Dr. Mary Rasmussen

Biography

Professor Mary Lou Rasmussen has conducted research in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Her research focuses on building transdisciplinary understanding of sexuality and gender diverse lifeworlds, taking into account issues related to sexual citizenship, cultural and religious difference, technologies of sexuality, education, and health. She is a co-editor of the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Sexuality Education alongside Louisa Allen. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma in Education from UCAN, and a Ph.D. from the University of South Australia. Her research interests encompass feminist theories, gender studies, queer theory, and the social and cultural studies of health and wellbeing. She has explored topics such as young people's sexuality, queer archives, reproduction, and climate crises, including a book titled 'Reproduction, Kin and Climate Crisis: Making Bushfire Babies' published by Bristol University Press. Her forthcoming work from Bloomsbury, 'Queer Generations: LGBTQ Growing Belonging and Sexual Citizenship,' presents experiences of different social generations of LGBTQ individuals in Australia as they navigate significant social and political transformations.

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