Dr. Liz Calhoun holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Minnesota, an MA in Critical Gender Studies from Central European University, and a BA in History from UC Berkeley. 

 

Her research agenda is oriented by two interrelated goals. The first is to provide accessible research on the spatial effects of digitized, digital, and carceral surveillance technologies that are developed at the intersection of municipal police departments, federal funding, and private companies. The second is to contribute to sharpening the political agenda of anti-surveillance political organizing through critical engagement with the concepts and strategies that emerge across movement literatures, political theory, and her own experience in movements working to end racialized and invasive policing practices.

 

She is passionate about undergraduate education, and her teaching experience spans a range of settings, from high-enrollment lecture halls to online learning environments to small, seminar courses. In each of these, she prioritizes active learning and hands-on problem solving as a core route to critical thinking, a means of engaging students across diverse academic and cultural backgrounds, and a successful strategy for student retention and outreach. She has also taught in Community Education programs and in correctional facilities, and she is committed to making the tools of higher education accessible and engaging for everyone.