Angela Dixon

Angela Dixon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Emory University, specializing in social stratification and health disparities. Her research examines the socioeconomic and health consequences of bereavement, with a focus on Black-White mortality disparities. She holds a PhD in Sociology and Demography from Princeton University (2018), an MA in Sociology (2015), and a BS in Psychology and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2011).

• Education:
• PhD in Sociology and Demography, Princeton University, 2018
• MA in Sociology, Princeton University, 2015
• BS in Psychology (with a second major in Political Science), UNC Chapel Hill, 2011

Her research explores how race, ethnicity, skin color, and discrimination influence societal stratification. Key funders include the NIH, Spencer Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, and the American Sociological Association. Prior to Emory, she was a David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University’s Center for Population and Development Studies.

Teaching focuses on comparative perspectives of race, ethnicity, and colorism, including courses SOC 389 and SOC 585. Grants and awards highlight her commitment to addressing health disparities through policy-relevant research.