Updated: 9/23/21
Heath Fogg Davis
Email: heath.davis@temple.edu
Website: heathfoggdavis.com
Address: Temple University, Dept. of Political Science, 409 Gladfelter Hall, 1115 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6089
Employment
- Director, Intellectual Heritage Program, Temple University, 2021-present
- Director, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program, Temple University. 2018-2021
- Professor of Political Science, Temple University, 2019-present
- Associate Professor of Political Science, Temple University. 2005–2019
- Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2005
- Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 1999–2005
- Visiting Scholar in Political Science, University of Chicago. 2001–2002
Education
- PhD in Politics, Princeton University. 1998
- AB in Government, magna cum laude, Harvard University. 1993
Professional Development
- Chronicle of Higher Education’s Strategic Leadership Program for Department Chairs. 2021
- Leadership Academy Fellowship, Temple University. 2008
- Provost’s Teaching Academy Fellowship, Temple University. 2013
Research + Teaching Interests
Discrimination Law and Policy; Feminist, Queer, Trans and Race Theory, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Organizational Strategy
Research in Progress
Defining Diversity: The Next Diversity Challenge
Publications
Books
- Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter? (New York University Press, 2017)
- Audiobook of Beyond Trans
- The Ethics of Transracial Adoption (Cornell University Press, 2002)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
“Why the ‘Transgender’ Bathroom Controversy Should Make us Rethink Sex-Segregated Public Bathrooms.” Politics, Groups & Identities 6, no. 2 (2018). [Winner of the Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory, 2019]
“Sex Classification Policies as Transgender Discrimination: An Intersectional Critique.” Perspectives on Politics 12, no. 1 (2014): 45–60.
“Theorizing Black Lesbians within Black Feminist Theory: A Critique of Same-Race Street Harassment.” Politics & Gender 2 (2006): 57–76.
“The Racial Retreat of Contemporary Political Theory.” Perspectives on Politics 1, no. 3 (2003): 555–64.
“Navigating Race in the Market for Human Gametes.” Hastings Center Report 31, no. 5 (2001): 13–21.
Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters
“Single-Sex Education and Checking a Male or Female Box to get into College” in LGBTQ Politics: A Reader: A Critical Reader, edited by Marla Brettshcneider, Susan Burgess, and Christine Keating. New York: New York University Press, 2017.
“The Political Geography of Whites Adopting Black Children in the United States.” In Family-Making: Contemporary Ethical Challenges, edited by Françoise Baylis and Carolyn McLeod. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
“Navigating Race in the Market for Human Gametes.” In Genetics: Science, Ethics and Public Policy, edited by Thomas Shannon, 115-30. Chicago: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.
“Racial Navigation: Imagining Nondiscrimination in Adoption.” In Adoption Matters: Philosophical and Feminist Essays, edited by Charlotte Witt and Sally Haslanger, 247–64. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2004.
Journal Articles (Not Peer-Reviewed):
“Translating Transgender ‘Erasure’ in the Trump Era.” PhiloSOPHIA, 9, no. 1 (2019): 142-143.
“Why Testosterone Ranges Should Replace Sex-Segregation in Title IX Sports.” The Gender Policy Report (Aug. 22, 2017).
“An Argument for Reviving the Pragmatism in Early Critical Race Feminist Theory.” Contemporary Political Theory 1, no.15 (2016): 98–105.
“Race in America.” Perspectives on Politics 10, no. 3 (2012): 752–54.
“Racial Intimacy and Racial Politics: Adoption in the U.S. and Brazil.” National Political Science Review 9 (2003): 76–86.
Law Review Articles
“A Race-Conscious Argument for Transracial Adoption.” Boston University Public Interest Law Journal 6, no. 2 (1997): 385–408.
“An Argument Against Ahistorical ‘Difference’ in Feminist Political Theory.” Circles: The Buffalo Women’s Journal of Law and Social Policy 4 (1996): 2–9.
Magazine/News Articles
“Transgender Sports Bans Raise an Awkward Question: Why Categorize Healthcare and Sports by Sex at All? The Monkey Cage, The Washington Post (April 8, 2021).
