2025 SMF Research Symposium
SJ2/Academic Centre
Monday,
Apr 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
- 5:00 PM EDT
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Event Details
Thank you for your interest in attending the 12th Annual Research Symposium by the Department of Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies. All are welcome to participate in this event!
ABOUT SYMPOSIUM
Since 2009, the SMF Symposium has offered an opportunity for students, faculty, and community members to present their research and engage in critical discussions about important issues in the relationships and sexuality fields. These critical discussions often take on a practical or applied focus – how research translates into practice in the human services fields. The Symposium team remains committed to creating a venue where we can explore and discuss theory and research in critical and accessible ways!
We look forward to you joining us and adding your voice to these important discussions.
REGISTRATION The SMF Research Symposium encourages student attendance. To make that possible ALL current full-time students may register for free. Presenters, thank you for your contributions to the event – please register as our guests. All others are asked to pay a nominal fee of $25. Your registration includes all events, lunch, and snacks throughout the day.
LOCATION The SMF Symposium will take place on the St. Jerome's University campus, in the SJ2/Academic Centre building. Guests are welcome to park in Lots A or B for this event. For more information about the SJU campus, please use the following link to the Locations and Maps page of the university's website.
KEYNOTE INFO
Title: "Hit Me With It": Clapping Back at the Manosphere on Social Media
Bio: Neil is a professor in English and General Studies at Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ontario. He's the co-editor of the Space and Places of Canadian Popular Culture and author of several papers about superheroes. And like a costumed vigilante, you can find him tussling with the manosphere and deconstructing red pill talking points as Professor Neil every night on social media.
AGENDA
Time |
Event |
Location |
8:45-9:15 a.m. |
Registration & Coffee/Refreshments |
SJ2 Atrium |
9:20-9:30 a.m. |
Welcome |
SJ2 Room 2002 |
9:30-10:30 a.m.
|
Jennifer McCorriston: What Can Public Health Learn from the Sexuality Narratives of Young Women? Alicia Hois: Wise Women / Wicked Witches |
SJ2 Atrium |
10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
SJ2 Atrium |
11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
|
Gen Iozzo: Rethinking Casual Sex Relationships – Lessons from a Young Researcher Kinzey Brosseau: Femmephobia on Post-Secondary Campuses: Examining the Relationship Between Experiences of Femmephobia and Well-being |
SJ2 Room 2002 |
12:00-1:00 p.m. |
LUNCH (Buffet Style) |
Served in the SJU Servery - Community Centre |
1:00-2:30pm |
Keynote Speaker (1hr talk, 30min disc) |
SJ2 Room 2002 |
2:30-3:15 p.m. |
Afternoon Refreshment Break And Optional: Chat/Network Session |
Candy Bar & Refreshments SJ2 Upper Foyer
SJ2 Room 2001 |
3:15-4:45 p.m. |
Panel: SMF 230 Students’ Exploratory Statistical Analyses of the Canadian World Values Survey Data Kethni Egodage, Uzma Rehman, and Noémie Bigras: The Impact of Childhood Maltreatment and Sexual Abuse on Physical Intimacy and Emotional Avoidance: Exploring Physical Touch and Relational Well-being
|
SJ2 Room 2002 |
4:45-5:00 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
SJ2 Room 2002 |
NOTABLES
To make this event as inclusive as possible we kindly request that people avoid wearing strong scents.
Speakers
Location
SJ2/Academic Centre
290 Westmount Road North Waterloo, ON N2L 3G3 CA
Tickets
Type |
Price |
---|---|
Full-time Student |
Free |
Community Member/Non-Student |
$25.00 |
Keynote Only |
Free |
Presenter |
Free |
Organizer Details

St. Jerome's University
Federated with the University of Waterloo