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Feminist Theory and Gender Studies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Tommy Hana
The King's College
2
Jean Kazez
Southern Methodist University
3
Cal Horton
Oxford Brookes University
4
Alexis Miranda
Harvard University
5
Aurora H Brinkman
Washington State University
6
Layla Joudeh
University of California, San Francisco
7
Jessica M. Vasquez
University of Kansas
8
Ilaria Bertini
National Agency for New Technologies Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
9
Salem Skelton
Flinders University
10
Christine Shawana
Native Women's Association of Canada

Rising Stars Papers

1
The Cass Review: Cis-supremacy in the UK’s approach to healthcare for trans children
International Journal of Transgender Health|2024
73 cit.
2
The Latino Middle Class
Annual Review of Sociology|2024
12 cit.
3
Exploring the more-than-human in trans people’s lives: Connections, sociality, being and animal companionship
International Journal of Transgender Health|2024
5 cit.
4
Towards a Theory of Cis-Supremacy: Conceptualising Ongoing Barriers to Trans Equality
Sociology|2024
4 cit.
5
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Rights of Trans Children in Scotland
The International Journal of Children s Rights|2025
3 cit.
6
“The worst thing I’ve ever experienced” – comparing experiences of affirmative and non-affirmative healthcare provision for trans adolescents in the UK
International Journal of Transgender Health|2026
2 cit.
7
Perceptions of a South Australian online trans health resource: Transnormativity, safety, and professionalism
International Journal of Transgender Health|2024
1 cit.
8
“Fuel for the fire”: Trans rage as a motivating force against cisgenderism
International Journal of Transgender Health|2025
1 cit.
9
The endurance of race among mixed-heritage people
Ethnic and Racial Studies|2025
1 cit.
10
Reimagining the American dream: redefining, decolonizing, and reclaiming a national ethos
Ethnic and Racial Studies|2026
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Patrick R. Grzanka
Gender Studies
2
Sarah Pickett
Memorial University of Newfoundland
3
Asa Radix
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
4
Keisa Fallin‐Bennett
University of Kentucky
5
Aleš Zobec
Praxis
6
Brittany M. Charlton
Harvard University
7
Pamela Ward
Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research
8
June Sing Hong Lam
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
9
William Hébert
Carleton University
10
Pamela Bridgewater
American University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Latino? Latinx? Latine? A Call for Inclusive Categories in Epidemiologic Research
American Journal of Epidemiology|2023
72 cit.
2
Human papillomavirus vaccination disparities among U.S. college students: An intersectional Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (MAIHDA)
Social Science & Medicine|2022
35 cit.
3
“Mental Readiness” and Gatekeeping in Trans Healthcare
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry|2022
33 cit.
4
A typology of pathways to detransition: Considerations for care practice with transgender and gender diverse people who stop or reverse their gender transition.
Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity|2023
25 cit.
5
Beyond the individual: Sexual minority help-seeking and the consequences of structural barriers.
Journal of Counseling Psychology|2023
24 cit.
6
The sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) medical trainee: the journey through medical education
BMC Medical Education|2024
23 cit.
7
Exploring gender euphoria in a sample of transgender and gender diverse patients at two U.S. urban community health centers
Psychiatry Research|2023
19 cit.
8
Sexual orientation-related disparities in perinatal mental health among a prospective cohort study
SSM - Mental Health|2024
16 cit.
9
Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy and Depressive Symptoms Among Transgender Adults
JAMA Network Open|2025
16 cit.
10
HIV prevalence among transmasculine individuals at a New York City Community Health Centre: a cross‐sectional study
Journal of the International AIDS Society|2022
14 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Faye Ginsburg
New York University
2
Brian A. Nosek
Center for Open Science
3
Lori D. Patton
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
4
Bernice L. Hausman
Pennsylvania State University
5
Jennifer Esposito
University of California, Irvine
6
Seán Cahill
Boston University
7
Willi McFarland
University of California, San Francisco
8
Lori E. Ross
University of Toronto
9
Holly Henderson
University of Birmingham
10
Tiffany Page
University College London

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Liberals and conservatives rely on different sets of moral foundations.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|2009
4.6k cit.
2
A Decade of System Justification Theory: Accumulated Evidence of Conscious and Unconscious Bolstering of the Status Quo
Political Psychology|2004
2.8k cit.
3
Promoting an open research culture
Science|2015
2.8k cit.
4
The preregistration revolution
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2018
1.9k cit.
5
Scientific Utopia
Perspectives on Psychological Science|2012
1.3k cit.
6
Harvesting implicit group attitudes and beliefs from a demonstration web site.
Group Dynamics Theory Research and Practice|2002
1.3k cit.
7
Investigating Variation in Replicability
Social Psychology|2014
1.3k cit.
8
Understanding and Using the Implicit Association Test: II. Method Variables and Construct Validity
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin|2004
1.2k cit.
9
The Go/No-Go Association Task
Social Cognition|2001
1.1k cit.
10
National differences in gender–science stereotypes predict national sex differences in science and math achievement
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2009
1k cit.

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