Rebecca Ewert
Assistant Professor of Instruction
- rewert@northwestern.edu
- Website
- 847-491-7480
- 1810 Chicago Ave, Room 228
- Office Hours: Drop-in 11:00-12:00pm Tuesdays or by appointment
- Please email to schedule remote office hours. No appointment needed for drop in.
Biography
Professor Ewert’s primary research centers on the cultural factors that shape our identities, trajectories, and experiences. In particular, she has studied how culture influences the way we seek help from others, our experiences in educational settings, and even our path to recovery after environmental disasters. Her ongoing work examines the cultural links and relationships between gender, health, and institutional trust. Prior to joining the faculty at Northwestern University, Professor Ewert attended Shasta Community College, UC Davis (BA ‘14), and earned her PhD from the University of Chicago.
Courses Taught
SOCIOL 212/ENVR_POL 212: Environment & Society
SOCIOL 276: Sociology of Disaster
SOCIOL 356: Sociology of Gender
SOCIOL 276: Masculinities
SOCIOL 376: Gender, Health, and Medicine
Select Publications
(*denotes undergraduate coauthor)
Kerr, M.* and Ewert, R. 2025. “Constructing the Autistic-Transgender Intersection: A Critical Discourse Analysis.” Sociology of Health and Illness, 47(6): e70063. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.70063
Brewer, A., L. Nelson, A. Mueller, R. Ewert, A. Dayal, D. O’Conner, and V. Arora. 2023. “Gender and Inconsistent Evaluations: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Feedback for Emergency Medicine Residents.” Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 24(5). DOI: 10.5811/westjem.58153
Ewert, R. 2022. “Like Wildfire: Creating Rumor Narrative Content in the Face of Disaster.” Environmental Sociology. DOI: 10.1080/23251042.2022.2073803
Ewert, R. 2021. “’A Country Boy Can Survive’: Rural Culture and Male-Targeted Suicide Prevention Messaging.” Social Science & Medicine. 289: 114439. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114439
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Brisolara, S., Seigart, D., Mathes, K., Nicholds, T., Ewert, R., and Holiday-Shchedrov, D. 2022. “Letters from the Field” in Popularizing Scholarly Research: Research Methods and Practices. Ed. P. Leavy