Fer Salinas Quiroz

Fer Salinas Quiroz works for the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University. They are the head of the ‘Abby and Anna’ SOGIE Lab. Their lab focuses on the role of sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression in human development, health, and rights to enhance the lives of children, youth, and families. They have been awarded as a National Researcher, Mexico’s National System of Researchers (CONACYT). From 2013-2021 they were on faculty at the National Pedagogic University (Mexico) as a Full Professor.

They have been a guest speaker at national and international events, and a lecturer and thesis director in different undergraduate and graduate programs in Chile, Colombia, Greece, Mexico, Portugal, The Netherlands, USA, and Uruguay. Their research has been published in top journals in English, Spanish and Portuguese (more than 45 peer reviewed articles, h-index 15), as well as in four books and various book chapters. Their aim is to interrogate dominant theories about Human Development as well as to trans Child Studies! Outside of academia, they are passionate about teaching and practicing Ashtanga yoga, dancing, laughing, and trying to spread kindness and compassion.