Abigail (Abby) Stewart

Abigail Stewart is Sandra Schwartz Tangri Distinguished University Professor and Director of the University of Michigan ADVANCE Program. The U-M ADVANCE Program is a multi-level program designed to improve the campus environment for all faculty—particularly women and underrepresented minorities-- in terms of recruitment, retention, climate and leadership. She is past Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program and the founding Director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Professor Stewart has published many scholarly articles and several books, focusing on the feminist theory and the psychology of women’s lives, personality, and adaptation to personal and social changes. Her current research, which combines qualitative and quantitative methods, includes comparative analyses of longitudinal studies of educated women’s lives and personalities; a collaborative study of race, gender and generation in the graduates of a Midwest high school; and research on gender and science and with students and faculty.

Field(s) of Study

• Psychology of women
• Personality development
• Gender, race and generation
• Gender and science