Carla A. Pfeffer

Dr. Carla A. Pfeffer is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. Dr. Pfeffer's research is at the intersection of critical inquiry into contemporary families, genders, health, sexualities, and bodies considered marginal, as well as social actors’ management of stigma and discrimination processes. Dr. Pfeffer completed her PhD in Sociology, MSW in Social Policy and Evaluation, and Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies at the University of Michigan, where she received interdisciplinary multi-method training in the social sciences and humanities. Dr. Pfeffer's research has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and American Council of Learned Societies. She has served as elected Chair of the sections on Sex and Gender and Sexualities and Secretary-Treasurer of the section on Body and Embodiment of the American Sociological Association.