Jesus Gregorio Smith

Background

About Jesus Gregorio Smith

Jesús Gregorio Smith is an Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies and an Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) Andrew W. Mellon Fellow. He received his PhD in Sociology in 2017 from Texas A&M University where he studied the intersections of systemic racism, masculinity, and sexuality and how they influence mental and sexual health. He has currently published various research pieces, including peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in such venues as Archives of Sexual Behavior, Aids & Behavior, and Issues in Race & Society. Jesús coedited a collection of essays through Lexington Books titled Home and Community for Queer Men of Color: The Intersection of Race and Sexuality currently and he has a book contract with NYU Press for his first sole authored manuscript. Alongside his academic, he has published op-ed pieces and public sociological works in such venues as RacismReview, Black Perspectives, and Latinx Talk. His research has been featured and his expertise sought after in several popular media presses including VICE, The Washington Post, and Rolling Stone Magazine. Similarly, he has given numerous invited talks/seminars/presentations and has won a national research fellowship, the Woodrow Wilson National Foundation Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty.