About
Caroline Hale (she/her) is a Sociology PhD student and Graduate Student Research Assistant broadly engaged in research across subfields of gender and sexuality, social theory, inequality, culture, and knowledge. Questions that motivate her are: which social categories—and at what point—are considered to be natural? How do institutions produce ideas about gendered bodies and behaviors? How do dating dynamics evolve and shift across contexts? She currently has publications under review at Theory and Social Inquiry, Cultural Sociology, and Journal of Crime and Justice. Across her work, she focuses on bringing ethics of care and love to scientific research, honoring the people and communities behind the data.
Prior to beginning doctoral studies, Caroline worked as a Research Assistant and Lab Manager (PI: Dr. Sasha Johfre) in the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington (UW). Caroline earned her B.A. with Honors from UW in Sociology and Environmental Studies, where she developed award-winning research projects in both of her majors. During her undergrad, she spent a summer as a visiting student at Stanford, pursuing additional coursework in sociology, philosophy, and science communication.
