Aaron Hoy, Associate Professor
Director, Center for Excellence in Scholarship and Research (CESR)
88G Memorial Library (ML 88G)
507-389-1038
aaron.hoy@mnsu.edu
Profile
Aaron Hoy, Ph.D., is an associate professor of sociology and director of the Center for Excellence in Scholarship and Research (CESR) at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Trained as a sociologist, Dr. Hoy does interdisciplinary research on family life in the US, with a particular focus on marriage and divorce among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals. Most recently, Dr. Hoy's research has examined the experience and meaning of transitions in and out of marriage for LGBTQ+ people, as well as the marital attitudes and aspirations of unmarried LGBTQ+ young adults. His research has been published in numerous interdisciplinary journals, including Journal of Family Issues, Family Transitions, and Journal of Homosexuality, and his edited volume. The Social Science of Same-Sex Marriage, was published by Routledge in 2022. Although he has training and expertise in wide-ranging methodological approaches, he is particularly interested in qualitative methods, including in-depth interviewing, autoethnography, and interpretive forms of analysis. He currently serves at an editor at The Qualitative Report, the world's oldest multidisciplinary journal dedicated to qualitative methods and research.
Education
- Ph.D., Sociology, Syracuse University, 2018
Research Interests
- Families
- Sexualities
- Sex and Gender
- Qualitative Methods
Courses Taught
- SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 208: Families in Society
- SOC 458/558: Sociological Theory
- SOC 480/580: Qualitative Methods
- SOC 605: Graduate Seminar: Social Research
- SOC 606: Graduate Seminar: Sociological Theory
Selected Publications
- Hoy, Aaron and Emily M. Boyd, Editors. 2024. The Sociology of Families Reader: Issues, Perspectives, and Debates. San Diego, CA: Cognella.
- Hoy, Aaron, Editor. 2022. The Social Science of Same-Sex Marriage: LGBT People and Their Relationships in the Era of Marriage Equality. New York: Routledge.
- Hoy, Aaron, Anfa Diiriye*, and Emily Gunderson*. 2022. “Divorce Ideation and ‘Deal Breakers’ among Married Gay Men and Lesbians: A Qualitative Exploration.” Journal of Family Issues 43(1): 164-185.
- Hoy, Aaron, Sachita Pokhrel**, and Jori Adrianna Nkwenti*. 2021. “Who’s Afraid of Divorce? Sexual Minority Young Adults’ Perspectives on Divorce.” Social Sciences 10(12): 483.
- Hoy, Aaron. 2020. “Accounting for Same-Sex Divorce: Relationship- vs. Self-Focused Divorce Accounts and the Meanings of Marriage among Gays and Lesbians.” Journal of Divorce and Remarriage 61(5): 320-343.
- Hoy, Aaron and Andrew S. London. 2018. “The Experience and Meaning of Same-Sex Sexuality among Heterosexually Identified Men and Women: An Analytic Review.” Sociology Compass 12(7): e12596.
- Hoy, Aaron. 2018. “Invisibility, Illegibility, and Stigma: The Citizenship Experiences of Divorced Gays and Lesbians.” Journal of Divorce and Remarriage 59(2): 69-91.
