Janet Armitage, Ph.D., MBA

Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
M.B.A., St. Mary’s University
M.A., Illinois State University
B.A., Marquette University

Research Methods
Race and Ethnicities
Religion

Social Inequalities and Inequities
Gender, Race and Ethnicity as Identities and Intersectionalities
Health, Wellbeing and Compassion
Religion

Janet S. Armitage, M.B.A., Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at St. Mary’s University. She is currently Chair of Sociology and Director of Public Health programs.

Much of her recent research focuses on compassion, well-being 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 organizational 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.

Racial Justice for African American Marianists
Food Insecurity across Marianist 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
Annual Interprofessional Education Experience (IPEX)

Articles in TRAILS, The American Sociologist, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Qualitative Research, The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Medical Teacher

National Science Foundation, “Impact of Enhanced Healthcare on Workforce Participation.” (PI, Belinda Roman, Ph.D.)
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
Louisville Institute Grant for Researchers