Kate Phelps

Kate Phelps (she/they) is teaching faculty in the Gender and Women’s Studies department at UW-Madison. She has a doctorate in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts-Boston. She teaches body politics, feminist theory, fat studies, food politics, global health, and survey courses. Her central research interests include body politics, girlhood studies, digital sociology, and feminist theories. Her book, Digital Girlhoods (2025), which explores tween girls’ relationships with social media, is now available from Temple University Press.