Expertise

Theoretically, Denise is a symbolic interactionist and a postmodernist. Her primary research areas of emphasis are Sexualities; Identity, Social Inequality; Social Control and Deviance. Her current research focuses on gender and sexual identity transitions as well as continued research on early pornography.

Past Affiliations

Associate Professor, Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indiana University East, Department of Sociology (past)

Chair, Department of Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indiana University East

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indiana University East

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indiana University East

Assistant Professor, Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indiana University East, Department of Sociology (past)

Women’s and Gender Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indiana University East

Communities
Social Sciences, Sociology
Degrees
PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia, Sociology, 2002
MA, University of Houston, Sociology, 1995
BA, Central Methodist University, Sociology, 1979
Keywords
lgbtq studies sociology sexuality and sex roles
Associations
American Sociological Association
Midwest Sociological Society
Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction