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 masculinities and sexualities in the contexts of 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.