Michael Scott Kimmel (born February 26, 1951)[1] is an American retired sociologist specializing in gender studies.

He was Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University in New York and is the founder and editor of the academic journal Men and Masculinities.

His research title was "Globalization and its Mal(e)contents: The Gendered Moral and Political Economy of the Extreme Right".

[16] In an article about a "fight club" in Menlo Park, California, Kimmel remarked that there was a sadomasochistic thread running through them, and said they "are the male version of the girls who cut themselves.

[9] Just before receiving the American Sociological Association's Jessie Bernard Award in 2018, Kimmel was accused of sexual harassment.

Since that time one of Kimmel's former graduate students accused him of using outdated language to describe the trans community, discussing pornography in work-related settings, and assigning non-work related tasks to his advisees.