SOPR Alumni

What are your research interests? My work is focused on artistic research into death, dying and bereavement, particularly grief and remembering through digital storytelling. I also have a lifetime love and involvement in the arts, as an actor, director, and aspiring filmmaker and a background in social work.

Why did you choose the SOPR program? In my professional life, I have sought out ways to connect social work, the arts and community-based participatory action research. This program and each of its 'pillars' provide a scholarly map I can follow to do truly interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work.

What are your research interests? My research draws on feminist and other critical theories to explore the everyday practices and experiences of care in a variety of contexts. I have explored community care in the context of COVID-19, community health care settings, volunteer tourism, and ethical consumption campaigns.

Why did you choose the SOPR program? I entered this program because I am committed to conducting research that contributes to meaningful social change and to thinking through and beyond traditional research practice. I was drawn to the program's focus on feminist and social justice praxis and to its interdisciplinarity.