Srushti Upadhyay
Research Interests: Gender and Sexuality, Labor, Gender and Work, Digital Work and Labor, Technology, Sex Work
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Education:
BA: Sociology, 2015, Purdue University
BS: Economics, 2015, Purdue University
MA: Sociology, 2018, George Washington University
Recent courses taught:
Introduction to Sociology
Social Research Methods
Sociology of Gender
Criminology
Race, Crime, & Criminal Justice
Bio: Srushti Upadhyay is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at The University at Buffalo. Upadhyay’s research focuses on gender and precarious work in the digital age. Currently, she is working on her dissertation which uses sugar dating as a case study to understand the complex and multidirectional intersections between technology, intimacy, and economy. She is also working on collaborative projects examining depictions of violence in introductory Sociology textbooks. Upadhyay has been awarded the Advanced PhD Dissertation Fellowship by University at Buffalo’s Gender Institute (2023-2024).
Publications:
Upadhyay, Srushti. 2021. “Sugaring: Understanding the World of Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies.” The Journal of Sex Research 58(6):775-784.
Hatton, Erin, Srushti Upadhyay, and Logan Phlox. 2024. “Teaching Sociology Through Violence? The Pedagogical Use and Misuse of Violence in Soc 101 Textbooks.” Teaching Sociology. Forthcoming.
Email: srushtiu@buffalo.edu