Sophia Noor Kiser (she/her), Ph.D., is a Senior Researcher at the Geena Davis Institute and a Roy H. Park Doctoral Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interests include race, class, and gender; feminism and women’s studies, social media, psychology, body image, and objectification. In her dissertation, she uses a critical, intersectional lens to focus on evangelical Christian influencers and how their power is reflective of white feminism and white supremacy. Before pursuing her doctorate, she earned a master’s degree in Strategic Communication (also at UNC) and a bachelor’s in psychology from UC Berkeley. Originally from northern California, Sophia worked at Google and ABC News before going back to school. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and son.
Seen & Heard, Women Over 50 On Screen
Women over 50 are the biggest audience in the room and the hardest to find on screen. On November 12, Geena Davis and the Geena Davis Institute release new research at an event in Los Angeles.
Thursday, November 12, 2026
Speaker:
Amira Dhalla, Director of Cyber Civil Defense, Aspen Digital
