Principal Investigator, Lab Director

Graduate Students

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Carolina de Barros

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Ph.D. Student

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I'm a second-year PhD student at Queen's, in social-personality psychology. I completed my BA and MA at the University of Saskatchewan, focusing on interactions between positive bisexual identity, microaffirmations, and gender. My main research interests are romantic attraction/love and close friendships, positive sexual minority identity, and mental illness experiences in academia. In my free time, I enjoy crafting, aerial dancing, and cuddling with my three cats!

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Jean Santos

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Visiting Ph.D. Student

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I am a visiting research student at Queen's University during the academic year 2023-2024 and I'm a third-year PhD student in Psychology at the Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil. I completed my BA in Psychology at Ages College and my MA in Psychology at the Federal University of Sergipe, both in Brazil. My main research interests are people's understandings of sexual orientation and attitudes towards sexual diversity, as well as academic training and its relationship with psychological essentialism. In my free time, I enjoy listening to music and hiking.

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Eun Ju Son

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Ph.D. Student

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I am a 5th year social psychology Ph.D. student at Queen's. I am interested in feminism and feminist identity. I'm also interested in the intersectionality of multiple social identities e.g., race/ethnicity and gender/sex and how that explains people's lived experiences. Currently, I am working on research exploring racialized masculinity and the effect of the feminist label on men's masculinity. Outside of the lab, I enjoy watching Netflix or reading detective stories!

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Lab Coordinator & Lab Technician

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Benjamin Nguyen

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Lab Coordinator

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I am taking on the role of lab coordinator for the 2023-2024 academic year (which is super exciting!!) while finishing a B.A. degree in the Specialized Honours Psychology Program at York University. My research interests revolve around using feminist and queer perspectives to investigate individual conceptualizations of sexuality and in which manners they create/perpetuate internalized/externalized stigma and discrimination. Outside of the lab, I love reading (especially classics and queer literature) and going on hunts for good restaurants.

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Mandeep Kaloti

Mass Spectrometry & Lab Technologist

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I am working as a Mass spectrometry and Lab technologist. I handle all responsibilities of characterization/detection of hormones and other analytes and help in managing other lab responsibilities. I received my M.Sc. in Biochemistry (Maharshi Dayanand University, India), M.Tech in Nanoscience and Technology (Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, India) and Ph.D. in Nanotechnology (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India). Outside of the lab, I enjoy writing poetry, travelling, cooking, listening to music and socializing with friends and families.

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Honours Students, Volunteers, & Research Assistants

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Victoria Belway

Volunteer

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I am an undergraduate student at Simon Fraser University, majoring in Behavioural Neuroscience and minoring in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies. I am interested in how gender and sexuality interact with hormones, the brain, and our psychology, especially among neurodiverse people. I am glad to work with the van Anders lab to explore these questions from an intersectional feminist perspective. In my free time, I like to write poetry, scrapbook, and volunteer with animals.

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Jennifer Du

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Volunteer

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I am a third-year Health Sciences student currently attending Queen's University, and I am glad to be a part of the van Anders lab! Some topics in research that I am interested in are women's health, the effects of gender stereotypes on social well-being, and studies involving hormones or mental health. I hope that my experiences and knowledge gained from my time at the van Anders lab would positively influence my perspectives on inclusivity in the future, since I aspire to become a medical professional. Outside of the lab, you can find me baking cupcakes, playing squash, or attending a spin class.

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Genna Guatieri

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Volunteer

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I am a third year Health Sciences student at Queen's University, and I am excited to be a part of the van Anders lab! I am very interested in the ways in which human sexuality interconnects with mental health, social relationships, and a person's life experiences. I feel very happy to be part of a lab that takes an inclusive approach to research that is considerate of preventing further marginalization to minority groups. Outside of the lab, I love weightlifting, and I also like to spend my free time learning about film analysis and cinematography!

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Hannah Jin

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Volunteer

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I am a second-year Health Sciences student at Queen's University. I am very excited to take on a volunteer research assistant role at the van Anders lab and be a part of inclusive research! In particular, I am interested in the connections between human sexuality / relationship behaviours (such as nurturance) and hormones. In my free time, I enjoy writing music, playing the piano, painting, and going to the gym.

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Emily Lackie

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Volunteer

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I am a fourth-year undergrad student majoring in Life Sciences and minoring in English Literature. I am so excited to be back in the lab this year! I have a broad interest in feminism and gender and sex/uality but I am particularly interested in the biopsychological aspects of the field. I hope to use this knowledge in the future to work in medicine and inform patient care practices that focus on inclusivity. Outside of the lab, you can usually find me reading or playing guitar or piano.

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Lydia Mathi

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Honours Student

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I am a 4th year student at Queen's, majoring in Psychology, and I am very excited to be a part of the van Anders Lab. Since I aspire to go into counselling psychology, I believe my time at the van Anders lab will provide me with valuable knowledge about human experiences that can help me provide my future clients with welcoming, affirming care. I am currently interested in exploring partner number sexuality and the differing understandings of different partner number orientations. Outside of the lab, I was an Undergraduate Representative of the Psychology Department's EDI Committee, and I have volunteered with various organizations providing mentorship and peer support. In my free time, you will likely catch me belting out musical theatre songs, dancing (traditional Hawai'ian hula or highland dance with Queen's Bands) and hanging out with my wonderful family and friends.

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Hanna Nawroth

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Volunteer & Honours Student

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I am a fourth year student studying psychology and sociology at Queen's. I am looking forward to volunteering in the van Anders lab to expand my knowledge into the experiences of gender and sexual diverse individuals in relationships and experiences more broadly. I hope to apply this knowledge in further education to specialize in eating disorder treatment. In my free time, I love to go on hikes, read, and cook.

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Charlotte Rea

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Volunteer

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I’m a fourth-year student at Queen's, majoring in biopsychology, and I'm really excited to be volunteering in the van Anders lab as a research assistant this year. I am interested in using queer and feminist perspectives to challenge heteronormative discourses in gender and sex/uality research. Outside of the lab I like to read, cook, knit, and collect vinyl records.

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Michael Silberberg

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Honours Student

I am a fourth-year student studying psychology at Queen’s, and I'm very excited to be working as an Honours Student in the van Anders lab this year! I am interested in the ways in which people conceptualize their own sexual orientations, specifically in terms of the factors and dimensions they use to do so. Outside of the lab I enjoy cooking, baking, and video games.

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Lauren Tucker

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Volunteer

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I am a third-year undergraduate student at Queen's University, majoring in Life Sciences and minoring in Gender Studies. I'm so happy to be a part of the van Anders lab in a volunteer research assistant position, both to contribute to such meaningful work and to expand my horizons and interests! I am currently very interested in sexual health outcomes, sex education, and conceptualizations of sex and identity, more broadly expressed as public health, queer & disabled studies, and accessible community engagement within academia. In my free time, you can probably catch me behind a microphone voice acting and creating radio, playing D&D, or hunting down my latest favourite music and films!

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Seavey van Walsum

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Volunteer

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I am a 4th year Literature & Critical Theory student minoring in Critical Equity Studies at the University of Toronto at Victoria College. I’m interested in queer methodological analysis of links between understandings of biological sex, sexual roles, and gender, in order to counter misinformed perceptions of both queer and majority-group formations. Outside the lab, I enjoy paddling.

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