Georgia Munro-Cook

Georgia Munro-Cook is a research fellow at Griffith University. She is part of the Inclusive Futures Beacon, researching disability sport and specialising in the intersection of disability with gender. After completing her PhD in Gender Studies and History, she has written frequently about the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the experience of professional female basketball players, including the book Building the WNBA: From "Dunking Divas" to Political Leaders. She is particularly interested in notions of embodiment, professionalisation, and the promotion and elevation of the WNBA, and how these issues interact with gender, race, class, and sexuality in broader American society. In addition, she is a Paralympian as a member of the Australian Gliders Wheelchair Basketball team.