Event Details

The David W. McCurdy Distinguished Anthropology Lecture presents Dr. L. Zachary DuBois on "Transgender Experience in the U.S.: Understanding Stigma, Stress, and Biologies of Resilience." Although trans, gender diverse and gender non-binary people are increasingly visible in popular culture in the U.S., political backlash and entrenchment in a gender binary continue to contribute to enacted stigma and violence. This talk examines trans experience through a biocultural lens focusing on how stress and stigma become embodied and explores ways forward to understand trans lives and “biologies of resilience.” The location of the lecture and reception has changed to Kagin Ballroom. This event is free and open to the public. 

Dr. DuBois is an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oregon. He is a biocultural anthropologist whose research broadly examines social determinants of health and asks how our social lives become embodied to impact health and well-being. His aim is to contribute research that can help reduce health disparities, particularly among those most vulnerable to marginalization and social stress effects. He conducted The Transition Experience study to expand understandings of social and medical transition among transgender men and is currently co-leading the multi-state Trans Resilience Study to learn more about the experiences of people who identify as trans in different states and regions of the U.S.