Profile for Melina Packer

Melina Packer, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, was interviewed by Channel 8 News on March 27. Dr. Packer was featured on the news for her "Feminism in the Wild" book launch event at Pearl St. Books that evening.

Submitted on: Mar. 28

Melina Packer, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, was interviewed by CU Boulder Prof. Emeritus Marc Bekoff of Psychology Today on Tuesday, March 11. "Ambika Kamath and Melina Packer's forward-looking new book is a must read."

Submitted on: Mar. 11

Melina Packer, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, authored the article "What Frogs Teach Us About Queerphobia in Science" in "YES! Magazine" published on March 4 by Yes! Solutions Journalism.

Submitted on: Mar. 5

Melina Packer, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, co-authored the book "Feminism in the Wild: How Human Biases Shape Our Understanding of Animal Behavior" and was accepted for publication by MIT Press. Forthcoming in March 2025, "Feminism in the Wild" shows how dominant culture — from sexism and homophobia to racism, capitalism, ableism, and more —has limited the science of animal behavior, and how we can free ourselves from these limited perspectives. The book has already been named one of Ms. Magazine's Most Anticipated Books of 2025. Packer co-authored the book with Dr. Ambika Kamath, behavioral ecologist and evolutionary biologist at University of Colorado Boulder.

Submitted on: Jan. 22

Melina Packer, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, was interviewed by faculti.net on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The interview covered Packer's forthcoming book "Toxic Sexual Politics" (NYU Press, 2025).

Submitted on: Aug. 26, 2024