M.Sc.

HBSc. In Mental Health Studies and Neuroscience from the University of Toronto. Addictions and Mental Health Counselling Graduate Certificate from Durham College. Undergraduate Thesis in Intercultural Relationship Conflict.

Academic background-Curtis Holmes is MSC Candidate in the Family Relations and Human Development Program at the University of Guelph. He recently graduated from the University of Guelph’s Bachelor of Applied Science Adult Development program and also received a Minor of Arts in Political Science. Previously, Curtis also completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree specializing in Hospitality and Tourism and Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology.

Research Interests 

• Traditional masculinity and male sports
• Inclusive masculinity
• Critical feminist theory
• Males role in ending intimate partner violence
• Gendered sexual scripts

Community Activities and Volunteer Positions

• Committee member of the University of Guelph’s 1 in 5 Mental Health Awareness Committee
• Committee member of the University of Guelph’s Men Against Violence Committee
• Committee member of the University of Guelph’s Sexual Violence Committee
• Committee member of the University of Guelph’s Sexual Violence Debrief Committee
• Committee member of the University of Guelph’s Transit Committee
• GSA Board of Director member representing the FRAN department

Academic Background: Jordan Hardy is currently doing her M.S. in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph. Prior to the University of Guelph, she received her B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from Trent University and her Addictions and Mental Health Counselling Certificate from Durham College.

Research Interests:

• Psychophysiology of sexual arousal
• Addictions and sexuality
• Infidelity and its impact on intimate relationships
• Disability and sexuality
• Sexual risk taking

Grants and Funding:

SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Masters Scholarship

OGS (Ontario Graduate Scholarship)