Judy Y. Chu

Judy Y. Chu, Ed.D. (she, her, hers) is a Lecturer in Human Biology and an Affiliate of the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. She teaches a course on Boys’ Psychosocial Development. Her research highlights boys’ relational strengths and examines the impact of boys’ gender socialization during early childhood and adolescence. She developed curricula for The Representation Project’s film, The Mask You Live In, and currently serves as Chair of Movember Foundation’s Global Men’s Health Advisory Committee and co-Chair of the Board of Directors for Promundo-US.

She is the author of When Boys Become Boys: Development, Relationships, and Masculinity (NYU Press, 2014) and co-editor of Adolescent Boys: Exploring Diverse Cultures of Boyhood (NYU Press, 2004).