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Claudia Geist

Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, University of Utah

Topics of expertise
  • Division of Labor in Families
  • Feminism & Families
  • Fertility, Reproduction & Sexual Health
  • Gender & Sexuality
  • LGBTQ Partnering & Families
  • Reproductive Health

Email: claudia.geist@utah.edu

Claudia Geist is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Utah. Her research lies at the intersection of gender, families, and inequalities. Her current work examines the gendered division of labor, family formation, and the social construction of gender, and sexuality. She is a co-author of the award-winning book Counted Out and has published articles in Contraception, Demography, Journal of Marriage and Family, PLOS One, and Social Forces.

Last Updated: 12/15/25