Eva Garroutte

Associate Professor, Dept. of Sociology
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Ave
Chestnut Hill, MA  02467

Curriculum Vitae

617-552-2078 (office phone)
617-552-4283 (fax)
eva.garroutte@bc.edu

Dr. Garroutte received her PhD in sociology from Princeton University in 1993 and is now an associate professor of sociology at Boston College.  An enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Dr. Garroutte has a background of research and publication related to the study of Native American issues, health and aging, racial/ethnic identity, and religion.  Past publications include a book, Real Indians: Identity and the Survival of Native America, and various articles in sociological and health-related journals.  Current work, funded by the National Institute on Aging under a K01 mechanism, examines the medical communication needs of American Indian elders at Cherokee Nation clinics.  Another ongoing project explores the dynamics of an urban American Indian community through the life histories of its members.  Dr. Garroutte is a past Area Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Her service on editorial advisory boards includes the Journal of Native American Health and the Smithsonian’s Volume 2 of the Handbook of North American Indians.