In this episode, Dr. Weeks tells Dr. Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy (Director of the MMFC) and Danie Gagnon (Associate Director of the MMFC) about growing up in PEI with her grandparents and how her background in Family Studies and her work experience in long-term care homes lead to her current research interests.
Dr. Weeks is a Gerontologist and the Director of the School of Health Administration at Dalhousie University. Her current research project focuses on support for older women experiencing intimate partner violence.
In this episode, the MMFC is in conversation with Alyson Pizzey and Melissa Giles of Liberty Lane. Liberty Lane is a charitable organization that offers second stage housing and domestic violence outreach services in Fredericton, NB. Content warning: discussions of intimate partner, domestic, family, and gender-based violence.
Melissa and Alyson tell Dr. Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy (Director of the MMFC) about the services and programs offered through Liberty Lane. Together they discuss barriers to leaving an abusive relationship, how the community can best support their important work and collective care in the workplace.
Content warning: sexual violence, physical violence, death of children, car accidents, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, stalking, use of weapons, coercive control, financial abuse. Please take care while listening.
In this episode, Dr. Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy (Director of the MMFC) is in conversation with Sarah Sherman of We’re Here for You Canada. We’re Here for You Canada provides immediate emotional support for survivors of sexual violence with trauma-informed comfort kits. In this episode, Sarah tells Stefanie about her own experiences of intimate partner and family violence, how this experience led to the creation of We’re Here for You Canada, and how the organization is expanding with country-wide hospital partnerships. Please visit werehereforyoucanada.ca to learn more.
In Conversation with Sarah Sherman of We're Here for You Canada
This month, the MMFC is in conversation with Dr. Brandon Sparks. Dr. Sparks is a leading expert on incels (involuntary celibates) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of New Brunswick. His research focuses on the intersection of deviant behaviour and interpersonal relationships.
In this episode, Dr. Sparks tells Dr. Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy (Director the of MMFC) about the pathways to iceldom. He provides a compassionate approach to understanding the experiences of incels while considering their mental & social health and male loneliness.
In this episode, the MMFC is in conversation with Dr. Celeste Orr. Dr. Orr is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, the Coordinator of the Gender and Women’s Studies program, and the Wendy J. Robbins Professor in Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of New Brunswick. Dr. Orr also sits on the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre’s Board of Directors.
Dr. Orr and Dr. Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy (Director of the MMFC) discuss Dr. Orr’s award-winning book Cripping Intersex and how intersex and interphobia intersect with disability and ableism. Together they explore the cultural process through which bodies are understood, defined and classified, and share the importance of finding joy while engaging with difficult work.
