Co-Director of the School of Human Inquiry; Associate Professor of Sociology
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Email: nxshafeekam@ualr.edu
Phone: 501-916-5850
Office: Stabler Hall 301E
Specializations:
Health Disparities, Migration, Acculturation/Assimilation, Mental Health, Health Care Utilization, Sleep & Health, Gender & Health, Race/Ethnicity, Food Insecurity & Health, Family, Religion & Education, Religion & Health, Statistics, and Quantitative Methods.
Biography:
Dr. Neveen Shafeek Amin is an associate professor of sociology and the co-director of the School of Human Inquiry at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She served as the School of Human Inquiry coordinator for the academic year 2023-2024, and has served as co-director of the Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE) at UA Little Rock since 2023. Most recently, Dr. Shafeek Amin received the 2024 CHASSE Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2015 and joined the faculty at UA Little Rock in the fall of that year. Dr. Shafeek Amin holds core research interests in migration, gender, race/ethnicity, mental health, healthcare utilization, sleep, food insecurity, and health disparities/outcomes in the United States. A dominant theme throughout her work is attention to social and cultural influences on population health and well-being.
Dr. Shafeek Amin is proud to be counted among the limited number of sociologists/scholars who focus on the experiences of the Middle Eastern origin population in the United States. Her research examines the association between acculturation and health outcomes among immigrants in the U.S., with a focus on Middle Eastern (ME) Immigrants in the U.S. She is also interested in examining the relationship between duration of stay in the U.S. and psychological health outcomes among Middle Eastern and Hispanic immigrants. Her past research has been concerned with exploring the factors that influence the assimilation process of immigrants in the U.S., with a focus on Coptic immigrants—a small faith-based sub-group of Middle Eastern immigrants. Most recently, she has focused on examining the health care utilization patterns among Hispanic/Latino and Asian immigrants compared with those of Middle Eastern immigrants in the U.S. Additionally, she has focused on examining the psychological health of women among U.S. Hispanics. She is currently working on a project that examines the relationship between food insecurity and obesity among Middle Eastern immigrants in the U.S. Dr. Shafeek Amin’s recent research has appeared in Ethnicity and Health Journal, Vaccine , Journal of Child and Family Studies (JCFS), the International Journal of Sociology (IJS), Journal of Family and Community Health (JFCH), and International Social Science Review (ISSR).
Dr. Shafeek Amin is also affiliated with the Middle Eastern Studies Program (MEST) at UA Little Rock and served as the coordinator of the Middle Eastern Studies Program from 2020-2022. She is an active member of various professional and academic organizations. She served as the president-elect and vice president-elect of Arkansas Sociological and Anthropological Association (ASAA), from 2018-2020 and the faculty sponsor of the Sociology Club at UA Little Rock from 2015-2022.
Teaching areas:
Alongside her research and service, Dr. Shafeek Amin teaches Introduction to Sociology, Social Statistics, Research Methods, Senior Capstone Seminar, Sociology of Health and Illness, Sociology of Mental Health, and Immigrant Experiences in the U.S.
Select Publications:
Willis DE, Moore R, Selig JP, Shafeek Amin N, Li J, Watson D, Brimberry RK, McElfish PA. 2024. “Pediatric HPV Vaccination: Provider Recommendations Matter among Hesitant Parents.” Vaccine. 126166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126166
Driver, N., Grubb, M., Burke, M., Shafeek Amin, N. 2023. “Factors Associated with Food Insecurity Among Latinx/Hispanics in the U.S.: Evidence from the Fragile Families Childhood Wellbeing Study.” Ethnicity & Health (CETH). DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2023.2176828
Shafeek Amin, Neveen. 2022. “Prevalence of Overweight among Middle Eastern Adult Immigrants in the United States.” International Social Science Review, Vol. 98, No. 1, Article 2. Available at: https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/issr/vol98/iss1/2.
Shafeek Amin, Neveen and Nichola Driver 2020. “Health Care Utilization among Middle Eastern, Hispanic, and Asian Immigrants in the US: An Application of Andersen’s Behavioral Model.” Ethnicity and Health. DOI 10.1080/13557858.2020.1830034.
Shafeek Amin, Neveen. 2020. “Assimilation and Educational Achievement: The Case of Coptic-Orthodox Egyptian Immigrants in Texas.” International Social Science Review, Vol. 96, No.2, Article 2. Available at: https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/issr/vol96/iss2/2.
Shafeek Amin, Neveen and Nichola Driver. 2019. “Sex Differences, Duration of Stay in the US, and Serious Psychological Distress: The Case of Middle Eastern Immigrants in the United States.” Journal of Family and Community Health, Vol. 42, No. 2, Pp. 90-103. DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000217.
Driver, Nichola and Neveen Shafeek Amin. 2019. “Acculturation, Social Support, and Parental Maternal Stress: Evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study.” Journal of Child and Family Studies, Vol. 28, No. 5, Pp. 1359-1367. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-019-01351-6.
Shafeek Amin, Neveen. 2014. “Acculturation, Gender, and Physical Health among Middle Eastern Immigrants in the United States: Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey (2002-2012).” International Journal of Sociology, Vol. 44, No. 3. Pp. 60-83. DOI: 10.2753/IJS0020-7659440304.
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Service Learning: from Resistance to Success
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