Full Name
Kristopher Wells
Job Title
Associate Professor & Executive Director, Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity
Company/Organization
MacEwan University
Speaker Bio
Dr. Kristopher Wells is an Associate Professor and the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth at MacEwan University. His scholarly work specializes in sexual and gender minority youth, health, education, sport, and culture. Dr. Wells is one of the driving forces behind the creation of many ground-breaking initiatives including PrideTape, Camp fYrefly, and NoHomophobes.com. Dr. Wells is a frequently invited national and international speaker on sexual and gender minority youth issues. He has served as an expert scientific consultant to the Government of Canada, Canadian Senate, Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Canadian Teachers’ Federation, RCMP, Public Health Agency of Canada, UNESCO, World Health Organization, and many provincial and municipal governments across Canada. Currently, Dr. Wells serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of LGBT Youth, which is the world’s leading research publication on LGBT youth. Dr. Wells is also the founder and project lead for the Edmonton Queer History Project, which is a community-engaged research project supported by the MacEwan Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity.
Kristopher Wells