TRE WENTLING
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Sociology Department of Syracuse University
302 Maxwell Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244
tlwentli@syr.edu
EDUCATION
2016, expected
Ph.D., Sociology
Certificate of Advanced Studies in Women’s and Gender Studies
Syracuse University
Dissertation: Trans Gender Embodied States of Recognition: Fragmented Citizenship and Agency
Committee: Andrew London (Chair), Jackie Orr, Gretchen Purser, Alison Mountz, and
Paisley Currah.
2004
M.A., Sociology
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Thesis: Genderqueers and Pansexuals in the Transgender Community
Committee: Abby Ferber (Chair), Heather Albanesi, and Lynda Dickson.
2002
B.A., Sociology
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Minor: German
RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS
Inequality
Race, Class, Gender
Sexualities & LGBT Studies
Law & Governance
Citizenship
Health & Medicine
PUBLICATIONS
Edited Volume
2012 Abby Ferber, Kimberly Holcomb, & Tre Wentling (Editors). Sex, Gender, & Sexuality: The New
Basics, 2nd Edition. New York: Oxford University Press.
Peer Reviewed Publications: Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Book Reviews
Forthcoming
Wentling, Tre. “Trans*Disruptions: Pedagogical Practices & Pronoun Recognition.” Transgender
Studies Quarterly: Special Issue on Trans*Formational Pedagogies 2(3): 469-476.
“Critical Pedagogy: Disrupting Classroom Hegemony” in Teaching Gender and Sex in
Contemporary America Kristin Haltinner and Ryanne Pilgeram, Eds. Springer Press.
2010
Wentling, Tre. “Parental Love and Gender Affirmation Leads a New Transgender Movement” Book
Review of “The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals.” Journal of Sex
Research 47 (1-2).
2009
Wentling, Tre. “Am I Obsessed? Gender Identity, Stress and Obsession.” Pp. 263-271in Sex, Gender,
& Sexuality: The New Basics. New York: Oxford University Press.
2008
Wentling, Tre, Kristen Schilt, Elroi Windsor, and Betsy Lucal. “Teaching Transgender.” Teaching
Sociology 36 (1): 49-57.
2007
Wentling, Tre. “A Brief Historical Glimpse of Gender Identity Disorder and Its Affects on Personal
Stress and Obsessions.” The Maxwell Review 15: 58-71.
UNDER REVIEW
“‘Everyone should have a name to choose for themselves’: Trans* Re/Naming Processes” submitted to
Women’s Studies: An inter-disciplinary journal
WORK IN PROGRESS
Articles
“Official Identification is a Powerful Thing: Assessing Attitudes among Trans* People”
“Intergenerational Relationships: Transitions through Gender Transition” – with Carrie Elliott, Andrew
London, Natalee Simpson, and Rebecca Wang
Research
“Transgender Social Life, Family and Health” grew out of my dissertation and explores transgender
individuals’ relationships with family, navigating health system, and the overall effects of gender transition
on people’s lives. - with Carrie Elliott, Dr. Andrew London, Natalee Simpson, and Rebecca Wang
Organizer
*2016 Organizer & Presider, “Life Course Perspectives on Transgender Lives” Youth, Aging, and Life
Course Critical Dialogue, Society for the Study of Social Problems
AWARDS/HONORS
2012-2013
Department Dissertation Fellowship, Syracuse University
2011
Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Syracuse University
2008
Foundation Award, LGBT Studies Program, Syracuse University
2006
Nominated for Educator of the Year, University of Colorado
2004
Outstanding Graduate Student in Sociology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
GRANTS
2012, 2013
2009
2007
2005
Travel Grant, Graduate Student Organization, Syracuse University
Research Grant, Roscoe Martin Fund, Syracuse University
Biodemography Summer Short Course, University of Colorado
Travel Grant, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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INVITED PRESENTATIONS
2014
 “Gender Transition & Intergenerational Relationships Across the Life Course” with Carrie Elliot,
Andrew London, Natalee Simpson, and Rebecca Wang at Colgate University Women’s Studies Brown
Bag Series, April 8. Hamilton, NY
2011
 “Staying Outta the Social Confrontation Danger Zone: Being Transgender and Everyday Life” at Utica
College, March 7. Utica, NY.
