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Avery Everhart is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia, where they also serve as an affiliate member of the Institute for Race, Gender, Sexuality & Social Justice. Everhart focuses on trans health and human rights, employing geographic information science methods and critical data studies. They have published extensively on topics such as geographic access to gender-affirming healthcare and the structural social drivers of firearm violence among LGBTQ+ youth. In 2022, Everhart received a PhD in Population, Health & Place from the University of Southern California and prior degrees in gender studies from Queen's University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. As co-founder and director of finance at the Center for Applied Transgender Studies, they lead initiatives aimed at improving life chances for transgender communities. Their current research, supported by an SSHRC Insight Development Grant, includes an exploration of data’s impact on the lives of transgender individuals and is encapsulated in a planned monograph titled "Binary Data." Everhart is committed to mentoring students, particularly those interested in trans and queer geographies, critical GIS, and social justice research.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.