Abby Arthur Smith

As a qualitative sociologist of morality, Abby Arthur Smith studies how people make sense of what is worthy, good, and just. Her dissertation is on how pronatalists and demographers tackle fertility decline. She especially enjoys working with undergraduate students, and has taught Introduction to Sociology, Sociological Theory, and Methods. 

Abby is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology and a demography trainee with the University of Michigan Population Studies Center. She recieved her M.S. in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and also holds certificates in Science, Technology, and Society and college-level teaching (the Graduate Teaching Certificate).