Amelia C. Thorpe, PhD
Mad Queer
Research Interests
Queer Crip Futurity
Amelia’s work explores gender and sexual diversity and disability in educational and community settings. Queer crip futurity informs her approach to both academia and activism.
Health, Aging, and Accessibility
Amelia’s current work explores health, disability, Madness, intergenerational connectivity, and resilience within aging 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and addresses ageism, ableism, and isolation.
Community Advocacy
Amelia’s keen interest in community building, grassroots leadership, knowledge sharing and advocacy is fueled by twenty years of 2SLGBTQIA+ activism in Atlantic Canada.
ABOUT
CONSULTING
PROJECTS
12+
Articles
8+
Chapters
38+
Presentations
27+
Courses Taught
Writing
Queering Methods
Thorpe, A. (2020). Queering fieldnote practice with queer, trans, and non-binary populations. In C. Burkholder & Thompson, J. A. (Eds.), Fieldnotes in qualitative education and social science research: Approaches, practices and ethical considerations, pp. 277 – 287. Routledge.
Community-Engaged Research
Thorpe, A. (2024). Queering the activist/academic: An autoethnography of queering research with/in community spaces. In C. Carter & C. Jones (Eds.). Contemporary vulnerabilities, plans unraveled: Reflections on social justice methodologies, pp. 139 – 155. U of Alberta Press.
Participatory Visual Research
Burkholder, C., & Thorpe, A. (2019). Cellphilm production as posthuman research method to explore injustice with queer youth in New Brunswick, Canada. Reconceptualizing Educational Research Methodology, 10(2–3), 292–309.