Our interns

Geyujing Shen (she/her) is a first-year PhD student at the Centre for Social Justice Research at the University of Westminster. Her PhD focuses on Exploring the decolonial framework of queer theory by focusing on Chinese female queer student immigrants via visual lenses. As both a researcher and an art practitioner, she is committed to incorporating creative methodologies into sociological research. Her approach aims to challenge traditional hierarchies by involving participants in the research process as co-creators. Her research focuses on fostering healing and empowerment by examining the lived experiences of Chinese queer student immigrants, exploring how their identities and challenges are shaped by cultural and social transitions. By creating spaces for mutual dialogue and expression, she fosters deeper understanding and shared agency between researchers and participants.

Since diving into the world of Sociology in the first year of her undergraduate degree at the University of Westminster, Kelsea has been eager to learn about how she can help in the fight for social justice, particularly drawing inspiration from Critical Race theorists and Black Feminist scholars. Her heritage as a Mixed White and Black Caribbean woman has enabled her to acknowledge, and more importantly challenge, white privilege and systemic racism, and has largely contributed to her passion for decolonial work in the university. In her role as a Research Intern for the Pedagogies for Social Justice Project, she continues to bring to light the voices of Indigenous scholars in her discipline, and wishes to continue in her allyship after leaving university.