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Natalie C. Boero

Boero, Natalie C.

Asst Professor,  Sociology

E-mail
natalie.boero@sjsu.edu
Additional Contact Information

Phone Number(s)
(408) 924-5345

Office Hours
Monday: 11:45-1:00pm, 2:45-3:45pm Wednesday: 11:45-12:15

Courses

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy. Univ Of Cal-Berkeley, 2006
  • Master of Arts, Sociology
    Univ Of Cal-Berkeley, 2000
  • Bachelor of Arts, Sociology
    Linfield College, 1996

Bio

Natalie Boero is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at San Jose State University. She received her PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in 2006 and A BA in Sociology from Linfield College in 1996. Her first book, Killer Fat: Media, Medicine and Morals in the American Obesity Epidemic is forthcoming from Rutgers University Press. The book is a sociological investigation of the development and significance of the American obesity epidemic

With Professor C.J. Pascoe she is currently co-authoring a book entitled Anas, Mias and Wannas:  Identity and Community in a Pro-Ana Subculture.  In it they examine online pro-eating disorder communities.