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Anastasia Todd is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Kentucky. Her research focuses on intersections of disability, girlhood, and media, with a particular emphasis on feminist disability studies and affect theory. She holds a Ph.D. and B.A. in Gender/Women’s Studies from Arizona State University.
Education
- Ph.D., Gender Studies, Arizona State University
- B.A., Women and Gender Studies, Arizona State University
ResearchExplores how disabled girlhood is represented in contemporary media, challenging assumptions of non-disabled girlhood. Her award-winning book Cripping Girlhood examines post-ADA anxieties through media portrayals. Current projects investigate disabled youth’s affective relationships with smartphones as survival tools.
Awards
- 2022 Tobin Siebers Prize for Disability Studies in the Humanities
TeachingOffers courses on Gender & Disability, Feminist Affect Theory, and Girlhood Studies. Actively involved in curriculum development bridging crip theory and digital media analysis.
