University of North Texas 
Dannielle Branam
Sociology
Doctoral Student
Fields: Sociology of Education, Gender, Poverty, Rurality, Native Nations, and Quantitative
Methods
Sycamore 201D
Master’s Thesis Title
“Hope’s Relationship to Age in the United States”
Research Interests
Dannielle is interested in social factors affecting attitudes toward the future. She is a quantitative researcher currently investigating how peer effects in classrooms may be influenced by differences in local gender attitudes in the United States.
Grants/Funded Awards
Lynn Killgore Scholarship, 2023-2024, 2026-2027
Kaneubbe scholarship, 2023-2024
Rudy Ray and Jean Ann Seward Scholarship, 2024-2025