Intersectionality:
Transform your health
equity research
What Is Intersectionality?
Rooted in the experiences of Black and other women of color in the U.S. and Black feminist activism, intersectionality highlights how multiple and intersecting systems of oppression (e.g., racism, sexism, heterosexism, and ableism) shape social, economic and health outcomes and inequities based on intersectional positions (e.g., racial/ethnic group, sex, gender, sexual and gender minority status, socioeconomic status, and disability) and their relationships to power and privilege.
The Intersectionality Collective
For years, ITI founder and CEO Lisa Bowleg, PhD, MA envisioned an online community where intersectionality isn’t just an abstract concept—but a community where people gather to do intersectionality.
A community rooted in the brilliance of Black feminist thought.
A community that examines and elevates the impact of authentic intersectionality, honors its intellectual legacy, discusses and debates its methodological benefits and challenges, enhances professional development for intersectionality scholars and researchers, and channels intersectionality’s power for transformative change.
The Intersectionality Collective is here.
To ensure safety, confidentiality, and preserve the intellectual rigor and professionalism of our community, access is by application only.
Submitted!
A virtual training with Lisa Bowleg, PhD, MA
Submitted! The Art and Science of Writing about Intersectionality for Peer-Reviewed Publication is a four hour virtual training offere din September and October. Writing for peer-reviewed publication is an essential part of being an intersectionality researcher or scholar. Thus, whether you’re writing an empirical article based on your intersectionality research, an intersectionality-focused editorial or commentary for submission to a peer-reviewed journal, or just want to be a more perspicacious consumer and reviewer of the social and behavioral science literature on intersectionality, this training is for you. Specifically, we’ve developed this new virtual training to help you write stronger and more compelling intersectionality articles (i.e., empirical articles, commentaries and editorials) that we anticipate will increase opportunities to publish your intersectionality work in high impact peer-reviewed journals.
The Intersectionality Collective
Free Upgrade to Scholar Tier - for Life
The Collective includes educational materials, collaboration spaces, networking events, and mentoring opportunities for scholars, researchers, practitioners in the U.S., as well as globally.
For a limited time, subscribe to Researcher Tier for $799, and get a free upgrade to Scholar Tier for life (valued at $1,499), as long as your re-subscribe each year without interruption.
Announcing
Our PHC ITI Fellow 2025-2026
Stephanie Cook, DrPH, MPH an ISI 2022 Alum and ISI 2025 facilitator, joins as the PHC ITI Fellow 2025-2026
Dr. Cook’s research on applying intersectionality to quantitative methods is internationally recognized as impactful, authentic and in the vanguard of quantitative health equity research.
What they're saying about us
ISI22 was integral to obtaining my first R01 and becoming an expert in the field of Intersectionality. Not only did I meet a variety of scholars for whom I continue to collaborate (including one of my Co-PI's), but I also learned how to make my writing and ideas more accessible to a wider audience of interested people. This is very important because one of the things I continually hear is that implementing the idea of Intersectionality in our work is "hard." Instead, I was given the tools and language to help scholars and others see Intersectionality as a "method" but also a guiding principle to help us all think about making the invisible visible.
The summer intensive exceeded all of my expectations (and I had heard it was amazing!). The content was exceptional — I now feel like I can apply intersectionality to grant proposals and do research more responsibly that benefits communities. I enjoyed the connections with each other. I appreciated the thoughtful and helpful feedback and learning about everyone’s incredible work. I also loved how much we laughed and had fun amid all the learning and growth.
I attended the one-day ITI training, and it was a triple "I" experience: immersive, intensive, and interactive. I left the training with a strong orientation to intersectionality, an abundance of resources and references, greater clarity about the presence, the role, and the impact of intersectionality on my service and scholarship, and of most importance, I left the training as a member of a growing community of other ITI scholars.
The [2-day in person training session] allowed me to deepen my thinking and analysis of intersectionality and its application to my work. I also feel invigorated about teachings others about intersectionality. The session gave our group time to think about these ideas together.
Postdoctoral Fellow: Intersectionality Training Institute 2022 Cohort
Elle Lett, PhD, AM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Heath Systems and Population Health
School of Public Health
University of Washington
Doctoral Students: Intersectionality Training Institute 2023 Cohort
Courtney Gardner
Department of Population Health Sciences
University of Central Florida
Deja Knight, MPH
Social & Behavioral Interventions Program, Department of International Health
Dielle, Lundberg, MPH
School of Public Health
University of Washington
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