People of the Injury Prevention Center
Elizabeth A. Armstrong, PhD
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Inequality Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
Faculty Affiliate, Initiative on Ending Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Harassment, Institute for Research on Women and Gender
Professor, Sociology, U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Professor, Organizational Studies, U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, U-M Institute for Social Research
Biography
Dr. Elizabeth A. Armstrong is a Sherry B. Ortner Collegiate Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan. She held a faculty appointment in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University for 2000-2009. She was a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) and a recipient of a National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. Dr. Armstrong contributes to the U-M IPC MOOC, Injury Prevention for Children & Teens in the Dating & Sexual Violence section.
Research Interests
Dr. Armstrong is a sociologist with research interests in the areas of sexuality and sexual violence, gender, culture, organizations, social movements, and higher education.