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They are an awardee of the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship &#8211; Doctoral Award (SSHRC) for 2026 &#8211; 2029. Their doctoral research examines the relationship between multiple forms of masculinities of cis-heterosexually identified male sex workers who sell sex to gay men, and the spaces of male sex work in Istanbul, Turkey. 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