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Jax Kynn, MA, MSW, focuses on research methods, program evaluation, social welfare policies and violence prevention. Their work is centered on understanding violence at a macro-level and how social workers can improve how institutions interact with historically marginalized populations. Kynn has experience in qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation, program management and grant writing, and they edit podcasts in their free time.
Contact Information
Education
- PhD Social WorkMichigan State University, East Lansing
- 2015 MSW Mgmt and PolicyRutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
- 2013 MA Gender StudiesCentral Euopean University, Budapest, HUNGARY
- 2011 BS Political Science & ReligionFlorida State University, Tallahassee
- 2011 BA International AffairsFlorida State University, Tallahassee
News
May 23, 2025
Activities
Publications
Kynn, J., Kattari, L., & Pfeffer, C. A. (2024). Queer. In A. E. Goldberg (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies. SAGE.
Pfeffer, C. A. & Kynn, J. (2024). Trans Sexualities. In A. E. Goldberg (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies (2nd ed.). SAGE.
Pfeffer, C. A. & Kynn, J. (2024). Trans People and Division of Labor. In A. E. Goldberg (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies (2nd ed.). SAGE.
Klein, L. B., Signh, Rose C. B., Kynn, J., & McClean, K. J. (2023). Disabled and/or Chronically Ill Survivors of Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence. In Kattari, S. K. (Ed.), Exploring Sexuality and Disability: A Guide for Academics and Health and Human Service Professionals.
Holloway, B. T., Kynn, J., & Boyke, H. (2023). For Us, By Us: Mutual Aid Efforts in Disabled Queer and Trans Communities. In S. K. Kattari (Ed.), Exploring Sexuality and Disability: A Guide for Academics and Health and Human Service Professionals.
Kynn, J., Boyke, H., & Holloway B. T. (2023). We'll Make Our Own Space: Making LGBTQ+ Spaces Accessible. In S. K. Kattari (Ed.), Exploring Sexuality and Disability: A Guide for Academics and Health and Human Service Professionals.
Honors and Awards
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Leadership Fellows Program, Michigan State University |
| 2023 | Caucus of LGBTQ Faculty & Students in Social Work, CSWE conference scholarship |
| 2022-2023 | Education Opportunity Fellowship, Michigan State University |
| 2021-2022 | A framework for identifying and measuring institutional courage and institutional betrayal within immigration court (Co-PIs: Boyke, H., & Kynn, J.). The Center for Institutional Courage. |
Presentations
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Using arts and storytelling to center trans people’s experiences in a hostile sociopolitical climate. Council on Social Work Education, October 2024. |
| 2024 | Cripping and queering social work education: A workshop on inclusive social work praxis in the classroom, field, and mentorship. Canadian Association of Social Work Education, July 2024. |
| 2024 | Cultivating queer and trans joy: An ethnographic study of an LGBTQ youth organization in central Texas. LGBTQ Research Symposium (Virtual Conference), June 2024. |
| 2024 | Gatekeeping as a facilitator of institutional betrayal in United States immigration court. Society for Social Work Research, January 2024. |
| 2024 | Telling a different story: Highlighting gender euphoria in transgender and nonbinary communities. Society for Social Work Research, January 2024. |
Courses
Current & Future Courses
| Title | Instructor | Term | Course Section | Meeting Start | Meeting End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practicing Policy with Current Events | Kynn, Jax | Spring / Summer 2026 | 801 | 06:00 pm | 08:00 pm | View Course |
| Social Work with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) Individuals and Communities | Kynn, Jax | Fall 2026 | 801 | 03:00 pm | 05:00 pm | View Course |