Ph.D., USC, 1997
Aging and the Life Course, Families and Intimate Relationships, Intergenerational Relations, Gender, Social Theory
eburgess@gsu.edu
608 One Park Place
(404) 413-5213
Research and Teaching Interests
Dr. Burgess joined the sociology faculty at Georgia State University in
1997. Her past and current research is informed by the theoretical and
methodological approaches of life course sociology. Her on-going research
applies the life course perspective the study of intimate relationships such as
marriage, sexuality and families. Her recently research, funded by National
Institute on Aging, examines issues of sexuality and intimacy in Assisted
Living Facilities. In addition, she has collaborated with Dr. Dawn
Banauch on the sexual attitudes and behaviors of college students and Dr.
Denise Donnelly on issues of Involuntary Celibacy. Dr. Burgess continues to
collaborate with Mindy Stombler, Dawn Baunach, Wendy Simonds, and Elroi Windsor
on Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader (forthcoming in its 4th
edition) from WW Norton.
Dr. Burgess is currently Director of the Gerontology Institute at Georgia
State, where she and works to facilitate interdisciplinary scholarship on the
study of aging and older adults at GSU and supervises students in the MA and
Certificate programs in Gerontology. Recently she has taught Seminar in
Gerontology and Death, Dying, and Loss. She continues to stay engaged in the
Sociology Department by working with Doctoral Students and collaborating with
colleagues.
