Penny Harvey, PhD
About Me
Penny Harvey (they/she) received their PhD in Sociology from Georgia State University (GSU), USA. Prior to studying at GSU, they have studied at the University of Manchester, U.K, Australian National University, Australia, and The Open University, U.K. They are an Associate Professor of Sociology, in the Department of Human Sexuality Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. They specialize in sexuality, gender, health, families, and culture approaching them from intersectional feminist perspectives, global and decolonial contexts, and critical sexuality studies.
Penny has publications on topics including gender, pornography, trans health, LGBTQ family building, youth sexuality development, and instructor identity in pedagogy. Their primary research puts into conversation critical sexuality studies/feminist conversations on power and gender, and interactional sociology, by looking at gender and sexual pleasure. Penny hopes to continue this work drawing on community connections and collaborations, both locally, and globally in the coming years. More information at https://pleasurestudy.weebly.com/
Penny's secondary project looks at contemporary family conceptions, focusing on how policy and culture impact LGBTQ family conception. More information at www.contemporaryfamilyconceptions.com
Penny’s tertiary interests include cultural sociology and media, where Penny has worked on projects addressing Deaf identity, summer camps, representation in media, and activism.
Penny has won several awards for teaching, pedagogy design, activism, and research from organizations including the American Sociological Association, Sage publishing, and the Society for the Study of Social Problems.
Dr. Penny Harvey is available for interviews on any of the above topics: [email protected]
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Media Appearances
2023 “Reclaiming pink power: Femmephobia and the Barbie”. - Literary Mama. https://literarymama.com/blog/archives/2023/11/reclaiming-pink-power-femmephobia-and-the-barbie.html
2023 “‘Blue balls’: There’s no evidence they’re harmful, and they shouldn’t be used to pressure partners into sex” - TheConversation.com
https://theconversation.com/blue-balls-theres-no-evidence-theyre-harmful-and-they-shouldnt-be-used-to-pressure-partners-into-sex-205627
2022 - “What Does It Mean To Be Cishet? Experts Explain The Gender And Sexual Identity” https://www.womenshealthmag.com/relationships/a40473450/cishet-meaning
2022 - OP-ED “Different Lives: The Continued Impact of the Pandemic on Parents of Young Children” Timely Topics Network News Sociologists for Women in Society Network News - Sociologists for Women in Society (socwomen.org)
2021 “For Those Struggling With Fertility During Pandemic, Social Media Becoming an Option” - Baynews9 https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2021/03/15/family-planning-shifts-amid-pandemic
2020 “Does sociology breed empathy?” Contexts: sociology for the public https://contexts.org/articles/does-sociology-breed-empathy/
https://sage.altmetric.com/details/69764658/twitter
2019 “Summer camp for adults? Bring on the s’mores (and the rum)!” Experience Magazine https://expmag.com/2019/08/summer-camp-for-adults
2023 “‘Blue balls’: There’s no evidence they’re harmful, and they shouldn’t be used to pressure partners into sex” - TheConversation.com
https://theconversation.com/blue-balls-theres-no-evidence-theyre-harmful-and-they-shouldnt-be-used-to-pressure-partners-into-sex-205627
2022 - “What Does It Mean To Be Cishet? Experts Explain The Gender And Sexual Identity” https://www.womenshealthmag.com/relationships/a40473450/cishet-meaning
2022 - OP-ED “Different Lives: The Continued Impact of the Pandemic on Parents of Young Children” Timely Topics Network News Sociologists for Women in Society Network News - Sociologists for Women in Society (socwomen.org)
