CV
RESEARCH INTERESTS
asexualities; compulsory sexuality & allonormativity; queer geographies / geographies of sexualities; intimacy & kinship; sexuality in Ireland
EDUCATION
PhD Geography, University College Dublin, 2026
PhD Thesis: Asexual Geographies: The Spatialities of Asexuality & Compulsory Sexuality in Ireland
MSc Critical Geographies, University College Dublin, 2022
Master’s Thesis: Exploring Asexual Geographies: Finding, Creating, and Using Ace Spaces in Ireland
BA Linguistics, University of Michigan, 2013
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.) 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.
Public Writing
Bayer, R. (2024) 'Making Space to be Ace: Experiences of Asexuality and Compulsory Sexuality in Ireland', Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival Magazine.
TEACHING
Module Coordinator & Lecturer
GEOG10100: People, Places, Regions. University College Dublin. (Spring 2027 - contracted to teach)
Occasional Lecturer
GEOG20260: Social Geographies. University College Dublin. (Spring 2026)
GEOG31070: Social Geography. University College Dublin. (Autumn 2025)
GEOG40970: Critical Geographies. University College Dublin. (Autumn 2025, Autumn 2026)
Head Tutor
SSCI10010: Societal Challenges in the 21st Century. University College Dublin. (Autumn 2026)
Tutor (Teaching Assistant)
GEOG10100: People, Places, Regions. University College Dublin. (Spring 2024)
GEOG10140: Mapping a Sustainable World. University College Dublin. (Autumn 2023)
GEOG20210: Fieldstudies in Ireland. University College Dublin. (Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025, Autumn 2026)
GEOG30900: Overseas Fieldwork. University College Dublin. (Spring 2024, Spring 2025)
RESEARCH POSITIONS
Research Assistant, University College Dublin (May 2026 - Present)
Leading the qualitative data analysis for UCD’s Faculty Time Review project
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.
Beyond Landscapes of Allonormativity?: Imagining and Envisioning Ace Liveabilities in Ireland. Queer Studies Symposium. University of Galway, August 4.
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.
PEER REVIEWER
Gender, Place and Culture (2025, 2026)
New Zealand Geographer (2026)
Sexualities (2024, 2025)
SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS & AWARDS
2025, 2026 - Graduate Support Fund Conference Grants, UCD College of Social Sciences & Law (€500, €300)
2024-2026 - Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship, Research Ireland (€62,000)
2024 - COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action: LGBTI+ Social and Economic (in)equalities PhD Summer School. (full scholarship to attend)
2023 - Graduate Research and Innovation Fund Grant, UCD College of Social Sciences & Law. (€500)
2023-2026 - Full PhD Scholarship, UCD School of Geography. (international tuition ~€54,000)
2021 - International Student Scholarship, University College Dublin. (€7,000)
2013 - Matt Alexander Award for Outstanding Honors Thesis, University of Michigan Department of Linguistics.
2013 - James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan.
2008 - Hugh M. Brock Scholarship, McGill University. (C$2,000)
2008 -Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship, US Department of Education. ($6,000 – declined)