Margaret E. (Maggie) Foster

Margaret E. Foster (Maggie) is a PhD student in Communication at Cornell University.  Her research examines how media and technology facilitate queer relationality, identity expression, and constructions of queer spaces.  Maggie works with qualitative methods and takes a critical-cultural approach to studying gender and sexuality. Her dissertation project, co-chaired by Dr. Katherine Sender and Dr. Brooke Erin Duffy, explores how literary spaces, like indie bookstores and social media platforms, produce, promote, and protect queer literary counterpublics.

Prior to Cornell, Maggie studied hashtag activism (particularly #MeToo) at UNC Chapel Hill, where she completed her Master’s degree.  She remains a proud affiliate of the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life.  Maggie also served as National Research Coordinator for the Next Generation Science Exemplar (NGSX) Program for Professional Learning, a professional development project dedicated to epistemic justice in K-12 science education.  As an undergraduate at Clark University, she studied Spanish literature and critical pedagogies.  Maggie’s background in education inequality fuels her passion for social justice and her love of teaching.