Jess R. Pfeffer received her PhD in English from Tufts University in 2018. Jess's research is mostly focused on the ways that we conceptualize the body as gendered and sexed, and the process through which we ascribe language to those bodies. Prior to working at Deerfield, Jess taught a smattering of college courses focused on gender and sexuality in the greater Boston area. 

In a past life, Jess also worked as a sound designer in the Philadelphia area, though this doesn't really inform their current research.