Austin H Johnson, PhD

Austin H Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where he teaches courses on medical sociology, trans and queer sociology, and social research methodologies. He is the author of numerous journal articles, book chapters, and public research reports that explore the health and well-being of LGBTQ people in the American South. Dr. Johnson partners with colleagues and students across the academy, and with advocacy, direct service, and mutual aid organizations to create community engaged research initiatives that are aimed at developing evidence-based interventions to improve the life chances of trans and queer people in underserved and under-researched areas.