My name is Stefan Vogler (he/him), and I am a sociologist of law, sexuality, gender, and knowledge. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an Affiliated Scholar with the American Bar Foundation and was previously a research scientist with NORC at the University of Chicago.
My research uses feminist and queer theoretical perspectives to examine how sexualized subjects encounter legal and state institutions and the consequences of such interactions. In both my research and teaching, I emphasize sexuality’s connections to other axes of social difference—such as race, gender, nationality, and citizenship status—as well as the mutual constitution of sexuality and other social categories.
My first book, Sorting Sexualities: Expertise and the Politics of Legal Classification is now available!
Select honors, awards, and grants:
Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of Law Section of ASA, 2022
Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of Sexualities Section of ASA, 2022
Co-Principal Investigator (PI, Michelle Johns), “Hate Incident Reporting Initiative to Strengthen Engagement in LGBTQ+ Communities,” National Institute of Justice, March 2023 – March 2026 $997,360
Principal Investigator (Co-PI, Valerie Jenness), “Policing the Rainbow: LGBTQ Experiences with and Attitudes Toward the Police,” National Institute of Justice, January 2022 – June 2024 $654,179
Law & Society Association Best Graduate Student Paper Award, 2019
Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Completion Fellowship, 2017
Martin P. Levine Memorial Dissertation Award from ASA Section on Sexualities, 2016