Trenton M. Haltom is a PhD Candidate (ABD) in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a specialization in Women's and Gender Studies. He has received multiple awards for both research and teaching. Trenton also sits on the Student Editorial Board as the Chair for the Committee on Social Media for the journal Social Problems.

Using qualitative and mixed methodologies, Trenton studies social inequalities related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. He has content expertise in gender and sexualities in the contexts of culture, health and the body, work and occupations, and sports. His solo- and coauthored work has been published in Gender & Society, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Sociology of Sport Journal, in edited volumes, and other outlets.

Trenton is an incoming Qualitative Methodologist for the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuEST), a combined Baylor College of Medicine Section in the Department of Medicine and a VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovation.