Pamela Aronson
Professional Title
Professor of Sociology and an Affiliate Faculty Member of Women's and Gender Studies
Department(s)
Behavioral Sciences
College of Arts, Sciences & Letters (CASL)
Sociology
About
Dr. Pamela Aronson is Professor of Sociology and affiliate in Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and author of the book Gender Revolution: How Electoral Politics and #MeToo are Reshaping Everyday Life (Routledge 2023). Dr. Aronson’s research examines the experiences of Gen Z, the transition to adulthood, gender in electoral politics, the #MeToo movement, sexual consent, sexual harassment in the higher education workplace, and how disadvantaged students experience college. She has over three dozen peer reviewed articles and book chapters in such places as Contexts Magazine, Social Forces, Gender & Society, Journal of Youth Studies, and Emerging Adulthood. Her work has been featured in nearly two dozen media outlets, including The Atlantic, BBC Reel, All About America, NBC News, Salon, Vox, and NPR. She is currently studying how reproductive freedom impacts electoral politics, including the 2024 election.
For more information, please visit her website: https://sites.google.com/umich.edu/pamela-aronson/home
Research Interests
social sciences
mixed methods
qualitative research
activism
digital studies
education
sexual harassment/gender harassment
violence
media