Professor Latrica Best Joining Sociology Department and AADS in Fall of 2022

Dr. Latrica Best will join the Department of Sociology at Boston College as an Associate Professor in Fall of 2022, with a joint appointment in the African and African Diaspora Studies Program. Dr. Best’s expertise is in the area of race and gender differences in population health across the life course. Her recent work explores the impact of psychosocial factors in late-life chronic disease experience in both the United States and in Ghana. She also conducts research examining possible methodological issues in studying genetic and biological markers in social science surveys. Her research is published in a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary journals. We look forward to welcoming Dr. Best to BC!