The Gender and Health Lab introduces students to the field of feminist psychology and the broader tradition of critical psychology. Our work uses an approach that challenges assumptions and practices of mainstream psychology and centers social justice. 

Broadly, we study how dominant ideas about gender, race and biomedicine shape the experience of living in a body. We are equally focused on questions of power and oppression within psychological research. Our work examines how gender intersects with other social factors--such as sexuality, race, class, and disability--to influence physical and mental health, identity, and lived experience. Areas of research include but are not limited to: Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Identity; Body Image, Objectification, and Eating Disorders; Reproductive Justice (e.g. pregnancy, abortion, reproductive technologies); and Cancer. 

Informed by feminist and critical theory, our work draws upon diverse research methodologies, including quantitative and qualitative approaches. Questions of how knowledge is produced, who benefits from that knowledge, and power are at the forefront of our intersectional approach.