Kingston, Ontario, Canada
I am a research associate at the University of Glasgow, working with the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) team. My main area of research is sexuality and relationships, with a focus on diversity/minoritization (e.g., queer relationships, non-monogamous relationships). I have also worked on projects about positive bisexual identity experiences and mental illness in academia. I have extensive training in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and enjoy working with mixed-methods research to combine the best of both worlds! I have published in Archives of Sexual Behaviour, Psychology & Sexuality, the Journal of Bisexuality, and Sexuality and Culture. I have also worked with several non-profit organizations, including the Saskatoon Abortion Support Network, for whom I designed brochures on accessing abortion as a trans or queer person (these brochures are now available nation-wide through the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada). I have received various awards and funding for my work. Both my Masters' and Doctoral studies have been supported through Canada Graduate Scholarships. In 2020, I received the University of Saskatchewan’s Haslam Medal, awarded to the most distinguished graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences. Recently, I was awarded a Ruthellen Josselson Student Research Grant from the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology, to support one of my dissertation projects.
As a Ph.D. candidate, I received training in social-personality psychology, as well as extensive training in statistics, including structural equation modelling. Within my supervisor's lab, I regularly provided support and advice for undergraduate research assistants, particularly in relation to both qualitative and quantitative analysis. For my dissertation, I conducted mixed-methods research on diverse romantic relationships. I was interested in how people define and experience romantic relationships that challenge social norms about romantic relationships (e.g., mononormativity, heteronormativity). I was also interested in how people distinguish between romantic and non-romantic relationships, particularly when one or both of these forms of relationships challenge social norms (e.g., how do people distinguish between close friendships and non-sexual romantic relationships?).
I have worked as a teaching assistant for six undergraduate psychology courses at Queen's University, including both methods courses (e.g., Advanced Statistical Inference, Research Methods in Psychology, Statistics in Psychology) and content courses (e.g., Gender/Sex, Hormones, and Behaviour; Aggression). In my work as a teaching assistant, I have been extensively involved in leading labs, grading assignments, and communicating with students. My students have complimented my eagerness to answer questions and ability to make a welcoming and safe environment for learning stressful topics (i.e., statistics). I have also guest lectured for several courses, including Principles of Psychology, Intimate Relationships, and Health Studies.