2021 “For Those Struggling With Fertility During Pandemic, Social Media Becoming an Option” - Baynews9 https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2021/03/15/family-planning-shifts-amid-pandemic
2020 “Does sociology breed empathy?” Contexts: sociology for the public https://contexts.org/articles/does-sociology-breed-empathy/
https://sage.altmetric.com/details/69764658/twitter
2019 “Summer camp for adults? Bring on the s’mores (and the rum)!” Experience Magazine https://expmag.com/2019/08/summer-camp-for-adults
Publications
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Harvey, Penny. 2019 “Let’s talk about porn: The perceived effect of online mainstream pornography of LGBTQ youth”, pp. 31-52 in Gender, Sexuality and Race in the Digital Age, Edited by Farris, D. N., D'Lane, R., & Herrera, A. P: Springer. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030298548
+ Featured in Springers LGBTQ+ Pride campaign 2020
Rockwell, Ashley., Chris Vidmar, Penny Harvey, and Leanna Greenwood. 2019. “Empathy Change among students in Introductory Sociology Classes; Pedagogy, Style, and Content.” Teaching Sociology 47(4), 284-302. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X19860563
+ Featured in 2020 Contexts Magazine https://contexts.org/articles/does-sociology-breed-empathy/
Seelman, Kristie., Shanna Karrati, Penny Harvey, and Matthew Bakko. 2020 “Trans Men's Access to Knowledgeable Providers and Experiences in Health Care Settings: Differences by Demographics, Mental Health and Degree of Being "Out" to Providers.” Health and Social Work
Harvey, Penny & Ingraham Natalie, 2021 “LGBTQ+ Family Expansion in the Age of COVID-19: A Brief Report” Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health
Harvey, Penny., Juhwan Seo, Emily Logan, 2022 “Queer at Camp: The Impact of Summer Camps on LGBTQ Campers in the United States.” Gender and Research
Harvey Penny., Sally Johnston, Ryan Decarsky, 2022 “Deaf Identity Salience: Tracing Daphne's Deaf Identity Salience through Switched at Birth” Culture and Psychology
Harvey, Penny, 2022 “Lost Moments: The broader effects of a lingering pandemic on young children, their caregivers, and their families.” in Corona Chronicles Edited by Kenneth Varner
Tillewein Heather, Brittany Brashear, Penny Harvey, 2022 “The Link Between Centrality, Gender Identity, and Sexual Pleasure” Sexologies+1
Harvey, Penny, Erielle Jones, Daniel Copulsky, 2023 “The Relational Nature of Gender, the Pervasiveness of Heteronormative Sexual Scripts, and the Impact on Sexual Pleasure” Archives of Sexual Behavior
Blauenstein, L. Melanie Reyes, Mira Cantrick, & Penny Harvey. 2023. The Relationship between Sexual Empowerment and Women's Sexual Pleasure. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20
Harvey, P., Akella, S. V., Colasanto-Giaramita, G., Costa, S. M., Dobson-Smith, D. D. S., Freeman, K., ... & Wilson-Tanev, M. (2023). Contemporary Family Conceptions: A Look at Social Media Narratives of Donor Conception, Multi-Parent Families, and Adoption.
https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/summer-sexuality-fellowship/1/
DeCarsky, R., Harvey, P., & Johnston, S. W. (2024). Deaf Identity Salience: Tracing Daphne’s Deaf Identity Salience Through Switched at Birth. Culture & Psychology, 30(1), 192-215.
Brashear, B. R., Tillewein, H., & Harvey, P. (2024). The Relationship between Gender Identity and Gender Centrality among Transgender, Cisgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Individuals. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-21.
Harvey, Penny & Wolf, Atticus [eds], (2024). Graduate student pedagogy: Feminist approaches to graduate level instruction and mentorship [Special issue]. Feminist Pedagogy, 4(4).
