Bio
Trevor Hoppe is a Ph.D. candidate in the joint program in Sociology and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan. His dissertation examines the application of HIV law in Michigan, particularly how health officials, district attorneys, and judges interpret and apply the criminal disclosure law that makes it a felony for HIV-positive people to have sex without first disclosing their HIV-positive status. His research interests include HIV/AIDS, medicine, sexuality, and the law.
Trevor came to Michigan in 2007 after completing his MA in Sexuality Studies at San Francisco State University, where his thesis (PDF) examined how young, HIV-negative gay men in San Francisco were relating to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. After arriving in Michigan to begin his Ph.D., he completed a second masters degree in Public Health (MPH) in Health Behavior and Health Education.
Findings from his practicum research project on bottom identity among gay men in San Francisco have recently been published in the journal Sexualities (link). The paper, "Circuits of Power, Circuits of Pleasure: Sexual Scripting in Gay Men's Bottom Narratives," won the 2009 Martin Levine Student Essay Prize from the Sociologist AIDS Network.
He has recieved numerous awards in support of his ongoing dissertation research on HIV law in Michigan, including grants from the Social Science Research Council, the Sociologist AIDS Network, the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and the Center for the Education of Women.
In addition to having served on numerous committees at Michigan (including graduate admissions, search committtes in both Sociology and Women's Studies' departments, as well as a course development committee for a survey course on HIV/AIDS), he currently serves as Graduate Student Representative-Elect to the American Sociological Association's Section on Sexualities.
His edited collection, “Beyond Masculinity: Queer Men on Gender and Politics,” is currently under advance contract with Magnus Books (Amazon link).