Matthew Blanton
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Teaching the core

I teach students to analyze the structural forces that shape their lives, evaluate social claims using empirical evidence, and communicate their own arguments clearly and effectively.

Courses I can teach

Core methods training, migration and enforcement seminars, and foundational courses across the undergraduate curriculum.

Methods

Quantitative and qualitative training

  • Statistics for Social Research
  • Research Methods
  • Data Management and Reproducible Workflow
  • Survey Design and Sampling
  • Qualitative Methods and Interviewing
Migration and Enforcement

Area and topical seminars

  • Immigration and Immigration Policy
  • Migration and the City
  • Crime, Punishment, and the Border
  • Latin American Societies
Core Curriculum

Gateway courses and subfield electives

  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of Religion
  • Sociology of Health and Illness
Instructor of Record

Introduction to Data Computing

UT Dell Medical School · Health Transformation Institute
2023–2026

Data management and reproducible analysis in Stata—importing, cleaning, reshaping, and documenting data for research.

Instructor of Record

Introduction to Biostatistics

UT Dell Medical School · Health Transformation Institute
2024–2026

Statistical reasoning for clinical research—estimation and inference, regression, power, and study design.

International
2017

Culture, Ethnicity & Diversity

Martin Luther University · Meghalaya, India
  • Instructor of record · MA in organizational leadership
  • Semester-length course—a one-week in-person intensive, then distance instruction, feedback, and grading
2015

Culture, Ethnicity & Diversity

Sam Higginbottom Institute · Allahabad, India
  • Instructor of record · MA in organizational leadership
  • Semester-length course—a one-week in-person intensive, then distance instruction, feedback, and grading
Mentorship
2022

NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

Population Research Center · UT Austin
Teaching assistant
2026

Introduction to Social Research

Department of Sociology · UT Austin
2023

Fertility and Reproduction

Department of Sociology · UT Austin
2021

Introduction to Social Research

Department of Sociology · UT Austin
2020

Introduction to the Study of Society

Department of Sociology · UT Austin
Guest lectures
2026

Introduction to Respondent-Driven Sampling

Social Networks (graduate) · UT Austin
2024

The Effect of Immigration Enforcement on American Families

American Families Past and Present · UT Austin
Matthew Blanton
PhD Candidate · Sociology & Demography · UT Austin
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