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Jian Neo Chen

Jian Chen

Jian Neo Chen

Associate Professor, Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
He/him/his and They/them/their

chen.982@osu.edu

308B Dulles Hall
230 Annie and John Glenn Ave
Columbus, OH 43210

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Areas of Expertise

  • Transgender studies and trans of color critique
  • Queer studies
  • Feminist gender and sexuality studies
  • Critical race, indigenous, and ethnic studies
  • Asian/Pacific Islander/American studies
  • Literary, visual, and science cultures
  • Decolonial, diasporic, and transnational methodologies

Education

  • PhD, Comparative Literature, University of California - Irvine
  • BA, Ethnic Studies and English, University of California - Berkeley

Jian Neo Chen is associate professor of queer studies in the department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Chen is affiliate faculty in the departments of English and Theatre, Film, and Media Arts and a previous director of Asian American Studies (Autumn 2020) and Sexuality Studies (2017-2018) programs.   

You can find Jian's official bio page here.