Dr. Kelsy Burke is an award-winning sociologist of gender, sexuality, religion, and politics.

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Kelsy is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, editor of Contemporary Sociology, and an affiliated scholar with the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). After receiving a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Pittsburgh in 2013, they have become a leading expert on the relationship between conservative Christianity and gender and sexuality in the United States. Kelsy's research has examined a wide range of topics, including debates over pornography, religious freedom laws and LGBT rights, evangelical women's ministries, and the Christian sex advice industry. They are currently writing a book (under contract with Pantheon) on the origins and evolution of the anti-transgender movement in the United States.

 

Their research has been supported by multiple grants and fellowships, including an award from the National Science Foundation, and published in top scholarly journals. The author of two books (Christians under Covers: Evangelicals and Sexual Pleasure on the Internet and The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Obscene Obsession), Kelsy's writing has also appeared in The Guardian, The Hill, Huffington Post, LGBTQ Nation, Slate, and the Washington Post.

 

Kelsy lives in Lincoln with their spouse, two children, and assorted pets, and is represented by  Amy Bishop at Trellis Literary Management.​​

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