Education
- Ph.D. in Applied Demography, University of Texas at San Antonio
- M.S. Sociology, University of Texas at San Antonio
- B.A. Sociology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Courses
- Criminology
- Social Stratification
- Criminal Psychopathology
- Statistics
- Introduction to Sociology
- Religion, Health, and Crime.
Publications
Publications
Daniels, C. L., Ellison, C. G., DeAngelis, R. T., & Klee, K. 2023. “Is Irreligion a Risk Factor for Suicidality? Findings from the Nashville Stress and Health Study.” Journal of Religion and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-023-01906-4
Sweet, L., Daniels, C., Xu, X., Sunil, T., Topal, S., Chu, X., … & Okulicz, J. F. 2023. “Acute Respiratory Infection Incidence and Outpatient Antibiotic Prescription Patterns in People Living With or Without HIV Infection: A Virtual Cohort Study.” Open Forum Infectious Diseases, p. ofad272. Oxford University Press.
Upenieks, Laura, and Colton L. Daniels. 2022. “Unfair Treatment by the Police and Race: Is Religiosity a Protective Resource for Well-being.” Social Currents 9(4): 387-409.
Wyatt, Andrew C., Xiaohe Xu, Colton Daniels, Thankam Sunil, Melissa Grance, Niraja Bohidar, Caitlin G. Batzlaff, Anuradha Ganesan, Brian Agan, Derek Larson, Jason Okulicz, and Ana E. Markelz. 2021. “Comparison of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Calculators in the US Military HIV Natural History Study.” Open Forum Infectious Diseases 8(Supplement_1): S45-S46.
Shattuck, E. C., Perrotte, J. K., Daniels, C. L., Xu, X., & Sunil, T. S. 2021. “Signaling Sickness: The Role of Recalled Sickness Behavior and Psychosocial Factors in Shaping Communication Style.” Evolution, Medicine, & Public Health.
Jansen, Nathan, Colton Daniels, Thankam Sunil, Xiaohe Xu, Anuradha Ganesan, Robert Deiss, Brian Agan, and Jason Okulicz. 2021. “Factors Associated with Erectile Dysfunction Diagnosis in HIV-Infected Individuals: A Case-Control Study.” HIV Medicine.
Perrotte, Jessica K., Eric C. Shattuck, Colton L. Daniels, Xiaohe Xu, and Thankam S. Sunil. 2021. “Health-Related Risk-Taking among U.S. Adults in a Sociocultural Context: A Latent Profile Approach.” BMC Public Health.
Shattuck, E. C., Perrotte, J. K., Daniels, C. L., Xu, X., & Sunil, T. S. 2021. “Signaling Sickness: How Sickness Behavior and Psychosocial Factors Shape Communication Style.” American Journal of Human Biology.
Kline, Maj David A., Colton Daniels, Xiaohe Xu, Thankam Sunil, Anuradha Ganesan, Brian K. Agan, Rhonda E. Colombo, et al. 2021. “Antiretroviral Therapy Anchor-Based Trends in Body Mass Index Following Treatment Initiation among Military Personnel with HIV.” Military Medicine.
Shattuck, E. C., Perrotte, J. K., Daniels, C. L., Xu, X., & Sunil, T. S. 2020. “The Contribution of Sociocultural Factors in Shaping Self-Reported Sickness Behavior.” Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 14: 4.
Carney, Brandon, Colton Daniels, Xiaohe Xu, Thankam Sunil, Anuradha Ganesan, Jason M. Blaylock, Karl Kronmann, Christina Schofield, Lalani Tahaniyat, Brian Agan, and Jason Okulicz. 2019. “Association Between Depression and HIV Treatment Outcomes in a US Military Population with HIV Infection.” Open Forum Infectious Diseases 6(Supplement_2): S193-S194. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.442
Carney, B., White, J., Xu, X., Sunil, T., Daniels, C., Byrne, M., … & Okulicz, J. F. 2019. “Relationship Between Depression and Risk Behaviors in a US Military Population with HIV Infection.” AIDS Care 31(9): 1152-1156.
Papers Under Review
Upenieks, Laura, and Colton L. Daniels. “Religiosity and Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood: A Longitudinal Consideration of the Role of Deviant and Criminal Behavior.” Social Science Research.
Shattuck, Eric C., Nhu Huynh, Alan Meca, Colton L. Daniels, Thankam S. Sunil, and Xiaohe Xu. “Sickness as a Temporary Escape: Relationships Between Everyday Discrimination and Endorsement of the Sick Role.” Social Science and Medicine.
