This project, currently in an initial exploratory phase, aims to construct a landscape of trans STEM graduate student experiences at OSU and more broadly. We will use ethnographic research methods to construct both individual narratives of trans graduate students and broader characterizations of the challenges and supports they experience in their STEM graduate programs. Based on establishing trusting relationships with participants, we will generate the contextual details needed to characterize the different impacts of personal histories, interpersonal relationships, local places, graduate programs, institutional norms, anti-trans legislation, political climates, and more. Furthermore, the we are planning to invite ongoing connections with the research participants and work with them co-construct and member-check the findings of this research.

People:

• Patti Hamerski ([email protected])
• Finn Johnson (WGSS)

Timeline:

2025-