Contact Information
702 S Wright Street
Urbana IL 61801
MC-454
Research Interests
Intersex; Disorders of Sex Development; Race and Gender; Intersectionality
Research Description
Alishia's research focuses on intersex with a race, class, and gender intersectional framework. For her dissertation, Intersecting Intersex: A Qualitative Analysis of Intersexuality and Race, she is using in-depth interviews with intersex Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) to learn more about their lived experiences in the United States.
Education
2020, M.A., Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2013, M.A., Journalism, DePaul University
2011, B.A., Journalism, Webster University
Awards and Honors
Graduate College Distinguished Fellowship (2016- 19)
Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Fellowship (2019- Present)
Courses Taught
Spring 2020, 2021: Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sociology
Fall 2020: Head Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sociology
Fall 2019: Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sociology
Additional Campus Affiliations
TRIO McNair Program, Program Assistant
Summer Predoctoral Institute (SPI), Coordinator
Highlighted Publications
Alexander, Alishia. and Vargas, Gabriela E. (2021). “Reflections on Supporting Incoming Graduate Students of Color During a Double Pandemic.” Journal of Higher Education Management.
Alexander, Alishia. (2021). Intersexuality. In A. Goldberg, & G. Beemyn (Eds.), The sage encyclopedia of trans studies (Vol. 1, pp. 449-453).
Alexander, Alishia. (2021). Intersex Society of North America. In A. Goldberg, & G. Beemyn (Eds.), The sage encyclopedia of trans studies (Vol. 1, pp. 448-448).
Lassiter, J. M., Follins, L. D., Smallwood, S. W., Wilton, L., Alexander, A., & Wall, S. S. (2020). Black U.S. sexual and gender minority mental health. In E. D. Rothblum (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health (pp. 175-185). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.