Lucas Crawford

Dr. Lucas Crawford is a poet and queer humanities scholar affiliated with Simon Fraser University's Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (GSWS) department. He holds the Ruth Wynn Woodward Junior Chair (2015-2016) and previously served as RWW Lecturer. His academic work bridges modernist literature, queer theory, transgender studies, urbanism, and food culture. He earned his PhD in English from the University of Alberta, where he received the Governor General’s Gold Medal (2012).

• Education: BA (Saint Francis Xavier University), MA (University of Western Ontario), PhD (University of Alberta)

Research focuses on transgender architectonics, queer spatial theory, and intersections of food emotion with affect theory. Current projects explore 'food matters' through collaborations with Vancouver's downtown eastside literary communities. Publications appear in Women’s Studies Quarterly, Transgender Studies Quarterly, and Mosaic, with book chapters in Queering the Countryside and Trans Studies.

• Awards: Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry (2015), SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship

Teaching includes GSWS 333 Advanced Seminar, collaborating with the Thursday Writing Collective. Creative work includes poetry collection Sideshow Concessions (2015) and contributions to literary journals like PRISM International and Best Canadian Poetry 2015.