Chase Catalano

D. Chase J. Catalano served as an assistant professor at Western Illinois University in the College Student Personnel Program for four years prior to coming to Virginia Tech. Chase’s previous student affairs work includes positions in fraternity and sorority life, residence life, and admissions. Prior to his faculty position, he served as the director of the LGBT Resources Center at Syracuse University for five years.

Chase identifies as a trans scholar; he identifies as trans masculine and studies trans identities and experiences in higher education. His research and publications address topics of trans(*)ness, social justice, queerness, and masculinities. Chase is an ACPA Emerging Scholar (class of 2018) and is also the program leader for the Ph.D. program in Higher Education.

He is a co-editor for Readings for Diversity and Social Justice, 4th edition (Routledge, 2018) and co-author and co-editor of Gender-Aware Practices: Intersectional Approaches to Applying Masculinities in Student Affairs (New Directions for Student Services). Beyond his various book chapters, he published articles in Equity & Excellence in Education, Transgender Studies Quarterly (TSQ), International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), and Journal for Diversity in Higher Education.