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Meredith G. F. Worthen is a Professor of Sociology and Sexualities/LGBTQ Studies scholar at the University of Oklahoma. She is the author of Queers, Bis, and Straight Lies: An Intersectional Examination of LGBTQ Stigma and Sexual Deviance and Society: A sociological examination.

Early life and education

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Worthen was raised in Dallas, Texas.[1] She attended the University of Texas for her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., and completed her Ph.D. in Sociology in 2009.[1][2]

Career

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In 2009, Worthen became an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma, and then received tenure in 2014.[1] She was promoted to full professor in 2019.[1]

Her research focus includes the study of stigma,[3] as well as deviance, feminist criminology, sexualities, and LGBTQ identities.[1][4]

In 2016, she published the textbook Sexual Deviance and Society: A sociological examination.[2][5]

In her first empirical book, Queers, Bis, and Straight Lies: An Intersectional Examination of LGBTQ Stigma, published in 2020, Worthen developed Norm-Centered Stigma Theory (NCST) as part of a sociological examination of stigma.[6]

After moving to Oklahoma, Worthen founded The Welcoming Project in 2011,[7] which became a nonprofit organization after initially being developed to promote the display of welcoming messages to people in the LGBTQ community at businesses and organizations, including on websites.[8][1] In 2018, she created the Instagram account Me Too Meredith, to facilitate anonymous reporting of sexual harassment and assault.[9][1][2]

Selected works

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Books

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  • Worthen, Meredith G. F. (2016). Sexual Deviance and Society: A sociological examination. Routledge. ISBN 9781138819078. (2nd ed., 2022 ISBN 9780367539412)
  • Worthen, Meredith G. F. (2020). Queers, Bis, and Straight Lies: An Intersectional Examination of LGBTQ Stigma. Routledge. ISBN 9781138241459.[10]
  • Worthen, Meredith (2023). Interrogating the Use of LGBTQ Slurs: Still Smearing the Queer?. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781003290506.

Book chapters

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  • Marc A. Musick; Meredith G. F. Worthen (2010). "The Study of Religion and Health at the Turn of the Century". In Ellison, Christopher G.; Hummer, Robert A. (eds.). Religion, Families, and Health: Population-Based Research in the United States. Rutgers University Press. pp. 248–272. ISBN 9780813549453.[11]
  • Meredith G. F. Worthen; Danielle Dirks (2015). "Gender and Deviance". In Goode, Erich (ed.). The Handbook of Deviance. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 277–297. ISBN 9781118701423.
  • Meredith G. F. Worthen (2022). "Gender- and Sexuality-Based Violence among LGBTQ People: An Empirical Test of Norm-Centered Stigma Theory". In Buist, Carrie; Semprevivo, Lindsay Kahle (eds.). Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis: Reimagining Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond. Bristol University Pres. pp. 13–31. ISBN 9781529210712.
  • Meredith G. F. Worthen (2022). "Survivor Criminology as a Scholar/Activist in the #MeToo Movement and #MeToo Activism". In Cook, Kimberly J.; Lamphere, Reneè D.; Williams, Jason M.; Mallicoat, Stacy L.; Ackerman, Alissa R. (eds.). Survivor Criminology: A Radical Act of Hope. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-5381-5169-3.

Encyclopedia entry

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  • Meredith G. F. Worthen (2011). "Fraternities". In Barnett, George A. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Social Networks. Sage Publications. pp. 297–301. ISBN 9781412979115.[12]

Studies

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Personal life

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Worthen is married to her long-time partner and they have a daughter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Troxell, Adam (May 25, 2019). "Encouraged by overcoming barriers, Worthen becomes youngest full professor at OU". The Norman Transcript. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Dorner, Robin (July 7, 2019). "Youngest full professor brings awareness to LGBTQ+ faculty at OU". The Gayly. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ^ Crilly, Rob (September 8, 2018). "New York ballet in turmoil after sexual harrassment claims, but 'the surface has barely been scratched'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Sociologist examines LGT attitudes". The Journal Record. October 23, 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2022 – via Gale.
  5. ^ Staples, Louis (February 13, 2019). "The Sexy, Secret History of Leather Fetish Fashion". Another Man. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  6. ^ Dorner, Robin (May 9, 2020). "Local writer creates Norm-Centered Stigma Theory in her new book". The Gayly. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  7. ^ "The Welcoming Project". thewelcomingproject.org. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  8. ^ Dorner, Robin (August 15, 2019). "The Welcoming Project at 1,000 Locations". The Gayly. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  9. ^ Price, Crystal (December 31, 2018). "OU professor creates Instagram account to help sexual assault victims". KOCO-TV. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  10. ^ Review of Queers, Bis, and Straight Lies
    • Torre, Beatriz A. (Winter 2021). "Queers, Bis, and Straight Lies: An Intersectional Examination of LGBTQ Stigma". Psychology of Sexualities Review. 12 (2): 59–61 – via EBSCOhost.
  11. ^ Reviews of Religion, Families, and Health in the United States
  12. ^ Reviews of Encyclopedia of Social Networks
  13. ^ "Study Examines the Political Perspectives of College Students by Gender and Sexual Orientation". Women in Academia Report. January 2, 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  14. ^ Nolan, David (December 13, 2018). "Bisexual People are More Likely to Be Liberal, Study Finds". The Georgia Voice. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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