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Bek Orr serves as Assistant Professor in Sociology and Women & Gender Studies at State University of New York College at Brockport, maintaining active office hours in Fannie Barrier Williams Building and teaching cross-listed courses across both disciplines.
Educational background includes a Bachelor's degree from SUNY Brockport (2008), MA in Sociology from Syracuse University (2010), and PhD in Sociology with Certificate of Advanced Studies in Women and Gender Studies from Syracuse University; doctoral dissertation titled "Imagining Queer: LGBTQ Archives and the Construction of Queer Communities".
Research centers on Transgender Studies and Queer Archives with specialized focus on LGBTQ+ History, Digital Sociology, and Sociology of Sex and Gender. Key investigations examine transgenerational exchange mechanisms and collective memory construction within LGBTQIA communities through archival practices and digital sociology frameworks.
Instruction includes foundational courses like WMS 101 Introduction to Women & Gender Studies, SOC/WMS 340 Digital Sociology and Online Communities, WMS/ANT 365 LGBTQ+ Cultures, and advanced seminars in Feminist Research Methodologies and Feminist Theory.