Book Chapters
Daniels, Colton L., and Calvin Pyatt. “Drug Abuse/Dependence.” In The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior and Society, Second Edition. (forthcoming).
Papers in Preparation
Daniels, Colton L., Eric C. Shattuck, Thankam S. Sunil, and Xiaohe Xu. “Racial/Ethnic and Gender Differences in Risk-Taking and Protective Behavior.”
Daniels, Colton L., Eric C. Shattuck, Jessica K. Perrotte, Christopher G. Ellison, Thankam S. Sunil, and Xiaohe Xu. “How Does Belief in the God Locus of Health Control Predict Individuals’ Propensity to Engage in Risk-Taking and Protective Behaviors?”
Daniels, Colton L., Xiaohe Xu, Eric C. Shattuck, Thankam S. Sunil, and Jessica K. Perrotte. “Religious Involvement, Race, and Mental Health: How Does Religion Attenuate the Effect of Depression Differentiated by Race?”
Yabes, Joseph, Colton L. Daniels, Xiaohe Xu, Thankam Sunil, Ana E. Markelz, and Jason Okulicz. “Factors Linked with Overtreatment of Lyme Disease Among Military Personnel.”
Carney, Brandon, Colton L. Daniels, Xiaohe Xu, Thankam Sunil, Ana E. Markelz, and Jason Okulicz. “Cardiovascular Health Risks and Factors Among HIV Military Personnel.”
Daniels, Colton L., Christopher G. Ellison, Xiaohe Xu, and Reed T. DeAngelis. “Religion, Financial Strain, and ‘Deviant’ Behavior: Do Religious Factors Buffer the Effects of Financial Strain on Substance Misuse?”
Presentations
Daniels, Colton L. 2023. “Criminal and Delinquent Behaviors and Religiousness: A Longitudinal Exploration of Religion’s Role in Emerging Adulthood.” Presented at the Association for the Sociology of Religion in Philadelphia, PA. August.
Daniels, Colton L. 2023. “Criminal and Delinquent Behaviors and Religiousness: A Longitudinal Exploration of Religion’s Role in Emerging Adulthood.” Presented at the Association for the Sociology of Religion in Salt Lake City, UT. October.
Daniels, Colton L. 2021. “Self-Control, Intimate Partner Violence, and Divine Control: Does Greater Belief in Divine Control Moderate the Adverse Effects of Low Self-Control on Intimate Partner Violence in Thailand?” Presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in Portland, OR. October.
Daniels, Colton L. 2020. “Self-Control, Intimate Partner Violence, and Divine Control: Does Greater Belief in Divine Control Moderate the Adverse Effects of Low Self-Control on Intimate Partner Violence?” Presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in Pittsburgh, PA. October.
Daniels, Colton L. 2019. “Religion, Financial Strain, and ‘Deviant’ Behavior: Do Religious Factors Buffer the Effects of Financial Strain on Substance Misuse?” Presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in St. Louis, MO. October.
Daniels, Colton L. 2019. “Religious Involvement, Race, and Mental Health: How Does Religion Attenuate the Effect of Depression Differentiated by Race?” Presented at the Association for the Sociology of Religion in New York, NY. August.
Daniels, Colton L. 2016. “The Condemned Awaiting Hell: Belief in Hell and Its Influence on Opinions Towards Capital Punishment for Murder.” Presented at the University of Texas at San Antonio College of Liberal and Fine Arts Conference in San Antonio, TX. March.
Daniels, Colton L. 2016. “The Condemned Awaiting Hell: Belief in Hell and Its Influence on Opinions Towards Capital Punishment for Murder.” Presented at the University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Sociology Annual Spring Colloquium in San Antonio, TX. March.
Daniels, Colton L., and Reed DeAngelis. 2016. “Organizational/Non-Organizational Religion, Divine Control, and Risk Perception: Exploring the Effects of Religiousness on Perceived Risk of Poly-Drug Use.” Presented at the Association for the Sociology of Religion in Seattle, WA. August.
Daniels, Colton L., and Reed DeAngelis. 2016. “Religion, Financial Strain, and ‘Deviant’ Behavior: Do Religious Factors Buffer the Effects of Financial Strain on Poly-Drug Use?” Presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in Atlanta, GA. October.
Awards
- 2019 – 1st prize in UTSA’s College of Liberal and Fine Arts Research Paper Competition
- 2020 – 1st prize in UTSA’s College of Health, Community and Policy Research Paper Competition
- 2021 – Recipient of the UTSA Graduate School’s Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award
- 2022 – Recipient of the UTSA Graduate School’s Outstanding Dissertation Award