In Conversation

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 Hun...

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...

Content warning: sexual violence, physical violence, deathof 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 imme...

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)...

In this episode, the MMFC is in conversation with Dr. Lori Weeks. Dr. Weeks is a Gerontologist and the Director of the School of Health Administration at Dalhousie University. Her current research projects focus on support for older women experiencing intimate partner violence.  In this episode, Dr. Weeks tells Dr. Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy (Director of the MMFC) and Danie Gagnon (Associate Director o...

This episode features Katie Hamill , PhD candidate and research assistant, in conversation with Kathleen Allen , research coordinator for the AIM study; a randomized control trial testing the effectiveness of an intervention for women in midlife or older who experience intimate partner violence.  The implementation of an advocacy intervention for diverse women in midlife and older experiencing int...

This pilot episode of MMFC: In Conversation features Katie Hamill, PhD candidate and research assistant, discussing the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on New Brunswick's domestic/intimate partner violence sector, with a focus on experiences of support staff working in second-stage housing and transition homes. Research Project: Intimate Partner Violence Services in New Brunswick during COVID-19. Prin...