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Lori Leonard is a Professor in the Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences, where she investigates development projects as propositions for living and governance mechanisms under neoliberalism. Her research analyzes how improvement schemes—from Chad's oil pipeline to U.S. HIV interventions—affect everyday life while highlighting people's capacity to reshape social imaginaries amid structural inequality.
Her academic credentials include:
- Sc.D. (1996) in Health & Social Behavior and Population & International Health from Harvard University
- M.S. (1992) in Health & Social Behavior from Harvard University
- B.A. (1985) in English Literature and Psychology from St. Olaf College
Professor Leonard's research spans Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies alongside Development and Policy Studies, examining how cultural materials subvert or instrumentalize policy through non-linear logics. Her work reveals policy's productive capacities without treating them as predetermined, offering critical insights for clinical and development practice by exposing taken-for-granted assumptions in social improvement schemes.
Her publications, including the 2016 article Pharmaceutically-made men: Masculinities in Chad's emergent oil economy, demonstrate consistent focus on gendered experiences in resource economies and health interventions. These works collectively explore how marginalized communities navigate structural constraints through creative reconstitution of identity and social relations, particularly in African contexts.
Professor Leonard advises graduate students within the Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, as evidenced by program sections on current students and recent dissertations. While specific advisees and funding sources aren't detailed in available materials, her mentorship contributes to advancing critical gender scholarship through graduate research initiatives.
