Jorge Fontdevila, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology

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Teaching interests: Sociology of Sexualities, Social Interaction, Sociology of HIV/AIDS, Sociology of Emotions

Research interests: Sexualities, HIV/AIDS, Migration, Health, Theory

Brief biography: Dr. Jorge Fontdevila received his Ph.D. in Sociology at Columbia University in 2002. His dissertation research conducted among heroin-involved heterosexual men in Harlem argues that sexual HIV risk behavior results from tensions between rationality and masculinity in the context of gender asymmetries and drug-using networks. His current ethnographic research explores sexual health and HIV risk-taking among gay and bisexual Mexican immigrants in San Diego. Dr. Fontdevila's research interests include sexualities, HIV/AIDS, health, migration, and sociological theory. He teaches Social Interaction, Sociology of Sexualities, and a forthcoming graduate seminar on the Sociology of HIV/AIDS. Dr. Fontdevila's goals are to stimulate critical thinking among his students and teach them the skills to apply sociological concepts and theories to their daily lives.