Associate Professor
Sociology
russelldj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6391
David Russell, PhD


Achievements
College of Arts and Sciences Academy of Outstanding Teachers (2024)

Areas of Specialty
- Medical Sociology
- Aging and the Life Course
- Stress and Mental Health

Publications
- Friesen, Phoebe, Christina Wusinich, Katherine Lynch, and David Russell. 2024. “‘A Light at the End of the Tunnel’: Experiences With Peer Specialists in the Open Dialogue Model.” Psychiatric Services 75(3):283–86.
- Miyawaki, Christina E., Angela McClellan, David Russell, and Erin D. Bouldin. 2024. “Comparing Unmet Service Needs between Rural and Urban Family Caregivers of People Living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: A Multi-Site Study.” The Gerontologist.
- Russell, David, Naomi J. Spence, Jo-Ana D. Chase, Tatum Schwartz, Christa M. Tumminello, and Erin Bouldin. 2022. “Support amid Uncertainty: Long COVID Illness Experiences and the Role of Online Communities.” SSM - Qualitative Research in Health 2:100177.
- Spence, Naomi J., David Russell, Erin D. Bouldin, Christa M. Tumminello, and Tatum Schwartz. 2023. “Getting back to Normal? Identity and Role Disruptions among Adults with Long COVID.” Sociology of Health & Illness 45(4):914–34.

Courses Taught
- The Sociological Perspective