Dr. Joshua K. Reason (they/them) is a transdisciplinary, multimodal scholar-artist from the Bay Area. A professor at San Francisco State University, they teach courses and conduct research at the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and arts practice. They also serve as a project lead for the Black, Indigenous, and Trans of Color Histories Lab, a growing collective of scholars, artists, academics, and organizers based in the United States. As a part of the Mellon Higher Learning Initiative, the Lab received a $460,000 grant to create programming, publications, and initiatives focused on trans of color history work.