Research Interests
I am a sociologist of law, crime, sexuality, gender, and knowledge. My research uses feminist and queer theoretical perspectives to examine how sexualized subjects encounter legal and state institutions and the consequences of such interactions. In both my research and teaching, I emphasize sexuality’s connections to other axes of social difference, such as race, gender, nationality, and citizenship status, as well as the mutual constitution of sexuality and other social categories.
Education
PhD - Northwestern University, 2018
MA - University of Kansas, 2012
BS - University of Kansas, 2008
Courses Taught
- SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 101 - Sociology of Gender
- SOC 265 - Criminology
- SOC 326 - Sexuality & Society
- SOC 380 - Social Research Methods
- SOC 496 - Gender, Sexuality, and the Law
- SOC 530 - Principles of Sociological Research
Additional Campus Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Highlighted Publications
Vogler, S. (2021). Sorting Sexualities: Expertise and the Politics of Legal Classification. University of Chicago Press. https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226776934.001.0001
Recent Publications
Vogler, S. (2026). Police contact and self-rated health among LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people. Social Science and Medicine, 394, Article 119088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119088
Jenness, V., & Vogler, S. (2025). LGBTQ+ perspectives on police reform: An examination of support for defunding, reallocating, and disbanding, a research note. Criminology, 63(2), 545-556. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9125.12405
Vogler, S., Johns, M. M., Khanna, S., Lancaster, C., Sheridan-Johnson, J., Beach, L. B., & Mumford, E. A. (2025). Demographic Differences in Technology-Facilitated Abuse Among U.S. Young Adults by Sexual Identity and Race/Ethnicity. Journal of interpersonal violence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251399680
Vogler, S. (2025). Toward a Queer Pathways Framework: Understanding the Disproportionate Incarceration of LGBTQ People. Critical Criminology, 33(2), 339-355. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-025-09828-1
Worthen, M. G. F., & Vogler, S. (2025). Who Supports the LGBTQ Movement? Exploring the Roles of Sexual Identity, Gender, LGB Visibility, and Gender Expression. Sexuality and Culture, 29(6), 2816-2835. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-025-10393-6