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MA Program

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Cristina Morales

Thesis: How the intersections of race, gender and sexuality impact sexual health practices on/offline

Internships: Yes, I was a teaching assistant to Dr. Luykx and Dr. Morales and I was the only graduate student that was a part of Opportunity Nation, a bipartisan Think Tank that used scholars and leaders to address social inequality

Post MA in Sociology

PhD Program: I am attending Texas A&M University getting my PhD in sociology. I received a university wide Diversity Fellowship for 3 years and department funding for 2 more. I won dissertation grants from Women and Gender Studies and the School of Liberal Arts as well as training grants that sent me to Northeastern University to learn complex analytical methods on LGBT Health, and travel funds to attend conferences from my department. I am building on my master's thesis for my dissertation by adding quantitative and content analysis to my qualitative interviews.

Publications:

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

Smith, J.G. Luykx, A. forthcoming. “Race Play in BDSM Pornography: The Erotization of Oppression.” Porn Studies.

Book Chapters:

Smith, J. 2014. “Getting Off Â鶹¹ÙÍø: The intersections of race, gender and sexuality in cyber space.” Pp. 109-114 in Illuminating How Identities, Stereotypes and Inequalities Matter through Gender Studies. Edited by Nicole Farris, Mary Ann Davis, & D’Lane Compton. New York, NY: Springer Press.

Journal Articles Under Peer Review:

Smith, J.G., Morales, C. “Racial Constructions among Men Who Have Sex with Men: The Utility of the Latin Americanization Thesis and Colorblind Racism on Sexual Partner Selection.” Issues in Race & Society: An Interdisciplinary Global Journal. Under review.

Invited Book Chapters in Progress:

Smith, J.G. Cristina Morales. “How Systemic Racism Constructs Desire Â鶹¹ÙÍø.” In Sex in the Digital Age. Edited by Nixon, Paul. Howick Place, London: Ashgate/Routledge Publishing Co. Under review.

Smith, J.G., Cristina Morales & C. Winter Han. “Sexual Racism Â鶹¹ÙÍø and its effects on Â鶹¹ÙÍø Identity Formation and Sexual Health.” In The Handbook of the Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations. Edited by Pinar Batur and Joe Feagin. New York, NY: Springer Press.

Smith, J.G. “The White Sexual Framing of Desire.” In The Psychic Life of Racism in Gay Men’s Communities. Edited by Damien Riggs. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Encyclopedia Entry:

Smith, J. G. Forthcoming. “The Politics of a Latinx Identity.” In Latinos in the American Political System: An Encyclopedia of Latinos as Voters, Candidates, and Office Holder. Edited by Montforti, Jessica. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Publishing."

Jobs: I have been a Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant and Lecture at TAMU.

How has the MA in Sociology program prepared you? It helped me snag a huge Diversity Fellowship at TAMU and made me extremely competitive for grants. It also helped me excel with publications and made it possible for me to teach earlier.

Organization memberships: ASA, ABS, Gender and Society, Latino Sociologist

Future Goals: Currently on the job market and applying to jobs. Hope to be a Professor someday

Education

BA- Psychology minor in Philosophy, The University of Texas at El Paso Paso, 2012
MA- Sociology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2012

Email: jgsmit9804@email.tamu.edu 

Favorite Memory

The dinner's and lunches, being a teaching assistant in interesting classes, my big office I had to myself.