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Dr. Celeste E. Orr (they/them) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Wendy J. Robbins Professor in Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton Campus. Their interdisciplinary research interrogates body-mind categorization, pathologization, and violence through intersectional feminist and queer lenses.
- PhD, Feminist and Gender Studies, University of Ottawa (2018)
- MA, Cultural Studies and Critical Theory, McMaster University (2013)
- MA, Philosophy, Queen’s University (2012)
- BA, Philosophy and English Literature, McMaster University (2011)
Dr. Orr’s research integrates intersex studies, disability studies, and queer theory to analyze medical practices, surveillance, and institutional violence. Their 2022 book Cripping Intersex proposes a crip approach to intersex activism. Current SSHRC-funded research with Dr. Nicholas Hrynyk explores how queer communities experience and anticipate violence.
Recent publications highlight their work on:
- Medical management of intersex children
- Intersection of interphobia and ableism
- Surveillance of intersex bodies
- Queer bodily autonomy
- Gender verification in sports
Scientific recognition includes the Wendy J. Robbins Professorship in Gender and Women’s Studies. Dr. Orr combines feminist theory, critical disability studies, and queer activism to challenge normative institutions and practices.
