Brito, Ana

In Episode 2 of Research. Period. (Summer 2021) podcasts faculty member Lisa Smith connects with Ana Brito and Lauren Friesen. Ana and Lauren provide listeners with an overview of their recent research that brings an intersectional lens to menstruation technologies.

In Episode 1 of Research. Period. (Summer 2021) podcasts, Ana Brito and Lisa Smith connect with Kiran Parmar, a Master’s student at UBC in Population and Public Health. Kiran shares her upcoming research focused on menstrual precarity in Surrey, B.C. This qualitative study will employ a participatory-action research framework to understand lived experiences of menstrual precarity.

Episode three of the iMPACTS research project; "SHIFT, Let's Talk", a series of three podcasts recorded by students and supervised by the Douglas College Impacts Research Team: Dr. Karyn Audet (Psychology); Dr. Carla Hotel (Criminology); Dr. Lisa Smith (Sociology). Dr. Kate Boyer (Cardiff University) joins Ana Brito to discuss about her early studies on the geographies of sexual violence in British Columbia and its relevance in today’s context. In this episode, we talk about politics, gender and sexism. Keywords: sexual violence; research; feminism; geography

Episode two of the iMPACTS research project 'SHIFT, Let's Talk', a series of three podcasts recorded by students and supervised by the Douglas College iMPACTS Research Team: Dr. Karyn Audet (Psychology); Dr. Carla Hotel (Criminology); Dr. Lisa Smith (Sociology). Sarah Paynter (Douglas College) joins Ana Brito to discuss about the geographies of sexual violence. In this episode, we talk about safe and unsafe spaces, private and public places and feminine vs. masculine conceptions. Keywords: sexual violence, safe spaces, geography.

Episode one of the iMPACTS research project; "SHIFT, Let's Talk", a series of three podcasts recorded by students and supervised by the Douglas College Impacts Research Team: Dr. Karyn Audet (Psychology); Dr. Carla Hotel (Criminology); Dr. Lisa Smith (Sociology). Dr. Katelin Albert (University of Victoria) joins hosts Ana Brito and Seren Friskie to talk about her research on unwanted sexual experiences on campus. In this episode, the hosts and speaker discuss university campus life, sexual violence and student's experiences.

Presented at the DC Research Café (May 28, 2020). As part of the Douglas College Impacts Research Team, research assistant Ana Brito presents the research to address sexual violence in all its physical and virtual forms in university contexts. Through evidence-based research and partnered collaborations the research informs policies that protect and support survivors and ensure due process for alleged perpetrators. The project facilitates the fostering of inclusive learning environments that are free of intersecting forms of discrimination and violence. Partners, academics and graduate researchers are committed to creative, innovative and critical academic engagement through legal, arts and media literacy to mobilize sustainable and strategic policy and curriculum models that guide university leaders and their communities, and inspire society at large. Douglas College Impacts Research Team: Dr. Karyn Audet (Psychology); Dr. Carla Hotel (Criminology); Dr. Lisa Smith (Sociology).