BIOGRAPHY

Education/Discipline: PhD, University of Pittsburgh/Sociology, 2003

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS:

Sociology of Family (esp. marriage; same-sex relationships; family and work issues; adult well-being; mate selection; men and families; and family policy)
Sociology of Sexuality (esp. gendered sexuality; sexual technologies; and LGBT sexuality)
Sociology of Gender (esp. men's studies; gender movements; and feminist theory)
Qualitative Methodology
Social Inequality
Cultural Sociology

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

“Does the ‘Marriage Benefit' Extend to Partners in Gay and Lesbian Relationships? Evidence from a Random Sample of Sexually Active Adults.” Journal of Family Issues , (with Gretchen Hill), forthcoming. 2008

“Sex the Natural Way : The Marketing of Cialis and Levitra” in Dana Rosenfeld and Christopher Faircloth (eds.), Medicalized Masculinities. Temple University Press, pp. 45-64. 2006

“Male Sexuality, Medicalization, and the Marketing of Cialis and Levitra,” Sexuality and Culture , 9 (4): 29-57. 2005

RECENT PRESENTATIONS & OTHER PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS ACTIVITIES:

“Family, Work, and Well-Being: The Relationship between Multiple Roles and Well-being among Gay Men and Lesbians” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Sociological Association, Mobile , AL , (with Gretchen Hill) (October). 2007

Organizer and Presider, Session on Family and Work Issues, Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Sociological Association, Mobile , AL , (October). 2007

“'We're Not Talking Your Daddy's Viagra': Reflections on the Making and Marketing of Impotence Treatment Technologies.” Invited colloquium speaker, Department of Communications, University of Memphis (February). 2007

“Do Partnered Gays and Lesbians Differ from Married Heterosexuals in Personal Well-Being?” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis , MN , (with Gretchen Hill) (November). 2006

“Relationship Status, Sexual Orientation, Reported Well-Being: A Comparison of Attached and Unattached Heterosexuals and Homosexuals” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal , QC , Canada , (with Gretchen Hill) (August). 2006

CURRENT PROJECTS:

I'm currently working on two projects: one, a study that uses data from the General Social Survey and the National Health and Social Life Survey to explore the benefits and stresses of work, partner, and parent roles among gay men and lesbians and their influence on health and well-being; the other, an examination of internet personal ads to determine whether prior experience with marriage, presence of children, and age are associated with differences in what single adults seek in potential mates.