Laura Foster

Laura Foster is an associate professor of gender studies at Indiana University Bloomington, with affiliate appointments in African studies and the IU Maurer School of Law. She is also a senior researcher with the Intellectual Property Unit at the University of Cape Town. Her research focuses on how science, technology and data relate to questions of gender, race and sexuality.

Areas of Expertise

Science, technology and data; gender, race and sexuality; Southern Africa; intellectual property; queer feminist science studies.