Dr. Brandy Harris Wallace
Associate Professor
Department of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health Language, Literacy and Culture
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
She/Her/Hers/Herself
About
Dr. Wallace’s research centers on the intersections of race, gender, aging, and health, with particular emphasis on the lived experiences of Black women and older adults within healthcare systems and across the life course. Grounded in sociology, gerontology, and Black feminist theory, her scholarship examines how structural inequities, cultural expectations, and institutional practices shape health outcomes, caregiving, chronic illness management and workforce experiences.
Research interests
Broad interests in women's health (racial differences, subjective accounts)
Teaching interests
Sociology of Gender, Black Feminist Theory, Sociology of Race/Ethnicity, Qualitative Methods, Aging and the LifeCourse
Education
- Ph D, Sociology — Florida State University (2006)
- MS, Sociology — Florida State University (2003)
- MA, Women's Studies — The University of Alabama (2001)
- BS, Psycology — The University of Alabama (1998)
Publications
- "Here it was waiting for me:" diabetes diagnosis pathways and implications for health policy 2022
- Dismantling the Master's House: New Approaches to Studying Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Gerontological Research 2022
- 'How I can help me': self-care priorities and structural pressures among Black older adults with diabetes 2022
- The Graying of The Cool Pose: Examining Active Care Strategies among Older African-American Men with Type 2 Diabetes 2022
- Understanding the Subjective Experience of Medication Adherence for Older Urban African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes and a History of Illicit Drug Use 2017
- Successful Aging Among African American Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes 2017
- Diabetes and the Motivated Patient: Understanding perlocutionary effects in health communication 2017
- Microaggressions: An Approach to Understanding the Health of Workers in Long Term Care Settings 2016
- Successful aging among African-American older adults with type 2 diabetes 2016
- Understanding the Subjective Experience of Medication Adherence for Older Urban African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes and a History of Illicit Drug Addiction 2016
Presentations
- Discrimination, Health Mastery and Life Satisfaction among Black and White Older Women with Breast Cancer 2018
- "I Can't Eat That Much”: Older Adults' Lived Experiences of Diabetes Dietary Recommendations 2018
- Diabetes Self Management in an Unequal World: Lessons from Baltimore 2018
- Generativity and Diabetes Self-Management: Caring for the Self to Create Alternative Futures for Others 2018
- The Role of Religion as a Coping Mechanism for the Management of Diabetes Related Stress: An Intersectional Exploration of the Meaning of Faith and Health among Black and White Older Women and Men with Diabetes 2017
- New Implications for Diabetes Education: Physical Activity Barriers among Diabetic Older Adults 2017
- A Black Feminist Approach to Understanding Self-Care Prioritization of Older African American Women with Type 2 Diabetes 2016
Grants and Contracts
- Trauma informed care implementation in nursing homes 2021
Courses Taught
- Dissertation Research
- Analytical Paper Researc
- Basic Concepts In Socy