Allison Kabel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Gerontology Coordinator, Fellow, Society for Applied Anthropology

Name

Contact Info

Phone:
410-704-5892
Office:
Linthicum Hall, Rm. 121 F
Email:
akabel@towson.edu
Hours:
Tues/ Thurs 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Education

Post-doctoral NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging and Urban Health. Institute of Gerontology. Wayne State University, 2007

Ph.D. Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 2005

M.A., Anthropology, specialization: Medical Anthropology, Wayne State University, 1997

B.A., Anthropology, Wayne State University, 1994

Areas of Expertise

Culture, Health and Identity

Social Participation and aging

Apparel and Physical Activity

Biography

Selected Publications

  • Kabel, A. M. (2022). Modest swimwear, religiosity and aging: Apparel and physical activity for women throughout the life course.” Anthropology and Aging 43 (1), 35–48.
  • Kabel, A. (2019). Wardrobe malfunction: Case studies of disability and clothing at the threshold of older adulthood. Journal of Human Behavior and the Social Environment 29 (6) 731-743.
  • Carter, M., Yang, B., Davenport, M. and Kabel, A. (2019). Increasing rates of opioid misuse among older adults visiting emergency departments. Innovation in Aging 3 (1).
  • Kabel, Allen, C. & Dimka, J. (2017). Whose mammogram is this anyway? Perspectives on technology, breast health and mammography: Design for Health 1 (2) 170-186.

Research

  • Athletic apparel for women with religious-based modesty preferences

Honors and Awards

  • 2018  Fellow, Society for Applied Anthropology
  • 2015  Fulbright Research Chair in the Person and Society: Concordia University                   Montreal, Quebec. “Adaptive Apparel, Disablement and Social Participation.”

Professional Memberships/ Affiliations

  • Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
  • Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)
  • Association for Anthropology, Gerontology and the Life Course (AAGE)

Teaching

  • GERO 101: Introduction to Gerontology
  • GERO 405: Cross-Cultural Aging
  • GERO 485: Capstone/Senior Seminar
  • SOCI 359: Social Gerontology