Kayley DeLong (they/them and she/her) is a PhD Candidate in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Their broad research interests are feminist disability studies, carceral studies, and public history. 

Their dissertation concerns the rapid revitalization of former psychiatric institutions into commercial tourist venues, as in the case of Pennhurst State School (PA) and Eloise Psychiatric Hospital (MI). DeLong also has forthcoming work on the intersections of true crime, paranormal media, and popular culture. They are specifically interested in how these genres promote eugenic logics of disabled and mad disposability.