Angela DixonAssistant Professor
Education
- PhD in Sociology and Demography, Princeton University, 2018
- MA in Sociology, Princeton University, 2015
- BS in Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011
Research
Angela Dixon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Emory University. Her current research investigates the lives of the bereaved after loss. Specifically, Dr. Dixon explores the negative health and socioeconomic impacts of bereavement, with a particular focus on the implications of Black-White disparities in mortality. Her prior research also examines patterns of inequality, exploring how conceptualizations of race, ethnicity, skin color, and discrimination shape patterns of stratification across societies.
Dr. Dixon’s research has been supported by various funders including the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH K01 Career Development Award), Spencer Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, and the American Sociological Association. Prior to joining the faculty at Emory, Dr. Dixon was a David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Policy with a concentration in Demography from Princeton University and her B.A. in Psychology with a second major in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
