Assistant Professor of Sociology

1210 Park St.
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA 50112
(641) 269-9304
fax (641) 269-4985
erbaugh@grinnell.edu
Full CV (pdf)

• Ph.D. Sociology, University of New Mexico, 2007
• M.A. Sociology, University of New Mexico, 2001
• M.A. International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, 1998
• B.A. Philosophy and Peace & Justice Studies, Tufts University, 1993

• Social Movements
• Community Organizing
• Intersections of Gender, Race, Class, Sexuality
• Collective Constructions of Identity and Social Problems
• Violence (Personal, Cultural and Structural)
• U.S. Welfare State
• Queer Theory
• Research Methods (Qualitative & Quantitative)

• Erbaugh, Elizabeth B. 2007. "Queering Approaches to Intimate Partner Violence." Pp. 451-459 in Gender Violence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2nd edition. L.L. O'Toole, M.L. Kiter Edwards & J.R. Schiffman, eds. New York: NYU Press.
• Erbaugh, Elizabeth B. 2007. "Intimate Partner Violence in Queer, Transgender and Bisexual Communities." Pp. 415-422 in Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence. N.A. Jackson, ed. New York: Routledge.
• Erbaugh, Elizabeth B. 2002. "Women's Community Organizing and Identity Transformation." Race, Gender and Class 9(1):8-32.
• Erbaugh, Elizabeth B. 2000. "Women's Community Organizing in the United States: A Literature Review." Working Paper Series, UNM Sociology Graduate Student Association, winter issue.

• Gender and Society (Fall 2007)
• Introduction to Sociology (Spring 2008)
• Methods of Empirical Investigation (Spring 2008)
• Queer Theory (Fall 2008)
• Social Inequality (Fall 08)
• Contemporary Sociological Theory (Spring 2009)

At Grinnell

• Early Career Faculty Group - Coordinator
• Queer Studies Cluster - Coordinator
• Race, Ethnicity, Class & Gender Cluster - Founding Member
• Scholarly Women's Achievement Group
• Intro and Methods Teaching Group, Sociology

At the University of New Mexico

• Course Instructor, 2001-2007:
• Queer Theory/Queer Lives
• Sociology of Gender
• Dynamics of Prejudice
• Deviant Behavior
• Introduction to Research Methods
• Research Methods Laboratory
• Women in Contemporary Society (Intro to Women Studies)

• Outstanding Teacher of the Year Nominee, Department of Sociology, 2006
• Student Advisor, Peace Studies Program, 2005-2007
• Program Committee, Peace Studies Program, 2004-2007
• Executive Committee, Women Studies Program, 2002-2003
• President, Sociology Graduate Student Association, 1999-2000
• Project Assistant, UNM Institute for Social Research, 1998-99

Previous Experience

• Conference Organizer, Cultures of Violence, Cultures of Peace, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, 1998
• Observer Delegate to Haiti, New England Observers Delegation, 1995