Dr. daniella orias
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Email:
dorias@fau.edu
Office: CU 265
Education:
PhD Comparative Studies, FAU
Background
Dr. Daniella Orias is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Sociology Department and holds a PhD in Comparative Studies with a focus on Design, Aesthetics, and Arts. Her research focuses on feminist studies and on creating digital pedagogical materials that are both exploratory and informative, with particular emphasis on ecofeminism, popular culture, tarot, and design. She also completed a graduate certificate in Instructional Design and specializes in creating and teaching online courses.听
Her dissertation, titled 鈥淩ooted Wisdom Ecofeminist Tarot,鈥 investigated how integrating tarot as a pedagogical tool, specifically through the lens of ecofeminism, can create meaningful and transformative learning experiences by connecting theories with symbols, images, and reflective exercises.听
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She also has an M.A. in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and a B.A. in Anthropology, both from FAU. Prior research experience includes co-authoring the article 鈥淣o One is Disposable: Ecofeminism and Climate Crisis鈥 with Dr. Nicole Morse, and she has presented work at several conferences including the 5th Global Conference on Women鈥檚 Studies, and published a paper recently titled 鈥溾淣o Ifs, Ands, or Butts鈥: Analyzing Race and Gender in Sex and the City Through Black Feminist Theory,鈥 in Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy. Dr. Orias also recently led a workshop at the California Institute of Integral Studies on tarot and pedagogy.听
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Selected Works:听
Orias, Daniella. 2026. Rooted Wisdom Ecofeminist Tarot. 麻豆精品视频鈥塒roQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2026.鈥32447843. 听
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Orias, Daniella. 2025. 鈥溾淣o Ifs, Ands, or Butts鈥: Analyzing Race and Gender in Sex and the City Through Black Feminist Theory,鈥 Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy : Vol. 12: Iss. 3, Article 3.
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Orias, Daniella. 2023. 鈥淭he Rise of the Modern Witch: Analyzing Devon Cole鈥檚 鈥榃.I.T.C.H.鈥 in Feminist Discourse.鈥 5 th Global Conference on Women鈥檚 Studies. DOI: 听听
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Morse, Nicole, and Daniella Orias. 2020. 鈥淣o One Is Disposable: Ecofeminism and Climate Crisis.鈥 Persistence Is Resistance: Celebrating 50 Years of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies , Press Books, 听听
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Orias, Daniella, and Jane Caputi. 2013. 鈥淢onoculture & Mono-Woman: An Ecofeminist Critique.鈥 麻豆精品视频Undergraduate Research Journal , vol. 2, no. 1, 听听