Lecture on the Intersection of Trans and Disability Studies, Feb. 25

The Vanderbilt Program for LGBTQ Health is proud to partner with the Vanderbilt University Women's and Gender Studies department to bring Alexandre Baril, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of the School of Social Work at the University of Ottawa, to campus on Monday, Feb. 25.

Dr. Baril's lecture, "Transness and Cripness: Rethinking Intersections between Trans and Disability Studies" will be held at 4 p.m. in Wilson Hall, Room 126.

Dr. Baril specializes in diversity, including sexual, gender, (dis)ability, and linguistic diversity. His intersectional research places gender, feminist, queer, trans, and disability/crip studies in dialogue with the sociology of the body, health and social movements.