“Q & A: A Gender Expert Describes How to Address Sex-Identity at Work,” Interviewed by Bretton Fossbrook, Rotman Management: A Magazine of the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (Spring 2019).
“Let’s Delete Sex from Birth Certificates,” Aeon Magazine (May 31, 2017).
Op-Eds
“Gender Discrimination: Still Long Road Ahead,” Op-Ed, The Globe Post.com (Aug. 5, 2017).
“How We’re Redefining Gender in the 21st Century,” Op-Ed, CNN.com (Aug. 1,2017).
“What the Trump Administration doesn’t get about Bathroom Access,” Op-Ed, CNN.com (Feb.23, 2017).
“The Signs and Boxes Tell Us So: On Sex-Classification Policies.” Op-Ed, The Feminist Wire, November 13, 2014.
Book Reviews (selected)
Review of Gender Nonconformity and the Law, by Kimberly Yuracko. Perspectives on Politics 15, no.3 (2017): 880-82.
Review of We Who Are Dark: The Philosophical Foundations of Black Solidarity, by Tommie Shelby. Perspectives on Politics 4, no. 3 (2006): 578–79.
Awards + Fellowships (selected)
- Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, Temple University (2022)
- Center for the Humanities at Temple (CHAT) Faculty Research Fellowship (2021-22)
- College of Liberal Arts Research Award (CLARA) (2021)
- Okin-Young Award in Feminist Theory: Best Journal Article on Feminist Political Theory, American Political Science Association. 2019
- Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Award, Temple University. 2018
- Choice Outstanding Academic Title (for Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?)
- Eleanor Hofkin Award for Outstanding Teaching, Temple University, College of Liberal Arts. 2017
- Appointed to the Philadelphia Mayoral Commission on LGBT Affairs
- Summer Research Award, Temple University. 2017, 2015.
- Betty Nesvold Award: Best Paper on Women and Politics, Western Political Science Association. 2012
- Dr. Brenda Pfaehler Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring, TRIO Support Services, University of Wisconsin. 2004
- Faculty Research Award, Graduate School, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2004, 2003, 1999
- Faculty Research Award, Institute on Race and Ethnicity, University of Wisconsin. 2002
- Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Chicago. 2001–2002
- Cornell Young Scholar Award, Program on Ethics and Public Life. 2000
- Race and Democracy in the Americas Fellowship, Ford Foundation. 2000–2005
- Summer Institute Faculty Fellowship, Law and Society Association. 1999
- Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 1998–1999
- Christabel Pankhurst/Miss Ella Baker Award for Women and Politics Research. 1998
Invited Talks (selected)
- “LGBTQ Inclusion in the Workplace,” Yale Law School, New Haven, CT. March 2021.
- “What Would a Trans-Inclusive Society Look Like?” Keynote Address, LGBTQ Symposium, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Apr. 2019.
- “Gender-Inclusive Policy Design.” Gender and the Economy Speaker Series, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Dec. 2018.
- “Does Gender Matter?” Diversity and Discrimination Plenary, Federation of Law Societies of Canada National Family Law Conference, Vancouver, BC. July 2018.
- “Is it Time to Consider All-Gender Prisons?” Political Theory Workshop, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA. May 2018.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” The American Forum Series, Fordham University. New York, NY. Apr. 2018.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” Distinguished Lecture, College of Arts and Sciences, Montana State University. Bozeman, MT. Apr. 2018.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” Ohio University. Athens, OH. Mar. 2018.
- “Trans Activating the Academy” Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Barnard College. New York, NY. Feb. 2018.
- “Beyond Binaries: New Constructions of Personhood.” International Studio and Curatorial Program. Brooklyn, NY. Feb. 2018.
- “Parenting Through the Bureaucracy of Gender.” Keynote Address, Philadelphia Family Pride Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Feb. 2018. Sep. 2017
- Plenary Address, Philadelphia Trans Health Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Sep. 2017.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” Politics and Prose Bookstore. Washington, DC. Jul. 2017.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” Red Emmas Bookstore. Baltimore, MD. Jun. 2017.
- “Writing Resistance.” Printers Row Lit Fest. Chicago, IL. Jun. 2017.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” Women and Society Seminar. Columbia University. New York, NY. Nov. 2016.
