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Dr. Kyla Bender-Baird

Dr. Kyla Bender-Baird with long straight dirty blonde hair wearing a black and maroon top
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
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BA, Principia College
MS, Towson University
PhD, City University of New York

Dr. Bender-Baird's research examines the ways in which law produces identity and shapes institutional experiences. Her work seeks to bring the perspectives and experiences of trans people to inform broader scholarly conversations regarding such topics as workplace inequality, legal consciousness, rights claiming, and medicalization. 

Area of Expertise

Law and Society, Trans Studies, Gender and Sexuality, Feminist Theory, Queer Theory