Geoffrey Bateman is Associate Professor in the Department of Peace and Justice Studies in Regis College. He teaches courses on a range of social justice issues, including unlearning oppression; gender, sexuality, and homelessness; queer activism and social justice movements; conflict transformation; and research and writing in the community. In addition to serving as one of the faculty advisors for the Queer Student Alliance, he also leads Brave Space Trainings as part of the work of the Queer Resource Alliance. His recent scholarship focuses on vocation and includes the essay, “Queer Callings: LGBTQ Literature and Vocation,” and the forthcoming, “Queer Vocation and the Uncommon Good.” He is currently working on a book-length study of queer nonviolence, exploring the philosophy of nonviolence and nonviolent resistance in the U.S. through the legacy of LGBTQIA+ movements, thinkers, and activists. Previous publications include Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Debating the Gay Ban in the Military, and articles on queer theory and peace and justice studies, Horatio Alger and the history of sexuality in the American West, the history of Women’s and Gender Studies as an interdisciplinary field, the ethics of working with women writers experiencing homelessness, queer rhetorics and service-learning, and numerous book reviews and op-ed pieces in the Denver Post, the now defunct Rocky Mountain News, and other community newspapers. From 2012 to 2019, he served on the board of The Gathering Place, Denver's only daytime, drop-in shelter for women, children, and transgender individuals experiencing poverty, some of whom are homeless. He is on sabbatical for the 2022-2023 academic year.
