معرفی
Maren Scull serves as Associate Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Advisor in the Sociology Department within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Denver. Her academic profile reflects specialization in qualitative approaches to understanding deviant identities and gender performance.
Her educational background includes:
- Ph.D. from Indiana University Bloomington
- M.A. from Indiana University Bloomington
- B.A. from University of Denver
Dr. Scull's research centers on the intersection of deviance, gender, and sexuality, with particular focus on how individuals navigate stigmatized identities. Her work examines the self-conceptual impacts of engaging in sexual deviance and sex work, analyzing both male exotic dancers and participants in sugar relationships. Through field work and in-depth interviews, she investigates how deviant roles shape identity formation and social interaction while challenging or reinforcing traditional gender norms.
Her publication trajectory reveals consistent focus on gender performance in economically-mediated relationships, evolving from studies of male strippers to comprehensive analysis of sugar relationship dynamics. This research program demonstrates methodological coherence through qualitative exploration of how individuals negotiate social stigma while constructing meaningful relationship frameworks that challenge conventional economic and emotional boundaries in intimate partnerships.
As Undergraduate Advisor, Dr. Scull guides sociology students through academic planning while teaching core curriculum including Introduction to Sociology, Social Psychology, Sociology of Human Sexuality, and Qualitative Methods courses. Her teaching directly informs and is informed by her research on deviant identities and gender performance.
