Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Professional Appointments
2020-Current Associate Professor of Human Sexuality Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies
- Dissertation Advisor
- Summer Fellowship Coordinator and Advisor
Research
2020 -2023 Statistician for the Point Foundation Annual Application Survey
2019 Interviewer for the Atlanta Move to Work Housing Study - Emory University
2018-2019 Ethnographer for the Transgender Women’s Supplement - Georgia's HIV Behavioral Surveillance
Project with the Center for Disease Control
2018 Field Supervisor (LGBTQ Liaison) - 2018 Atlanta Homeless Youth Count
Teaching
2019-2020 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Georgia Southern
University
2018-2019 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Emory University
2016-2018 Adjunct Instructor, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University
Higher Education Administration
2017-2018 Graduate Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology’s Women's Resource Center
2019 Graduate Assistant, Faculty Affairs, Georgia State University
2016-2019 Graduate Assistant, Peter Lyons: Vice provost and Dean of Perimeter College at Georgia State &
The Center for Community Engagement, Georgia State University
2015-2016 Graduate Research Assistant, Peter Lyons: Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, Georgia
State University
2014-2017 Graduate Assistant and Facilitator, Touch the Earth Challenge Course, Georgia State University
Education
2014-2020 Georgia State University, M.A./Ph.D. Joint Sociology Program, Emphasis in Gender & Sexuality
Master of Arts: Defended Fall 2017
Supervised by Chair: Katie Acosta, Committee: Wendy Simonds, Rosalind Chou
Dissertation: “Is power enough? Understanding the impact of gender identity, gender make-up, and the role of
sexual power in the performance of sexual pleasure.” Defended Summer 2020
Committee: Eric Wright (Chair), Don Reitzes. Maura Ryan, Kristie Seelman (Social Work)
2016-2018 Georgia State University, Graduate Certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
2010-2013 University of Manchester and Australian National University, BSocSc. Sociology, hons 2:1
2009-2010 The Open University, Certificate in Health and Social Care
Areas of Expertise Gender, Sexuality, Sex, Health, Identity, Global, Family, Culture, Social Psychology, Research
Methods, Pedagogy
Rockwell, Ashley., Chris Vidmar, Penny Harvey, and Leanna Greenwood. 2019. “Empathy Change
among students in Introductory Sociology Classes; Pedagogy, Style, and Content.” Teaching
Sociology 47(4), 284-302. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X19860563
+ Featured in 2020 Contexts Magazine https://contexts.org/articles/does-sociology-breed-empathy/
Seelman, Kristie., Shanna Karrati, Penny Harvey, and Matthew Bakko. 2020 “Trans Men's Access to
Knowledgeable Providers and Experiences in Health Care Settings: Differences by Demographics,
Mental Health and Degree of Being "Out" to Providers.” Health and Social Work
Harvey, Penny & Ingraham Natalie, 2021 “LGBTQ+ Family Expansion in the Age of COVID-19: A
Brief Report” Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health
Harvey, Penny., Juhwan Seo, Emily Logan, 2022 “Queer at Camp: The Impact of Summer Camps on
LGBTQ Campers in the United States.” Gender and Research
Harvey Penny., Sally Johnston, Ryan Decarsky, 2022 “Deaf Identity Salience: Tracing Daphne's Deaf
Identity Salience through Switched at Birth” Culture and Psychology
Harvey, Penny, 2022 “Lost Moments: The broader effects of a lingering pandemic on young children,
their caregivers, and their families.” in Corona Chronicles Edited by Kenneth Varner
Tillewein Heather, Brittany Brashear, Penny Harvey, 2022 “The Link Between Centrality, Gender
Identity, and Sexual Pleasure” Sexologies+1
Harvey, Penny, Erielle Jones, Daniel Copulsky, 2023 “The Relational Nature of Gender, the
Pervasiveness of Heteronormative Sexual Scripts, and the Impact on Sexual Pleasure” Archives of
Sexual Behavior
Blauenstein, L. Melanie Reyes, Mira Cantrick, & Penny Harvey. 2023. The Relationship between
Sexual Empowerment and Women's Sexual Pleasure. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20
Manuscripts Under Review
Lewis Andrea, and Qiyao Pan.“I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want,” or will I? Exploring
the interplay of ethnicity/race and the performance of sexual pleasure” (R&R)+1
Johnston Sally, Nili Gesser, Emily Owens-Edinger, Allison Grossman, Penny Harvey “I fail to meet
society’s but not my own expectations. Asexual empowerment and pleasure” (R&R)+1
Harvey, Penny and Baker Rogers. “Beyond Men and Women: Doing Gender, the advancements and
contributions from trans* and intersex research.” (R&R)
Harvey, Penny., Ericka Burns, Malesha Griffin, Andrea Lewis, Perry Rhodes, Colleen Schoenfeld.
