Anna Wainwright
Sociology PhD student at University of California, Irvine.
About me!
My name is Anna Wainwright (they/she)! I grew up in a small town in North Carolina called Albemarle (Al-ba-mar-elle). Growing up, I spent a lot of time running around with friends and working at local joints starting with my dad’s restaurant (the Goody Shop Cafe) and later a small snow cone shop famous for their snow cream! As a first generation college student, I felt like I broke the odds when I received the opportunity to attend UNC-Chapel Hill in the Fall of 2017. There, I first learned about Sociology. I would go on to major in Sociology along with a second major in History. Towards the end of my time at UNC, the world would be engulfed by the COVID-19 pandemic, so I decided it was a great time to go to graduate school! I did the big move and enrolled in UC Irvine’s Sociology PhD program in the Fall of 2021. I am currently finishing my second year of the program and coming off the submission of my Master’s thesis,Wrestling with Boundaries: Tensions Among Gen Z Young Adults Navigating Consensual Non-monogamy.
Research
My research interests fall within the realm of Sex and Gender, Sexualities, and Culture…
Teaching
“Anna is so compassionate as a TA to our course, really taking on the positions of supporting the students within her own discussion sections and the class in general. She provides affective reviews of weekly course material in her sections and makes a safe space for students to engage with the work and feel confident to share because of her outgoing attitude.”
— Undergraduate Student (Spring 2022)
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