Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University
R Hunsicker
Graduate Student, 2025 Cohort
- rhunsick@iu.edu
Education
About R Hunsicker
R Hunsicker (e/em/eir and they/them/their) is a writer, scholar, and activist from the Adirondack Park in New York. As a PhD Student in Gender Studies at Indiana University Bloomington, eir work focuses on asexuality and feminist theory. However, R is also navigating transness, (a)gender embodiment, queer menstruation, and Black feminist radical love politic in their writing. They also conduct oral histories of rural LGBTQIA+ people in Central and Upstate New York, among many other LGBTQ+ centered projects and quandaries. Outside of eir scholarship, R loves to hike, cross stitch, play D&D, and drink tea!
Publications
Toman, Lindsay and R Hunsicker. 2025. "Triggering Affirmations: Trans Adolescents' Experiences with Menstruation and Gender Identity Construction." Peitho Journal. https://wac.colostate.edu/docs/peitho/v27n4/v27n4.pdf.
Ace Community Survey Team. 2024. “2022 Ace Community Survey Summary Report.” The Ace Community Survey. https://acecommunitysurvey.org/2024/10/23/2022-ace-community-survey-summary-report/.
Hunsicker, R. 2024. “Unexpected Validation and Resistance: The Impact of Abstinence-Based Sex Education on My Coming Out as Asexual,” AZE. https://azejournal.com/article/2024/10/10/unexpected-validation-and-resistance-the-impact-of-abstinence-based-sex-education-on-my-coming-out-as-asexual.
Selected Awards
Colgate University
High Honors for Undergraduate Thesis (2024)
Women's Studies Award for Academic Excellence (2024)
Ken Valente Award for Leadership in LGBTQ Studies and Community (2024)
LGBTQ Studies Award for Academic Excellence (2024)
The College of Arts