Kenneth Gourlay

Kenneth Gourlay

PhD Student

kgourlay@wayne.edu

2248 Faculty/Administration Building
656 W. Kirby St.
Detroit, MI 48202

Website(s)

kengourlay.com/academics/

Department

 Sociology

Kenneth Gourlay

Kenneth Gourlay is in the PhD Sociology program. After a prior career in Internet software development and an unanticipated experience with the criminal legal system, he decided to refocus his life toward social justice and academic research. He is now focusing his studies on social narratives and discourse regarding sex and sexuality and the harms they perpetuate. In addition to studying at WSU, Kenneth works as an online marketing consultant and is a wooden boat enthusiast.

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Research interest(s)/area of expertise

  • Sex, Sexualities, and Gender
  • Crime, Law, and Deviance
  • Mental Health
  • Queer Theory

 

Research

 Discourse related to laws and bills restricting access to health care by transgender youth

Education

  • Wayne State University, MA Sociology
  • University of Michigan, BS Education

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