I am a social psychologist with research interests in: beliefs and attitudes; stigma and discrimination; and social connections and loneliness. I received my PhD in social psychology from the University of Western Ontario, under the supervision of Dr. Victoria Esses, with a specialization in Migration and Ethnic Relations. My dissertation, supported by a Doctoral Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), investigated how economic thinking and beliefs about cultural enrichment affects people’s attitudes towards immigrants.

Presently, I am a postdoctoral fellow at Toronto Metropolitan University, supervised by Dr. Trevor Hart, where I research stigma, discrimination, and health in sexual minority populations. My work, supported by fellowships from both SSHRC and the CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research, examines the effectiveness of public health campaigns in reducing HIV stigma and improving the wellbeing of people living with HIV.

For more information on my past and current works, please visit my publications page.