Emily Gray

(she/her)

Emily Gray is a feminist scholar of gender, sexuality and education, with 2 interconnected programmes of work: inequalities for LGBTIQ+ educators in schools and higher education, and everyday sexisms in higher education. As a researcher, Emily's work is theoretically informed and grounded in critical epistemology. As a queer feminist, she works collaboratively and seeks to understand and address complex and pressing problems relating to gender and sexuality diversity and everyday sexisms. Emily's work as an academic is driven by a feminist ethic of care that seeks to make a generous, generative and impactful contribution to research and to engage the wider public in innovative and participatory ways.

Experience

  • –present
    Associate Professor of Gender and Education, Monash University
  • 2011–2025
    Associate professor, RMIT University

Education

  • 2010 
    Lancaster University, PhD Educational Research
  • 2005 
    University of Birmingham, MA Social Research Methods (Cultural Studies and Sociology)
  • 2002 
    University of Birmingham, BA (Hons.) Sociology

Grants and Contracts

  • 2026
    Hitting the Limits: Intersectional sexisms in Australian universities
    Role:
    Lead CI
    Funding Source:
    Australian Research Council
  • 2026
    Supporting and Retaining Gender and Sexuality Diverse Teachers
    Role:
    CI
    Funding Source:
    Australian Research Council
  • 2021
    Understanding and Addressing Everyday Sexisms in Australian Universities
    Role:
    CI
    Funding Source:
    Australian Research Council

Professional Memberships

  • Co-chair, Gender and Education Association
  • European Educational Research Association (EERA)
  • Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)

Research Areas

  • Gender, Sexuality And Education (130308)

Contact Emily for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision