Alex Nelson is a cultural anthropologist and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Appalachian State University. Since 2013, he has worked with Kathryn Hausbeck Korgan and Antoinette Izzo on the Erotic Entrepreneurs Project, a study of the business strategies of erotic escorts in the United States. He is also a contributor to the Virtual Sexual Economies Project, which examines the business strategies of adult web cam models and racial inequalities within the camming industry.
