JJ Wright (PhD, 2022)

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, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Wright is a community-engaged researcher who works across the fields of gender-based violence prevention and 2SLGBTQ+ justice. Currently developing queer joy–centred frameworks for research and teaching, Wright examines how insights from queer and trans communities can inform approaches to preventing and responding to gender-based violence for all populations. She works with regional, provincial, and international organizations to advance anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and community-responsive education and policy.

 

Wright is the Director of the Queer Joy Research Lab and currently leads several collaborative projects that centre queer and trans joy as vital to addressing and reimagining collective futures beyond violence. For more about their scholarship and current projects see www.queerjoy.ca.

 

Keywords: Gender-Based Violence Prevention; Sex Education; Sexual Consent; Sexual Ethics; Trauma-Informed Pedagogy; LGBTQ+