I recently completed my PhD in Social Work at the University of Ottawa. My research focused on the relationship between exercise and mental health. More specifically, I am interested in the experiences of people who have integrated running into their lives as part of their healing process.

For a Carnal Social Work

Research on the Run

Running & Stumbling to Recovery

Photo by Freddy Vatcha

Over the course of both my Master’s degrees, I conducted research on the lived experience of organ transplantation.

The Transliminal Self: The Ebb and Flow of Kidney Transplantation

Beyond Numbers: The Liminal Experience of Kidney Transplantation Amongst Young Adults Following Transfer of Care