Gretchen Sisson

Gretchen Sisson is an American sociologist specializing in reproductive health, abortion, and adoption, native to Pennsylvania and a 2006 graduate of Amherst College with a PhD from Boston College. She is the author of the acclaimed book Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood (2024), which won the William J. Goode Book Award in 2025 and the Adele Clarke Book Award in 2026, based on extensive interviews with birth mothers.gretchensisson.com, Amherst College, ASA Awards, Instagram