Neha Jangeti

Education: M.S., Sociology, 2023, University of North Texas; B.A., Political Science, 2011, Texas Tech University; B.A., History, 2011, Texas Tech University

Doctoral Dissertation Title: “Tubes Tied: A Qualitative Study on Low-Income Women on Medicaid Opting in for Sterilization Procedures in Post-Roe Texas”

Master’s Thesis Title: “Coercion and Consent Among Employer-Sponsored and Dependent Visa Holders: A Study of Indian Workers in the US Information Technology Sector”

Research Interests: Neha is a Doctoral Student and a Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas Sociology Department. Her research areas include organizations, occupations & work (OOW), reproductive health, and medical sociology. Currently, she is working on her dissertation, a research study that examines the sterilization decision-making of low-income women on Medicaid in post-Roe Texas. Using in-depth interviews, shadowing, historical, and quantitative methods to examine sterilization, the research looks at these individual decision-making processes within the context of structural inequalities that shape access, care, and reproductive autonomy.  

Grants/Funded Awards:
The David Malone Scholarship, 2025–2026
Alvin C. Dorse Scholarship, 2024–2025
Toulouse Graduate School R.B. Toulouse Scholarship (for doctoral students), 2024–2025
Rudy Ray and Jean Ann Seward Scholarship, 2023–2024
Toulouse Graduate School Academic Achievement Scholarship, 2023–2024
Toulouse Graduate School Academic Achievement Scholarship, 2022–2023