Presented By: Department of Sociology
Sociology of Health and Medicine Lecture Series Presents:
Uncertain Expertise in Trans Medicine with stef m. shuster, PhD
stef m. shuster is an assistant professor in Lyman Briggs College and the department of Sociology at Michigan State University. Their current research in gender, medicine, and feminist science and technology studies considers how evidence is constructed, mobilized, and weaponized, which is the subject of their book, Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender (NYU Press). In Trans Medicine, shuster traces the development of this medical field from the 1950s to modern medicine to show how providers create and use scientific and medical evidence to quell uncertainty, “treat” a gender identity, and uphold their authority. shuster currently serves on the editorial boards for Social Science & Medicine, Social Currents, and Contemporary Sociology.