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Education

Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington, 2024

M.A., Minnesota State University Mankato, 2016

B.A., High Point University, 2014

Research & Specialization

• Critical autism studies
• Narratives of sexualities
• Sociology of gender
• Accessibility in higher education
• Neuroqueer theory

Courses Taught

• SOC 2300 Social Inequalities and Social Change
• SOC 2700 Social Justice
• SOC 2800 Gender, Crime, and Law
• SOC 3110 Disability, Identity, and Society
• SOC 6130 Graduate Seminar: Sex, Sexuality, and Society
• WGSS 1000 Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• WGSS 2200 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
• WGSS 4610/5610 Queer Theory

Affiliations

• Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Publications

Kizer, James S. "Autism Speaks for Whom? Neoliberalism, Nonprofit Infrastructure, and the Economics of Autism Advocacy." Sociology Lens 37, no. 4 (2024): 592-600. .