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Terese holds a B.A. in Sociology and Gender Studies (McGill University) and a M.A. in Counselling Psychology (Simon Fraser University).  They have an extensive background in qualitative methods and equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in research and policy. They are centrally interested in research projects that help to improve healthcare access and provision, particularly for equity-deserving groups. They bring both academic and applied experience in health services to their interdisciplinary work at the CGP.

Terese is the qualitative lead at the CGP and coordinates a variety of research projects. They work for both principal investigators at the Centre and thus on a wide range of topics. Terese is presently involved in projects on improving health communication practices with intersex people in Canada, the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of emerging RNA technologies and therapeutics, perspectives of people living with or beyond cancer on web portals as a source of health information and support, research governance in times of public health crisis, and the right to gender affirming care for youth.

Key areas: qualitative methods; interdisciplinary research design; EDI; community engagement; patient perspectives; quality and equity in healthcare access and provision; intersectionality; critical theory; ELSI of medical developments and technologies in genetics and epigenetics; rare diseases; cancer; right to health

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