Breneil Malcolm
PhD Student

I am a gender nonconforming critical intersectional scholar pursuing my PhD in learning sciences with gender and sexuality studies at Penn State. I focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) among underrepresented groups in higher education. More specifically, I research identity, human sexuality, intersectionality, and agency using critical, feminist, queer, and intersectional methodologies, with an emphasis on transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people. I have taught courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including learning strategy, professional communication, positive psychology, and psychopathology. My range of experiences currently positions me as a scholar with a unique perspective, integrating my intersectional lived experiences of power and privilege to fuel my work in social justice.