Research & Publications
Current Work
Submitted, under Review
Malcolm, B., & Borge, M. Feminist politics in learning, collaboration, and technology: A cry for equity and justice in CSCL spaces. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. [currently revise and resubmit]
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Malcolm, B. Finding home: A trans of color critique for social design experiments. Journal of the Learning Sciences.
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Malcolm, B. My Blackness, my coloredness, my story: Spaces of learning, reflection, and relearning. Mind, Culture, and Activity.
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Malcolm, B. Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Legislation: Learning through portraits of trans student-athletes in a new political era. Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education.
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Malcolm, B. That’s fucking inappropriate: My Black trans body as colonial sociopolitics of Halloween leisure justice through Chun Li. Leisure Sciences. [currently revise and resubmit]
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Malcolm, B. The whiteness agenda: A trans of color critique for portraiture and autotheory as learning sciences discourse. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. [currently revise and resubmit]
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The Global South Learning Collective: Alhadad, S., Malcolm, B., Meixi, Mukurazita, E., Nzinga, K., & Uttamchandani, S. Sharing the mist: Imagining global solidarities in education through the learning sciences. UNESCO Think Pieces on the Future of International Cooperation in Education.
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In-Progress
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Malcolm, B. A trans sport policy analysis: Designing for healing in learning sciences and education. [submitting to International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics]
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Malcolm, B., Lee, J., Xie, X., & Duan, Y. Imagining AI as agentic innovative co-design: Speculative design for interdisciplinary democratic learning sciences discourse. [submitting to Computers in Education]
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Malcolm, B., & Ocasio-Stoutenburg, L. I am you, and you are me: Validities and invalidities of the trans body. [special issue invitation on Post-Qualitative Inquiry in Journal of Sport and Social Issues]
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Book Chapters
Malcolm, B. B., & Malcolm, B. J. “You do not exist”: A critical discourse analysis of anti-trans online rhetoric through US fascist executive orders. [abstract submitted to E. Dunn (Ed.), Dispatches from the trans internet]
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Malcolm, B. B., & Malcolm, B. J. Historical thinking and trans of color critique: The war on trans through Hitler’s re-representations in US politics. [invitation to C. Hayes, T. Lawrence, L. A. Legaspi, & E. Díaz (Eds.), Toolbox in transition: Queering the practices of inquiry in education]
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Malcolm, B. J., & Malcolm, B. B. Quijano’s coloniality of power and trans of color critique: Mitigating epistemic violence through trans language evolution. [invitation to N. Palacios, T. Becerra, M. Ramos, & M. Perry (Eds.), Finding belonging in the pluriverse: Planetary voices on literacies]
Published Work
​Journal Articles
Herry, A., Greer, D., Malcolm, B., & Sagner, E. (2025). “Yes, we exist!”: Lived experiences from a Caribbean transgender and gender nonconforming group. SAGE Open, 15(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251326635
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Herry, A., Malcolm, B., & Smith, P. (2025). Did religion help me? Coping during the COVID-19 pandemic in Grenada. Journal of Religion and Health, 64(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-025-02272-z
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Herry, A., Greer, D., Malcolm, B., & Sagner, E. (2024). Navigating the binaries: Lived experiences from a Caribbean transgender & gender nonconforming group. SAGE Advance. Preprint. https://doi.org/10.31124/advance.24961305.v1
Walker, D., & Malcolm, B. (2022). Synthesis of literature on effective educator practices in the online setting: Perspectives from a Caribbean higher education context through university pedagogy. Journal of Research Initiatives, 6(3), 1-29. https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri/vol6/iss3/10
Conference Proceedings
Malcolm, B. Trans bodies in HCI: Positioning moral and ethical discourses between Foucault and Lugones. Extended Abstract at: HCI: Human-Computer Interaction Thematic Area; July 26-31, 2026; Montreal, CAN. [accepted, forthcoming proceedings]
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Malcolm, B. B., & Malcolm, B. J. Learning to celebrate trans bodies: A critical discourse analysis of an online trans bodybuilding and powerlifting community. Full Paper at: SCSM: 18th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media in HCI; July 26-31, 2026; Montreal, CAN. [accepted, forthcoming proceedings]
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Malcolm, B. (2025). Queer reflections at the intersections of race, sexuality, and learning. In Rajala, A., Cortez, A., Hofmann, R., Jornet, A., Lotz-Sisitka, H., & Markauskaite, L. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2025 (pp. 2339-2340). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2025.726244
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Uttamchandani, S., Paré, D.,…Malcolm, B., et al. (2025). Queer and trans learning: Placemaking, non/dominant imaginaries, and educational dignity towards resistance. In Rajala, A., Cortez, A., Hofmann, R., Jornet, A., Lotz-Sisitka, H., & Markauskaite, L. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2025 (pp. 2336-2344). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2025.726244
