BSc Hons (University of Toronto, 2011)

MA (Ryerson, 2015)

Stephanie’s research interests are in critical and feminist psychology, specifically in sexual scripts and the construction of gender and sexuality as elements of identity. Using feminist poststructuralist and discursive approaches, her research on hegemonic masculinities examines the sociopolitical context for men’s use of casual sex with multiple women as a central requirement for attaining social status. Her present work focuses on naturalizing discourses which describe casual sex with multiple women as something inherently necessary to fulfill a male role; conflicting, co-opted and misappropriated discourses of consent; and neoliberal discourses which promote an imperative for individuals to be accountable for improvement, maintenance, and surveillance of the self. ​