Chester Peters Lecture Series: Dr. Chris Linder

“Historical and Power-Conscious Approaches for Addressing Campus Sexual Violence”

Dr. Chris Linder (she/her/hers) is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Utah, where her scholarship focuses on sexual violence and student activism. Dr. Linder regularly teaches courses on diversity, equity, and inclusion; student development theory; foundations of higher education and student affairs; and qualitative research through a power-conscious, historical lens. Dr. Linder identifies as a queer, white cisgender woman from a working-class background (from Kansas!) who strives to interrupt power and dominance in her work as an educator and activist. Prior to becoming faculty, Dr. Linder worked as a student affairs educator and administrator for 10 years, spending the majority of her career as a director of a campus-based women’s center supporting survivors of sexual violence. Dr. Linder earned a PhD in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership from the University of Northern Colorado. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Student Affairs from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a first-generation college student.