December 13, 2016
Do you identify as “non-binary,” “genderqueer,” or with a related label? Are you at least 18 years old? Do you speak English fluently? If you answered yes to all three questions, you are eligible to participate in our study of non-binary gender identities. Participation involves two parts: 1. A 1-2 hour in-person/telephone/Skype interview (You’ll be…
Read moreSeptember 15, 2016
Ryerson Today published an article about SHiFT Lab Director, Dr. Maria Gurevich’s, Massey Fellowship! Read the article in full, below! Psychology Professor Maria Gurevich named Ryerson Fellow at Massey College Professor Maria Gurevich from the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Artshas been named the 2016/2017 Ryerson Fellow at Massey College. The Massey Fellowship is the result of a…
Read moreAugust 13, 2016
Are you female and between 18-35 years old? If you answered YES, we invite you to participate in our study of WOMEN’S SEXUAL EXPERIENCES. Participation involves a 1.5-2 hour in-person/telephone/Skype interview. You’ll be eligible to WIN 1 of 2 $75 CASH PRIZES. Contact our researchers at sexstudy@psych.ryerson.ca to find out more!
Read moreJuly 26, 2016
Dr. Maria Gurevich has been selected as Ryerson’s 2016-2017 Massey College Fellow (University of Toronto, http://www.masseycollege.ca/)! The Massey Fellowship, a prestigious honor awarded to one professor across the university each year, provides opportunities for collaboration with a diverse community of scholars and public intellectuals. Massey College’s mission of fostering intellectual exchange to serve both academic and…
Read moreJuly 25, 2016
Read this St. Thomas article about Emily Thomas’ Sexualites paper with Drs. Monika Stelzl and Michelle Lafrance, “Faking to finish: Women’s accounts of feigning sexual pleasure to end unwanted sex”! “[Their] findings have been getting attention from media all over the world, appearing on popular magazine websites like US Cosmo, UK Cosmo, and Teen Vogue, in…
Read moreJuly 20, 2016
Huge congratulations to SHiFT lab member, Emily Thomas, for the publication of her paper “Faking to Finish: Women’s Accounts of Feigning Sexual Pleasure to End Unwanted Sex”, co-authored with Monika Stelzl and Michelle Lafrance of St. Thomas University, in Sexualities journal!! As Emily so beautifully articulates in the linked Ryerson article: ““The research highlights some…
Read moreJune 29, 2016
Pride month ramps up to a glorious finish with tons of Ryerson events, culminating with the legendary Treehouse Party in the Quad, benefiting the 519 Community Centre! Here’s what on deck for the rest of the month… Identity intersections: Building a proud campus from the whole self When: Monday, June 27 – Friday, July 1…
Read moreJune 15, 2016
Usra will be on CBC Metro Morning (99.1FM) with Matt Galloway tomorrow, June 16th, at 6:50am to discuss the long, hard road that young mothers and others on the margins face when trying to survive and thrive. After a decade of struggling to balance career with the demands of young motherhood, Usra recently took home the…
Read moreJune 15, 2016
(Ryerson Image Arts Building shining Pride Proud) Ryerson celebrates Pride with a slew of events, beginning with the raising of the quad pride flag followed by a candlelight vigil and moment of silence in recognition of the lives lost and those injured in Orlando, on June 21st (12:30-1:00 p.m.). On June 23 at 4:30 p.m.,…
Read moreJune 13, 2016
Usra Leedham was featured in Ryerson Today for her recent Ryerson Gold Medal Award, Board of Governor’s Leadership Award and Medal, and Governor General’s Academic Medal! Check out the article – A Second Chance at University Leads to Top Honours – and watch the awards presentation and Usra’s moving and inspirational speech starting at 1:16:29: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/4/Watch/10306.aspx.
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