Theresa Morris

Theresa Morris is a Professor at Texas A&M University serving as Program Director for Women's and Gender Studies (WGST). She teaches core sociology courses including SOCI 207 (Introduction to Gender and Society), SOCI 220 (Methods of Social Research), SOCI 410 (Reproduction, Birth and Power), SOCI 425 (Medical Sociology), and SOCI 635 (Sociology of Complex Organization) from her office in WCSS 321. Contact is available at theresa.morris@tamu.edu.

Educational Background:

• Ph.D. from Texas A&M University

Research Focus: Professor Morris specializes in Gender Studies and Medical Sociology, with concentrated expertise in Reproduction and Birth systems, Health Policy impacts, and organizational dynamics in healthcare. Her work critically examines how gender, race, and hospital structures intersect to shape maternal outcomes, employing mixed-methods approaches to document systemic inequalities in birth experiences and cesarean section rates.

Current Initiatives: She leads the Listening to Mothers III Project analyzing survey data on women's birth experiences across hospital settings, and the Delivering Obamacare Project investigating how Affordable Care Act pressures drive non-profit hospital acquisitions by for-profit entities and subsequent impacts on obstetrical care.

Publication Trends: Her 12 most recent publications (2007-2018) reveal a sustained focus on cesarean section epidemiology, hospital ownership effects, and racial disparities in maternity care. Early work examined corporate structures and banking racism, while recent scholarship centers on policy impacts through books like Health Care in Crisis (2018) and revised editions of Cut It Out: The C-Section Epidemic America.

Collaborative Networks: She maintains active research partnerships with Christine Morton, Miriam Naiman-Sessions, Amanda Gomez, and Kelly McNamara on maternity care studies, demonstrating consistent interdisciplinary team leadership.

Advising and Funding: No specific advisees or grant funding details are provided in available materials, though her course offerings and project leadership indicate active mentorship roles.