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Qui Alexander

Assistant Professor

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

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  • Assistant Professor
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

BIO

Dr. Qui Alexander is an Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Trans Studies in Curriculum and Pedagogy, in the department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning. Their current research explores pedagogies of abolitionist praxis in the lived experience of Black trans folks. Prof. Alexander’s research and teaching interests include Black trans studies, abolition and transformative justice, Black feminist thought, Black radical tradition, queer Black feminist praxis, critical pedagogies, and queer/trans youth of colour. Prof. Alexander is the recipient of the 2020 Howard Liebhaber Human Rights Award from the Pfund Foundation, and the 2020 Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity award from the University of Minnesota. Their academic work is complemented by extensive community organizing experience, building advocacy, programming, health education and community for LGBTQ2S+ individuals through service roles at the University of Minnesota, Haverford College, Attic Youth Center and the Mazzoni Center in Philadelphia.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    OISE, University of Toronto, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Toronto, CanadaJul 2022 - present
  • Graduate Instructor
    University of Minnesota, Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies, Minneapolis, United StatesJan 2021 - May 2022
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    Smith College, School for Social Work, Northampton, United StatesApr 2021 - Jul 2021
  • Graduate Instructor
    University of Minnesota, Curriculum and Instruction, Minneapolis, United StatesJan 2019 - Dec 2019

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Schochet Endowment Graduate Associate
    University of Minnesota, Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life, Minneapolis, United StatesSep 2019 - Jun 2021
  • Program Coordinator
    Haverford College, Women*s Center, Haverford, United StatesJul 2015 - Jun 2017

DEGREES

  • PhD, Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Culture and Teaching Focus
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States2022
  • BA, Growth and Structure of Cities
    Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, United States2009

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Black Research Network (BRN)