- “Sex-Classification Policies and Transgender Discrimination.” Law and Society Reading Group. Drexel Law School. Philadelphia, PA. Mar. 2016.
- “Male or Female? A Liberal Argument Against Sex-Marked Identity Documents.” Bernard Mayes LGBTQ Lecture Series. University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA. Jan. 2016.
- “Sex-Classification in Health Care Administration: Transgender, Intersex and Genderqueer Perspectives.” John Grant Endowed Lecture in Health Care Ethics. Loyola University. Chicago, IL. Oct. 2014.
- “Black Politics in the Post-Civil Rights Era.” Cooper Series Symposium. Swarthmore College. Swarthmore, PA. Sep. 2014.
- “Gender Inspection in Public Transit: Transgender Identity and the Race-Class Politics of a Moving Urban Place.” Reed College. Portland, OR. Mar. 2013.
- “Race and Gender Identity Discrimination in Public Transit: The Philadelphia Trans Pass Case.” James Weldon Johnson Institute Working Group on the Civil Rights Movement and the Black LGBT Rights Movement. Emory University. Atlanta, GA. Dec. 2011.
- “Mobility, Marginalization, and Public Transit.” Social Science Research Council/Mellon Foundation Distinguished Faculty Lecture. University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA. Feb. 2011.
- “Gender-Inclusive Policy Design.” Gender and the Economy Speaker “What Would a Trans-Inclusive Society Look Like?” Keynote Address, LGBTQ Symposium, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Apr. 2019.
- “Does Gender Matter?” Diversity and Discrimination Plenary, Federation of Law Societies of Canada National Family Law Conference, Vancouver, BC. July 2018.
- “Is it Time to Consider All-Gender Prisons?” Political Theory Workshop, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA. May 2018.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” The American Forum Series, Fordham University. New York, NY. Apr. 2018.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” Distinguished Lecture, College of Arts and Sciences, Montana State University. Bozeman, MT. Apr. 2018.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” Ohio University. Athens, OH. Mar. 2018.
- “Trans Activating the Academy” Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Barnard College. New York, NY. Feb. 2018.
- “Beyond Binaries: New Constructions of Personhood.” International Studio and Curatorial Program. Brooklyn, NY. Feb. 2018.
- “Parenting Through the Bureaucracy of Gender.” Keynote Address, Philadelphia Family Pride Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Feb. 2018. Sep. 2017
- Plenary Address, Philadelphia Trans Health Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Sep. 2017.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” Politics and Prose Bookstore. Washington, DC. Jul. 2017.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” Red Emmas Bookstore. Baltimore, MD. Jun. 2017.
- “Writing Resistance.” Printers Row Lit Fest. Chicago, IL. Jun. 2017.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” Women and Society Seminar. Columbia University. New York, NY. Nov. 2016.
- “Sex-Classification Policies and Transgender Discrimination.” Law and Society Reading Group. Drexel Law School. Philadelphia, PA. Mar. 2016.
- “Male or Female? A Liberal Argument Against Sex-Marked Identity Documents.” Bernard Mayes LGBTQ Lecture Series. University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA. Jan. 2016.
- “Sex-Classification in Health Care Administration: Transgender, Intersex and Genderqueer Perspectives.” John Grant Endowed Lecture in Health Care Ethics. Loyola University. Chicago, IL. Oct. 2014.
- “Black Politics in the Post-Civil Rights Era.” Cooper Series Symposium. Swarthmore College. Swarthmore, PA. Sep. 2014.
- “Gender Inspection in Public Transit: Transgender Identity and the Race-Class Politics of a Moving Urban Place.” Reed College. Portland, OR. Mar. 2013.
- “Race and Gender Identity Discrimination in Public Transit: The Philadelphia Trans Pass Case.” James Weldon Johnson Institute Working Group on the Civil Rights Movement and the Black LGBT Rights Movement. Emory University. Atlanta, GA. Dec. 2011.
- “Mobility, Marginalization, and Public Transit.” Social Science Research Council/Mellon Foundation Distinguished Faculty Lecture. University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA. Feb. 2011.
