Underhill, Angela

Angela Underhil
Advisor: 
Carla Rice
Program: 
PhD Family Relations and Human Development
Graduate Degree: 
PhD.
Research Focus: 
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Relationships

Academic background

Angela Underhill is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph, Canada. Her current work focuses on assisted reproductive technologies using queer and critical disability perspectives. She received a M.Sc. in Family Relations and Human Development (University of Guelph) in 2016 where her work focused on the sexual and relationship satisfaction of people living with sexually transmitted infections.

Bulleted list of research interests

  • Sexual health and relationships
  • Women and HIV
  • Sexual/gender diversity
  • Social justice
  • Qualitative research

Angela is a research coordinator for the Women and HIV Research Program at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, Canada. Her work focuses on women and trans folks and HIV, equity in healthcare, community-based research, and families. Angela is also a research associate at Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice at the University of Guelph, Canada. In her role at Re•Vision, Angela collaborates on several grants that focus on embodied difference and explores how to advance social inclusion and equitable care.

  1. Hawa, R., & Underhill, A. (in press). Examining gender relations among South Asian immigrant women living with HIV in the Greater Toronto Area: An anti-oppressive lens. Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture & Social Justice.
  2. Hawa, R., Underhill, A., Logie, C., & Loutfy, M. (2017). Social contexts and HIV vulnerabilities among South Asian women in the Greater Toronto Area: Examining social norms. Health Care for Women International, e-copy, 1-25.
  3. Hawa, R., Underhill, A, Logie, C. H., Islam, S., & Loutfy, M. (2017). South Asian immigrant women’s suggestions for culturally-tailored HIV education and prevention programs. Ethnicity and Health, e-copy, 1-15.
  4. Underhill, A., Kennedy, V. L., Lewis, J., Ross, L. E., & Loutfy, M. R. (2016). Assessing access for prospective adoptive parents living with HIV: An environmental scan of Ontario’s adoption agencies. AIDS Care, 28, 1269-1273. Open Access.

Research Grants

  1. CO-APPLICANT, Operationalizing the Women-centered HIV Care Model from the Perspectives of Women Living with HIV and their Healthcare Providers – Women’s Xchange $15K Challenge, 5 Oct. 2017 – Oct. 2018.
  2. PROGRAM EXPERT, Women & HIV Research Program: Impactful Research with Diverse Women living with and at Risk of HIV in Canada - The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Foundation Grant, 2017-2024.
  3. CO-APPLICANT, Review of New Research Opportunities Related to Healthy Aging in Women with HIV Infection - The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Planning Grant, 2017.
  4. KNOWLEDGE USER, Developing Community Driven Consensus for Infant Feeding in HIV in Canada - Canadian Institutes of Health Research Planning and Dissemination Grant – Institute Community Support, 2016-2017.

Doctoral Scholarships

  • Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral, The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), September 2017-August 2020
  • Tri-Council Top-Up, University of Guelph, September 2017-August 2020
  • Graduate Excellence Entrance Scholarship (awarded based on academic excellence), University of Guelph, September 2016-August 2017
  • Dr. Margaret McCready Tribute Scholarship (awarded for high academic achievement and research accomplishments), University of Guelph, September 2016-August 2018