Juan Battle – academic, author, activist, and feminist – is a Presidential Professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY); where he holds appointments in Sociology, Urban Education, Social Welfare, the School of Public Health & Health Policy, as well as the School for Labor and Urban Studies. . With over 100 grants and publications – including books, book chapters, academic articles, and encyclopedia entries – his research focuses on race, sexuality, and social justice. In addition to having delivered lectures at a multitude of academic institutions, community based organizations, and funding agencies throughout the world, Professor Battle’s scholarship has included work throughout North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Among his current projects, e is a leading researcher and thought partner for the Global Education Movement, which works to provide postsecondary education to refugees living in, among other places, Rwanda, Malawi, Kenya, South Africa, and Lebanon. He also heads the Social Justice Sexuality initiative – a project exploring the lived experiences of Black, Latina/o, and Asian lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the United States and Puerto Rico.

He has and continues to serve on a number of boards and steering committees of community based organizations, academic journals, research endeavors, and more.

 

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Degrees

  • Ph.D University of Michigan, 1994 (Sociology)
  • M.A. University of Michigan, 1991 (Sociology)
  • B.S. York College of Pennsylvania, 1989 (Corrections and Sociology)
  • A.S. York College of Pennsylvania, 1988 (Law Enforcement)

Selected Publications

Books

Courses Taught

  • Social Statistics I
  • Social Statistics II
  • Survey Research Methods
  • Seminar on Statistical Consulting
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Writing for Publication
  • Interdisciplinary Research in Urban Health
  • Health Research with Hard-to-Reach Populations
  • Race, Ethnicity, and Urban Ethnography
  • Black Intellectual Thought in the United States Black
  • Introduction to Africana Studies
  • Stratification/Inequality
  • Urban Social Identities
  • Family
  • Sexuality
  • LGBTQ Communities and Movements

Research

  • Race
  • Sexuality
  • Social Justice

Grants / Awards

  • Principal Investigator, “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People of Color Archive.” Funds for this grant will be used to conduct preliminary research for a gathering of potential partners. Funded by the Ford Foundation for the period of February 2019 to December 2019.
  • Co-Director, “The Mid-Career Faculty Fellowship Program.” This programaims to help retain and advance a diverse faculty at CUNY.  Funded by the City University of New York for the period of September 2018 to May 2019.
  • Principal Investigator, “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People of Color Archive.” Funds for this grant will be used to conduct preliminary research for a gathering of potential partners. Funded by the Ford Foundation for the period of October 2018 to December 2018.
  • Principal Investigator, “New York City LGBTQ Poverty Initiative.” Funds for this grant will be used to further a project examining LGBT Poverty in NYC. Funded by the New York City’s Young Men’s Initiative for the period of December 2017 to June 2018.
  • Principal Investigator, “LGBT Poverty in New York City.” Funds for this grant will be used to further a project examining LGBT Poverty in NYC. Funded by the New York Community Trust for the period of July 2017 to December 2017.
  • Principal Investigator, “Social Justice Sexuality (Qualitative Data).” Funds for this grant will be used to analyze interviews. Funded by the Professional Staff Congress Grant, City University of New York for the period of July 2015 to June 2016.
  • Principal Investigator, “Social Justice Sexuality: A Longitudinal Approach to the Study of Race and Sexuality at the Intersections.” Fund for this grant will be used to develop and administer a large repeated cross-sectional national survey that will investigate the sociopolitical experiences of Black and Latina/o lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Funded by the Arcus Foundation for the period of October 1, 2009 – September 30, 2011.

Boards and Organizations

  • Board Member & Chair (2018 – 2020), The Freedom Center for Social Justice; Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Board Member (2018 – 2020), The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, Queens New York
  • Board Member (2013; Chair: 2014 – 2019), Griot Circle Inc.; Brooklyn, New York
  • Board Member, (2008 – Present), Shohola Scholarship Fund, Greeley, Pennsylvania
  • Volunteer, (2015 – Present), Women in Need: WIN; New York City

  • Title:
  • Presidential Professor, Graduate Center, CUNY; Consortial Faculty
  • Email:
    jbattle@gc.cuny.edu