Apoorva Ghosh, Ph.D. 
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
Background:
B.E. Mechanical Engineering
M.S. Quality Management
M.A. Sociology
Ph.D. Sociology
As a sociologist, I study the factors shaping LGBTQ identities and activism from intersectional and transnational perspectives. My latest journal article from Socio-Economic Review shows, using the case of the adoption of sex-reassignment health benefits by Fortune 500 employers, how and under what conditions social movement actors challenge their target entities through the politics of alignment, instead of mounting contentious protests on them, and win favorable outcomes from them. My other peer-reviewed works have been published in Gender, Work & Organization, Handbook of Research in Workforce Diversity, Sexualities, Sociology Compass, University of California eScholarship, and the Wiley- Blackwell Companion to Sexuality Studies. I’ve also studied industrial relations, cross-cultural management, and cultural competence, and my peer-reviewed works in these areas appear in Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Management and Labour Studies, and South Asian Journal of Management.
I teach several topics, such as, introduction to sociology, gender & society, sexualities, social movements & collective action, social problems, globalization, and race, culture & health. I'm also enthusiastic about teaching other core and elective topics. I was the chair of American Sociological Association's (ASA's Graduate Student Forum Advisory board (2019-20) and an elected board member of the Society for the Study in Social Problems (2018-20). I also served as an elected council member in ASA's sections on Sex & Gender (2016-18) and Sexualities (2018-19). I have a PhD and MA in Sociology, an MS in Quality Management, and a BE in Mechanical Engineering. I was a Fulbright Doctoral & Professional Research Fellow in the University of Connecticut in 2012-13 and have been awarded the James Harvey Scholar Award 2020 for my works on sexualities. I speak Bangla, English, and Hindi fluently and have a basic/working knowledge of Gujarati and Sanskrit.
