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Academic History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Sociology, Syracuse University, 2011
C.A.S., Women’s Studies, Syracuse University, 2007
M.A., Sociology, Syracuse University, 2004
B.A., Sociology and Psychology, University of Wisconsin\u2014Eau Claire, 2003<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Courses Taught at Transy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

FYS\/FYRS
Introduction to Sociology
Gender and Society
Transgender Identities, Communities, and Everyday Life
Culture and the Social Body
Research Methods
Families in Society
Deviance, Diversity, and Social Control
Health, Medicine, and Society
Digital Technologies and the Social Self<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Areas of Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Qualitative methods and ethnography
Teaching, learning, and pedagogy
Genders and sexualities
Queer studies and theories
Recreation and rurality
Sociology of the body
Social media
Everyday activism and resistance
Communities and collective identities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Recent Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAsterisk.\u201d 2014. Transgender Studies Quarterly 1(1-2): 26-27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018There\u2019s No Chasing Involved\u2019: Cis\/Trans Relationships, \u2018Tranny Chasers,\u2019 and the Future of a Sex-Positive Trans Politics.\u201d 2014. The Journal of Homosexuality 61(5): 766-780.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReview of Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal\u201d, by J. Jack Halberstam. 2013. QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking 0(1): 224-226.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent Presentations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2019. \u201c\u2019The Future is Bright:\u2019 Digital Technologies and the Social Self via Black Mirror.\u201d North Central Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Cincinnati, OH. March 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016. \u201cLGBTQI 101 and Law Practice.\u201d University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington KY, November 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016. \u201cLGBTQI-Inclusive Clinical Practice.\u201d University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Lexington KY, November 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013. \u201c\u2018There\u2019s No Chasing Involved\u2019: Cis\/Trans Relationships, \u2018Tranny Chasers\u2019, and the Future of a Sex-Positive Trans Politics.\u201d Critical Dialogue session at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, New York NY, August 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012. \u201c(Trans) Sexualities and Contested Identities: Cis\/Trans Relationships and the (Queer) Politics of Naming.\u201d Annual speaker series in the Gender and Women\u2019s Studies Department at Saint Mary\u2019s College, South Bend IN, January 31.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"793","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"academic_division":[3,23,48,46],"class_list":["post-269","faculty","type-faculty","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nTompkins, Avery - Transylvania University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/faculty\/atompkins\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tompkins, Avery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Academic History Ph.D., Sociology, Syracuse University, 2011C.A.S., Women’s Studies, Syracuse University, 2007M.A., Sociology, Syracuse University, 2004B.A., Sociology and Psychology, University of Wisconsin\u2014Eau Claire, 2003 Courses Taught at Transy FYS\/FYRSIntroduction to SociologyGender and SocietyTransgender Identities, Communities, and Everyday LifeCulture and the Social BodyResearch MethodsFamilies in SocietyDeviance, Diversity, and Social ControlHealth, Medicine, and SocietyDigital Technologies and the Social Self Areas of Research Qualitative methods and ethnographyTeaching, learning,Continue to “Tompkins, Avery”\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/faculty\/atompkins\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Transylvania University | Academics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/transylvaniauniversity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-15T15:52:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@transy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/academics\\\/faculty\\\/atompkins\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/academics\\\/faculty\\\/atompkins\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tompkins, Avery - 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