Dr. JJ Wright

Dr. JJ Wright (she/they) is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at MacEwan University on Treaty 6 territory in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan) in Edmonton. She earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Social Justice Education at the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and held a postdoctoral fellowship at McGill University in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. Dr. Wright is a community-engaged researcher who works with regional, provincial, and national organizations to address gender-based violence and other issues impacting 2SLGBTQ+ communities through anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and community-responsive education and policy. Their present research uses participatory visual arts-based methodologies to examine queer and trans joy as methods of imagining alternative futures that are less hateful and violent and more just, sustainable, and caring.

Dr. JJ Wright
Dr. JJ Wright
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