Kristin Scherrer is an assistant professor of social work at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. Her research examines how issues of sexuality shape people's life course experiences of social inequality, particularly within the family system. Ultimately, her research examines how sexual orientation, age, gender, race, and other identities converge to shape people's everyday experiences and contribute to social inequalities at micro-, mezzo-, and macro- levels of society. Her research has been published in prominent, interdisciplinary journals, such as Journal of Marriage and Family, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, Journal of Family Issues, Sexualities, Clinical Social Work Journal, and Social Work Research. It has been supported by a Rutgers Faculty Council Research Grant, a faculty fellowship by the Institute for Research on Women, a Hartford Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship and a National Institute on Aging Pre-Doctoral Training Fellowship. Her social work practice experiences include work with GLBTQ individuals and their families, women and children who were victims of violence, and older adults and their families. Across these roles, Dr. Scherrer's clinical work has focused on how individuals and families cope with conflict and crisis. Dr. Scherrer received and a BA in sociology and psychology from the University of Colorado, an MSW, MA in sociology and a PhD in social work and sociology at the University of Michigan.