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Employment
2022 - Present
Postdoctoral Associate
I am a Postdoctoral Associate in the Rotman Institute of Philosophy and the School of Health Studies at Western University in London, Canada working on public health ethics related to pandemics, including COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS.
2020 - 2021
Postdoctoral Fellow
I was a Mitacs Accelerate Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Public Health and Social Policy at the University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada working on intergenerational solidarity and HIV oral history.
Education
2015 - 2020
York University | PhD
I completed my PhD in Philosophy at York University in Toronto, Canada. My dissertation was The Social and Political Dimensions of the Ethics of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM).
2012 - 2013
Western University | MA
I completed my Masters of Arts in Philosophy at Western University.
2007 - 2012
University of Manitoba | BA Hons
I completed my Bachelor of Arts, Honours, with a major in Philosophy and a minor in Classical Studies at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada.
Selected Publications
2022
"The Politics of PrEP: Stigma, Trust, & Solidarity”. In The Routledge Companion to Gender, Sexuality & Culture, edited by Emma Rees.
2022
"From HIV/AIDS to COVID-19: Feminist Bioethics & Pandemics". International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, 15(1).
2021
"Contextualizing Risk in the Ethics of PrEP as HIV Prevention: The Lived Experiences of MSM". Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 31(4).
2020
"Demedicalizing the Ethics of PrEP for HIV Prevention: The Social Effects on MSM". Public Health Ethics, 13(3).
Selected Presentations
October 2022
“What is the Role of Solidarity in Public Health Ethics?: A Historical Perspective” with Ana Komparic, American Society for Bioethics & Humanities (ASBH) Conference, Portland, OR.
May 2022
“Institutional Trust Between MSM & Healthcare Providers Around PrEP as HIV Prevention”, Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA), Virtual Conference.
May 2021
“Building Solidarity in Pandemics: COVID-19 & the History of HIV/AIDS”, Canadian Bioethics Society (CBS), Virtual Conference
October 2020
“Understanding the Effects of PrEP on Political Solidarity among MSM: Differences in Sexual Moralities & Intergenerational Views”, American Society for Bioethics & Humanities (ASBH), Virtual Conference.
January 2020
“Demedicalizing PrEP for HIV Prevention: The Social & Political Effects on MSM”, American Philosophical Association (APA) Eastern Division Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
May 2019
“Assessing the Risk of PrEP for HIV Prevention: Values & Value Assumptions”, Canadian Bioethics Society (CBS) Conference, Banff, AB.
June 2018
“Challenging the Anthropocentrism in the Ethics of Climate Change”, Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) Conference, Montreal, QC.
Selected Awards
2020 - 2021
Mitacs Accelerate Postdoctoral Fellowship
I was awarded a Mitacs Accelerate Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Victoria and the Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) in Vancouver, Canada valued at $30,000.
2019 - 2020
Provost Dissertation Scholarship
I was awarded the Provost Dissertation Scholarship at York University valued at $24,5000.
Grants
2021 - 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant ($300,000)
I am a co-applicant with Darrel Tan at the University of Toronto on “The Future of PrEP is Now: A mixed-methods, community-based study to inform equitable & strategic implementation of long-acting PrEP in Canada”.
2021 - 2022
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Reach Grant ($15,000)
I am a Co-Applicant with Nathan Lachowsky at the University of Victoria on "HIV In My Day: Destigmatizing HIV through Theatre, Living History, & Storytelling”.
Op-Eds
December 2022
"Long-acting injectable PrEP is a big step forward in HIV prevention" with Darrell Tan & Nathan Lachowsky in The Conversation Canada, National Post & Winnipeg Free Press.
May 2021
“HIV survivors’ stories show the loss, resilience & activism of the early years of AIDS pandemic” with Nathan Lachowsky & Ben Klassen in The Conversation Canada, National Post & Vancouver Sun.
June 2020
April 2019
"No one wins in pipeline adventure" with Anna Cooper Reed in Winnipeg Free Press.
Recent Teaching
Summer 2022
Ethics & Biomedicine
I was a course instructor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Manitoba.
Fall 2021
Health Policy & Health Governance
I was an online course instructor in the School of Public Health and Social Policy at the University of Victoria.
Winter 2019
Ancient Philosophy
I was a course instructor in the Department of Philosophy at York University.