Mudasir Mustafa

Dr. Mudasir Mustafa is a medical sociologist and social demographer whose research focuses on maternal and child health, population health disparities, and the impact of early life adversity and diverse social contexts on reproductive and health outcomes. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from Utah State University. Her doctoral dissertation investigated the association between maternal exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and non-live births—including miscarriages, stillbirths, and abortions—using longitudinal data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health).

Her interdisciplinary research spans medical sociology, social demography, and the sociology of technology. She is particularly interested in how structural inequalities shape reproductive trajectories and intergenerational health, as well as the role of artificial intelligence and the digital divide in influencing access to education and health services.

At UWF, Dr. Mustafa teaches Sociology of Health, Introduction to Sociology, The Family, Social Statistics, and the Anthropology Capstone. She is deeply committed to mentoring students on research topics related to reproductive health, maternal and child mortality, adolescent sleep patterns and mental health, HIV-related stigma, and the technological dimensions of health and education. If you are a student interested in these areas—or in need of data analysis support—she welcomes collaboration and conversation.

Dr. Mustafa’s work appears in leading peer-reviewed journals, including JAMA Network Open, BMJ Open, Health Care for Women International, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, and the Journal of Family Issues. Her research is grounded in mixed methods, with advanced expertise in longitudinal modeling, survival analysis, and structural equation modeling.

To further her training, she was selected for the IPUMS Multigenerational Longitudinal Panel (MLP) workshop at the University of Minnesota (August 2025), and the MCAP Summer Institute on life course and health data at Purdue University (July 2025). She is currently developing a project using historical linked census data to examine patterns in maternal mortality across generations.