Alex Toft is a graduate from the University of Nottingham where he completed his PhD in
2010. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, his PhD thesis explored the negotiation of identity
in the lives of bisexual Christians. His research interests include gender and contemporary identity
theory, Christianity, and sociology of sexuality. He is the author of numerous publications with
chapters in Contemporary Christianity and LGBT Sexualities (Ashgate, 2009, edited by Stephen Hunt)
and Researching Non-Heterosexual Sexualities (Ashgate 2012 edited by Constantinos Phellas)
amongst others. He was also a teaching assistant on undergraduate modules such as Sociology of
Culture; Belief, Spirituality and Religion; and Introduction to Social Structure. Since 2011 he has
worked as a consultant on numerous research projects such as the University of Nottingham Young
Adult Carers Research. Recently he has constructed large surveys for the Faculty of Engineering and
the School of Sociology and Social Policy.
Alex has provided research assistance for HRLC in their capacity as the UK National Focal
Point for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. In early 2012, he was the the Lead
Social Expert on the FRA social fieldwork project 'Surveying LGBT People and Authorities' and is
currently the Lead Research Interviewer for the FRA social fieldwork project on ‘Severe Forms of
Labour Exploitation’.