Alex is a lecturer in the Princeton Writing Program, where his scholarship and teaching study gender, sexuality, and social inequality through the lens of cultural and organizational sociology.
His first book, Bathroom Battlegrounds: How Public Restrooms Shape the Gender Order, reveals that the gender separation of public restrooms—or lack thereof—is a surprisingly powerful signal of institutional status. The book also channels that revelation into a new theory of the gendered organization, one which offers sociologists an innovative framework for thinking about ideology, institutions, and inequality in the twenty-first century. Additionally, with the support of Princeton's Anonymous Fund for undergraduate research assistance, he's actively collecting data for his second book, Sex on the Brain: How Cognitive Scientists Think about Gender in the Twenty-First Century. You can read more about both projects—and his other publications—through the Research link at the top of this page.
Alex is also an award-winning teacher. He's been recognized multiple times at Princeton for his research-centered, collaborative, and enthusiastic approach to the undergraduate classroom. Most recently, he was the first-ever Writing Program faculty member to receive a grant through the 250th Anniversary Fund for Innovation in Undergraduate Education—which he was awarded for his work to integrate quantitative reasoning into all required first-year writing courses at Princeton. Beyond his passion for social science pedagogy, Alex enjoys stretching his teaching muscles—and indulging his inner music nerd—by working as a summer instructor with the Westfield High School marching band.
Alex received his Ph.D. from Princeton's Department of Sociology with a certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies in May 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Science from James Madison University and an Associate in General Studies from Northern Virginia Community College, and he's also a proud alumnus of the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia.
His first book, Bathroom Battlegrounds: How Public Restrooms Shape the Gender Order, reveals that the gender separation of public restrooms—or lack thereof—is a surprisingly powerful signal of institutional status. The book also channels that revelation into a new theory of the gendered organization, one which offers sociologists an innovative framework for thinking about ideology, institutions, and inequality in the twenty-first century. Additionally, with the support of Princeton's Anonymous Fund for undergraduate research assistance, he's actively collecting data for his second book, Sex on the Brain: How Cognitive Scientists Think about Gender in the Twenty-First Century. You can read more about both projects—and his other publications—through the Research link at the top of this page.
Alex is also an award-winning teacher. He's been recognized multiple times at Princeton for his research-centered, collaborative, and enthusiastic approach to the undergraduate classroom. Most recently, he was the first-ever Writing Program faculty member to receive a grant through the 250th Anniversary Fund for Innovation in Undergraduate Education—which he was awarded for his work to integrate quantitative reasoning into all required first-year writing courses at Princeton. Beyond his passion for social science pedagogy, Alex enjoys stretching his teaching muscles—and indulging his inner music nerd—by working as a summer instructor with the Westfield High School marching band.
Alex received his Ph.D. from Princeton's Department of Sociology with a certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies in May 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Science from James Madison University and an Associate in General Studies from Northern Virginia Community College, and he's also a proud alumnus of the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia.
