Jennifer Haylett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Instruction
Director of Undergraduate Studies - Sociology
Biography
Fall 2024 Office Hours
M: 11:40 - 1:10 pm
W: 11:40 - 1:10 pm
By appointment
Jennifer Haylett conducts research and teaches in the areas of gender, family, medical sociology, sociology of reproduction, economic sociology, and qualitative research methods. Her dissertation, “From Contracted Employee to Fictive Kin: U.S. Commercial Surrogacy as a Case of Relational Work,” explores the relational work between surrogates and intended parents as they navigate the field of assisted reproductive technologies and grapple with placing a monetary value on the process of family formation.
Research areas
- Gender and Family