Elizabeth Heger Boyle

• Educational Background & Specialties
• Activities
• Awards
• Courses

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

• Ph.D. : Sociology, Stanford University, 1996 -
• J.D.: magna cum laude, University of Iowa, 1987 -
• B.S.: Sociology, summa cum laude, University of Iowa, 1983 -
• M.A: Sociology, University of Iowa, 1987 -

Specialties

• Children’s and Women’s Rights
• Reproductive Health
• Sociology of Law
• Globalization

Activities

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Activities

Research

• IPUMS Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys: Funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, this project enhances the ability to conduct comparative research with UNICEF MICS data for scholars and policymakers around the globe.
• IPUMS-Demographic and Health Surveys Project: Funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, this project enhances the ability to conduct comparative research with DHS data for scholars and policymakers around the globe.
• Women's Health in the Global Arena: Transnational organizations from the International Planned Parenthood Association to the Roman Catholic Church have gotten involved in shaping women's health policies around the world. How has this affected governments’ regulation of women's health and what are the actual implications for women?.

Professional

• Chair: UMN Sociology Department, 2012-17..
• Chair: Human Rights Section, American Sociological Association, 2019-2020. 2019-2020

Awards

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Awards

• Harriet B. Presser Award, Population Association of America, For a record of sustained research contributions to the study of gender and demography, 2023
• Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation Distinguished Article Award, 2023
• Faculty Mentoring Award, Sociology Department, University of Minnesota, 2011

Courses

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Courses

• Soc 4171 - Sociology of International Law
• Soc 4101W - Sociology of Law
• Soc 3241 - Global Perspective on Women's Health
• Soc 3801 - Sociological Research Methods
• Soc 8171 - Topics: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Human Rights