Andrea Fitzroy, PhDAssistant Teaching Professor of Health Equity

Dr. Andrea Fitzroy holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Georgia State University, specializing in Gender and Sexuality. She also has a graduate certificate in Gerontology from Georgia State University. She earned her MS in Human Resource Development from Florida International University.

Her current research is on intimacy, social relationships, health, and care in older adulthood.
Dr. Fitzroy’s teaching experience includes a variety of sociology and gerontology courses, including Aging & Society, Death, Dying & Loss, Diversity & Aging, Sociology of the Body, Sociology of Health & Illness, Introduction to Sociology, and Social Problems, among others.

• Ph.D. in Sociology, Georgia State University, July 2020
  • Gender and Sexuality Concentration
• Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, Gerontology Institute, Georgia State University, May 2018
• Masters of Science, Florida International University, May 2004
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Florida International University, May 2002
  • Graduated Magna cum laude

• Fitzroy, A. F., Kemp, C. L., & Burgess, E. O. (2022). “I’m not terribly lonely”: Advancing the understanding of intimacy among older adults. Journal of Aging Studies, 61(10015). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2022.101005
• Morgan, J. C., Kemp, C. L., Barmon, C., Fitzroy, A. F., & Ball, M. M. (2021). Limiting and promoting resident self-care in assisted living. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, gbab016, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab016
• Kemp, C. L., Ball, M. M., Jason, K., Dillard, J. A., & Fitzroy, A. F. (2020). Communicative competence: Responding to residents’ health changes in assisted living. The Gerontologist, gnz119. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnz119
• Kemp, C. L., Ball, M. M., Morgan, J. C., Doyle, P. J., Burgess, E. O, Dillard, J., Barmon, C. B., Fitzroy, A. F., Helmly, V. E., Avent, E., & Perkins, M. M. (2017). Exposing the backstage: Critical reflections on a longitudinal qualitative study of residents’ care networks in assisted living. Qualitative Health Research, 27, 1190-1202. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732316668817
• Carlson, D. L., Hanson, S., & Fitzroy, A. F. (2016). The division of childcare, sexual intimacy, and relationship quality in couples. Gender & Society, 30(3), 442–466. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243215626709

• Gerontological Society of America
• Sociologists for Women in Society
• Southern Sociological Association
• American Sociological Association