Patrick R. Grzanka (he/him) is Professor of Psychology and the inaugural Divisional Dean for Social Sciences at The University of Tennessee’s flagship campus in Knoxville. As an applied social issues researcher, Grzanka’s interdisciplinary work explores the complex ways that social institutions such as health care, science, law, and education (re)produce harm at the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality. His current book project, “The Born This Way Wars: Science, Sexuality, and the Future of Equality” (Cambridge University Press), explores how science is deployed in debates about the origins of sexual orientation. Grzanka is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (divisions 9, 17, 35, and 44) and immediate Past-President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (APA Division 9). He is the recipient of numerous awards for his scholarship, most recently the 2023 George A. Miller Award for best recent article (from the Society for General Psychology & Interdisciplinary Inquiry, APA Division 1) for his American Psychologist paper on “bad psychology” with Elizabeth R. Cole. Terminally undisciplined, he holds a Ph.D. in American studies and a B.A. in journalism, both from the University of Maryland.
Patrick R. Grzanka (he/him) is Professor of Psychology and the inaugural Divisional Dean for Social Sciences at The University of Tennessee’s flagship campus in Knoxville. As an applied social issues researcher, Grzanka’s interdisciplinary work explores the complex ways that social institutions such as health care, science, law, and education (re)produce harm at the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality. His current book project, “The Born This Way Wars: Science, Sexuality, and the Future of Equality” (Cambridge University Press), explores how science is deployed in debates about the origins of sexual orientation. Grzanka is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (divisions 9, 17, 35, and 44) and immediate Past-President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (APA Division 9). He is the recipient of numerous awards for his scholarship, most recently the 2023 George A. Miller Award for best recent article (from the Society for General Psychology & Interdisciplinary Inquiry, APA Division 1) for his American Psychologist paper on “bad psychology” with Elizabeth R. Cole. Terminally undisciplined, he holds a Ph.D. in American studies and a B.A. in journalism, both from the University of Maryland.
