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I am a PhD candidate (expected graduation Spring 2026) at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs studying Sociology. My dissertation, “Heteronormativity and Poverty Governance in the NE US: LGBT Experiences with Government Benefits,” brings neoliberal poverty governance and queer theory into conversation to reveal the impacts of heteronormative and gender conforming ideals in state regulation of poor queer people. I have extensive teaching and research experiences in Sociology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. I use she/her/hers and they/them/theirs pronouns and you will see both in my materials.

email: dsatterf@syr.edu

Education
In Progress      Ph.D., Sociology, Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
2015                M.A., Sociology: Inequality and Social Justice, University of Montana 
2013                B.A., Sociology: Inequality and Social Justice, Minor in WGS, University of Montana 

Research & Teaching Interests
LGBTQ studies, intersectionality, inequalities, poverty, gender and sexual minorities, women and gender