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Dr. Christopher Hansen
Assistant Professor
Christopher Hansen is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Loyola Marymount University. He received his PhD from Loyola University Chicago, MA from the University of Chicago, and BA from the College of William and Mary.
Dr. Hansen is a survey methodologist with special expertise in sexual and gender minority (SGM) health and population research. His research focuses on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) measurement in the context of SGM and general population survey studies. He is particularly interested in how SGM status intersects with other systems of stratification, including age and race/ethnicity.
Dr. Hansen’s recent work explores multidimensional measurement of gender, longitudinal SOGI data collection, and SOGI proxy reporting. His published work appears in leading survey methods and health science journals.
Welcome to LMU Dr. Hansen!