The interdisciplinary disability, embodiment, and sexuality Research lab (or big “ideas” lab for short) is committed to critiquing the violence embedded within and stemming from modern conceptions of disability, Gender, sexuality, and health. specifically, this LAB’S WORK draws from inter-and-transdisciplinary ontologies, epistemologies, and methodological approaches, attempting to close the gaps that only theoretically exist between feminist philosophy; disability, crip, and mad studies; health psychology; cultural sociology; public health; and science and technology studies.
Below you will find the lab’s current research areas and major projects.
FORMER TEAM MEMBERS (2021-2022)
Savannah Brown (she/her)
Painting and Printmaking B.A., with a concentration on painting, minoring in environmental studies ‘23
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “Chicken tortilla soup.”
Levi Burton, B.S. M.A. cert. (they/them)
Co-Lead of the Queerantine Archive Project
University of North Carolina School of Library and Information Sciences, Master’s ‘24
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? ”My aunt's fried chicken and macaroni and cheese, because it's literally better every single time.”
Steph Cull (she/he/they)
Psychology and Sociology B.A., LGBT + Queer Studies minor ‘22
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “Pepperoni pizza.”
Jamie Hill (she/her)
Psychology and African American Studies B.A., English minor ‘23
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “Macaroni and cheese.”
Gillian Moses (they/them)
Cinema B.A. ‘23
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “Salad with chicken!”
Syd Lewin (they/them)
Sculpture B.A., Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies minor, Disability Studies Certificate, Honors College ‘23
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “fruit platter.”
Angelica O’Neill (she/her)
Psychology and GSWS B.A. ‘22
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “My mom's sinigang and lumpia, with lemon meringue pie for dessert.”
Danielle Phan (she/they)
Cinema B.A. ‘22
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “SALMONNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Rachel Plummer (she/her)
Psychology B.A., Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor ‘23
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “Pastaaaa!”
Kristian Robinson (he/him), M.S. NCC
Education PhD, concentration in Counselor Education and Supervision ‘22
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “Sushi!”
Kwame Walker (he/him)
Social Work, B.S.W '24
f you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “Key Lime Pie, or Sweet Potato Pie!”
Chandler Wilson (they/them), Global Education certificate, LGBTQ activist, educator, and YouTuber
Anthropology B.S., Foreign Language in Spanish B.A., Latin American Studies minor, LGBT+Queer Studies minor '22
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “Soup! It's very versatile.”
NOT PICTURED:
Beatriz Castro
Jay Givens
Kent Green
Victoria Thomas
FORMER TEAM MEMBERS (2018-2021)
Sara Q. Barton, MPH (she/her)
Certificate in Sustainability Planning ‘22
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “Really good sourdough bread with salted butter.”
Victor Clark, B.A. M.S. (he/they)
Social and Behavioral Sciences PhD, VCU College of Medicine ‘24
If you could only eat one food (item or meal) for the rest of your life, what would it be? “Chicken tenders with honey mustard.”