Biography
Dr. Schulenberg received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside, in 2010, the same year coming to Marshall. He was the 2012 Junior Recipient of the Marshall University Distinguished Artists and Scholars Award (DASA). He currently serves as Director of Sexuality Studies at Marshall University. In the past he has served as Chair of the LGBT Caucus of the American Political Science Association. Co-Chair of the Sexuality Studies Section in the Latin American Studies Association, Track Chair of the Politics and Sexualities Track in the Latin American Studies Association, Chair of the Politics and Sexuality Section of the Western Political Science Association, and Faculty-in-Residence in the First Year Residential Halls at Marshall University.
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2010 PhD, Political Science, University of California, Riverside, CA
2004 MA, Political Science, University of California, Riverside, CA
2002 BA, Political Science, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN
2012 Distinguished Artists and Scholars Award, Junior Faculty Recipient among All Faculty, Marshall University
2024. The Politics of Perverts: New York: NYU Press. (Co-author with Charles Anthony Smith and Connor Strobel)
2019. "LGBT Rights in Chile: On the Verge of a Gay-Rights Revolution?" Sexuality, Gender and Policy 2(2): 97-119.
2017. "The 'B' Isn't Silent: Bisexual Communities and Political Activism," in LGBTQ Politics: A Critical Reader. New York: NYU Press, pp. 89-109.
2013. Same-Sex Relationship Recognition in Latin America: Promise and Resistance. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. (Co-editor with Jason Pierceson and Adriana Crocker)
2013. “Essentially Contested Subjects: Some Ontological and Epistemological Considerations When Studying Homosexuals and Terrorists,” New Political Science 35(3): 449-62.
2012. “The Construction and Enactment of Same-Sex Marriage in Argentina,” Journal of Human Rights 11(1): 106-25.
2010. Same-Sex Marriage in the Americas. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. (Co-editor with Jason Pierceson and Adriana Crocker)
2015. Invited Paper. “Sexual Minorities beyond Traditional LGBT Groups: The Case of the United States,” Amherst College, Amherst, MA
2012. Invited Talk. “Empowered Judiciaries? Explaining the Role of the Courts in the Battle for Same-Sex Unions in Argentina and Brazil,” University of Houston, Houston, TX
2011. Invited Panelist. “LGBT Politics in Latin America,” Equality Forum, Philadelphia, PA
2011. Invited Talk. “The Lavender Tide: Explaining Recent Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Transsexual, & Travesti (LGTTT) Victories & Setbacks in Latin America,” St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN
2017. “The Politics of Perverts: Non-Traditional Sexual Minorities and Politics,” Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA
2016. “Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh My! The Political Attitudes of Furries,” American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA
2016. “The Lavender Tide: Explaining the Dissemination and Implementation of Same-Sex Marriage in Latin America,” Western Political Science Association, San Diego, CA
2015. “The "B" Isn't Silent: Bisexual Communities and Political Activism," American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA
2015. “The Politics of Perverts: Explaining the Political Attitudes, Identities, and Affiliations of Sexual Minorities (The Cases of BDSM, Leather, and Puppy Play),” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL
2014. “The Politics of Perverts: Explaining the Political Attitudes, Identities, and Affiliations of Sexual Deviants," American Political Science Association, Washington, DC
2014. “’No Preguntes, No Digas’: The Inclusion of LGBT Officers in the Latin American Armed Forces,” Western Political Science Association, Seattle, WA
2013. “LGBT Rights in Chile: On the Verge of a Gay-Rights Revolution?” American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL
2013. “Splitting Heirs: Bi-national Lesbian and Gay Couples and the Politics of Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” Western Political Science Association, Hollywood, CA
2012. “Political Parties and Same-Sex Partnership Recognition in Latin America,” Latin American Studies Association, San Francisco, CA
2012. “Same-Sex Partnership Rights in Central America: Fledging LGBT Movements in Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua and Their Resistance,” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL
2011. “The Lavender Tide? LGBT Movements and Their Relationship with the Newly Resurgent Left in Latin America,” Empowering the Tribe: Symposium on LGBTI Issues, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York, New York
2011. “Essentially Contested Constructions: Some Epistemological Considerations When Studying Terrorists and Homosexuals,” American Political Science Association, Seattle, Washington
2011. “The Lavender Tide? LGBT Movements and Their Relationship with the Newly Resurgent Left in Latin America,” American Political Science Association, Seattle, Washington
2011. “The Construction and Enactment of Same-Sex Marriage in Argentina,” International Political Science Association – Comparative Judicial Studies, Irvine, CA
2011. “Same-Sex Marriage in Argentina: The Evolution from an International Idea to a Domestic Law,” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago,
2010. “The Impact of the Economic Crises on LGBT Organizing in Argentina,” Latin American Studies Association, Toronto, Canada
2010. “Contested Constructions: Some Epistemological Considerations When Studying Terrorists and Homosexuals,” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL
Department Chair, Political Science (2018-22)
Faculty Senate Chair (2022-Present)
Academic Affairs Fellow (2021-Present)
Journal Co-Editor, Sexuality, Gender, and Policy, Policy Studies Organization (2016-Present)