Rene Almeling is Professor of Sociology at Yale University with courtesy appointments in American Studies, the Yale School of Public Health, and the Yale School of Medicine. Her primary research and teaching interests are in gender, medicine, and reproduction. Using a range of qualitative, historical, and quantitative methods, she examines questions about how biological bodies and cultural norms interact to influence scientific knowledge, medical markets, and individual experiences.
Professor Almeling is the author of two award-winning books: Sex Cells offers an inside look at the American market for egg and sperm donors, and GUYnecology examines the causes and consequences of inattention to men’s reproductive health. She has also conducted two original surveys, the first on Americans’ attitudes toward genetic risk (with political scientist Shana Kushner Gadarian) and the other on women’s bodily experiences of in vitro fertilization. With Sebastian Mohr, she co-edited a double special issue on “Men, Masculinities, and Reproduction.” Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Elle.
Professor Almeling is the author of two award-winning books: Sex Cells offers an inside look at the American market for egg and sperm donors, and GUYnecology examines the causes and consequences of inattention to men’s reproductive health. She has also conducted two original surveys, the first on Americans’ attitudes toward genetic risk (with political scientist Shana Kushner Gadarian) and the other on women’s bodily experiences of in vitro fertilization. With Sebastian Mohr, she co-edited a double special issue on “Men, Masculinities, and Reproduction.” Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Elle.
