Reilly-Owen Clemens is a PhD Student in the Department of Sociology at Florida State University (FSU), where her research focuses on the impact of individual identities on social change. Primarily she focuses on identities formed or expressed later in life, such as those accompanying trans-identified status or visibility, minimum wage work, and criminal conviction. Her current and past projects include: qualitative inquiries into how trans-identified individuals resist or reshape binary gender structures, the role of technologies of tracking in constructing criminal status, and the role of work and neighborhood involvement in shaping individual interactions. Prior to pursuing her PhD, Reilly-Owen earned a Master of Arts in Women’s Studies from the University of Florida (UF) and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama (UA). Between her first and second years at UA Law, she undertook gender transition from male to female, and soon developed a guiding interest in Civil Rights and social inequality. While at the University of Florida, Reilly-Owen worked with UF’s Office of LGBT Affairs to develop the Trans Resource Network (TRN), a campus work group and online resource hub aimed at improving the visibility and accessibility of trans resources on campus. In addition, she worked with the UF’s Student Health Care Center (SHCC) to develop guidelines for providing endocrine therapy to trans-identified students. Her undergraduate work was in Political Science (Major), French, and Philosophy (Minor), which she studied at Winona State University in Minnesota.

Location

32301

Disciplines

• Political Science
• Sociology
• Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Law

Affiliation

Florida State University

Website

http://www.reilly.clemens.com