Dr. Broman is a sociological social psychologist by training. Dr. Broman teaches courses in family, race and ethnicity, medical sociology, and survey methods. He received is PhD in Sociology from The University of Michigan in 1984, where he then served as a postdoctoral researcher before becoming a facultymember at Michigan State University.
His current research is focused in two directions: First, substance abuse among minority and majority populations in the U.S., as well as associated HIV risk behavior. In this regard, Dr. Broman has examined family issues in substance use and abuse, such as family structure and parenting behavior. Another focus of Broman’s research is contemporary racial and ethnic relations.
Research Focus
Family, race and ethnicity, medical sociology, substance use among minority and majority populations in the US, HIV risk behavior, substance use and abuse, family structure, parenting behavior, race and ethnicity, social history of race in the US
