Lisa Jean Moore

Lisa Jean Moore is a SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Purchase College, State University of New York. Her interdisciplinary work bridges medical sociology, science and technology studies, feminist theory, and animal studies.

• BA, Tufts University
• MPH, University of California, Berkeley
• PhD, University of California, San Francisco

Moore’s research explores how bodies—human and non-human—are sites of cultural and scientific negotiation. Key areas include:

• Biopolitics and the governance of bodies
• Urban animal-human relationships
• Feminist critiques of public health and medicine
• Gendered and queer perspectives on science
• Environmental and animal studies intersections
• Medicalization of natural phenomena

Her publications span topics from sperm commodification to urban beekeeping, reflecting interests in how science reshapes human-nature interactions. Awards include the American Sociological Association’s Distinguished Scholarship Award and SUNY Chancellor’s recognition for excellence in scholarship.