People
Beth Gaines
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Curriculum Vitae
Beth Gaines is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at USF. She earned her M.A. (USF, 2022) from the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and her B.A. (USF, 2020) from the Department of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences with concentrations in WGSS and History. Her areas of research are gender/sexuality and medicine. Specifically, she is interested in how gender and sexuality impact the surgical decisions of sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals. When not studying or teaching, Beth is an avid runner who enjoys participating in marathons across the U.S.
Courses taught in WGSS
WST 3380 Sexualities Studies (Fall 2024)
WST 4320 The Politics of Women’s Health (Spring 2022)