Gender and Sexualities

Committee Chair

Craig Young (2018 - 2021)
Bloomsburg University of PA

Kisha Bryan, ([email protected]), Committee Member (2018-2021)
Nicholas Husbye, ([email protected]), Committee Member (2018-2021)
Laura Jimenez, ([email protected]), Committee Member, (2018-2020)
Jon Wargo, ([email protected]) Committee Member (2018-2020)
Amy Vetter, ([email protected]), Committee Member (2018-2019)
Rachel Skrlac Lo, ([email protected]), Committee Member (2018-2019)

To promote and encourage literacy research that highlights perspectives around gender and sexualities, especially as those identities intersect with race, class, language, nationality, religion, age, ability, and culture.
To increase awareness, access to information, and collaboration among a diverse network of scholars that supports LGBTQ individuals and counters homophobia and heteronormativity in LRA, schools, and communities.
To advocate for LGBTQ youth, families, and educators in and out of schools through policies, curricula, and instructional practices that include and support gender and sexual diversities.
To encourage interaction and engagement with organizations and scholars involved in outreach, advocacy, and/or research related to gender and sexual identities in various local and global contexts.