Aaron earned his PhD in Anthropology in 2003 at Johns Hopkins University, the title of his dissertation was, "Inqueeries":Tracing the reproductive legacies of gay men. His background specializes in cultural theory, anthropological approaches to the study of gender and sexuality, kinship and alternative families. His current research focuses on gender sexuality and health and looks at the Technology of STD and HIV prevention and the place of carceral institutions in the epidemeology of STD's and HIV.
Aaron is looking forward to increasing the presence of the program on the campus and to further developing the undergraduate ciriculum to address issues concerning gender relations, institutional practices and the politics of sexuality in everyday life.