Megan Rivers-Moore

Megan Rivers-Moore is an Associate Professor and Director at the Feminist Institute of Social Transformation within Carleton University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Her work bridges sociology, gender studies, and Latin American/Caribbean studies, focusing on transnational gender dynamics, sex work, reproductive justice, and postcolonial feminisms. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, an MA from the University of Toronto, and a BA from York University.

Her research explores how sexuality operates across borders, with notable projects on sex tourism in Costa Rica, sex worker organizing in Latin America, and clandestine abortion. Key contributions include the book *Gringo Gulch: Sex, Tourism, and Social Mobility in Costa Rica* (University of Chicago Press, 2016), which examines neoliberalism's role in sex industry markets and class mobility.

Rivers-Moore’s scholarship emphasizes intersections of race, class, and gender, often using ethnographic methods. Recent projects include studies on sex work and mutual aid during the pandemic and abortion access in Costa Rica. She teaches courses such as *Critical Sexuality Studies* and *Feminist Social Transformation Theory*.

Her work has been featured in *The Conversation* and *Tenure, She Wrote*, addressing issues like criminalized miscarriage in Latin America. Though no formal awards are listed, her impactful research has influenced both academic discourse and grassroots activism in transnational feminist movements.