Chris Finley

Chris Finley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California (USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences). Her work focuses on Indigenous Feminisms, Queer Indigenous studies, visual culture, and decolonization. She holds a Ph.D. in American Culture from the University of Michigan (2012) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Race and Gender at Rutgers University (2015-2016).

Her research critiques how U.S. popular culture sexualizes Native bodies through settler colonial frameworks, emphasizing the intersections of sexuality, gender, and biopower. This work challenges dominant narratives by centering Indigenous perspectives in decolonial and queer theoretical frameworks.

No academic awards, advising activities, or funded grants were explicitly listed in the provided materials. She is affiliated with USC Dornsife's interdisciplinary academic community but no specific labs or research teams were mentioned.