TJ Billard, PhD

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Scholar of media, transgender politics, and graphic design /
Associate Professor of Communication and Sociology @ Northwestern University /
Executive Director @ Center for Applied Transgender Studies /
Editor-in-Chief @ Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies
Websitehttps://thomasjbillard.com
My bookhttps://www.voicesfortransequality.com
Pronounsthey/them
TJ Billard, PhDMar 25, 2025
I activated my out of office for my research leave and I could not be more excited. 😭 Don’t expect an email response for the rest of the year, but do expect updates on some major research projects! 📚
TJ Billard, PhDSep 11, 2024

📣 I’m running for office! 📣

Well, within #ICA. Elections are now open and I’m running for Vice Chair of the Activism, Communication, and Social Justice interest group!

Please consider voting for me if you are an ACSJ member: https://www.icahdq.org/surveys/?id=activism2024

TJ Billard, PhDApr 16, 2024
#TENURED
TJ Billard, PhDNov 30, 2023
Hit an important career milestone today.
TJ Billard, PhDJul 12, 2023
TJ Billard, PhDJul 11, 2023
I can’t believe I finally get to say this, but my book is officially available for preorder now! I’m so immensely proud of this book and can’t wait for people to engage with it out in the real world. If you want to support me, you can preorder at www.voicesfortransequality.com!
TJ Billard, PhDJul 11, 2023
I can’t believe I finally get to say this, but my book is officially available for preorder now! I’m so immensely proud of this book and can’t wait for people to engage with it out in the real world. If you want to support me, you can preorder at www.voicesfortransequality.com!
TJ Billard, PhDJul 6, 2023
Serious question: what is going to happen to journalism now that Twitter is dying and its audience is fragmenting across mastodon, bluesky, threads, spill, and I’m sure countless more contenders to come?
TJ Billard, PhDJan 8, 2023
Do you think I could feed ChatGPT my whole book manuscript and make it generate the back cover copy? Because I have no idea what to write 😭
Show threadTJ Billard, PhDDec 19, 2022
Thanks to everyone who helped make this such a wonderful year. Here’s to next year being even better!
Show threadTJ Billard, PhDDec 19, 2022

As for personal accomplishments, I got to travel with my partner, his mother, and two of his siblings, running around Paris with them, as well as showing them two of the cities I grew up in and love most—Vienna and Prague.

I traveled to Seattle to witness Rachel get married, traveled to Oklahoma City to see one of my partner’s friends get married, and traveled back to Maryland to see one of my cousins get married. I saw lots of great shows, made lots of great food, and oh yeah turned 30!