Code is an M.A. student in Comparative Studies specializing in Disability Studies. His research examines how disabled wisdom, knowledge, and philosophies can better improve social infrastructure, museum studies, and public health. 

He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in anthropology and a minor in philosophy from The Ohio State University in May 2025. He was a 2024-25 Global Arts and Humanities Fellow, a 2024 Empowering Museum Voices Fellow with the Ohio Museums Association, and 2023-24 accessibility intern at the Wexner Center for the Arts. He currently serves on the Ohio Museums Association's Accessibility Committee and as co-president for Buckeyes for Accessibility. 

Publications

• Cieslik, Emma, Alexandra F. Morris, Wade Berger, Code Beschler, and Samuel Goldstone-Brady. 2026. “Recognizing and Valuing Disabled Public Historians’ Labor: A Roundtable.” The Public Historian 48 (2): 102–128. https://doi.org/10.1525/tph.2026.48.2.102

Public Scholarship

• “Access as Justice, Access as Care: An Abridged Disability History of the Ohio State University.” 2025. Webpage. Capstone project for the Global Arts and Humanities Society of Fellows. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20251115225342/https://globalartsandhumanities.osu.edu/code-beschler 

Current Projects

• Disability History at Ohio State, Reclaiming Our Histories Project
• Disability Experiences and Museum Education, Lived Experiences Project
• Poverty, AIDS, and Disability (PAD) Syndemic Theory 

Awards, Honors, and Fellowships

• Outstanding Student Advocate Award, The Ohio State University (2026)
• Best Undergraduate Writing in Anthropology Award, The Ohio State University (2025)
• Third Place Finalist in the Public Health Session, Denman Undergraduate Research Forum (2025)
• DEM3 Anthropology Research and Development Fund, The Ohio State University (2025)
• Global Arts and Humanities Research Apprenticeship, The Ohio State University (2024 - 2025)
• Empowering Museum Voices Fellowship, Ohio Museums Association (2024)
• Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship, Philadelphia Museum of Art (2019)