What key details about julia serano can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: julia serano is a transgender american writer , spoken-word performer , trans-bi activist , and biologist . serano currently lives in oakland , california and is the author of '' whipping girl : a transsexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity '' . her second book , '' excluded : making feminist and queer movements more inclusive '' , was published on september 10 , 2013 by seal press . her work has appeared in queer , feminist , and pop-culture magazines , including '' bitch '' , '' clamor '' , '' kitchen sink '' , '' lip '' , '' make/shift '' , and '' transgender tapestry '' . excerpts of her work have appeared in '' the believer '' and '' the san francisco chronicle '' , and on npr . based on her insights into gender , serano has been invited to speak about transgender and trans women 's issues at numerous universities , often at queer - , feminist - , psychology - , and philosophy-themed conferences . her writings have also been used in teaching materials in gender studies courses across the united states . she has coined several terms that are now used in gender studies courses such as '' cissexual assumption '' , '' oppositional sexism '' and '' effemimania '' .
- residence is oakland , california- employer is uc berkeley- known for is writer , biologist , spoken word performer , trans bi activist- education is ph.d. in biochemistry and molecular biophysics from columbia university- name is julia serano- image size is 200 px- nationality is american- image is julia jpg serano at modern times -lrb- 656769363 -rrb- .- occupation is evolutionary and developmental biology researcher