Danya Lagos

Danya Lagos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Their research focuses on transgender and non-binary populations, gender classification processes, and intersections between social change, gender, and political economy. They employ quantitative methods to address pressing societal questions.

• Education: PhD in Sociology (University of Chicago, 2019); NICHD Postdoctoral Research Fellow (University of Texas at Austin, 2019-2020).

Their research emphasizes gender identity measurement, population health beyond binary categories, and transgender health disparities. Recent publications analyze demographic shifts in gender identification, workplace inequality, and survey methodology.

• Scientific Awards: 2024 ASA Section on Sociology of Population Honorable Mention; 2024 ASA Section on Race, Gender, and Class Honorable Mention; 2020 ASA Body and Embodiment Graduate Student Paper Award; 2019 ASA Sociology of Population Student Paper Honorable Mention.

Danya Lagos is currently writing a book titled Gender, Distributed: The Population Dynamics of the Transgender Tipping Point under contract with the University of Chicago Press.