Last updated April 2022
Lydia X. Z. Brown
pronouns: they, them, theirs, themself
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Teaching Experience
Current:
- Adjunct Professorial Lecturer in American Studies, American University, Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies
- Adjunct Lecturer in Disability Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies, Georgetown University
Past:
- University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability
- Towson University, Hussman Center for Adults with Autism
- Tufts University, Experimental College
Professional Experience
Current:
- Center for Democracy & Technology, Policy Counsel for Disability Rights and Algorithmic Fairness, Privacy & Data Project
- Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, Director of Policy, Advocacy, & External Affairs
Past:
- Georgetown University Law Center, Institute for Technology Law & Policy, Associate for Disability Rights & Algorithmic Fairness
- The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Justice Catalyst Legal Fellow
- National Trans Bar Association, Mentoring Program Associate
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Policy Analyst
Projects
Current:
- Gender+ Justice Initiative Fellow, Troubling Borders, Binaries, and Biopolitical Mechanisms: Narratives of Disability and Race in Transracial and Transnational Adoption
- Creator, Disability Justice Wisdom Tarot
- Founder and Director, Fund for Community Reparations for Autistic People of Color’s Interdependence, Survival, and Empowerment
- Project Creator and Coordinator, Living Archive and Document Repository on the Judge Rotenberg Center’s Abuses
Past:
- Senior Editor / Project Lead, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, Autism and Race Anthology
- Founder and Coordinator, Georgetown University Lecture and Performance Series on Disability Justice
Bar Admissions
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Maryland
Education
- Northeastern University School of Law, Juris Doctor, Concentrations in Criminal Law & Justice and International Law & Human Rights
- Georgetown University, Bachelor of Arts in Arabic with a minor in psychology
Academic Service
Dissertation and Thesis Committee Service
- Doctoral Dissertation Committee External Reader, Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management
- Senior Honors Thesis Committee Member, Tufts University, Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora – American Studies
Peer Review Service
- American Quarterly
- The Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity
- The Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
- Disability Studies Quarterly
- Autism in Adulthood
- Journal of Homosexuality
University Committee Service
- Northeastern University School of Law: Search Committee for Legal Research and Writing Faculty; Faculty Appointments Committee; Committee Against Institutional Racism; Transgender Justice Task Force
- Georgetown University: Provost’s Working Group on Disability as a Social Justice Issue; Disability Cultural Month Planning Committee
Research Advisory Board Service
- University of Pennsylvania, Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions, Advisory Board Member
- University of Melbourne, The Law & Politics of Digital Mental Health Technology Project, International Advisory Group Member
- National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices & Systems, Human Services Research Institute, Person-Centered Advisory and Leadership Group Member
Public Service
- Disability Rights Maryland, Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Program (PAIMI) Advisory Council
- Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council, Chairperson (Past)
Community Service
Current:
- Disability Rights Bar Association, Board Co-President
- Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Autism, and Family Support Task Force Co-Chair
- National Lawyers Guild, Disability Justice Committee Representative to National Executive Committee
- Nonbinary & Intersex Recognition Project, Community Advisory Board
- American Bar Association, Section on Civil Rights and Social Justice, Disability Rights Committee Co-Chair; Commission on Disability Rights
- Shared Support Maryland, Expectations Matter Project, Person-Centered Planning Advisory Group
- Transgender Law Center, Disability Project Advisory Committee
- Alliance for Disability Rights and Self-Direction, Board of Directors
- Disability Intersectionality Summit, Steering Committee
Past:
- The Kelsey, Inclusive Design Council
- Borealis Fund, Disability Inclusion Fund, Grantmaking Committee
- TASH, Outstanding Leadership in Disability Law Symposium Committee Co-Chair
- Maryland Coalition to Reform School Discipline
- Washington Metro Disabled Students Collective, Co-Founder & President
- Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network, Board Member
- JOIN for Justice, Empower Fellowship Advisory Committee
Grants, Awards, and Honors
- Georgetown University, Gender+ Justice Initiative Fellowship, 2020-2021
- Let’s Talk Learning Differences, Beacon Award, 2020
- Gold House Foundation, A100 List of the Most Impactful Asians and Asian Pacific Islanders in Culture, 2020
- National Disability Mentoring Coalition, Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame Inductee, 2019
- AT&T – The Humanity of Connection, Disability Community Leadership Award, 2019
- Amplifier Foundation, We The Future Campaign Youth Activist Icon, 2018
- Justice Catalyst, Justice Catalyst Fellowship, 2018-2019
- The Help Group’s Advance LA, Youth Advancing Achievement Award, 2018
- NBC, NBC Asian America Presents: A to Z Emerging Voices & Breakout Stars, 2018
- GrubStreet Writing Center, The Muse & The Marketplace Teaching Scholar, 2018
- Tufts Community Union, Finalist for Professor of the Year Award, 2018
- American Association of People with Disabilities, Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award, 2018
- Society for Disability Studies, Irving K. Zola Award for Emerging Scholars, 2017
- National Association for Law Placement / Public Service Jobs Directory, Pro Bono Publico Award, 2017
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Jameson Crane III Disability & the Law Writing Competition, Second Prize, 2017
- Disability Policy Consortium, Mary Lou Maloney Award, joint honoree with Finn Gardiner, 2016
- National Council on Independent Living, Diana Viets Memorial Award, 2016
- Mic 50 List: Next Generation of Impactful Leaders, Cultural Influencers, & Breakthrough Innovators, 2015
- Pacific Standard Magazine, 30 Top Thinkers Under 30 in the Social Sciences, 2015
- Washington Peace Center, Empowering the Future Youth Activist Award, 2014
- President Barack Obama, The White House, Champion of Change for Disability Rights, 2013
- Massachusetts Advocates for Children, Youth Advocate of the Year Honorable Mention, 2011
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