Biography:
I am currently a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Paris 8, France. My postdoc project explores life writing as an arts-based research methodology, as in: creative non-fiction, memoir, autobiographical writing and art making, alongside the oeuvre of the feminist, poet-thinker Hélène Cixous. My research is informed by my advocacy and working background in Canadian midwifery. My writing, art and research explores themes of mothering, birth, midwifery, women-centred education, health and spirituality, and artistic practices.
Academic Institution Affiliation: Paris 8 (France), University of British Columbia (Canada)
Academic Institution Position/Title: SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Paris 8, France (2014-2016)
Academic Affiliation Faculty: Adjunct Faculty, Art Education, University of British Columbia
Hospital/Health Centre Affiliation Position:
Degree(s): PhD
Research areas of interest:
women's spirituality, maternal health, midwifery practice, birth experience/story, philosophy of birth, holistic and transformative education, arts-based & narrative research methodologies
women's spirituality, maternal health, midwifery practice, birth experience/story, philosophy of birth, holistic and transformative education, arts-based & narrative research methodologies
Research Themes:
Maternal & Fetal Health
Maternal & Fetal Health