About
Armand Chevalier is an MPH Epidemiology / Environmental Health dual-major at Indiana University School of Public Health - Bloomington studying social behavioral & occupational health while earning a Safety Management Graduate Certificate. He is also an ongoing limited-residency graduate student in the Master of Science in Labor Studies program at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
In 2022, Armand received his A.Sc. with Highest Distinction in Labor Studies, B.A. with Highest Distinction in Sociology (Medical concentration), Certificate in Latino Studies, and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. In 2023, he graduated from I.U.P.U.I. with his B.Sc. in Labor Studies – Highest Distinction, a B.A. in Psychology – Distinction, and a Human Resource Management Certificate.
Armand teaches courses in the Department of Labor Studies at Indiana University Indianapolis.
Research Interests
Armand's research interests encompass health and well-being, work culture, labor and the political economy of labor repression, and occupational effects of social stratification. His studies are currently centered on the experiences of workers from marginalized and underrepresented communities and how bias, stereotypes, discrimination, safety climate, and adverse working conditions define their experiences within labor markets and society.
He seeks to understand how group identities associated with class, race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, and their complex intersections are socially stratified in organizations and fuel inequality in the form of wage gaps, lower employment opportunities, and clustering of marginalized workers into occupational ghettos. A cornerstone of his work is empowering workers from disadvantaged groups to navigate the employment relationship with management as they organize and unionize throughout sectors of the economy where labor has been historically repressed.