Education
- Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
- M.B.A., St. Mary’s University
- M.A., Illinois State University
- B.A., Marquette University
Courses
- Research Methods
- Race and Ethnicities
- Religion
Research Interests
- Social Inequalities and Inequities
- Gender, Race and Ethnicity as Identities and Intersectionalities
- Health, Wellbeing, and Compassion
- Religion
Biography
Janet S. Armitage, M.B.A., Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at St. Mary’s University. She is currently a co-director of the Online Public Health Certificate program.
Current Research
Much of her recent research focuses on compassion, wellbeing and health at individual, organizational and institutional levels. She continues to examine the development and application of active compassion in medical education and is exploring the presence of organization compassion to relieve workplace distress and suffering in its various forms. Her ongoing applied research is informed by her continuing compassion training through the Compassion Institute (California), The Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics at Emory University, and as a San Antonio Compassion Institute Fellow.
Sociology and Public Health Applied Projects
- Catholic Sociology (Sociology of Religion) and Racial Justice for African American Marianists
- Catholic Sociology (Sociology of Religion) and Marianists
- Food Insecurity across Marianists Campuses—Chaminade, Dayton and St. Mary’s
- Veterans in the San Antonio Community
- Compassion Tool Kits for Undergraduate Students
- Annual Regional San Antonio Public Health Case Competition
Publications
Articles in TRAILS, The American Sociologist, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Qualitative Research, The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Medical Teacher
Awards and Grants
- Northside Independent School District (NISD) Community Partner of the Year
- Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Alice Franzke Distinguished Feminist Scholar
- Faculty Development India Fellowship, Council of American Overseas Research Centers