Joanna Harper
Joanna Harper is a transgender sports scientist known for her research on the participation of transgender athletes in competitive sports. Harper has contributed significantly to the discourse surrounding the fairness and inclusion of transgender individuals in athletics, advocating for policies that recognize the complexities of gender identity while also considering the competitive integrity of women's sports. Her insights often emphasize the importance of understanding physiological differences and the implications of transitioning on athletic performance.
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Joanna Harper is the same researcher featured in John Oliver’s HBO segment earlier this year defending male participation in women’s sports.
British Professor Obliterates Trans Athlete Argument In Two Minutes Flat
United States· 2025-10-15
Joanna Harper is another researcher on the allegedly Nike-funded transgender youth athlete study.
Doctor Leading Nike-Funded Transgender Athlete Study Declines To Speak With OutKickUnited States· 2025-06-05
Dr. Joanna Harper, a postdoctoral scientist researching transgender athletes in Oregon, has advised several sports’ governing bodies, including the IOC.
Do transgender women have an athletic advantage? Here’s what the science does – and doesn’t – sayUnited States· 2025-05-29
Joanna Harper, a researcher on the study, publicly stated that Nike was funding the study in an interview.
Boston Children's Hospital Promoted Nike-Funded Youth Trans Athlete StudyUnited States· 2025-05-12Joanna Harper is currently helping to lead a study of trans adolescents measuring their fitness results.
Nike Remains Virtually Silent About Alleged Transgender Youth Study FundingUnited States· 2025-04-30
Joanna Harper is a secondary researcher who identifies as a woman and stated that Nike was funding the study.
VP Vance Takes On Nike's Alleged Funding Of Youth Trans Study: 'Craziness Hasn't Gone Away'United States· 2025-04-30
Joanna Harper is a researcher working on the study of trans adolescents and identifies as a woman.
Nike Athletes, USA Basketball Silent On Brand's Alleged Funding Of Transgender Youth StudyUnited States· 2025-04-28
Joanna Harper is a transgender researcher whose involvement in the study has been criticized for introducing bias.
Physicians Warn of Medical Risks In Trans Youth Study Allegedly Funded By NikeUnited States· 2025-04-25
Joanna Harper is a trans woman who studies transgender athletes and is currently helping to lead a study of trans adolescents.
Nike under fire over its alleged funding of child transgender athletes studyUnited States· 2025-04-24
Joanna Harper insists that trans people transition 'because it’s the only way we can live happily.'
John Oliver Wants Ladies To Shut Up And Let The Dudes Win | Amber HardingUnited States· 2025-04-08
