- Teaching Professor of Sociology; Sociology Advisor
- Chafee Hall, Rm 504
- Phone: 401.874.5933
- Email: abibeau@uri.edu
Biography
Alana Bibeau is a public sociologist and Teaching Professor of Sociology. At URI, she also serves as Academic Advisor in Sociology and teaches courses in Gender and Women’s Studies.
Dr. Bibeau’s expertise is in reproduction and birth, midwifery and doula care, reproductive justice, and maternal health disparities. She teaches intro and theory courses in SOC and GWS, as well as courses on gender, work, and families; health, illness and medical care; and reproduction.
In 2006 she completed doula training at the former Seattle Midwifery School (now the Simkin Center of Allied Health Professions at Bastyr University). She is a Certified Doula and serves on the Board of Directors for the Brown/Fox Point Early Childhood Education Center.
Research
Reproduction and birth, Culture, Social Inequality
Education
- Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Virginia, 2010
- M.A. in Sociology, University of Virginia, 2004
- B.A. in Sociology, University of Rhode Island, 1999
Selected Publications
Bibeau, Alana M. 2019. “Gender Equality and Inequality: From the Foundations of Feminism to the Modern #MeToo Movement.” Chapter 11 In Brand, S.T. & Ciccomascolo, L (eds.), Social Justice and Putting Theory into Practice in Schools and Communities.
Bibeau, Alana M. 2014. “Interventions During Labor and Birth in the United States: A Qualitative Analysis of Women’s Experiences.” Sexual and Reproductive Health Care 5(4): 167-173.