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Contact Information

Gregory Hall 435B1

Office Hours

Fall 2025: Thursdays, 10:45-11:45
Teaching Assistant
PhD Student

Biography

Alex (she/her) is a second-year PhD student whose research considers how British imperial criminalization of non-normative genders and sexualities contributed to the joint historical construction of "humanity," gender, and race in the service of imperial power and expansion. She is interested in queer and more-than-human resistance to empire, how empire responded to and attempted to control queer and more-than-human bodies and communities, and how empire's current manifestations continue to affect queer people and more-than-human worlds today. Prior to graduate school, Alex worked in housing search advocacy, international education program support, and service-learning. These experiences have shaped her belief in teaching and researching history as necessary forms of activism, resistance, and community development. 

Research Interests

Nineteenth century Britain and empire; gender and sexuality; intersectional, anticolonial, and queer methods; human/animal/more-than-human relationships; colonial knowledge production; print culture; community-engaged history

Education

B.A. History and International Affairs, Northeastern University (2022)

Courses Taught

HIST 100: Global History, 600-2000 (Fall 2025, TA)

Additional Campus Affiliations

Queer Studies Graduate Minor, Gender and Women's Studies