Daniel E. Adkins portrait
  • Track Director, Masters of Statistics, Sociology Department
  • Director of Graduate Studies, Sociology Department
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychiatry
  • Associate Professor, Sociology Department
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Professional Service

  • National Institute of Health. Scientific Reviewer (Ad hoc), NIH CSR Special Emphasis Panel, ZRG1 PSE-N (91) Study Section. 03/01/2022 - present
  • Complex Psychiatry (journal). Editorial Board Member. 11/01/2021 - present
  • National Institute of Health. Scientific Reviewer (Ad hoc), NIH CSR Behavioral Genetics and Epidemiology (BGES) Study Section. 03/2021 - present
  • National Institute of Health. Role: Scientific Reviewer. Scientific Reviewer (Ad hoc), NIH CSR Biostatistical Methods and Research Design (BMRD) Study Section. 10/15/2020 - present
  • Population Association of America. Role: Organizer. Organizer, Population Association of America (PAA) 2021 Annual Meeting, Session 1001: Biosocial Approaches to Population Health. 10/01/2020 - 05/15/2021
  • Population Association of America. Role: Organizer. Organizer, Population Association of America (PAA) 2021 Annual Meeting, Session 1001-1: Biomarker Applications to Population Health Research. 10/01/2020 - 05/15/2021
  • American Sociological Association, Evolution, Biology, and Society Section. Committee on Nominations. 07/2018 - 07/2019
  • Frontiers in Sociology (journal). Editorial board member. 03/11/2015 - 04/04/2019
  • Psychiatric Genomics Consortium – Substance Use Disorders Group. Role: On executive committee, responsible for project management and data/analysis coordination. Steering Committee Member. 06/01/2013 - present

Internal Service

  • Reviewer, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), University of Utah. Reviewer, 12/01/2020 - present. 12/2021 - present. University service.
  • Chair, Career-line Faculty Review Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Utah . 08/15/2021 - present. Department service.
  • Member, Incentive Award Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Utah. 08/15/2021 - present. Department service.
  • Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Sociology, University of Utah . 08/01/2021 - present. Department service.
  • Reviewer, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), University of Utah. Reviewer, 12/01/2020 - present. University service.
  • CSBS Strategic Plan Committee, College of Social and Behavioral Science, University of Utah. 02/01/2020 - 12/2021. College service.
  • Research Advisory Committee, College of Social and Behavioral Science, University of Utah. Member, 11/01/2019 - 03/01/2020. College service.
  • Retention, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Utah. Member, 08/01/2019 - present. Department service.
  • University Statistics Committee, University of Utah. Sociology Department Representative,, 08/2018 - present. University service.
  • Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis Certificate, College of Social and Behavioral Science. Advisory Board Member, 03/2018 - present. College service.
  • Director, Undergraduate tutoring program in Statistics and Research Methods, Utah Sociology. 12/20/2016 - 05/2018. Department service.
  • Committee Member, Undergraduate quantitative methods certificate program development, CSBS. 10/28/2016 - 02/2018. College service.
  • Member, Graduate Committee, Utah Sociology. 10/12/2016 - present. Department service.
  • Statistical consultant, Consortium for Families and Health Research. 08/01/2016 - present. University service.

Honors & Awards

  • Superior Research Award Finalist, Junior Category. University of Utah, College of Social and Behavioral Science, 04/01/2019
  • K01 Research Scientist Development Award. NIMH, 04/2011
  • Howard W. Odum Award for Excellence. UNC Sociology, 08/2009
  • Shils-Coleman Memorial Award. American Sociological Association, 05/2005