Bio
Prior to coming to UNT in 2001, Dr. Moore taught and conducted research at Arkansas Tech University, Bowling Green State University, Tiffin University, the University of Mississippi, and the Unité de Recherche Demographique (Lomé, Togo). Dr. Moore has been awarded $16,500 in research funding since coming to UNT for several projects, with titles including “Caring for Dying Children with AIDS and Their Families in Togo,” “Informal Caregiving Experiences of People Caring for Children with HIV/AIDS in Togo,” “Sexual Risk Behavior among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Togo: Searching for Patterns and Causes,” “Stress Proliferation among Informal Caregivers to People with AIDS in Togo,” and “Informal Caregiving to People Living with HIV/AIDS: Analysis of Stress Process in Togo.”
Education
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2000
M.A., University of Mississippi, 1994
B.A., Université de Lomé, Togo, 1991
Courses
SOCI 3000: Sociology of Marriage and Family
SOCI 4540: Race and Ethnic Minorities
SOCI 4750: World Population Trends and Problems
SOCI 5260: Topics in Sociology
SOCI 6500: Seminar on Social Organization and Disorganization
SOCI 1510: Individuals in Society
SOCI 5450: Population and Society
Selected Journal Articles
Fowler, L.A., & Moore, A.R. (2012). Breast implants for graduation: A sociological examination of daughter and mother narratives. Sociology Mind.
Bessa, Y., Moore, A.R. & Amey, F.K. (2012). Caring for a loved one with cancer: It is my job. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology.
Moore, R.A. (2012). Beliefs and correlates of knowledge of cancer risk factors among people in Lome, Togo (West Africa). International Journal of Health Promotion and Education.
More Articles
Moore, A.R., & Williamson, D. (2011). Disclosure of children’s positive serostatus to family and nonfamily members: Informal caregivers in Togo, West Africa. AIDS Research and Treatment.
Moore, A.R. (2009). Demographics and patterns of socioeconomic attainment of African immigrants in the United States. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag Publishing House Ltd.
Moore, A.R. (2009). Resilience and meaning ascribed to the experiences of caregiving to children living with HIV or AIDS in Togo. In Pope, White, and Malow (Eds.), HIV/AIDS: Stories of a Global Epidemic Moore, Ami R Stories of a Global Epidemic. New York: Routledge, Inc.
Moore, A.R., & Amey, F.K. (2009). Induced abortion: the experiences of women in Lomé, Togo. International Review of Comparative Sociology, 1:63-77.
Moore, A.R., Amey, F.K., & Bessa, Y. (2009). Earnings attainment of immigrants in the U.S.: The effects of race, gender, and place of birth. Equal Opportunities International.
Moore, A.R. (2008). Informal caregiving of children with HIV/AIDS in Togo: Measures and concepts. In Janet B. Garner and Thelma, C. Christiansen (Eds.), Social Sciences in Health Care and Medicine. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Moore, A.R., & Amey, F.K. (2008). Sexual reponses to living with HIV/AIDS in Lomé, Togo. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 10(3): 287-289.
Selected Conference Presentations
Moore, A.R. (2011). Older people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Lomé, Togo: Personal networks and disclosure of serostatus. Presented at the International Conference on Placing Health at the Center of Development in Africa. Organized by the Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Legon, Accra-Ghana.
Moore, A.R. (2011, November). Knowledge of risk factors of cervical cancer among women in Togo (West Africa). Presented at the American Public Health Association meetings, Washington, D.C.
Moore, A.R., & Swan, J. (2011, August). Heart disease, cancer, and stroke by age group and nativity status in the United States. Presented at the American Sociological Association (ASA) meetings.
More Presentations
Moore, A.R. (2011, August). Beliefs and correlates of knowledge of cancer risk factors among people in Lomé, Togo (West Africa). To be presented at the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) meetings, Las Vegas.
Bessa, Y., & Moore, A.R. (2011, November). Sexual behavior among older people on ART in Lomé, Togo: A case study. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America’s 64th Annual Scientific Meeting, November 18, 2011, Boston, MA.
