A photo of Amy. She is a white woman with dark blond hair wearing glasses and a black cardigan. The photo is artistically blurred and Amy is looking over her right shoulder. I am a medical, computational, and cultural sociologist. My research investigates mental health and illness through a cultural lens, namely (1) how the cultural context influences mental health experiences and decision-making and (2) how mental health operates as a cultural framework. In my forthcoming book, I document cultural change around mental health and illness by applying computational text analysis to the news media and social media.

I’m also passionate about equitable and inclusive teaching, particularly of quantitative methods and statistical software.

I currently hold the position of Assistant Professor of Sociology at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. I previously worked at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. I have a PhD in Sociology from Stanford University and BA in Sociology and Spanish from Wellesley College.

Contact me at ajo13 [at] iu [dot] edu