Canada 150 Research Chair in Social Neuroendocrinology, Sexuality, & Gender/Sex.
Professor of Psychology, Gender Studies, & Neuroscience.
Queen's University.
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My research focuses on social neuroendocrinology, sexuality, gender/sex & sexual diversity, and feminist and queer science.
Sari M. van Anders Bio
Dr. Sari van Anders is the Canada 150 Research Chair in Social Neuroendocrinology, Sexuality, and Gender/Sex, and Professor of Psychology, Gender Studies, and Neuroscience, at Queen's University. Dr. van Anders has published about 100 papers with research that sets out new ways to conceptualize, understand, measure, and map gender/sex, sexual diversity, and sexuality, and also provides unique tools and theories for feminist and queer bioscience, especially within social neuroendocrinology and studies of testosterone. Dr. van Anders' work has been recognized with the 2013 Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions from the Association for Psychological Science, the 2014 Frank Beach Young Investigator Award from the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, the 2016 and 2020 Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology, the 2019 George A. Miller Award for an Outstanding Recent Article on General Psychology from APA Division 1, the 2012 Ira and Harriet Reiss Theory Award from the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, the 2016 Committee on Women in Psychology Leadership Award from the American Psychological Association, the 2022 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Society for Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (APA Division 44), and more. Dr. van Anders has also been named one of 50 Distinguished Sexual and Gender Health Revolutionaries from the University of Minnesota’s Program in Human Sexuality as well as a Member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars. Dr. van Anders is committed to progressive transformation efforts for academic spaces and beyond.
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!
Jean Santos
He / him
Visiting Ph.D. Student
- Present
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.
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!
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.
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.
Honours Students, Volunteers, & Research Assistants
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.
Jennifer Du
She / her
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.
Genna Guatieri
She / her
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!
Hannah Jin
She / her
Volunteer
- Present
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.
Emily Lackie
She / her
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.
Lydia Mathi
She / her
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.
Hanna Nawroth
She / her
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.
Charlotte Rea
She / her
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.
Michael Silberberg
He / him
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.
Lauren Tucker
They / any
Volunteer
- Present
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!
Seavey van Walsum
They / them
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.