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Biography
Dr Adeline Berry is a queer, transgender, and intersex illustrator, activist and senior research fellow at the University of Huddersfield whose PhD research focused on the life experiences of older intersex people, conducted as part of the MSCA funded INIA research network. Their research interests include healthcare, mental health, families, sex, ageing, disability, social justice, gender, sexuality, sex work, and creative research approaches employing visual arts. Their illustrations have been exhibited and published worldwide, and their art workshops working with marginalised populations have been well-received. They recently finished writing their monograph Intersex, ageing, and intersectionalities which will be published by Routledge. Addy is happily married and lives in Manchester, UK.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The Experiences and Needs of Older European Intersex People
20 Sept 2020 → 13 Mar 2024
Award Date: 9 Jul 2024
Bachelor, Life for Sex Workers in Ireland Under the Swedish Model of Client Criminalisation, Dublin Business School
4 Sept 2017 → 27 Jun 2020
Award Date: 27 Aug 2020
Research Expertise and Interests
- Intersex Studies
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Gender and sexualities
- health and health care
- Ageing, illness and care in contemporary culture and narrative
- gerontology
- Intersectionality
- Masculinities
- Resilience
- Coping mechanisms
- Participatory visual research methods
- Participatory Action Research
- Families and Personal Relationships
- medical ethics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Addressing intersex epistemic injustice in healthcare communication through visual art
Berry, A. (PI)
1/04/25 → 1/04/25
Project: Research
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Intersex, Variations of Sex Characteristics, DSD: Critical Approaches
Monro, S., Berry, A., Carpenter, M., Crocetti, D. & Wall, S. S., 27 Dec 2024, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 222 p. (Routledge Advances in Critical Diversities)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Navigating the complexities of adult healthcare for individuals with variations of sex characteristics: from paediatric emergencies to a sense of abandonment
Crocetti, D., Berry, A. & Monro, S., 1 Mar 2024, In: Culture, Health and Sexuality. 26, 3, p. 332-345 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards a Sociology of Intersex
Monro, S. & Berry, A., 12 Sept 2024, Research Handbook on the Sociology of Gender. Kaufman, G., Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, M., Jaurès, J., Roberts, S. & Ralph, B. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 76-87 12 p. (Research Handbooks in Sociology series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Ageing in obscurity: a critical literature review regarding older intersex people
Berry, A. & Monro, S., 1 Dec 2022, In: Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 30, 1, 12 p., 2136027.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
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How Sex Workers Understand Their Experiences of Working in the Republic of Ireland
Berry, A. & Frazer, P., 1 Dec 2021, In: Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 18, 4, p. 869-884 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Incel Zombie Sex: Trophy Wives of the Damned
Berry, A. (Speaker)
30 Jul 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Making the Invisible Visible: Undoing Intersex Erasure
Berry, A. (Speaker)
13 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Intersex standpoint theory
Berry, A. (Speaker)
10 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Breast Cancer Outcomes Among Intersex Individuals in the National Cancer Database
Berry, A. (Speaker)
5 Mar 2026 → 7 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation
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Gender and Sexuality Research in Times of Crisis
Berry, A. (Speaker)
13 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Book launch with Hermaphrodite Logic author Julianna Gleeson
Berry, A. & Gleeson, J.
3/06/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Intersex Genital Mutilation Testimony: Living Beyond the Binary
6/03/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Queeriosity Episode 44 - Dr. Ady Berry, Sexy Tadhg and Leaps of Faith with Conor Galvin
10/08/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Different Perspectives Podcast: 9. Adeline Berry
22/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities