Nicole Hart
Nicole Hart B.A., Sociology, University of Houston
M.A., Sociology, University of Houston
 Email Interests:

Qualitative Methodology, Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Urban Sociology
Doctoral Student (2023); Neubauer Family Foundation Distinguished Scholar

My interests mainly involve anti-Black racism and how that affects Black well-being, in several contexts. I focus on urban sociology, and have previously completed projects related to Black-White education disparities, racial differences in mental health coping strategies, as well as racial differences in flood consequences. My goal is to incorporate geospatial methodology with qualitative methods to explore how anti-Black racism shapes Black mental and physical health, as well as their social position in American society.

Recent Research / Recent Publications

Recent Publications

Hart, Nicole. 2024. "What Would You Do? Racial Differences in Mental Health Coping Strategies." Race and Social Problems, 17, 113-127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-024-09430-0. 

Hart, Nicole, Kathryn Freeman Anderson, and Hanadi Rifai. 2024. “‘Not Enough’: A Qualitative Analysis of Community Perceptions of Neighborhood Government Flood Management Plans Using the Case of Houston, Texas." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 104:104354. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104354. 

Anderson, Kathryn Freeman, Nicole Hart, and Hanadi S. Rifai. 2024. “Race/Ethnicity and Worry about the Threat of Flooding: A Mediation Analysis of Perceived Risk versus Preparedness.” Environmental Sociology 10(4), 457–74. doi:10.1080/23251042.2024.2367265.