Héctor Carrillo

Héctor Carrillo is Professor of Sociology and Gender & Sexuality Studies. He also serves as co-director of the Sexualities Project at Northwestern (SPAN), which promotes interdisciplinary research and education on sexuality and health in social context.

Prof. Carrillo’s current research investigates the interactions of amateur genealogists with the records and documents that constitute the raw material of their genealogical projects. Among other issues, this research examines various aspects of gender and sexuality in genealogical research. Prof. Carrillo has also recently completed a study of the sexualities of straight-identified men who are sexually interested in both women and men.

Carrillo serves as a member of the editorial boards of Sexuality Research and Social Policy, and Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad: Revista Latinoamericana, and is a Senior Editor of Theory and Society. He is a past chair of the Sociology of Sexualities Section of the American Sociological Association, and he served as co-chair of the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science track of the XVII International AIDS Conference. He is an elected member of the Sociological Research Association. He also has a history of involvement in HIV/AIDS community based organizations.