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Fall 2020
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth face higher rates of discrimination, comprehensive health challenges, and negative social repercussions than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. As a result, they are more likely to engage in substance use; ideate about, attempt, or die by suicide; drop...
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Patient-oriented research methods to inform and evaluate a digital knowledge translation tool for parents about pediatric acute gastroenteritis: A pragmatic approach to evidence-based, health education
DownloadFall 2020
Pediatric acute gastroenteritis is a common illness with a large burden on children, families, and health care systems. Connecting parents to evidence-based, child health information is essential to minimize this burden. There has been significant research on effective treatments for children...
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Philosophy for Children: Challenging Sexual and Gender Essentialism Through Pedagogical Advocacy
DownloadSpring 2015
School-based bullying is a pervasive issue in Canada, resulting in deplorable physical and psychological outcomes for victims, bullies and bystanders. Sexual and gender minority youth—and anyone perceived to embody variant sexual and gender norms—are especially at risk of abuse. I present...
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Who is More Likely to Self-Injure? Exploring the Risk and Protective Factors for the Engagement of NSSI Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
DownloadFall 2016
Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) youth have been identified as a high-risk group for those who engage in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). However, there has been little research in understanding the nature of self-injury among SGM youth. This thesis aims to explore the demographics of SGM youth...