I’m a PhD student in Communication Studies at McGill University and I’m fascinated by trans technologies and their histories.
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My research background and experiences.
My dissertation research investigates the relationship between social privilege and oppression alongside digital technology through the life and work of Lynn Conway, a trans woman computer engineer who worked at IBM, Xerox PARC, and helped unlock the possibility of today’s ubiquitous computing through her contributions to integrated circuit design methods.
I am currently a researcher with the Transgender Media Lab at Carleton University and the Humanities Data Lab at uOttawa. Part of this work is my role as a user interface and experience designer (UI/UX) and project manager with the Transgender Media Portal—a project working to create an accessible digital database of trans, Two Spirit, nonbinary, intersex, & gender-nonconforming filmmakers.
I am also a 2024–2027 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholar, a 2022–2025 Tomlinson Doctoral Fellow, a 2020 Governor General’s Academic Medal awardee, and have held Masters and Doctoral Scholarships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. I have published in Journal of LGBTQ Youth, TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, the Canadian Journal of Communication, and have a forthcoming article with the Canadian Historical Review.
My previous experience as a graphic designer continues to be valuable to me today in both the process of research and its mobilization to broader audiences. I have also helped other researchers develop visuals for conferences, podcasts, and social media across a variety of fields in the humanities and social sciences.