Juan Battle

Juan Jose Battle

Juan Battle, Faculty Profile Picture 2014
Born 1968
Website www.juanbattle.com
Academic background
Education Ph.D.
Alma mater University of Michigan
Thesis title A nationwide comparison of African American and white eighth graders' academic achievement, educational aspirations, and current attitudes toward education[1]
Thesis year 1994
Doctoral advisor Donald R. Deskins, Jr.[1]
Academic work
Discipline Sociologist
Sub discipline Public Health, Urban Education
Institutions The Graduate Center, CUNY

Juan Jose Battle (born 1968) is an academic, author, activist, and feminist.[2]  He is currently a Professor of sociology,[3] public health,[4] and urban education[5] at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He also serves as the Coordinator of the Africana Studies Certificate Program. Battle's research focuses on race, sexuality, and social justice.[6] He was a former president of The Association of Black Sociologists (ABS) and an active member of the American Sociological Association (ASA). He has delivered keynote lectures at a multitude of academic institutions, community based organizations, and funding agencies throughout the world and his scholarship has included work on five continents including North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.[7]

His research has been funded by a variety of sources, including the National Institute of Mental Health, National Science Foundation, Ford Foundation,[8] National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Arcus Foundation, and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

He is currently the Principal Investigator, in collaboration with Co-Investigator Antonio (Jay) Pastrana, Jr., of the Social Justice Sexuality Project[9] (SJS), a project that explores the lived experiences of Black, Latina/o/x, and Asian lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Recognized as a leading scholar in the study of sexualities, he also specializes in education, quantitative methods, race, ethnicity, and public health. He is a Fulbright Senior Specialist[10] and was the Fulbright Distinguished Chair of Gender Studies at the University of Klagenfurt in Austria; and was an Affiliate Faculty of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

In his 2009 book Black Sexualities: Probing Powers, Passions, Practices, and Policies,[11] contributors Layli Phillps and Marla Stewart discuss the nonconforming and transgressive gender expression of singer Sylvester and vogue artist Willi Ninja reflective of Battle's feminist scholarship.

In addition to his academic work, he was one of the executive producers of the 2012 film The Skinny by director Patrik-Ian Polk.[12] Additionally, he has served on the board of several organizations, including the YMCA and GRIOT Circle.[13]

Battle received his A.S. and B.S. from York College of Pennsylvania.  His M.A. and PhD were both received from the University of Michigan.

References

  1. 1 2 Battle, Juan Jose (1994). A nationwide comparison of African American and white eighth graders' academic achievement, educational aspirations, and current attitudes toward education (Ph.D. thesis). ProQuest. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ Asencio, Marysol; Battle, Juan (2010-01-01). "Introduction: Special Issue on Black and Latina Sexuality and Identities". Black Women, Gender + Families. 4 (1): 1–7. doi:10.5406/blacwomegendfami.4.1.0001. JSTOR 10.5406/blacwomegendfami.4.1.0001.
  3. ↑ "Sociology Department at CUNY Graduate Center".
  4. ↑ "CUNY School of Public Health".
  5. ↑ "CUNY Graduate Center Urban Education".
  6. ↑ http://www.juanbattle.com/publications/ publications
  7. ↑ "Juan Battle". www.juanbattle.com (Personal website). Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  8. ↑ Battle, Juan; Barnes, Sandra L. (2009-11-24). Black Sexualities: Probing Powers, Passions, Practices, and Policies. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813548166.
  9. ↑ "Social Justice Sexuality Project: About the Project". Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  10. ↑ www.uni-klu.ac.at. "UNI Klagenfurt | Juan Battle". www.uni-klu.ac.at. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  11. ↑ Childs, Erica Chito; Page, Professor Enoch; Dickerson, Professor Bette; Rousseau, Professor Nicole; Hunter, Professor Marcus; Guerrero, Professor Marisa; Cohen, Professor Cathy; Laudone, Professor Stephanie; Tavernier, Professor LaToya (2009-11-20). Battle, Dr Juan; Barnes, Dr Sandra L., eds. Black Sexualities: Probing Powers, Passions, Practices, and Policies. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813546025.
  12. ↑ "The Skinny (2012)". Covering Media. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  13. ↑ "Board Bios - Griot Circle Inc.". Retrieved 2016-08-19.
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