LATEST NEWS
The impact of my research sweeps from accolades in the academy to shaping international conversations about sexuality. Here, you will find the latest news related to my professional pursuits.
Distinguished Book and Distinguished Article Awards
The Sexualities section of the American Sociological Association has recognized me with *both* the Distinguished Book Award (for Long Live Queer Nightlife) and Distinguished Article Award (for “Situational Solidarity and the Use of Identity Labels in Interactions”). So much incredible scholarship was published in this recent competitions. To be doubly recognized at a national level…
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ASA Elections – Culture Section Chair
I have been elected chair of the Culture section of the American Sociological Association, one of the largest sections of the ASA. It’s a huge honor, although it comes at a moment when many of us are reflecting on the nexus of our ethical and professional commitments. I don’t know how the years ahead will…
The Sociology of Queer Nightlife
Recently published in The Sociological Quarterly is a special issue that I have guest edited on queer nightlife. In my introduction, entitled The Sociology of Queer Nightlife, I blend arguments from the social sciences about “dirty work” with humanistic notions of “disidentification” as a survival strategy to amplify a distinctive disciplinary point of view. What…
2025 Lambda Literary Award Finalist
Long Live Queer Nightlife has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2025 Lammy Award for Best Book in LGBTQ+ Nonfiction! 1,339 titles were submitted this year, spanning 26 categories, evaluated by 80 judges over 6 months. See all the finalists here, and coverage of the awards and finalists by the CBC here.
Publishing in General Sociology Journals
As the flagship journal of the Eastern Sociological Society (ESS), I participated in a session at the 2025 ESS Annual Meeting that focused on publishing in general journals of the discipline. The organizers invited editors of our field’s top generalist journals as panelists: Andrew Fullerton from Social Problems, I represented Contexts, and Laurel Smith-Doerr from American Sociological…
Maclean’s
Queer nightlife spaces are rapidly disappearing. Want to know how to keep them alive? Check out my article in Maclean’s, Canada’s premier current affairs magazine, often compared with The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Newsweek. Read it here.