She earned a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Maryland in 2010. Prior to her position at USC, Dr. Mann was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Health Equity Institute at San Francisco State University and a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Mann’s research examines how intersectional social inequalities inform the regulation of young people’s sexual and reproductive practices in a variety of institutional contexts, including health care and education. Her scholarship has been published in journals such as Gender & Society; Culture, Health, & Sexuality; and Sexualities.