Summary
Professor Elliott specializes in teaching and studying the social determinants of health and well-being.
Research interests
- Sociology of mental health and illness
- Health disparities
- Prejudice, discrimination, stigma and well-being
- Religion, spirituality, and well-being
- Survey Research Design and Analysis
- In-Depth Interview Design and Analysis
Courses taught
- Sociology 737: Survey Research Methods
- Sociology 458/658: Sociology of Mental Health
- Sociology 457/657: Society and Health
- Sociology 101: Principles of Sociology
Recent publications
- Elliott, Marta (Editor). 2022. Research Handbook on Society and Mental Health. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN: 978 1 80037 847 6.
- Elliott, Marta. 2022. “Explanatory Models of Mental Illness among Working Professionals Diagnosed with Bipolar or Depression in the United States.” International Journal of Social Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640221109156.
- Smith, Dena T., Dawne M. Mouzon, and Marta Elliott. 2022. “Hegemonic Masculinity and Mental Health among Older White Men in the US: The Roles of Health and Wealth Decline.” Sex Roles. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-022-01291-4.
- Elliott, Marta, Michael Padua and Thomas Schwenk. 2022. “Electronic Health Records, Medical Practice Problems, and Physician Distress.” International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 29: 387-392.
- Ragsdale, James and Marta Elliott. 2022. “Opioid Addiction, Attributions, and Stigma: An Online Vignette Experimental Study.” Stigma and Health 7(2): 205-213.
- Elliott, Marta and Jordan Reuter. 2022. “The Benefits and Challenges of Employment for Working Professionals with Mental Illness.” Community Mental Health Journal 58: 645-656
Ph.D. students
Education
- Ph.D., Sociology, Johns Hopkins University, 1995
- M.A., Sociology, Ohio State University, 1990
- B.A., Sociology, Ohio State University, 1988