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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 Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é 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 Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é 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 Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é: 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 Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.” 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 Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é and its effects on Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é 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 Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é of Texas at El Paso Paso, 2012
MA- Sociology, The Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é 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.