Senior Lecturer
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
My research works with feminist, queer and post-colonial/critical race theory to explore young people’s negotiations and experiences of gender, sex and sexuality norms, subjectivities and identities. This research has focussed on topics such as pornography, sex and relationships education, media representations of race and sexuality, and cultural diversity and sex education
My recent articles include Too Many Assumptions: Cultural Diversity and The Politics of Inclusion in Sexuality Education (Sexualities, 2025) and Cultural Diversity and Sexuality Education (The Palgrave Encyclopaedia of Sexuality Education, 2024)
In particular, my research is undertaken with community partner with a focus on strategies, interventions and resource production to tackle issues of gender, sex and race inequality. My current projects explore: ‘Sex Education and Cultural Diversity' How can sex education better account for multiple lives and experiences?
Bachelor of Arts (Major in Development Studies, Sociology and Politics) Flinders University
Honors, First Class (Major Development Studies, Sociology and Poltics) Flinders University
Bachelor of Education (Junior Primary/Primary), Flinders University of South Australia
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Sociology, Flinders University
Recipient of the 2017 Vice Chancellor's Early Career Researcher Award
Recipient of the 2022 College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Innovation in Teaching Award
gender, sexuality, pornography, sexualised culture, media representations, young people, race, colonialism, decolonisation, critical race theory, post-structural theory, sex and relationships education, feminist media studies
Sex and Relationships Education
Cultural Diversity and Sex Education