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RESEARCH INTERESTS
asexualities; compulsory sexuality & allonormativity; queer geographies / geographies of sexualities; intimacy & kinship; sexuality in Ireland
EDUCATION
PhD Geography, University College Dublin (2023-2026)
Dissertation: Aseuxal Geographies: The Spatialities of Asexuality & Compulsory Sexuality in Ireland
Supervised by Prof. Kath Browne and Prof. Alun Jones
MSc Critical Geographies, University College Dublin (First Class Honours)
Master’s Thesis: Exploring Asexual Geographies: Finding, Creating, and Using Ace Spaces in Ireland
BA Linguistics, University of Michigan (Highest Honors & Highest Distinction)
Honors Thesis: Null Subjects in Creole Languages
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles (Peer-Reviewed)
Jukes, J. and Bayer, R. (2025) ‘New Directions for Asexual Geographies’, Sexualities, pp. 1-16.
Bayer, R. (2024) 'Asexual Geographies: The Allosexualisation of Space in Ireland', Gender, Place & Culture, pp. 1-21.
Book Chapters
Bayer, R. (forthcoming) ‘Beyond Landscapes of Allonormativity?: Imagining Ace Liveabilities in Ireland’, in Chen, Y.-L. and Przybylo, E. (eds.) The Routledge International Handbook of Global Asexualities and Aromanticisms.
Bayer, R. and Browne, K. (2024) 'Queer Geographies', in Dombroski, K., Goodwin, M., Qian, J., Williams, A. and Cloke, P. (eds.) Introducing Human Geographies Fourth Edition. London: Routledge, pp. 977-989.
Books
Bayer, R., McCartan, A. and Browne, K. (2025) Geografia Queer (Queer Geographies). São Paulo: Letra e Voz.
Other Work
Bayer, R. (2024) 'Making Space to be Ace: Experiences of Asexuality and Compulsory Sexuality in Ireland', Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival Magazine.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Occasional Lecturer, UCD School of Geography (Sep 2024 - Present):
GEOG20260: Social Geographies
GEOG31070: Social Geography
GEOG40970: Critical Geographies (Master’s Seminar)
Tutor (Teaching Assistant), UCD School of Geography (Sep 2023 - Present):
GEOG10100: People, Places, Regions
GEOG10140: Mapping a Sustainable World
GEOG20210: Fieldstudies in Ireland
GEOG30900: Overseas Fieldwork
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, University College Dublin (May 2026 - Present)
Leading the qualitative data analysis for UCD’s Faculty Time Review project
PhD Researcher, UCD School of Geography (Jan 2023 - Present)
Exploring ace people’s everyday worlds and the spatialities of asexuality & compulsory sexuality in Ireland
INVITED TALKS
2026
Space, Place, and Asexuality: Introducing Asexual Geographies (with Joe Jukes). Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network Online Talk Series. June 5.
CONFERENCE & SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS
2026
Towards Ace Utopias: Enacting and Envisioning Worlds Beyond Compulsory Sexuality. European Geographies of Sexualities Conference. University of Maribor, August 24-26. (accepted)
Beyond Landscapes of Allonormativity?: Imagining and Envisioning Ace Liveabilities in Ireland. Queer Studies Symposium. University of Galway, August 4. (accepted)
Beyond Landscapes of Allonormativity: Locating Ace Liveabilities in Ireland. Conference of Irish Geographers. University College Cork, May 6-8.
2025
“It does have its perks”: Navigating the liminalities of ace (in)visibility. Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference. University of Birmingham, August 27-29.
Navigating the Landscapes of Compulsory Sexuality: The Allosexualization of Queer Space. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Detroit, March 24-28.
2024
Irish Asexual Geographies: Theorising the Spatialities of Asexuality and Compulsory Sexuality from Ireland. 35th International Geographical Congress. Dublin City University, August 24-29.
Ace Spaces & Spatialities: A Queer Geographical Exploration of Asexual Placemaking in Ireland. IGU Commission on Gender and Geography’s Feminist & Queer Spatialities Conference. University College Dublin, August 21-22.
2023
Exploring Asexual Geographies and the Allosexualisation of Space in Ireland. Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference. Royal Geographical Society & Imperial College London, August 29 - September 1.
Exploring Asexual Geographies and the Allosexualisation of (Queer) Space. Outside/rs Postgraduate & Community Conference. University of Brighton, June 9-10.
CONFERENCE & SESSION ORGANIZING
2025
Asexual Geographies (with Joe Jukes). Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference. University of Birmingham, August 27-29.
Towards Queer Geographies of Asexualities & Nonsexualities. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Detroit, March 24-28.
2024
Local Organizing Committee, IGU Commission on Gender and Geography’s Feminist & Queer Spatialities Conference. University College Dublin, August 21-22.
2023
Emerging Queer & Sexualities Geographies (with Júlia Pascual-Bordas). Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference. Royal Geographical Society & Imperial College London, August 29 - September 1.
SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS
2025, 2026 - UCD College of Social Sciences & Law Graduate Support Fund Conference Grants (€800)
2024-2026 - Research Ireland Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship (€62,000)
2023 - UCD College of Social Sciences & Law Graduate Research and Innovation Fund Grant (€500)
2023-2026 - UCD School of Geography PhD Scholarship (full international tuition ~€54,000)
2021 - UCD International Student Scholarship (€7,000)