University at Buffalo (UB)
Kathleen D'Alfonso
Pronouns: she/her
Education:
MA: Sociology, 2023, University at Buffalo, SUNY
B.A: Sociology, 2021, St. John Fisher College
B.A: Public Health, 2021, St. John Fisher College
A.S: Psychology, 2019, Monroe Community College
A.A.S: General Science, 2019, Monroe Community College
Research Interests: Health, Policy, Aging, Race/ethnicity, and Families
Recent courses taught:
SOC 101EOP: Introduction to Sociology, SOC 345: Sociology of Deviance
Bio:
Kathleen D’Alfonso is an adjunct instructor in the Educational Opportunity Program and a 3rd year PhD student at the University at Buffalo. Kathleen is currently teaching Sociology of Deviance for the Department of Sociology. Her research interests are on the intersections of health, policy, and aging with a focus on crime, race/ethnicity, and families in the United States. Kathleen has a working paper centered on individual changes from young to mid-adulthood among US residents in self-reported health, the extent to which trajectory varies by race/ethnicity, and how the change of insurance status is associated with the change in self-reported health.
Publications:
D’Alfonso, Kathleen R. (2023). Student Forum Paper Topic Award Recipient, Presider, and Presenter. “Does Health Insurance Matter?" American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Welch, Ayrlia, D’Alfonso, Kathleen, Williams, Michelle. (2023). Presenter. “Affordability, Access, and Allowance: Reproductive Freedom and the Entitlement of Purchased Family.” American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Email: krdalfon@buffalo.edu