About Me

Hello! I am Logan R. Heard, an M.A. student in International Studies with a minor in Queer Studies at the University of Wyoming. I am a queer social science researcher, facilitator, and consultant specializing in transitional justice, institutional reform, and inclusive peacebuilding. I work across disciplines and borders to bring theory into practice—supporting organizations, institutions, and communities as they navigate histories of harm and the work of repair.

I am in the early stages of developing Queer Reconciliation Across Landscapes (QuRAL), an adaptive mediation process that utilizes photovoice and participatory research methods to help reshape perceptions of queer identities in rural communities. Through guided conversations and action-oriented engagement, QuRAL fosters understandings of the different and similar ways in which individual identity intersects with social institutions in ways that promote inclusion and understanding.

My consulting approach is grounded in queer theory, adaptive mediation, and a deep commitment to systemic change. I believe that justice must not only be restorative—but transformative—and that queer ways of knowing can guide us toward more ethical, equitable, and enduring solutions.

Through research, facilitation, and strategy, I help groups ask harder questions, center marginalized experiences, and co-create frameworks that resist erasure and embrace care.

Let's build toward justice that remembers. Justice that repairs. Justice that includes.