“Social Media is Not a Luxury: Social Media as Theory - an Accessible, Collaborative Form of
Theory Production”
1
+ Denote supervising mentor and use of pleasure study data
Current Projects
“The Impact of Law, Policy, and Culture on Contemporary Family Conceptions” (Data Collection)
“The Impact of Gender Make-up on Sexual Interactions and Pleasure” (Data Collection)
Media Appearances
- 2023 “Reclaiming pink power: Femmephobia and the Barbie”. - Literary Mama.
https://literarymama.com/blog/archives/2023/11/reclaiming-pink-power-femmephobia-and-the-barbie.h
tml
- 2023 “‘Blue balls’: There’s no evidence they’re harmful, and they shouldn’t be used to pressure
partners into sex” - TheConversation.com
https://theconversation.com/blue-balls-theres-no-evidence-theyre-harmful-and-they-shouldnt-be-used-t
o-pressure-partners-into-sex-205627
- 2022 - “What Does It Mean To Be Cishet? Experts Explain The Gender And Sexual Identity”
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/relationships/a40473450/cishet-meaning/
- 2022 - OP-ED “Different Lives: The Continued Impact of the Pandemic on Parents of Young Children”
Timely Topics Network News Sociologists for Women in Society
Network News - Sociologists for Women in Society (socwomen.org)
- 2021 “For Those Struggling With Fertility During Pandemic, Social Media Becoming an Option” -
Baynews9
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2021/03/15/family-planning-shifts-amid-pandemic#
- 2020 “Does sociology breed empathy?” Contexts: sociology for the public
https://contexts.org/articles/does-sociology-breed-empathy/
https://sage.altmetric.com/details/69764658/twitter
- 2019 “Summer camp for adults? Bring on the s’mores (and the rum)!” Experience Magazine
https://expmag.com/2019/08/summer-camp-for-adults
Completed
2022 Satori Madrone, Sex, Diet & Desire: The Impact of Intuitive Eating on Women’s Sexual Desire
Chair: Dr Michelle Marzullo. Committee: Dr Rachel Colls, Dr Penny Harvey. In Memoriam Dr
Cat Pause
2023 Sally Johnston, Symbiosexuality: A Mixed-Methods Study of Desire For and Sex With People
in Relationships
Chair: Dr Penny Harvey, Committee: Dr Mark Cohen, Dr Alicia Walker
2024 Harvey, Penny., “Regulation and Repercussions: Investigating the Impact of the Fertility
Industry on Non-Traditional Family Formations” Sociologists for Women in Society Winter
Meeting, New Mexico
2024 Penny Harvey, Lynn Rios Rivera, Teresa King, Sam Costa, MoAndra Johnson“Supporting
Scholars in Sexuality Studies: Fostering Inclusive Mentorship and Collaborative Research
Skills”
2023 Harvey, Penny., Hayden Fulton, Erika Slaymaker, “Strategies for staying motivated, self–care,
and persisting in the academy” S4TJ pre conference New Orleans
2023 Harvey, Penny. "Location and Belonging: The Impact of College Location and Citizenship on
LGBTQ+ students' college experiences” Sociologists for Women in Society Winter Meeting,
New Orleans
2023 Johnston, Sally & Penny Harvey “Performance of Sexual Pleasure as Sex Work in the Private
Sphere: Implications and Recommendations for Heterosexually–Identified Women,”
