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 with a graduate certificate in Conflict Resolution 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