2008
 “On the Biopolitical Border” at University of New Mexico, November 21. Albuquerque, NM
 “Gender: It’s Not a Dichotomy” at Flagler College, October 9. St. Augustine, FL
TEACHING WORKSHOPS
2014
 “Teaching about Trans*/Genderqueer Issues” Teaching Workshop with Betsy Lucal and Elroi Windsor
at American Sociological Association, August 19. San Francisco, CA.
2007
 “Teaching about Transgender” Teaching Workshop with Betsy Lucal, Kristen Schilt and Elroi
Waszkiewicz at American Sociological Association, August 12. New York, NY.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2015
 “Multi-Scalar Recognition: TransNormative and TransQueer Un/Authorized Document Amendments”
at Society for the Study of Social Problems, August 22. Chicago, IL.
2013
 “(Re)Discovery: Thinking About Trans Gender Lives Using the Life Course Perspective” at Eastern
Sociological Society, with Carrie Elliott, Andrew S. London, Natalee Simpson and Rebecca Wang.
March 23. Boston, MA.
 “(Thin) Citizenship Fragmented: Gender Transitions” at Eastern Sociological Society, March 22.
Boston, MA.
2012
 “The Art of Managing Identity and Identity Documentation among Trans People” at Society for the
Study of Social Problems, August 16-18. Denver, CO.
 “Transmasculineflaminfairyflamingosubswitchpanqueen: Sexual Selfhood among Trans Masculine
Men” at Eastern Sociological Society Meeting, February 24. New York, NY.
2010
 “Geographical Dis/Advantages: Housing of Transgender Inmates” at Northeast Regional Law and
Society Meeting, October 1-2, with Lucinda Riggins.
2009
 “Surveillance, Profiling, and Web-based Activism: (Trans)Bodies in Cyberspace” at Society for Study
of Social Problems, August 7-9. San Francisco, CA
 “‘Suspicious Looking’ Women: The Contradictory Policies of the IOC” Sport, Sexuality, and Culture
Conference, March 19, with Kristenne Robison. Ithaca, NY.
 “Transitional Voices” TransRhetorics Conference, Cornell University, March 7. Ithaca, NY
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2007
 “(Re)Producing Trans Bodies: Medical Knowledges and Attitudes” at Regional LGBT/QUEER
Studies Conference, Syracuse University, November 3, with Avery Tompkins. Syracuse, NY
 “Transgender Stress Processes in Autobiographical Accounts.” at Society for Study of Social
Problems, August 12.
2006
 “Navigating Systems of Domination: Conformity and Agency in Colorado Springs” at Society for
Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery, March 9-11. Colorado Springs, CO
2005
 “The Biological & Transgender Politics of Reconstructive Surgery” at Society for the Study of Social
Problems, August 13. Philadelphia, PA
 “Teaching as Transgender” at Sociologists for Women in Society, January 29. Miami, FL
TEACHING CERTIFICATES
2013 University Teaching, Syracuse University
2013 Online Teaching, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
COURSES TAUGHT
Syracuse University
Introduction to Qualitative Methods, SOC 319 (online)
Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies
Introduction to Sociology, SOC 101
Utica College
Human Society, SOC 151
Gendered Citizenship, SOC 355
Social Problems, SOC 225
Summer 2015
Summer 2015
Fall 2011/Spring 2012
Summer 2014
Spring 2011, 2012/Fall 2011
Fall 2011/Spring 2012
Spring 2013
University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS)
Social Justice through Film, SOC 401/501 (online)
Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities, SOC 401/501 (online)
Gendered Citizenship, SOC 401/501
Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities, SOC 401/501
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Lives, WMST 490
Introduction to Sociology, SOC 111
Sexuality: Through the Prism of Gender and Race, WMST 490
Introduction to Race and Gender, EST 201
Introduction to Women’s Studies, WMST 200
Introduction to Social Psychology, SOC 360
Sociology of Sport, SOC 330
Social Problems, SOC 250
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Fall 2015
Winterim 2012-2013/Summer 2013
Winterim 2013-2014/ Winterim 2014-2015
Summer 2014
Summer 2011/Winterim 2013
Summer 2008, 2009, 2010/Spring 2011
Summer 2006
Spring 2006/ Summer 2009, 2010
Fall 2005
Fall 2004, 2005/Summer 2005
Summer 2009, 2010, 2011/Spring 2006
Fall 2004/ Spring 2005, 2006
Spring 2005
Fall 2005
Summer 2004, 2005
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Syracuse University
