Let’s be perfectly queer: reflections on role modeling and norms in academic computing
Academics of all career stages and identities can be role models, whether they intend to be or not. In this session, we will explore how everyday actions, decisions, and silences shape the experiences of researchers in computing. Drawing on research on role modeling, norms, and inclusion, and reflections from lived experience, we will examine both the positive and negative dimensions of our influence: how we contribute to cultures of belonging, or, sometimes unknowingly, to cultures of silence or harm. Taking the perspective of queer inclusion and joy, we will consider: What behaviors do we normalize? What do we challenge?
Join us to increase our awareness and agency together!
Speaker
Virginia Grande (they/them) is an educational developer at Uppsala University, Sweden, with a background in computer science. Their PhD focused on computing higher education teachers as role models, using theory from ethics, emotions, and professional competencies.
Moderator
Inclusion Officer Postdoctoral Fellow Christina Runkel
About
This is an internal seminar for the Integreat community as part of celebrations of the PRIDE week in Oslo, 22-27 June 2026.