About

Pedrom Nasiri is a non-binary, queer, mixed-race doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology, at the University of Calgary. As a member of non-monogamous families and communities, Pedrom’s academic and community scholarship is oriented towards expanding social, political, and legal understanding of the variety of family practices beyond monogamous kinship.

Pedrom’s research interests lie at the intersections of sociology of families, law, gender, critical race theories, and phenomenology. They are currently working on two funded research projects. The first project examines the increasing prevalence of multiple-partner families and their articulations with ongoing race, gender, and class formation projects. The second project, now completed, examines the social resilience of Canadian polyqueer families. The results of this project will be released in 2022.

Education

Ph.D. Sociology

University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2017-Present
Chair: Dr. Pallavi Banerjee
Committee: Dr. Ted McCoy, Dr. Jessica Shaw

M.A. Social and Cultural Anthropology

University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2016-2017

B.A. (Honours) Social and Cultural Anthropology

University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2010-2015