Natalie Boero

Natalie Boero is a professor of Sociology at San Jose State University. Her work focuses on body size, healthcare inequalities, and qualitative methodology. Her current research focuses on illness narratives of dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease. Her work has appeared in Body and Society , Qualitative Sociology , and Fat Studies . She is the author of Killer Fat (2012). Katherine Mason is an assistant professor of Sociology and Women's & Gender Studies at Wheaton College ...See more

Natalie Boero is a professor of Sociology at San Jose State University. Her work focuses on body size, healthcare inequalities, and qualitative methodology. Her current research focuses on illness narratives of dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease. Her work has appeared in Body and Society , Qualitative Sociology , and Fat Studies . She is the author of Killer Fat (2012). Katherine Mason is an assistant professor of Sociology and Women's & Gender Studies at Wheaton College (Massachusetts). She researches health and body inequalities, focusing on how people's care and cultivation of their bodies serves as a vector for the reproduction of social stratification. Her work has appeared in Social Problems , Fat Studies , and Sexuality Research and Social Policy. See less