Lisa Bowleg

Biography

Lisa Bowleg (née: Ingrid Alisa Bowleg) is an applied social psychologist known for conducting research on intersectionality in social and behavioral science and the relationship between social-contextual factors and stress, resilience, and HIV risk in Black communities. Bowleg works as a Professor of Psychology at George Washington University while working as both Director of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Core of the DC-Center for AIDS Research and Founding Director of the Intersectionality Training Institute at George Washington University. Bowleg has earned several awards and research grants in addition to conducting numerous original studies throughout her career. As of March 2021, Bowleg has authored over 60 articles, been cited by over 3000 documents (e.g., book chapters or academic articles), and has an H-index of 24. Bowleg has served on the editorial board of several journals including the American Journal of Public Health, Archives of Sexual Behavior, The Journal of Sex Research, and LGBT Health.

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