Graduate Students

My research interest focuses on ICT (Information and Communication Technology) based sustainable development of agriculture. The examination of the socio-cultural perspectives of ICT insofar its potential to promote the livelihoods of farmers is of great interest to the advancement of this field.

violence against women, safety planning, feminism, sociology of space/place, decolonization, qualitative methods

Police/policing, missing person's reports, missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, violence against women, feminism, intersectionality, decolonization, settler colonialism.

women, work, education, race, diversity, culture, LGBTQ2S, identities, ethnicity, social change, marginalization, feminist theory, critical race theory, intersectionality, marxism, mixed methods, and community based research.

My doctoral dissertation explores young women’s experiences with undesired but consensual hookups. My research interests include women’s sexual health, rape culture, and feminist criminology.

My research examines the impacts of an "X" gender marker on government-issued IDs for nonbinary Ontarians.

Indigenous Storytelling, climate change, decolonization, Indigenous knowledge

Indigenous tourism, authenticity, representation, truth and reconciliation, decolonization, community engagement

foreign aid, humanitarian aid, refugees, citizenship, food aid distribution, food security, food sovereignty

The anthropology of food, ethnography of Mediterranean peoples and food systems, migrant and marginalized labour in food production, and marketplace ethnography.

Cyberbullying on Snapchat; Adolescent Snapchat Use; Routine Activity Theory

public health; chronic illness; Fibromyalgia; mothering; stigma; disability

Gendered consumption; diet and identity formation; habitus; veganism; sociology of the body

Sexual Violence, Feminist Theory, Critical Masculinity Studies, Qualitative Methods, University Campus Sexual Assault

Indigenous justice, specialized Indigenous courts, decolonization, Indigenous methodologies

voice of young Indigenous women, health and wellness, empowerment, decolonization, community-based participatory research, arts based methodologies 

Experiential learning; higher education; educational sociology; organizational sociology; school to work transitions

Identity Politics; Men’s Rights Movements; Anti-Feminist Movements; Masculinity; Reactive Identity Formation

Public health, chronic illness, well-being, quality of life, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), stigma, disability, social intervention, public awareness

South Asian women’s experiences with part-time work

My research is centered on gender conflict and gender identity issues, primarily toxic and hegemonic masculinity; with a focus on transformative responsibility initiatives.

Food Security, Nutrition, Public Health, International Students

Nature-culture relationships, environmental ethics, conservation, care, tourism, discard studies

Marginalized youth, youth justice, homelessness and crime, subcultures, specialized courts (MA)

Child abductions, Canada, news media, media portrayals, moral panic and moral regulation theory.

Drug normalization, societal response, youth culture, rehabilitation and reintegration, harm reduction, risk and risk assessment