- “Marginalization, Mobility, and Public Transit.” Political Theory Workshop. Temple University. Philadelphia, PA. Apr. 2010.
- “Wiping Out and Keeping Going: My Academic Career Thus Far.” Keynote Address. Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Summer Conference. Oberlin College. Oberlin, OH. May 2009.
Conference Presentations (selected)
- Author Meets Critics Featured Session on Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter? Cultural Studies Association Meetings. Pittsburgh, PA. Jun. 2018.
- “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” Feminist Theory Workshop Selection. Western Political Science Association Conference. San Francisco, CA. Apr. 2018.
- “Checking a Sex Box to Get into College: Single-Sex College Admissions.” American Political Science Association Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Aug. 2016.
- LGBTQ Politics Roundtable. Western Political Science Association Conference. Las Vegas, NV. Apr. 2015.
- “Sex-Classification Policies as Transgender Discrimination: An Intersectional Critique.” Perspectives on Politics Author Panel. American Political Science Association. Washington, DC. Aug. 2014.
- “The Transgender Politics of the Netflix Series, Orange is the New Black,” American Political Science Association. Washington, DC. Aug. 2014.
- “Imagining Queer Futures,” American Political Science Association. Washington, DC. Aug. 2014.
- “Radical Politics and Education.” Western Political Science Association. Seattle, WA. Apr. 2014.
- “Gender Intelligibility Inspection as Transgender Discrimination: An Intersectional Critique of Sex Classification Policies.” American Political Science Association Conference. Chicago, IL. Sep. 2013.
- “A Rosa Parks in Philadelphia: Incorporating Transgender Discrimination into a Black Civil Rights Agenda.” American Political Science Association Conference. Chicago, IL. Sep. 2013.
- “Transitioning While Teaching.” Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Jun. 2013.
- “Decolonizing Political Theory.” Canadian Political Science Association Conference. Edmonton, Canada. Jun. 2012.
- “Gender Inspection in Public Transit: Transgender Identity and the Race-Class Politics of a Moving Urban Place.” Western Political Science Association Conference. Portland, OR. Mar. 2012.
- “Transgender Political Science?: A Roundtable Discussion on the Whats, Hows, and Whos of the Research.” American Political Science Association Conference. Seattle, WA. Sep. 2011.
- “National Transgender Panel: A Discussion.” Equality Forum. Philadelphia, PA. Apr. 2011.
- “Contours of Black Political Thought.” American Political Science Association Conference. Chicago, IL. Sep. 2007.
- “Dynamic Intersection: Lessons from Canadian Discrimination Law.” Western Political Science Association Conference. Las Vegas, NV. Mar. 2007.
- “Blacks in Political Theory.” American Political Science Association Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Sep. 2006.
- “Roundtable on Gender and Black Politics.” National Association of Black Political Scientists Conference. Atlanta, GA. Mar. 2006.
- “Black Feminism as Meta-Ideology: Black Feminism Meets Black Conservatism?” American Political Science Association Conference. Chicago, IL. Sep. 2004.
- “The Allure of a Black Conservative Disposition.” Midwest Political Science Association Conference. Chicago, IL. Apr. 2004.
- “Between Disease and Inconvenience: Toward a Non-Heterosexist Ethos of Reproduction and Family.” Gender, Sexuality, and Law International Conference. Keele University. Staffordshire, United Kingdom. Jun. 2002.
- “The Ethics of Transracial Adoption: Author Meets Reader Panel Discussion.” Joint Meetings of the Canadian Law and Society Association and the Law and Society Association. Vancouver, Canada. May 2002.
- “Race and Democracy in the Americas: A Roundtable.” National Conference of Black Political Scientists. Richmond, VA. Mar. 2001.
- “She Works Hard for the Money?: Addressing Employment Discrimination in Paid Egg Donation.” American Political Science Association Conference. Washington, D.C. Sep. 2000.
- “Comments on Community, Culture, and Citizenship: Roundtable Discussion.” American Political Science Association Conference. Washington, D.C. Sep. 2000.
- “Racial Randomization: A Proposal for Race-Neutral Adoptive Placement.” American Political Science Association Conference. Boston, MA. Sep. 1998.
