Education & Degrees
B.A. University of Colorado Colorado Springs
M.A. University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Expertise Areas: Disability, Medicine, Gender, Sexuality, Conflict Theory, Popular Culture, Intersectional Theory, Qualitative Methods, Applied Sociology
Bio
Guinevere Chambers is a lecturer at the University of Colorado - Denver, specializing in intersectional qualitative research and applied sociology. Guinevere's expertise is in medical sociology and gender/sexuality studies, and their recent work has focused on the lived experiences of disabled adults in regard to police abuse, sexuality, and chronic pain. Outside of teaching, Guinevere plays the cello in local ensembles, documents Gold Rush era ghost towns around Colorado, and engages in activism and outreach work.
Courses Taught
SOCY 1001 Understanding the Social World
SOCY 3440 Medical Sociology
Selected Works and Experience
“Police Interactions with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community: Abuse, Audism, and Accessibility" published in Humanity and Society, 2024.
“Disabled Sexuality and Negotiations with Sexual Partners" published in Sexuality and Disability, 2023
Ologies Podcast (2024) “Disability Sociology (Disability Pride)” Episode (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disabilitysociology)
Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE) with Guinevere Chambers — alie ward, www.alieward.com, 2024
Police Brutality Against the Deaf and Hard of Hearing,” American Sociological Association 2022 Conference Presentation
“Disabled Sexuality: Partner Negotiations,” Pacific Sociological Association 2022 Conference Presentation
Member of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), Denver, CO chapter
Member of National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression
Organizer of Black Lives Create Arts Festival, Colorado Springs, CO
Certified in Research Ethics and Compliance for Social and Behavioral Research (CITI Program)