Sociologists for Women in Society Winter Meeting, New Orleans
2022 Harvey, Penny. “Masculinities, Femininities, and the Inequalities in Sexual Interactions: The
Impact of Gender Make-up on the Performance of Sexual Pleasure” Society for the Study of
Social Problems, Los Angeles , CA
2021 Harvey, Penny & Ingraham Natalie, 2021 “LGBTQ+ Family Expansion in the Age of
COVID-19: A Brief Report” Sociologists for Women in Society Winter Meeting, Online
2020 Harvey, Penny. “Decolonizing Sexual Power: A Transnational Feminist Examination of Sexual
Pleasure, Violence, Harassment, and Work” National Women's Studies Association *COVID
Cancellation
2020 Harvey, Penny. “Connecting Theory to Method: Why Expanding Conceptions of Gender
Measurement is Essential in Trans and Non-binary Scholarship.” Society for the Study of
Social Problems *COVID Cancellation
2020 Harvey, Penny. “Teaching Gender and Sexuality: Challenges and Strategies for Managing
Discussion in an Online Environment.” Southern Sociological Society,
Jacksonville, FL.*COVID Cancellation
2020 Harvey, Penny. “Connecting Theory to Method: Why Expanding Conceptions of Gender
Measurement is Essential in Trans and Non-binary Scholarship.”
Southern Sociological Society, Jacksonville, FL. *COVID Cancellation
2020 Harvey, Penny. “Is power enough?: The impact of gender identity versus gender make—up and
Technology Experience
Learning Management Systems: CANVAS, Desire2Learn, Blackboard
Research Tools: NVivo, SPSS, Qualtrics
Professional Utilities: Canva, Weebly, Wordpress
Professional Service
Professional Organisations
- Membership Committee, SWS, 2021-2023 (Elected)
- Virtual Writing Group Facilitator, SWS COVID-19 Response, 2020-2022
- Student Research Support and Experience Facilitator, SWS & ASA COVID-19 Response, 2020
- Chair & Founder, SWS Task force for Low Income and First-Generation Members, 2020-2022
- Writing and Productivity Representative, SSSP Gender Section, 2019-2020
- Membership Chair, SWS-South, 2018- 2020 (Elected)
- Writing and Publications Sub-Committee, Sociologists for Trans Justice, 2018-Present
- Membership Co-Chair, SWS-South, 2017-2018 (Elected)
- Student Liaison Officer, SWS-South, 2016- 2017
- Vision Committee, SWS-South, 2014 - Present
University Organisations
- DEI family leave taskforce, CIIS, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
- DEI trans and intersex issues taskforce, CIIS, Spring 2023
- Commencement Committee, CIIS, Spring 2023
- Research Committee, CIIS, Spring 2022. Fall 2022, Spring 2023
- Wellness Committee, CIIS, Fall 2021
- Student Representative, GSU Sociology Task Force for a Global Curriculum, 2017-2019
- Social Chair, GSU Sociology Graduate Student Association (SGSA) Executive Board, 2015 - 2017
- Member and Social Committee, GSU SGSA 2014- Present
- Trip Leader, Touch the Earth (Outdoor Recreation) GSU, 2014-2018
- GSU Rock Climbing Competitive Team 2014 – 2019 (VP 2016-2018, Treasurer 2018-2019)
- Sociology Society Secretary, University of Manchester (UOM), 2010 - 2012
- Undergraduate Student Representative, UOM Sociology, 2010-2013