Intro to Women’s & Gender Studies, WGS 101
Transnational Feminist Studies, WGS 201
Critical Issues for the United States, MAX123
Queer Histories, Communities, and Politics, LGBT Studies Program, QSX 111
Intermediate Social Statistics, SOC 714
Sexualities, Genders, Bodies, LGBT Studies Program, QSX 112
Social Problems, SOC 102
Sociology of Sex and Gender, SOC 305
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Introduction to Sociology, SOC 111
Fall 2014/ Fall 2015
Spring 2015/Spring 2016
Fall 2013/Spring 2014
Spring 2011
Spring 2009, 2010
Spring 2008/Fall 2010
Fall 2008
Spring 2007
Fall 2002, 2003/Spring 2003, 2004
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-2014
Eastern Sociological Society, Conference Assistant
Assisted Professor Marjorie DeVault, President of the Eastern Sociological Society, with the planning,
organizing, and scheduling of the 84th Annual Meeting (February 20-23, 2014). Duties include but are
not limited to placement of abstracts into regular paper and roundtable sessions; logistically scheduling
thematic, invited, author-meets-critic, conversations, and regular paper sessions, plus workshops (e.g.
times and rooms); co-manage overall conference inquiries and requests; and site visit(s) as needed.
2011-2013
Cornell Weil Medical College, Data Collector
Collect survey and biomarker data from New York State middle school students in Life Skills
Training (LST). LST, promotes youth development through drug, alcohol, and tobacco awareness, is
funded by National Institute of Health and examines the effectiveness of the evidence-based
prevention program.
2008-2010
Syracuse University, Research Assistant
Contributed to various research projects including self-rated health and activities of daily living
among older migrants; the health differences between military veterans and non-veterans using the
National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) data; and the relationship between
poverty, disability and veteran status using the 2000 Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
2008-2011
Knapsack Institute: Transforming the Curriculum, Presenter
Three-day, intensive teaching institute that serves K-12 teachers and university faculty who want to
transform their syllabi and pedagogy. The institute, housed at the University of Colorado Colorado
Springs, offers resources and prepares teachers for increasingly diverse student populations.
o 2011 “LGBTQI: Examining Our Own Assumptions & Practices” & “Intro to LGBTQI Issues”
o 2009-2010 “Teaching Transgender”
o 2008 “Teaching ‘Transgender’ 101” and “LGBT in the Classroom”
o 2005 “Transgender Bingo”
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2007-2013
White Privilege Conference, Presenter
Social justice conference: mission to understand, respect, and connect. Critical dialogue demands
paradigmatic shifts and personal action through an intersectional analysis of white supremacy.
o 2013 “LGBT Accountability”
o 2012 “Creating Sustainable LGBTQ Public Education Projects” with Jordon Johnson
o 2011, 2009 “Trans Citizenship” with Jordon Johnson
o 2008 “What do to? Trans Services and Medical Response” with Jordon Johnson
o 2007 “Facing Trans: Inclusion, Advocacy, & Empowerment within Anti-Racism Work” with
Jessica Pettitt
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Service to the Profession
2014 Organizer, “Transgender & the Life Course” Paper Session, Eastern Sociological Society
2013 Organizer, “Trans* and Genderqueer Perspectives on the Social World” with Cati Connell. Sex and
Gender Section, American Sociological Association
2006 Feminist Lecturer Awards Committee, Sociologists for Women in Society
2005 Organizer, “Transgender 102” Presidential Session, Sociologists for Women in Society
Peer Reviewer
Gender & Society
American Sociological Review
Understanding & Dismantling Privilege
Race, Gender Class
Sociology Department Service, Syracuse University
2014
Graduate Representative, Faculty Search Committee
2011-2012
Graduate Representative, Graduate Committee
2007-2008
Graduate Representative, Faculty Meetings
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Sociological Association
Eastern Sociological Society
Society for the Study of Social Problems
Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society
REFERENCES PROVIDED ON REQUEST
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