Dr. Alyssa Lynne-Joseph (she/hers)

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Office: 402 Lindquist Hall

Phone: (316) 978-7152

Fax: (316) 978-3281

Email: alyssa.lynne-joseph@wichita.edu

Dr. Alyssa Lynne-Joseph (she/her pronouns) is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Wichita State University. Her research interests lie at the intersection of medical sociology, gender and sexuality studies, and global and transnational sociology. She is currently working on a book manuscript entitled Global Transformations in Transgender Medicine: How Clinicians, Patients, and Activists Create Gender-Affirming Healthcare, which is under advance contract with New York University Press. This book draws on four years of research in Thailand, the U.S., and virtual spaces.

Dr. Lynne-Joseph recently began a new research project that analyzes media coverage of restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for youth across U.S. states. Based on content analysis of state-level newspaper media, the project aims to deconstruct claims to expertise made by various social actors and examine how the messages conveyed shape public opinion on medicine and gender.

In previous research, she has argued for the contemporary relevance of W.E.B. Du Bois’ concept of “double consciousness” in sociology by analyzing how cisnormativity and colonialism affect processes of self-formation for Thai kathoey. In collaboration with Dr. Jillana Enteen, she has also studied how Thai transgender women establish healthcare models that integrate HIV-related care with trans-specific healthcare needs. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education (Foreign Language and Area Studies), and the Sexualities Project at Northwestern.

In addition to her research, Dr. Lynne-Joseph currently teaches introductory sociology courses and courses related to the social aspects of medicine, such as Medical Sociology and Health and Lifestyles. She has previously taught undergraduate courses for the International Studies program and the Department of Sociology at Northwestern University. Based on her own experiences as a first-generation college student, Dr. Lynne-Joseph strives to create an inclusive learning environment for all students.

Dr. Lynne-Joseph received her doctorate in Sociology, a certificate in Gender in Sexuality Studies, and a Searle certificate in Advanced Teaching & Learning from Northwestern University. You can learn more about Dr. Lynne-Joseph’s research and teaching and review her complete C.V. by visiting her personal website.

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Lynne-Joseph, Alyssa. 2024. “Sameness Across Difference: A Postcolonial Feminist Analysis of Gender-Affirming Healthcare in Thailand and the U.S.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior (OnlineFirst). Read-only version available here.

Lynne-Joseph, Alyssa. 2024. “The Reproduction of Knowledge Hierarchies in Transgender Medicine: Professional, Lay, and Global Expertise in Clinical Practice Guidelines.” Social Science & Medicine. 321: 116712. Available here.

Lynne-Joseph, Alyssa. 2023. “‘As a clinician, you have to be passionately involved’: Advocacy and professional responsibility in gender-affirming healthcare.” Social Science & Medicine 321 (2023): 115788. Available here.

Lynne, Alyssa and Jillana B. Enteen. 2022. “Thai Trans Women’s Agency and the Destigmatisation of HIV-Related Care.” Culture, Health & Sexuality. 24(9): 1153-1167. Available here.

Lynne, Alyssa. 2021. “Paired Double Consciousness: A Du Boisian Approach to Gender and Transnational Double Consciousness in Thai Kathoey Self-Formation.” Social Problems (68)2: 250–266.

Effiom, Juan-Ita, Dominick Fields, Alyssa Lynne and Phoua Xiong. 2012. “Attitudes Toward Work Flexibility Across Generations.” Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research 2(1): 148–164.

Published Op-Eds and Commentaries

Lynne-Joseph, Alyssa. 2024. "Ban on Gender-affirming Care for Kansas Kids Misrepresents Evidence, Likely to Cause Harm." Kansas Reflector, April 18.