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Malcolm, B. (2024). Connected learning: A dual reflexive pedagogical identity. In Lindgren, R., Asino, T. I., Kyza, E. A., Looi, C. K., Keifert, D. T., & Suárez, E. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2024 (pp. 2443-2444). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.488900
Short Pieces
Malcolm, B. (2022). Being authentic. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 58(4), 192. https://doi.org/10.1080/00228958.2022.2110827
Walker, D., & Malcolm, B. (2022). Learning strategists’ use of LASSI at St. George’s University. LASSI-in-Action. https://www.hhpublishing.com/ap/_assessments/LASSI-in-Action-Articles/LASSI-In-Action-Winter-2022.pdf
Malcolm, B. (2021). From awareness to action: A culturally relevant framework for greater representation of the LGBTQ+ community. American College of Education Diversity and Inclusion Newsletter: Winter 2021: From Awareness to Action. https://www.smore.com/23gv1
Posters & Presentations
Malcolm, B. Learning autotheoretical trans body: Transforming what was to what is and must be through recreational bodybuilding. Arts Gallery and Performance at: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS); June 15-19, 2026; Irvine, CA. [submitted]
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Malcolm, B. Trans body politics in sport: Learning through portraits of violence, pain, and resilience. Full paper at: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS); June 15-19, 2026; Irvine, CA. [submitted]
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Malcolm, B., Borge, M., Wise, A., Worsley, M., Vea, T., Rae, N., Simon, S., Greisel, M., ÄŒarapina, M., & Shiwalia, B. M. Revisiting Wise & Schwarz’s provocations for CSCL: Partnerships for transformation and educational change. Symposium at: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS); June 15- 19, 2026; Irvine, CA. [submitted]
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Malcolm, B., Vickery, M., Lopez, J. L., Siciliano, L., Simon, S., Xing, G, Kim, J., Kim, C., Zhao, Y., Desai, A., Gadong, E. S., Mabadeje, Y., Mhungu, B., Haddadian, G., Eloy, A., Soodhani, N., Prasad, R., & Bae, Y. Fostering educational intimacy: ILSSA intergenerational partnerships for purposeful community building. Symposium at: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS); June 15-19, 2026; Irvine, CA. [submitted]
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Malcolm, B. Illusions of democracy: Healing and nurturing my bleeding intersectional Black trans body. Express Talk at: National Association for Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE); March 25-28, 2026; Philadelphia, PA. [accepted]
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Malcolm, B., & Williams, E. My Blackness, my coloredness, my story: Spaces of learning, reflection, and relearning. Presentation at: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA); March 15-19, 2025; New Orleans, LA.
Malcolm, B., & Zweizig, D. Student affairs practitioners: Perceptions of roles and identities. Presentation at: American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Convention; February 16-19, 2025; Long Beach, CA.
Malcolm, B. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging: Envisioning a queerness of possibility as a medium of agency. Presentation at: National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) 44th Annual Conference; November 14-17, 2024; Detroit, MI.
Malcolm, B., & Richardson, K. Student athlete experiences navigating NIL: Identity and intersectionality. Presentation at: Penn State College of Education Research Conference; October 11, 2024; State College, PA.
Ocasio-Stoutenburg, L., Malcolm, B., Baboo, P., Humphris, R., Agnew, B., & Figueroa, F, Zweizig, D., & Guo, X. The day we learned to fight forward: Nurturing a community of critical qualitative inquirers. Presentation at: Penn State College of Education Research Conference; October 11, 2024; State College, PA.
Malcolm, B. My Blackness, my coloredness, my story: Spaces of learning, reflection, and relearning. Presentation at: Penn State Learning, Design, and Technology Doctoral Milestone Event; October 4, 2024; State College, PA.
Malcolm, B. Connected learning: A dual reflexive pedagogical identity. Poster presentation at: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). June 10-14, 2024; Buffalo, NY.
Malcolm, B., & Malcolm, B. Anglophone Caribbean creole: Rethinking equity through a sociolinguistic analysis. Poster and presentation at: Peralta Online Equity Conference; April 29-May 1, 2024; Oakland, CA.
Malcolm, B., & Walker, D. Our identity: Disrupting leadership as a form of equity. Poster and presentation at: Peralta Online Equity Conference; April 29-May 1, 2024; Oakland, CA.
Malcolm, B. Dismantling oppressive systems: A nonbinary’s access to sex at a PWI. Presentation at: Central Pennsylvania Consortium Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Conference; April 6, 2024; Gettysburg, PA.
Malcolm, B. The intersections that be: A journey of power and agency. Presentation at: First Generation Student Support Summit; April 3, 2024; University Park, PA.
Malcolm, B. The self and leadership: A framework from a self psychology perspective. Poster presentation at: Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Convention; February 7-10, 2024; San Diego, CA.
Malcolm, B., Walker, D., & Malcolm, B. Critical multiculturalism for diversity, equity, and inclusion: Intersectionality in language and technology. Poster and presentation at: Peralta Online Equity Conference; April 26-28, 2023; Oakland, CA.
Malcolm, B., & Walker, D. Diversity, equity, and inclusion: Infusing positive psychology with learning theory. Table-talk at: Medical Education Learning Specialists (MELS) Annual Meeting; November 11, 2022; Nashville, TN.
Malcolm, B., & Walker, D. Using lessons from the pandemic to promote equity in medical education. Poster and presentation at: Peralta Online Equity Conference; April 27-29, 2022; Oakland, CA.