Lisa Wade is a cultural critic and sociologist based in Los Angeles, California.
Currently an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Occidental College, Lisa’s life work involves inspiring her students and the public to think sociologically. Accordingly, her career extends beyond academic writing and teaching to blogging, tweeting, public speaking, and informing the news. She is also a regular contributor to Ms., Jezebel, and GlobalPolicyTV.
Her research, found in highly-regarded academic journals, involves the relationship between social inequality and the body, especially as sexuality becomes a marker of difference and an arena of social control. See her list of selected publications or full curriculum vitae for more.
Before receiving her M.S. and Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Lisa earned an M.A. in human sexuality from New York University and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of California – Santa Barbara.