LGBTQ Health in Medical EducationMy dissertation titled “Enactment of LGBTQ Health in Medical Curriculum” focuses on whether and how gender and sexual inequality can be reproduced in medical and technological spaces s by examining how medical schools incorporate LGBTQ health into their curriculum as an attempt to alleviate health care disparities for LGBTQ populations. Through an 8-month long ethnography of the structure and content of one medical institution’s LGBTQ health curriculum, I show the that as LGBTQ health is being included in medical education, normative, binary understandings of gender and sexuality pervade these teachings. As such, my research focuses on how medical school diversity and inclusion initiatives perpetuate LGBTQ health disparities through an analysis of the day-to-day workings of their curriculum and the messages available to students about gender and sexuality.
|
Gender in Film and VideoGender in Film and Video tracks changes in gender on screen by documenting trends of the internet age. The jargon-free book focuses on six instances of media in transition and their histories, including the rise of feminism on television, in sports events, and in comedy-drama series; the growth of DIY production by underrepresented groups through crowdfunding and YouTube channels; and struggles between fans and producers over control of casting and storytelling. This volume focuses on the breakdown of the categories (content, production, reception) that top-down production/distribution in TV and cinema tended to keep distinct. This text is for students in sociology, media studies, and women’s and gender studies.
|
Other Research
CELLULAR AGINGThis research examines how new technologies which purport to measure “cellular aging” embody ageist ideologies that further discriminate aging populations.
|
GENDER AND STEMThis project examines the impact of gender-based programs in STEM and how they transform women’s pathways STEM fields, with particular attention to the raced and class implications of these programs.
|
LGBTQ AGINGThis research examines the implications of the Supreme Court ruling that protects gay and transgender employees workplace from discrimination for LGBTQ seniors.
|