Research
My research is strongly influenced by sexual and reproductive justice—as a way of understanding issues and an outcome. My main focus is on sexual and reproductive issues, but I also research issues related to gender and sexual identities.
Sexual and reproductive choices are not made in a social vacuum. So, I use qualitative methods to focus on the social context in which sexual and reproductive relationships, practices, and decisions play out. I'm especially interested in the role of how norms and systems related to gender, race, class, and other identity categories.
The purpose of doing this kind of work is to help bring about social change by identifying the deeper roots of social issues in the important areas of sex and reproduction.
My main focus areas are:
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Sexual & reproductive justice: theory, policy & practice [primary]
(e.g., Contraceptive counselling, SRH care & service delivery) -
Reproduction, kinship & family-making
(e.g., Queer kinship, gay fatherhood, voluntary childlessness) -
Gender, sexuality & power
(e.g., Youth sexuality, sexual violence interventions, education/policy)
Across these different issues, I use qualitative methodologies and have contributed to methodological discussions, including how to use Reproductive Justice as a theoretical lens.
For each of these focal areas, I've shared some selected outputs, but you can visit my research profiles to read my published work. (Access full texts that aren't open access, and non-academic publications, via my ResearchGate page.)
