I am affiliated with the graduate programs in Sexualities, Genders, and Bodies Critical Studies in Improvisation and Social Practice and Transformational Change alongside the MSc and PhD in Family Relations & Human Development.Īs a queer and feminist qualitative researcher, I hold a few unique and distinguishable research interests, with my research being situated within early childhood education, K-12 schooling, and queer intimacies and social media. Further research interests include the sociology of childhood and youth studies and socio-cultural constructions of childhood and adolescence.Īccepting graduate students: Fall 2022 (MSc, PhD) I also conduct research on inclusion within various theoretical frameworks as it relates to both disability and gender and sexuality in K-12 schooling and early years settings. My doctoral research focused on affect theory, the construction and regulation of queer intimacies, and masculinities within queer men's online spaces using critical theory and cultural studies lenses. Much of my work utilizes queer and poststructural theories to analyze systems of gender and sexuality as it pertains to experiences of children and youth within early years and K-12 school settings. My PhD is in Curriculum Studies & Teacher Development with collaborative specializations in Sexual Diversity Studies and Women & Gender Studies from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
Research interests: early childhood education & care, queer theory, critical disability studies, masculinities studies, poststructural theory, inclusion, feminist theory, LGBTQ+ identity, sexuality education, K-12 schooling, queer and trans theory, sociology of childhood and youth.ĭescription of research: I am a queer, feminist, and interdisciplinary critical scholar, Registered Early Childhood Educator, and Ontario Certified Teacher (K-6), who holds a diverse research platform and interests.