Alexandra Crampton // Social and Cultural Sciences // Marquette University

Associate Professor

Social and Cultural Sciences

Education

Ph.D., 2007, University of Michigan

M.A. (Anthropology) 2002

M.S.W. 2001

Courses Taught

SOWJ 2200 Human Behavior in the Social Environment

SOWJ 2300 Conflict Resolution and Restorative Justice

SOWJ 3001 Social Welfare Policy and Services

SOWJ 4700/5700 Global Aid and Humanitarianism

HOPR 3957-H Textures of Authenticity: Being in a Strange World

HOPR 4953 Doing Good (Honors Senior Full Circle Seminar)

Research Interests

Through interdisciplinary training in cultural anthropology, social work, gerontology, and alternative dispute resolution, Dr. Crampton examines the interplay of policy discourse, professional intervention, and varied perspectives from intended beneficiaries. She studies how people are identified as vulnerable (and in need of intervention) due to young & older ages, and how dispute resolution travels globally as a professionalized intervention. Past research examined elder mediation in Ghana and the U.S. Ongoing projects examine family court mediation in the U.S. and family dispute resolution in Australia. Her newest research works towards decolonizing gerontology through direct research engagement with people in a U.S. retirement community where the average age has risen to 85. The timing of this study coincided with and therefore addresses the Covid-19 pandemic.

Selected Publications

in press Crampton, Alexandra. “Child Custody Cases Now & Then: From Kramer vs. Kramer to Marriage Story.” Family Court Review, October, 2024. Pre-print available.
2024 Connon, Irena, Crampton, Alexandra, Dyer, Christopher and Rita Hu. “Social Disability as Disaster: Case Studies of the Covid-19 Pandemic on People with Disabilities.” Social Sciences, 13(4), 203. 28 pages.
2018 Miller, Gale and Crampton, Alexandra. “Social Justice Work, Addressing Troubles, and Institutional Discourse”, Critical Gerontology Comes of Age: Papers in Honor of Carroll L. Estes, Routledge, (2018), pp 46-61.
2017 Crampton, Alexandra. “The Social Brain.” In Negotiator’s Desk Reference Vol. 1, DRI Press, (2017), pp 115-126.
2015 Crampton, Alexandra. “Decolonizing Social Work ‘Best Practices” through a Philosophy of Impermanence.” Journal of Indigenous Social Development, 4(1) (October 2015): 11 pages.
2013 Crampton, Alexandra. “’No Peace in the House’: Witchcraft Accusations as an ‘Old Woman’s Problem’ in Ghana.” Anthropology & Aging Quarterly, 34(2) (November 2013): 199-212.
2013 Crampton, A. “Population Aging as the Social Body in Representation and Real Life.” Anthropology & Aging Quarterly, 34(3) (September 2013): 100-112.