Christopher T. Conner is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Missouri-Columbia, but is based in Kansas City, Missouri. For over 15 years, his research has focused on how digital life transforms human behavior, community, and belief systems. He is the author or editor of several books including The Electronic Dance Music Scene: From Deviant Subculture to Culture Industry, The Gayborhood: From Sexual Revolution to Cosmopolitan Spectacle, and Forgotten Founders and Other Neglected Social Theorists. He is also one of the top scholars studying LGBT+ life, including multiple publications on the Gay dating app Grindr.