Christopher Hansen
Assistant Professor of Sociology Loyola Marymount University
Biography
Dr. Hansen earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Loyola University Chicago and was most recently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois Chicago. He has longstanding ties with NORC at the University of Chicago, a social science research firm, where he has had the opportunity to collaborate on projects funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources Services Administration, and National Institutes of Health. Teaching is one of Dr. Hansen’s most singular passions, and he is excited to engage LMU students on the use of sociological theory and method to answer their questions about the social world.
Education
Loyola University Chicago
Ph.D.
Sociology
2024
The University of Chicago
M.A.
Social Sciences
2013
The College of William and Mary
B.A.
History and Hispanic Studies
2010
Areas of Expertise
Affiliations
- American Sociological Association
- American Association for Public Opinion Research
Languages
- English native speaker
- Spanish fluent speaker
Articles
Does Varying the Order of Sexual Orientation Response Categories Change Population Estimates? Findings from a Nationally Representative Study of U.S. Adults.
Journal of Survey Statistics and MethodologyHansen, Christopher, Leah Christian, Erin Fordyce, and Bryn David
2025. In press.
The Longitudinal Measurement of Sexual Orientation and Gender Christopher Hansen, 2 Identity: A Study of Identity Change in a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Adults and Adolescents.
LGBT HealthHansen, Christopher, Melissa Heim Viox, Erin Fordyce, Sabrina Avripas, Michelle M. Johns, and Stuart Michaels
2024.
When to Text? How the Timing of Text Message Contacts in Mixed-Mode Surveys Impacts Response.
Journal of Survey Statistics and MethodologyChristian, Leah, Hanyu Sun, Zoe Grotophorst, Christopher Hansen, and Martha McRoy.
2024. Vol. 12, No. 3. 674-696.
Mixing Modes in Probability- based Multi-Purpose Panels.
NORC at the University of Chicago Center for Panel Survey SciencesBilgen, Ipek, Christopher Hansen, and David Dutwin.
2024.
Response Order Can Affect Sexual Orientation Measurement.
NORC at the University of Chicago Research ArticleHansen, Christopher and Erin Fordyce
2024.
Public Attitudes Toward the Use of Religious Beliefs to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People.
Williams Institute and NORC at the University of ChicagoMallory, Christy, Ilan H. Meyer, Michelle M. Johns, Christopher Hansen, Sabrina Avripas, and Stuart Michaels
2023.
Differences in Health Care Equity among Transgender Youth by Gender Identity and Race/Ethnicity
Prevention ScienceJohns, Michelle M., Allegra Gordon, Jack Andrzejewski, Christopher Harper, Stuart Michaels, Christopher Hansen, Erin Fordyce, and Richard Dunville
2023. Vol. 24, No. 6. 1128-1141.
Summarizing Literature Review of Instructional Manipulation Checks in Probability-based Web Panels.
NORC at the University of Chicago Center for Panel Survey SciencesHansen, Christopher, Ipek Bilgen, and David Dutwin
2025-06-16
2023.
Should You Be Re-asking Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity In Your Surveys?
NORC at the University of Chicago Research ArticleHansen, Christopher and Melissa Heim Viox
2022.
Ripped at the Seams: Ready-Made Garments Sector Workers during a Global Pandemic.
Journal of Modern SlaveryHansen, Christopher, Jafar Iqbal, Maansi Parpiani, Michelle Davis, Ridhi Sahai, and Kareem Kysia
2021. Vol. 6, No. 2. 79-105.
Social Media Recruitment for a Web Survey of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: An Evaluation of Methods Used and Resulting Sample Diversity.
LGBT HealthStern, Michael J., Erin Fordyce, Christopher Hansen, Melissa Heim Viox, Stuart Michaels, Anna Schlissel, Sabrina Avripas, Christopher Harper, Michelle Johns, and Richard Dunville
2020. Vol. 7, No. 8. 448-456.
