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I'm a third-year PhD candidate 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 and sexual attraction and relationships, positive sexual minority identity, and mental illness experiences in academia. In my free time, I enjoy crafting, dancing, and cuddling with my three cats!

I am taking on the lab coordinator position for the 2024–2025 academic year! I recently completed my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Queen's and am thrilled to continue my research endeavours here. I am interested in using a feminist lens to push heteronormative boundaries and deepen our understanding of the intersections between gender/sex, sexuality, and social contexts while simultaneously challenging the normative constraints put on gender diverse individuals. When I am not researching, I love running, practicing piano, playing with my cat, Dairy, or listening to Beyoncé (especially her Renaissance album!).

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.

I am a Lab Volunteer at the van Anders Lab, Queen's and a research scholar at West Bengal State University, highly passionate about studying gender/sex, sexuality, and queer well-being. My research interests focus on how Sexual Configurations Theory and other queer/feminist lenses can deepen our understanding of gender/sex/sexuality. Outside of the lab, you can find me writing pop songs, watching web series, learning tarot, and delving into spirituality.

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.

I am currently a Health Sciences student at Queen's University, and I am working to focus my degree on the anatomical basis of health and disease. I am proud to be working in a lab that focuses on intersectionality within its practices, and I am invigorated to learn more about the psychosocial interactions of identity and perception within queer feminist research. I plan to instill the knowledge gained in this research team to future practices as a healthcare provider. Outside of the lab, I enjoy drawing, printmaking, weightlifting and gaming.

I am a fourth-year student at Queen's majoring in psychology and I'm very excited to be joining the van Anders lab as an honours thesis student this year! My research interests include exploring the social and biological factors influencing desire and the ways by which people conceptualize their gender and sexual identities. I'm looking forward to exploring these interests using feminist and queer science perspectives and learning more about the experiences of gender and sexual diverse individuals. Outside of the lab I enjoy weightlifting, going on hikes, and baking.

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.

I am an undergraduate 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 also have a background in neuroscience which makes me 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.

I am a third year Health Sciences Student at Queen's University specializing in Global and Population Health, and I am beyond excited to join the van Anders lab this academic year. My undergraduate background in health sciences has afforded me a new lens through which I view my earlier interests, feminist literature and gender, and I am now looking to consider how gender/sex and sexuality perceptions and identities impact reproductive care and sexual health. I believe that the lab's inclusive research practices resemble an important step towards improving patient-centered care, and therefore bettering health outcomes amongst diverse individuals.

I'm a second year Psychology-Sociology Joint Honours student at Queen’s University and I’m so excited to be a part of the van Anders lab this year! My research interests lie in social influences on gender/sex and sexuality, particularly in the repercussions of heteronormativity and (on the flip side) queer/feminism-informed education on sexual attitudes/behaviour/relationships. I hope to use this experience in the future to incorporate feminist/queer frameworks and values into legal practice. Outside of the lab, you’ll find me doing NYT crosswords or collecting CDs!

Hi! My name is Josh. I am in my third year of Health Sciences at McMaster and I am a volunteer at the van Anders lab. My current research interest involves exploring the relationship between body satisfaction and sexual desire, and how hormones may connect them. In my free time, I like playing video games, doing Pilates, and reading manga. As well, I love everything Pokemon related!

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.

I am a third-year undergraduate psychology student at Queen's University and am thrilled to join the van Anders lab this year! I'm interested in researching the societal influences on sexual health, particularly the impact of heteronormativity on sexual behaviours and relationships. Additionally, I am interested in the interplay between sexual and gender identity and the consumption of sexually explicit material. I am originally from Toronto, ON, residing in Kingston, ON. When I'm not in the lab, I enjoy playing video games, DJing, and watching The Sopranos.

I am an undergraduate student at Harvard University majoring in Psychology with a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. I am so excited to be part of the van Anders lab! I am broadly interested in queer psychology, but am particularly interested in learning more about sexuality research from a sexual diversity lens. Outside of the lab, I engage in queer advocacy and community building at Harvard. I also have recently started learning drag makeup art!

Hi, my name is Paige, and I am a fourth-year psychology honors thesis student. I am thrilled to be part of the lab, and my research interests include understanding the heteronormativity theory and how it interacts with cortisol and testosterone. I am excited to approach psychology from a multidisciplinary perspective, integrating social, spiritual, biological, and endocrinological approaches. Outside the lab, my biggest hobby is traveling, and I love hiking, swimming, and scuba diving.

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!