Jennifer is a PhD student in Romance Languages and Literatures (Linguistics Track), hosted in the French department. Her research examines the intersection of grammatical gender and social gender.
Jennifer’s Hildebrand fellowship will support her research on variation in non-binary French and the social challenges non-binary Francophones face in using this gender-affirming French variety in their everyday lives. She uses a mixed-methods approach to examine both what non-binary French forms are gaining popularity, and changing social attitudes toward these word forms. She is excited to return to Montréal to conduct ethnographic research in LGBTQ+ communities in and around the city.
Jennifer holds a B.A. in comparative literature from Barnard College, and a M.A. in English and comparative literature with a specialization in feminist, gender, and sexuality studies from Columbia University.