Teaching: Workshops
- Faculty Facilitator, Teaching Assistant Orientation, Temple University (Aug. 2021)
- “Intersectional and Teaching.” Intellectual Heritage Program Summer Institute, Temple University (June 2021).
- “Intersectionality and Teaching.” Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Temple University (March 2021).
- “Social Equity and Teaching,” Annual Faculty Conference, Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Temple University (Jan. 2021).
- “Beyond Trans: Building Gender-Inclusive Classrooms,” Intellectual Heritage Program Summer Retreat, Temple University (Aug. 2018)
- “Teaching Political Science: Tailoring Assignments to Meet Specific Learning Goals.” Teaching and Learning Center. Temple University. Philadelphia, PA. Mar. 2014.
- “Transitioning While Teaching.” Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Jun. 2013.
- “Trans 101.” Co-facilitated with Trans Masculine Advocacy Network. Atlanta Black Gay Pride. Atlanta, GA. Sep. 2009.
Teaching: Courses
- Feminist and Queer Studies (graduate seminar)
- LGBTQ Politics (undergraduate capstone seminar)
- African American Political Theory (undergraduate lecture/seminar)
- Civil Rights and Liberties (graduate/undergraduate seminar)
- Discrimination and the Law (graduate/undergraduate seminar)
- Ethics and Public Policy (undergraduate lecture)
- Gender and Sexuality (undergraduate honors capstone seminar)
- Introduction to Political Philosophy (undergraduate honors seminar)
- Feminist Political Theory (undergraduate lecture/seminar)
- Feminist Research (graduate research seminar)
- Law, Politics, and Society (undergraduate lecture)
- Political Theory and Identity (undergraduate honors/graduate seminar)
- Political Theory and the City (undergraduate seminar)
- Politics of Identity (undergraduate general education lecture course)
- Women and Politics (undergraduate lecture)
Service to the Department (Political Science Dept., Temple University)
- Committee Member, Graduate Program Committee. 2006-2009; 2017-present.
- Chair, Undergraduate Program. 2006-2009; 2017–2018.
- Director, Honors Program. 2006–2009; 2017-2018.
Service to the Department (Political Science Dept., University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Committee Member, Provost Search Committee. 2004
- Committee Member, Graduate Admissions Committee. 2000–2003
Service to the University (Temple University)
- Elected Member, Executive Committee, CLA. 2021-present
- Appointed Member, CLA, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Bias Advisory Board. 2019-present
- Appointed Member, CLA Teaching Awards Committee, 2017-2020.
- Appointed Member, Dean’s Strategic Planning Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. College of Liberal Arts. 2016–present
- Appointed Member, Steering Committee, Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Program. 2016–2018
- Volunteer Member, LGBTQIA Ad Hoc Committee. 2016–2018
- Appointed Member, Merit Committee. College of Liberal Arts. 2016–2018
- Appointed Member, Student Grievance Committee. College of Liberal Arts. 2013–2016, 2017-present
- Appointed Member, Provost’s Master Plan Working Group: Organizational Change/Physical Space. 2013
- Appointed Chair, Temple University Press Board of Review. 2008–2011
- Representative for the College of Liberal Arts, General Education Executive Committee. 2007–2009
- Appointed Member, Provost’s Strategic Academic Planning Working Group. 2007–2008
- Board Member, Temple University Press Board of Review. 2006–2008
- Appointed Member, Honors Oversight Committee. 2006–2009
- Appointed Board Member, Center for the Humanities. 2005–2009
Service to the Profession
- Reviewer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, “Understanding the Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Diverse Populations (2020)
- Faculty Presenter/ Mentor, Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, (2020)
- Faculty Presenter/Mentor, Mellon Mays Graduate Initiatives Program, Preparing for the Professoriate Seminar (2019-2021)
- Editorial Board Member, Politics, Groups & Identities (journal). 2017–present
- Editorial Board Member, National Political Science Review (journal). 2015–present
- Plenary Speaker, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program Summer Conference. Macalester College, Minneapolis, MN. 2015
- Committee Member, Committee on the Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People in the Profession. American Political Science Association. 2012–present
