I’m an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
I use qualitative methods to explore how social actors make meaning of racial and gender inequalities in higher education, at work, across digital spaces, and in their intimate relationships.
“Beyond Reverse Racism: A Research Note on How White College Students Construct the Myth of Silencing in the Classroom.”
“There is Queer Inequity, but I Pick to be Happy: Racialized Feeling Rules and Diversity Regimes in University LGBTQ Resource Centers”
““If Something Ever Happened, I’d Have No One to Tell:” How Online Sexism Perpetuates Young Women’s Silence”
“Racists without racism? From Colourblind to Entitlement Racism Online”
“Women Partners, Feeling Rules, and the Gendered Consequences of Porn Addiction”
“The Meanings of Racist and Sexist Trash Talk for Men of Color: A Cultural Sociological Approach to Studying Gaming Culture”
STEPHANIE M. ORTIZ • SOCIOLOGIST 