Author Bios

Dr. O.N. Ray Bignall II is a pediatric nephrologist in Columbus, Ohio, and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Ohio Chapter.

Bram Sable-Smith is a contributor at Side Effects Public Media.

Alesha Durfee is an associate professor of women and gender studies at Arizona State University.

Cecilia Chung is senior director of Strategic Initiatives and Evaluation at the Transgender Law Center and a former member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.

Keston K. Perry is a postdoctoral researcher in the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University.

A. Naomi Paik is the author of Bans, Walls, Raids, Sanctuary: Understanding U.S. Immigration for the 21st Century (2020, University of California Press) and Rightlessness: Testimony and Redress in …

Iziah Thompson is a Nneka Fritz scholar at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service attaining his Master's degree. With a background in researching and writing about politics, …

T.S. Mendola is an academic editor and writer. She has published at The Rumpus, The Modern Language Review, The Yearbook of Comparative Literature, Narrative Culture and Health Affairs. Follow her on …

Jorge Juan Rodríguez V is pursuing a Ph.D. in history at Union Theological Seminary focusing on the intersections of religion and (anti/de)colonialism in the 19th and 20th century Americas. …

Lucila Sandoval is a member of The Rules, a global activist collective focused on addressing the root causes of inequality, poverty and climate change.