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Travis Beaver
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Sociology
305 E. 23rd St., A1700, CLA 3.306
Austin, TX 78712
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 512-922-4977
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. Sociology, expected May 2015
Dissertation: Wayward Heterosexuals: The Sexual and Gender Politics of Ambiguous
Sexual Identity
(Chair: Ben Carrington; Committee Members: Sharmila Rudrappa, Michael Young, Lisa
Moore, Tristan Bridges)
The University of Texas at Austin
M.A. Sociology, August 2009
Thesis: Roller Derby Revolution: Gender, Sexuality, and Power in an Alternative Sport
Supervisor: Christine Williams
The University of Texas at Austin
B.A. Sociology, Summa cum Laude, May 2006
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
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Sociology of Gender
Social Theory
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Sociology of Sexuality
Qualitative Methods
PUBLICATIONS
Beaver, Travis. Forthcoming. Review of the book Straights: Heterosexuality in Post-Closeted Culture, by
James Joseph Dean. Men and Masculinities.
Beaver, Travis. Forthcoming. “Roller Derby Uniforms: The Pleasures and Dilemmas of Sexualized
Attire.” International Review for the Sociology of Sport. Prepublished September 7, 2014;
DOI: 10.1177/1012690214549060
Beaver, Travis. 2012. “‘By the skaters, for the skaters’ The DIY Ethos of the Roller Derby Revival.”
Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 36(1): 25-49.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Beaver, Travis. “Effeminacy and the Glass Closet: The Erasure of Heterosexual Men’s Femininities”
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POSITIONS HELD
The University of Texas at Austin
Spring 2015
Fall 2014
Spring 2014
Fall 2013
Spring 2013
Fall 2012
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
Spring 2011
Fall 2010
Summer 2010
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Summer 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2009
Summer 2008
Spring 2008
Fall 2007
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Social Research, Dr. Kelly Raley
Assistant Instructor, Sociology of Identity
Assistant Instructor, Sociology of Identity
Assistant Instructor, Sociology of Identity
Assistant Instructor, Sociology of Identity
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Social Statistics, Dr. Keith Robinson
Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Race and Work, Dr. Sharmila Rudrappa
Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Deviance, Dr. Jan Hullum
Teaching Assistant, Sociological Theory, Dr. Ari Adut
Teaching Assistant, Sociology and Social Psychology, Dr. Mary Rose
Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Sport, Dr. Ben Carrington
Teaching Assistant, Sociological Theory, Dr. Ari Adut
Teaching Assistant, Fundamentals of Research Methods, Dr. Debra Umberson
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Social Statistics, Dr. Tom Pullum
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Social Research, Dr. Kelly Raley
Teaching Assistant, Sociological Theory, Dr. Michael Young
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Social Statistics, Dr. Tom Pullum
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to the Study of Society, Dr. Amy Langenkamp
Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Gender, Dr. Christine Williams
Southwestern University
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
Visiting Lecturer, Social Patterns and Processes
Visiting Lecturer, Sociology of Identities
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2014
Beaver, Travis. “Effeminacy and the Glass Closet: The Erasure of Heterosexual Men’s
Femininities,” at the American Sociological Association Meeting, San Francisco, California.
2013
Beaver, Travis. “The Important Sound of Things Falling Apart or ‘Standardized Computer
Rock?’: The Influence of Critiques of Mass Culture on Music Criticism,” at the American
Sociological Association Meeting, New York, New York.
2012
Beaver, Travis. “Wayward Heterosexuals: Heternormativity and the Policing of Gender,” at the
Crossing Boundaries, Workshopping Sexualities Conference, Denver, Colorado.
2012
Beaver, Travis. “Roller Derby Revolution: Sport as a Social Movement,” at the American
Sociological Association Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
2010
Beaver, Travis. ‘“By the skaters, for the skaters’: The DIY Ethos of the Women’s Roller Derby
Revival,” at the American Sociological Association Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
2009
Beaver, Travis. “Roller Derby Uniforms and Women's Sexual Agency in Sport,” at the The
University of Texas Campus Coalition for Sexual Literacy Regional Student Conference, Austin,
Texas.
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AWARDS AND HONORS
2009
Nominee, William S. Livingston Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Office of
Graduate Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
2007-08 University Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin ($5,000)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2009-Present American Sociological Association (ASA)
2009-Present Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2010-Present Ad Hoc Reviewer: Gender & Society; Intersections: Women’s and Gender Studies in
Review Across Disciplines; Sociological Insight; Qualitative Sociology
2009-2010
Managing Editor, Intersections: Women’s and Gender Studies in Review Across
Disciplines
REFERENCES
Ben Carrington, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
Department of Sociology
University of Texas at Austin
305 E 23rd St., A1700
Austin, TX 78712
Phone: (512) 232-6341
Email: [email protected]
Sharmila Rudrappa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
Department of Sociology
University of Texas at Austin
305 E 23rd St., A1700
Austin, TX 78712
Phone: (512) 232-6310
Email: [email protected]
Michael Young, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
Department of Sociology
University of Texas at Austin
305 E 23rd St., A1700
Austin, TX 78712
Phone: (512) 232-6331
Email: [email protected]
Additional references available upon request