Education
- Ph.D. Sociology, South Dakota State University, 2009
- M.S. Sociology, Utah State University, 2005
- B.S. Sociology, Utah State University, 2002
Interests
- Demography
- Race and Ethnicity
- Statistics
- Rural Sociology
Current Courses
- Introduction to Sociology (Soc 111)
- Research Methods (Soc 340)
- Juvenile Delinquency (Soc 383)
Other Courses Taught
- Marriage and Family
- Population Dynamics
- Sociology of Sport
- Families Across Cultures
- Applied Sociology
Publications
Turner, Joshua J. and W. Trevor Brooks. 2018. “Predicting County-Level Unemployment in the Census East South Central Region.” Contemporary Journal of Anthropology and Sociology 8:34-49.
Brooks, W. Trevor. Randi Ingram, and David Rands. 2014. “Using Function-Based Spatiality Theory to Examine County-Level Predictors of Kentucky’s Population Change (2000 to 2012).” Contemporary Journal of Anthropology and Sociology 4:129-48.
Brooks, W. Trevor, Jacob Cummings, Joshua J. Turner, and Saileza Khatiwada. 2012. “An Examination of Geographic and Socio-Demographic Impacts on Private Industry Change in the Dakotas (2002-2008).” Great Plains Sociologist 22:6-34.
Brooks, W. Trevor, Sang Lim Lee, Michael Toney, and E. Helen Berry. 2010 “The Effects of Occupational Aspirations and Other Factors on The Out-Migration of Rural Youth.” The Journal of Rural and Community Development 5(3):19-36.Turner, Joshua J., W. Trevor Brooks, and Donald E. Arwood. 2010 “Catalysts of Population Change: The Case of the Northern Great Plains.” Great Plains Sociologist 31:5-27.
Brooks, W. Trevor and Meredith Redlin. 2009. “Occupational Aspirations, Rural to Urban Migration, and Intersectionality: A Comparison of White, Black, and Hispanic Male and Female Group Chances for Leaving Rural Counties.” Southern Rural Sociology 24(1):130-152.