Chriss Sneed is a graduate student & scholar-activist at University of Connecticut (UCONN), where they are enrolled in the Sociology PhD program. As a former Ronald E. McNair scholar, their research has always been centered on marginalized communities that are often excluded or overlooked by mainstream discourse. They are a recipient of the 2016 Marita McComiskey Distinguished Graduate Career Award for Feminist Praxis, a 2016 Human Rights Graduate Research Award, 2015-2016 Working Group Grant from El Instituto (at UCONN), the Rainbow Alumni Award from St. John’s University’s SPECTRUM alliance, and other honors in the field of Sociology at SJU.