Nicholas Matte is a politically conscious, interdisciplinary historian whose research interests include the historical, social and scientific constructions of bodies in relation to sex, gender, sexuality, health, disability and race. In addition to working as the Collaboratory’s Project Manager, Nick was responsible for developing the Trans Collections Guide, in collaboration with K.J. Rawson of the Digital Transgender Archives and team members from the Collaboratory and The ArQuives.

Nick has presented at numerous conferences and his work has appeared in GLQ; International Journal of Transgenderism; Canadian Bulletin of Medical History; Transgender Studies Reader and Trans Activism in Canada. His dissertation, “Historicizing Liberal American Transnormativities: Medicine, Media, Activism, 1960-1990” traced the consolidation of trans activism and transnormativity as a cultural formation and in relation to liberalism.