Faculty Associate Director at the National Center for Institutional Diversity and Professor of Women's and Gender Studies; Psychology; and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan
ecole@umich.edu
National Center for Institutional Diversity;
Advisory Committee;
Diversity Scholar;
U-M DSN;
NCID Team
About
Elizabeth R. Cole is a faculty associate director at the National Center for Institutional Diversity and professor of women’s and gender studies and psychology at the University of Michigan. She also has a faculty appointment in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies. Professor Cole's research interests include the application of intersectionality theory to research in psychology, women’s activism, and diverse women’s perceptions of body image and sexuality. Professor Cole is a member of the editorial board for Psychology of Women Quarterly, and in fall 2018 will become the President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Division 9 of APA).
Fields of study:
- Intersectionality
- Qualitative methods
- Femininity
- Relationship between political attitudes and behaviors, particularly among African Americans and all women
