Mary Fox, Ph.D.
maryfox@ucla.edu
Research Scholar since 2007

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Duke University.

Clinical Internship, University of California, San Francisco

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Community Psychology, University of Rochester

Areas of concentration:
Epidemiology and social epidemiology, ethics in psychology, issues of assessment in psychology, group process, intention and intentionality, feminist theory, ‘risk’ discourses in the social sciences.

This project seeks to explore risk theory in its several significant incarnations and to identify areas relevant to feminist theory and work. Some relevant ‘risk’ discourse areas are the scientific/ technical, cultural/ symbolic, ‘risk society,’ governmentality, and approaches that explore ‘risk’ subjects and subjectivities. Much feminist theory was developed prior to the more recent formulations of ‘risk’ theory, and the intersection of these two areas of thought offers some rich areas for further development of theory and research.

My current scholarship with risk theory supports work toward editing a volume on feminism and risk. I also seek to develop research connections for interdisciplinary collaborations in areas of 'risk' research.

Uncovering 'Risk:' Research in Social Psychology
Uncovering 'Risk' focuses on understanding risk as a social science metric and as a form of discourse. In lab, students conduct research exercises to elucidate 'risks' and their
perceptions; their research papers explore topics through engagement with a variety of risk discourses.

Feminism, Gender, and Health
Feminism, Gender, and Health considers how theories of gender, social organization, and biological sex shape the questions asked and the explanations and interventions offered
in the areas of health, disease, and well-being.

Colloquium in Women’s Studies
The Colloquium explores the diversity of feminist thought and practice that form an intellectual grounding in Women's Studies.

Topics in Social Psychology: Food and Nutrition
The course examines food through a variety of feminist and social psychology frameworks that include issues of consumption and identity, social differentiation, power, social embodiment, history and memory, cultural formations, and problems in selected aspects of health.