Shannon Peters

Shannon Peters is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Boston University. She holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston (2019), an MS in Mental Health Counseling from the same institution (2015), and a BA in Behavioral Neuroscience from Purdue University (2011). Her work focuses on challenging pathologization of non-normative experiences and promoting anti-oppressive healthcare practices.

Research interests include LGBTQ+ health equity, gender-inclusive healthcare frameworks, and critiquing medicalized responses to trauma and oppression. She employs critical theoretical approaches such as Foucauldian discourse analysis and phenomenological research methods to examine systemic issues in mental health care systems.

Her publications explore topics like medical neoliberalism in rape crisis counseling, institutional corruption in psychiatry, and reforming diagnostic standards. Recent work includes analyzing dietetics education dress codes through a gender studies lens and advocating for radical humanistic approaches to sexual assault recovery.

Presentations highlight her commitment to transgender healthcare terminology in medical settings and fostering inclusivity in eating disorder care for LGBTQ+ communities. Peters maintains dual faculty roles in Health Sciences and Lecturer positions, contributing to both academic and clinical training initiatives.