Chelsea Gilbert

Chelsea Gilbert (she/her) is a scholar-activist who centers her work in higher education in liberatory learning and intersectional praxis. She is currently a doctoral student in the Educational Studies Department at The Ohio State University where she focuses her scholarship on critical approaches to trauma in higher education and student affairs. Prior to her doctoral studies, she was a full-time student affairs practitioner for 8 years; most recently, she served as the Director of Lehigh University’s Pride Center, where she led her team in the daily work of education, empowerment, and coalition-building. With additional expertise in curriculum development, leadership learning, and medical education, she has been privileged to work with organizations both nationally and internationally in the pursuit of a more just, equitable world.