Harvey, Penny. 2019 “Let’s talk about porn: The perceived effect of online mainstream pornography of LGBTQ youth”, pp. 31-52 in Gender, Sexuality and Race in the Digital Age, Edited by Farris, D. N., D'Lane, R., & Herrera, A. P: Springer. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030298548
+ Featured in Springers LGBTQ+ Pride campaign 2020
Rockwell, Ashley., Chris Vidmar, Penny Harvey, and Leanna Greenwood. 2019. “Empathy Change among students in Introductory Sociology Classes; Pedagogy, Style, and Content.” Teaching Sociology 47(4), 284-302. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X19860563
+ Featured in 2020 Contexts Magazine https://contexts.org/articles/does-sociology-breed-empathy/
Seelman, Kristie., Shanna Karrati, Penny Harvey, and Matthew Bakko. 2020 “Trans Men's Access to Knowledgeable Providers and Experiences in Health Care Settings: Differences by Demographics, Mental Health and Degree of Being "Out" to Providers.” Health and Social Work
Harvey, Penny & Ingraham Natalie, 2021 “LGBTQ+ Family Expansion in the Age of COVID-19: A Brief Report” Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health
Harvey, Penny., Juhwan Seo, Emily Logan, 2022 “Queer at Camp: The Impact of Summer Camps on LGBTQ Campers in the United States.” Gender and Research
Harvey Penny., Sally Johnston, Ryan Decarsky, 2022 “Deaf Identity Salience: Tracing Daphne's Deaf Identity Salience through Switched at Birth” Culture and Psychology
Harvey, Penny, 2022 “Lost Moments: The broader effects of a lingering pandemic on young children, their caregivers, and their families.” in Corona Chronicles Edited by Kenneth Varner
Tillewein Heather, Brittany Brashear, Penny Harvey, 2022 “The Link Between Centrality, Gender Identity, and Sexual Pleasure” Sexologies+1
Harvey, Penny, Erielle Jones, Daniel Copulsky, 2023 “The Relational Nature of Gender, the Pervasiveness of Heteronormative Sexual Scripts, and the Impact on Sexual Pleasure” Archives of Sexual Behavior
Blauenstein, L. Melanie Reyes, Mira Cantrick, & Penny Harvey. 2023. The Relationship between Sexual Empowerment and Women's Sexual Pleasure. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20
Harvey, P., Akella, S. V., Colasanto-Giaramita, G., Costa, S. M., Dobson-Smith, D. D. S., Freeman, K., ... & Wilson-Tanev, M. (2023). Contemporary Family Conceptions: A Look at Social Media Narratives of Donor Conception, Multi-Parent Families, and Adoption.
https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/summer-sexuality-fellowship/1/
DeCarsky, R., Harvey, P., & Johnston, S. W. (2024). Deaf Identity Salience: Tracing Daphne’s Deaf Identity Salience Through Switched at Birth. Culture & Psychology, 30(1), 192-215.
Brashear, B. R., Tillewein, H., & Harvey, P. (2024). The Relationship between Gender Identity and Gender Centrality among Transgender, Cisgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Individuals. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-21.
Harvey, Penny & Wolf, Atticus [eds], (2024). Graduate student pedagogy: Feminist approaches to graduate level instruction and mentorship [Special issue]. Feminist Pedagogy, 4(4).
Awards, Honours, and Grants- 2024 The Pride Tree, Hall of Fame Activist Award
www.thepridetreelv.com/hall-of-fame.html - 2022 Russell Sage Summer Institute Early Career Fellow - American Sociological Association Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology, 2020 Graduate Contributions to the Sociological Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award, 2020 - SAGE Publishing Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award - $800 - Certificate for Teaching Excellence, Center for Excellence In Teaching and Learning, Georgia State University - Georgia State University Center for Teaching and Learning, Pedagogy Research Grant, $3000 PI Mindy Stombler - Georgia Institute of Technology Division of Student Life, Make a Difference Award, 2018 - Society for the Study of Social Problems, Teaching Social Problems Graduate Student Paper Award, 2018 - Society for the Study of Social Problems, Teaching Social Problems Graduate Student Paper Award, 2017 - Who’s Who Among Students In American Universities & Colleges, Award in recognition of merit and accomplishment as a student at Georgia State University, 2016 - Travel Award for Paper Presentation at SSSP, Department of Sociology Georgia State University, 2016 - $500 |
