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Anya M. Galli Robertson

Associate Professor of Sociology; Fellow for LGBTQ+ Inclusion

Full-Time Faculty

College of Arts and Sciences: Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work

Contact

Email: Anya Galli Robertson

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Sociology, University of Maryland, 2018
  • M.A., Sociology, University of Maryland, 2012
  • B.A., Psychology, Studio Art and Women's Studies, St. Olaf College, 2008

Profile

Dr. Galli Robertson joined the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work at the University of Dayton in 2018. Her research spans the fields of environmental sociology and social movement studies, centering on energy policy debates, discursive tactics and framing and discursive elements of inequality. She has published in a wide range of journals including Society and Natural Resources, Energies, Environmental Justice, PLoS ONE, Environmental Sociology, Journal of Research in Political Sociology, and Mobilization. Dr. Galli Robertson received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Maryland in 2018, a B.A. from St. Olaf College in 2008 and an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Maryland in 2012.

Dr. Galli Robertson is the inaugural Fellow for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The Fellow serves as a hub for the wide range of work taking place to support the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people at the University of Dayton, focusing in particular on equity for LGBTQ+ employees and issues of process and procedure, culture, and communication. This work is reflective of the University of Dayton’s Catholic and Marianist values, which center on honoring the value and dignity of all people and underpin the institution’s commitment to inclusive excellence.

Faculty perspective

"In the classroom, I center my teaching around student involvement and collaborative learning. I view teaching as an opportunity to try new approaches and continue my own learning about the social world."

Courses taught

  • SOC 101: Principles of Sociology
  • SOC 208: Research Methods
  • SOC 308: Data Analysis
  • SOC 342: Social Movements
  • SOC 409: Senior Capstone

Research interests

  • Social movements
  • LGBTQ+ inclusion
  • Energy politics
  • Qualitative and mixed-methods research

Selected publications

Hannibal, Lillian, Anya M. Galli Robertson. 2023.  “‘When I’m at School, I’m More Than Just a Student...the City is My City’: Assessing College Student Outcomes in a Community Engagement Immersion Program." Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement 27(10): 41-58.

Hoody, Jennifer, Anya M. Galli Robertson, Sarah Richard, Claire Frankowski, Kevin Hallinan, Ciara Owens, and Bob Pohl. 2021. "A Review of Behavioral Energy Reduction Programs and Implementation of a Pilot Peer-to-Peer Led Behavioral Energy Reduction Program for a Low-Income Neighborhood." Energies 14(15): 4635.

Rhubart, Danielle C. and Anya M. Galli Robertson. 2020. “The Right to Knowledge and the Superfund Program: A Fundamental Cause Approach to Disparities in Resident Awareness of Hazardous Waste Sites.” Environmental Justice. 13(5), 181-188.

Galli Robertson, Anya M. 2020. “Privileged Accounts in the Debate over Coal-Fired Power in the United States.” Society and Natural Resources. 34(2), 188-207.

Galli Robertson, Anya M. and Mary B. Collins. 2018. "Super emitters in the United States coal-fired electric utility industry: comparing disproportionate emissions across facilities and parent companies." Environmental Sociology, 4 (4).

Galli, Anya M. 2016. "How Glitter Bombing Lost its Sparkle: The Emergence and Decline of a Novel Social Movement Tactic." Mobilization: 21(3). A Recipient of the 2017 Mayer N. Zald Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Student Paper Award from the American Sociological Association Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements.