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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 Sociology of Gender Social Theory 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” Travis Beaver 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. Travis Beaver 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