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    • "My research looks at how the field of medicine thinks about people with diseases of unknown cause, how this reaches across history, and how we can change the way we understand these diseases so that people can be healthier."

    • Angela Adler

       

       

      Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

      Health Policy Research Scholar

       

      Sociology PhD Student

       

      Diseases of Unknown Cause

      Brain Injury: Relationships & Stigma

      Sociology of Health and Diagnosis

      Intersectional Feminism

      Policy Analysis

      Quantitative & Qualitative Methods

      Survey Design

    • My Work

      Photo of Angela Adler, (c) Flynn Larsen 2019. Photo Courtesy of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

      I am a sociologist of diagnosis and health. I focus on diseases of unknown cause and the demographics they affect, as well as brain injury, relationships, and the effects of stigma.

       

      As a Health Policy Research Scholar of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, I am trained to use my expertise to analyze and influence policy.

       

    • Projects

      Painting of a hysteria patient, being put on display to a room of male doctors by Charcot.

      Brain Injury, Relationships & Stigma

      Primary Investigator-Dissertation

      Interviews with people with brain injury and their partners, identifying factors that improve relationship quality, and how brain injury stigma affects and is addressed by couples.

      A white medical room with a light, IV tree, phone, instruments, and an empty bed made with a white pillow and purple plaid blanket.

      Social Construction of Unknown Illnesses

      Primary investigator

      Mixed qualitative and quantitative content and discourse analysis of NIH and CDC descriptions of diagnoses, and the demographics they affect.

      Painting of a hysteria patient, being put on display to a room of male doctors by Charcot.

      The Rise and Fall of the Hysteria Diagnosis

      Primary Investigator 

      Historical-comparative sociological study connecting the 4000-year history of hysteria to the concept of social construction of health.

    • Education

      Logo for Health Policy Research Scholars of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

      Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

      Health Policy Research Scholar

      2018-2023

      Logo for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

      University of Nebraska-Lincoln

      PhD Sociology

      2021 (expected)

       

      Coursework Complete: 2019

      Passed Comprehensive Exam in Health: 2019

      Logo for the California Institute of Integral Studies

      California Institute of Integral Studies

      M.A. Anthropology & Social Change

      2015

      Logo for the University of Pittsburgh

      University of Pittsburgh

      B.S. Rehabilitation Science

      2009

       

      Minors: Italian Language, Theatre Arts-Performance

       

      Certificate: Psychosocial Issues in Rehabilitation and Personal Care

      Logo for John Cabot University

      John Cabot University

      Study Abroad

      2007

    • Experience

      Instructor - Health, Medicine & Society

      Undergraduate online course

      University of Nebraska-Lincoln

      Instructor - Sociology of Sport

      Undergraduate online course

      University of Nebraska-Lincoln

      Alumni Network Design Team Member

      Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

      Change Leaders Programs

      Research Assistant - Multilevel Modeling

      Faculty Social Network Data,

      University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

      Primary Investigator: Dr. Christina Falci

      Validator - Health Disaparities Expert

      Advised prospective CEOs in developing ideas for start-ups to address systemic health problems.

      10.10.10., Denver, Colorado.

      Focus Group Facilitator - Task Force on Inclusivity

      Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS)

      Research Assistant - Focus Group Facilitator

      Laughing Matters: Comedy and Race in Undergraduate Education,

      University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

      Primary Investigator: Dr. Lory Dance

      Research Assistant - Experiment Data Collection

      LifeHD Study: Innovative Technology in Minority Health Disparities Research.

      Primary Investigators: Dr. Bridget Goosby, Dr. Jacob Cheadle

      Teaching Assistant/Grader - Sociology of Sport

      Instructor: Dr. Christopher Near

      Online course

      Recitation Instructor - Sociology 101

      Instructors: Dr. Julia McQuillan, Dr. Kelsey Burke

      Teaching Assistant/Grader - Sociology 101

      Instructor: Shawn Ratcliff

      Online course

    • Skills

      Methods

      Historical-Comparative Analysis

      Survey Questionnaire Design

      Focus Groups

      Case Studies

      Content Analysis

      In-Depth Interviews

      Analysis

      Regression (OLS, Logistic, Poisson, Multi-Level Models)

      Pattern Matching

      Critical Discourse Analysis

      Index and Variable Construction

      Missing Data & Attrition

      Software

      Stata

      SAS

      NVivo

      Languages

      American Sign Language (intermediate/advanced)

      Italian (basic)

    • Contact

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    • Connect with Me

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      Email

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