- Leader/Facilitator, Strategic Future Planning (graduate initiative). Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. 2011
- Editorial Board Member. PS: Political Science & Politics (journal). 2010–present
- Associate Editor. Politics & Gender (journal). 2008–2015
- Co-Chair, Political Theory Division. Western Political Science Association. 2008
- Chair, Normative Political Theory Division. American Political Science Association. 2008
- Chair, Political Theory Division. Midwest Political Science Association. 2008
- Faculty Mentor, “Preparing for the Professoriate Seminar” (graduate initiative). Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. 2007–2013
- Committee Member, Planning and Advisory Committee. Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. 2007–2010
- Presenter/Facilitator, Summer Conference Graduate Workshop. Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. 2007–2008
- Reviewer, Political Science Field. Ford Foundation’s “Transitions to College”. Study on the state of social science research in disadvantaged populations’ education and career paths. 2004–2005
- Faculty Mentor/Presenter, Harvard Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. 2003
- Presenter, Program Coordinators’ Meeting. Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. 2000
- Presenter, Summer Conference Recent PhD Panel. Mellon Mays Undergraduate Program. 1999
Manuscript Reviewer
Journals
- American Journal of Political Science
- American Political Science Review
- Contemporary Political Theory
- Critical Sociology
- Governance
- Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
- Journal of Politics
- Law and Society Review
- Perspectives on Politics
- Political Research Quarterly
- Political Theory
- Politics & Gender
- Politics, Groups, and Identities
- Sociology Compass
Books
- New York University Press
- Oxford University Press
- Polity Press
- Prentice Hall
- Russell Sage
- State University of New York Press
- Temple University Press
- University of British Columbia Press
Community Service + Activism
- Advisory Board Member, TransWork, 2018-present.
- Appointed Member, Philadelphia Mayoral Commission on LGBT Affairs. Feb. 2017–Apr. 2018.
- Board Member, Leeway Foundation. 2013–2016
- Mentor, Trans Masculine Alliance Network. 2008–present
- Planning Committee Member, Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference. 2008–2009
- Board Member, Equality Forum. 2011
- Mentor for Homeless and Formerly Homeless Youth. Opportunities PA. 2010–2012
Media (selected)
- Sports Illustrated Interview by Julie Kliegman for “Equal Pace: Idaho Banned Trans Athletes from Women’s Sports. Now She’s Fighting Back,” (Jun. 30, 2020).
- National Public Radio Interview, “How Effective is Diversity Training?” Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane, WHYY Philadelphia (Jun. 2018)
- National Public Radio Interview, “Transgender Rights #WontBeErased” Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane, WHYY Philadelphia (Nov. 1 2018)
- MSNBC, commentary on Trump’s Transgender Military Ban (Aug. 2017)
- National Public Radio Interview, NewsWorks with Dave Heller, WHYY Philadelphia (Jun. 2017)
- National Public Radio, The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC (Jul. 2017)
- National Public Radio Interview, Think Radio with Krys Boyd, KERA Dallas/Forth Worth (Jul. 2017)
- National Public Radio Interview, Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane, WHYY Philadelphia (Jul. 2017)
- Wisconsin Public Radio, The Joy Cardin Show (Jun. 2017)
- C-SPAN Book TV, Interviewed by GLAAD President, Sarah Kate Ellis (Jul. 2017)
- Bangkok Post Business Edition, Interviewed about Trans Civil Rights in Asia (Apr. 2018)
- Philadelphia Inquirer, Interviewed about Gender Pronouns in Email Signatures (Mar. 2018); Masculinity and Racial Stereotypes (Dec. 2018); Trump’s Transgender Military Ban (Jul. 2017).
Media Recognition for Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?
- “15 Books to Read this Fall,” Newsweek Magazine
- “3 Books by Trans Writers to Read Right Now,” Bust Magazine
- “Summer Reading List,” Washington Blade
- “15 Best Books Coming Out in June,” Bustle Magazine
- Positively reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement, LA Review of Books, BuzzFeed News, Advocate.com, Reason Magazine, PopMatters.com, Quartz Magazine, The Christian Century, Plenitude Magazine, Foreword Reviews, Broad Street Review
- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
- Library Journal, Starred Review
- “Top 75 Community College Titles,” Choice Magazine