Kimala Price

Kimala Price is a Professor in the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at San Diego State University (SDSU), part of the College of Arts and Letters. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and a graduate certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Since 2014, she has co-directed the Bread and Roses Center for Feminist Research and Activism at SDSU. Previously, she served as a postdoctoral research fellow at Ibis Reproductive Health and worked on the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee as a legislative fellow. Dr. Price is deeply engaged in feminist activism, reproductive justice advocacy, and policy work, with a focus on women of color. She currently serves on the board of Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest and has contributed to national organizations like SisterSong and Women, Action and the Media (WAM!).

Her research interests include reproductive politics, intersectional activism, visual politics, and the role of hip hop in feminist movements. Courses she teaches include Reproductive Rights and Justice, Gender, Race and Class, and Foundations in Feminist Scholarship. Dr. Price’s scholarship emphasizes linking academic work to social justice movements, particularly through narrative analysis and interdisciplinary methodologies.

Her publications span over two decades, addressing topics like the intersection of race and reproductive health, queer reproductive justice, and policy narratives affecting marginalized communities. Key works include Reproductive Politics in the United States (Routledge, 2021) and influential essays on the Black fetus and intersectionality in reproductive research.

Dr. Price’s activism and academic contributions aim to center the voices and needs of women of color in policy and scholarship, challenging mainstream frameworks to prioritize holistic, intersectional approaches to reproductive freedom.