Melissa L. Swauger

Dr. Swauger is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies affiliated faculty at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She has published several articles and presented at numerous conferences on topics including examining the impact of gender, race, and social class inequalities on adolescent girls’ aspirations, ethical qualitative research with youth, service learning, and public sociology. She teaches sociology of family, sociology of sports, and women’s and gender studies.