Michael Nino PhD

Michael Nino is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminology and an affiliate of the Latin American and Latino Studies program at the University of Arkansas. He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Texas in 2015, with emphases in Medical Sociology and Research Methods and Statistics. Prior to joining the University of Arkansas, he was an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Willamette University and contributed to American Ethnic Studies, Latin American Studies, and Public Health programs.

As a medical sociologist, Dr. Niño's research agenda touches on a number of sub-areas within sociology, including international migration, race and ethnicity, demography, and criminology. Broadly, he is interested in developing, testing, and promoting the scientific understanding of how immigration, race and racism, and incarceration shape population health in the United States. His work has been published in well-respected journals, such as the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Ethnicity & Health, Annals of Epidemiology, International Migration Review, and Social Science & Medicine: Population Health. Dr. Niño's current research agenda focuses on three lines of inquiry: (1) the social and cultural determinants of Latinx health, (2) the physiological consequences of parental incarceration, and (3) fear and threat perceptions of COVID-19.