarti, Choeeta, De Leon, Jessica, Homan, Patricia, Skipton, Tara, and Rachel Sparkman. 2023. “Assessing the Role Of Collectivism and Individualism on COVID-19 Beliefs and Behaviors in the Southeastern United States.” PLOS ONE 18(1): e0278929. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278929
Book Reviews
Sparkman, Rachel. 2020. “Book Review: Food Justice Now! Deepening the Roots of Social Struggle.” Teaching Sociology, 48(1), 73–75. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X19891139
Teaching Resource Publications
Sparkman, Rachel. 2020. “Rural Sociology Syllabus.” Class syllabus published in TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org/Pages/Resource.aspx?ResourceID=13782)
Sparkman, Rachel and A. Logan Clary. 2018. “A Hands-On Approach to Introducing Oral Histories in an Undergraduate Course.” Assessment, Assignment, Audio, Class Activity, PowerPoint published in TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org/Pages/Resource.aspx?ResourceID=13640)
