Alyasah Ali Sewell
Alyasah “Ali” Sewell | |
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| Alma mater | Indiana University University of Florida |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania Emory University |
| Thesis | Opening the black box of segregation : structures of racial health disparities (2013) |
Alyasah “Ali” Sewell is an American sociologist and associate professor at Emory University. They are the founding director of the Race and Policing Project and the Critical Racism Data Lab. Their research develops quantitative approaches to understand racism.
Early life and education
[edit]Ali Sewell was an undergraduate student at the University of Florida, where they graduated sumna cum laude in social sciences and women's studies. They moved to Indiana University for their graduate studies, where they specialised in social science and completed a Master's and doctorate. Their doctoral research looked at the segregation and racial disparities in health outcomes. They identified sources of health deprivation amongst young people tht were related to race and racism.[1] They were a postdoctoral researcher in the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
Research and career
[edit]Sewell studied proactive policing and the consequences of police violence on women and communities of colour.[3][4] Their research considers the relationships between ethnicity and heathcare disparities amongst different demographic groups in America.
In 2021 Sewell was involved with the United States' first National LGBTQ+ Women*s Community Survey.[5] The survey looked to collect and document the experiences of LGBTQ people across America.[5][6] It emphasised the importance of living in a loving community, and found that more than half of the respondents had experienced intimate partner violence.[6]
In 2022 they founded the Critical Racism Data Lab.[2] The lab train people on the ethical collection, use and application of sociological data, and brings science to communities who were previously marginalised.[7] Sewell created a repository of accessible information on race and policing, which became increasingly significant following the murder of George Floyd.[8]
In 2024, they were appointed the Emory University Winship Distinguished Research Professor.[9]
Select publications
[edit]- Abigail A Sewell; Kevin A Jefferson (15 January 2016). "Collateral Damage: The Health Effects of Invasive Police Encounters in New York City". Journal of Urban Health. 93 Suppl 1: 42–67. doi:10.1007/S11524-015-0016-7. ISSN 1099-3460. PMC 4824697. PMID 26780583. Wikidata Q36777703.
- Abigail A Sewell; Kevin A Jefferson; Hedwig Lee (22 April 2016). "Living under surveillance: Gender, psychological distress, and stop-question-and-frisk policing in New York City". Social Science & Medicine. 159: 1–13. doi:10.1016/J.SOCSCIMED.2016.04.024. ISSN 0277-9536. PMID 27155224. Wikidata Q39786650.
- Abigail A Sewell (27 June 2015). "Disaggregating ethnoracial disparities in physician trust". Social Science Research. 54: 1–20. doi:10.1016/J.SSRESEARCH.2015.06.020. ISSN 0049-089X. PMID 26463531. Wikidata Q50773778.
References
[edit]- ^ "Opening the black box of segregation : structures of racial health disparities | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b "Alyasah Ali Sewell". National Center for Lesbian Rights. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "How 'Proactive Policing' Might Impact Health". Science Friday. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "The collateral consequences of state-sanctioned police violence for women". Brookings. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ a b ""Defining Our Own Identities": Survey Aims to Fill Research Gaps on U.S. LGBTQ Women". Arcus. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b Smith, Angelique (2023-11-15). "Eye-opening LGBTQ+ women's survey shatters myths and spotlights challenges". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "What Is Critical Racism Studies? – Critical Racism Data Lab". scholarblogs.emory.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "The Way Forward: Bridging the Divides". news.emory.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Alyasah A. Sewell". sociology.emory.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
