Faculty Biography - Liz Mogford

Assistant Professor
Sociology Department
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 98225-9081
Arntzen Hall 529
Phone: (360) 650-3002
Fax: 360-650-7295
Liz.Mogford@wwu.edu

Liz Mogford is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology. She earned her B.A. in Liberal Arts at St. John’s College in 1990, a M.A. in Sociology and a M.P.H. in International Health at the University of Washington in 2002 and completed her Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Washington in 2007.

Professor Mogford’s teaching and research are interdisciplinary, combining sociology and public health. Her research interests include the social determinants of health, global health, and violence against women. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon and has conducted research in India and Mexico. In addition to teaching and research, Liz works on advocacy and outreach for advancing global health equity. Currently this includes being a board member of two non-profit global health organizations, theSlum Doctor Programme and Health Alliance International, and in serving on the advisory board of Just Health Action, a Seattle-based health advocacy organization.

Recent Publications

Almgren, Gunnar, Maya Magarati and Liz Mogford. “Examining the Influences of Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Social Capital on the Subjective Health of Adolescents.” Journal of Adolescence, December 2007.

Mogford, Liz and Abhijit Das. “A Different Reality: Exploring Changes Around Men, Violence against Women and Gender Equality.” Winter 2007. Uttar Pradesh, India: Sahayog Press.

Mogford, Liz. “Structural Determinants of Infant Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-national study of economic and social influences from 1970 – 1997,” Social Biology, Vol. 51 (3-4) Fall-Winter 2004.