Education
- PhD, Brandeis University
- MA, Brandeis University
- BA University of California, Santa Cruz
Research Interests
- Sociology of Reproduction
- Gender and Women’s Studies
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
- Health and Human Rights.
Employment History
- 2004-present
Associate Professor, Suffolk University, Sociology Department. - 1999-2004
Assistant Professor, Suffolk University, Sociology Department. - Spring 1999
Visiting Assistant Professor, Suffolk University, Sociology Department. - Fall 1998
Senior Lecturer, Suffolk University, Sociology Department. - 1997-1998
Tutor, Harvard University, Committee on Degrees in Women’s Studies, and History of Science Department. - 1994-1998
Teaching Fellow, Harvard University, Committee on Degrees in Women's Studies. - 1993-1997
Lecturer, Brandeis University, Sociology Department.
Publications
- "Holistic sickening: breast cancer and the discursive worlds of complementary and alternative practitioners.” With Susan Sered. Sociology of Health & Illness Vol. 30 No. 4 2008: 616– 631.
- Baby Steps: How Lesbian Insemination is changing the World. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. Paper edition, 2005.
- “Stratified Reproduction.” Entry in the Encyclopedia of Sociology, Blackwell, 2005.
Oral Presentations
- “Women’s Mental Health and Well-Being: How a Human Rights Perspective Helps.” Keynote address at the conference “Women’s Mental Health and Well-Being: (How) Does a Human Rights Perspective Help?” Suffolk University. Boston. January 2007.
- “Health, Human Rights, and Hurricane Katrina.” Presentation in the Health and the Environment panel, Boston Meets Katrina: Anniversary Symposium. University of Massachusetts, Boston. September 2006.
- “Silence, Ideology, Enforced Stories, and Hidden Agendas: Laws & Policies regarding Lesbian AI And their Implementation.” Thematic Session Panelist, American Sociological Association Conference. Montreal. August 2006.
Professional Activities
- Director, Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights
- Academic Director, Practicum in Advocacy at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Other Activities
- Principal and Steering Committee Member, Massachusetts CEDAW Coalition
- Board Member, Jobs with Justice, Workers’ Rights Board

Contact Me
- 617-573-8487
- [email protected]
- 73 Tremont St., Rm. 7010
Office Hours
- Schedule an Appointment
Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. (via Zoom)
Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. (via Zoom)
By appointment
Courses Taught
- SOC-253-A Sociology of Health and Illness
- SOC-H113-A Honors Intro to Sociology
- SOC-228-A Cultural, Global and Social
- SOC-355-A Women and Health
- SOC-113-A Introduction to Sociology