Alisha Grech (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and PhD candidate in Performance and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto. Their work explores how systems of policing, carceral power, and gendered violence intersect with race, neurodivergence, and mental health. Alisha’s current doctoral research develops the theory of Default Gender Performativity to examine how U.S. policing criminalises those who deviate from dominant norms—particularly Neurodivergent and racialised women—during mental health wellness checks.

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With a background in gender-based violence prevention, digital humanities, and arts-based education, Alisha’s work bridges academic research, creative practice, and community advocacy. They have led projects ranging from HelpForHer, a digital resource for GBV intervention strategies, to feminist zines on archival resistance. Their writing has appeared in Women’s Studies Quarterly and the forthcoming edited collection Reshaping True Crime Stories from the Global Margins.

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Committed to abolitionist feminism, Disability Justice, and transformative pedagogy, Alisha’s work pushes back against systems of erasure to imagine more just, survivable futures.