Jodi O'Brien, PhD

PhD, Sociology
Professor, Sociology
Associate Appointment, Women and Gender Studies
Email: jobrien@seattleu.edu
Phone: 206.296.5384
Building/Room: Casey 310-04
Teaching and Research Interests
- Gender
- Sexuality
- Religion
- Social Inequalities
- Social Psychology
- Social Theory
- Qualitative Research Methodologies
Biography
Key Publications
- O’Brien, Jodi (editor). 2009. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society (2 volumes). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
- O’Brien, Jodi. 2009. “Sociology as an Epistemology of Contradiction.” Sociological Perspectives, 52(1): 5-22.
- O’Brien, Jodi. 2008. “Complicating Homophobia.” Sexualities. Vol.11:496-512.
- O'Brien, Jodi. 2007. "Queer Tensions: The Cultural Politics of Belonging and Exclusion in Same Gender Marriage Debates." Pp. 125-149 in Interdisciplinary Readings on Sex and Sexuality. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
- O’Brien, Jodi. 2005. The Production of Reality: Essays and Readings in Social Interaction, 4th Edition. Newbury Park, CA: Pine Forge Press (Sage).
- O’Brien, Jodi. 2005. “How Big is Your God? Queer Christian Social Movements.” Pp. 237-261 in Interdisciplinary Readings on Sex and Sexuality. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
- O'Brien, Jodi. 2004. "Wrestling the Angel of Contradiction: Queer Christian Identities." Culture and Religion, 5:179-202.
- O'Brien, Jodi, and Conrad, Shasti, "Gender and Justice: Issues and Trends in Washington State," prepared for the Washington Courts Gender and Justice Commission, May 2006.