Sarah MacLean

Biography

Sarah MacLean holds a Bachelor of Social Science and a Master of Arts in Criminology from the University of Ottawa. Her SSHRC-funded thesis, The Role of Gender-Related Constructs in the Tolerance of Dating Violence: A Multivariate Analysis, explored the relationship between constructs such as rape myth acceptance and student attitudes towards physical, sexual, and psychological dating violence. Prior to joining Carleton University, Sarah also worked as a Clinical Research Associate at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) facilitating clinical trials of non-pharmacological interventions to treat depression and self-harm. Funded by a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Sarah’s current research lies at the intersection of feminist theory, affect studies, and activism.

Research Interests: feminist theory; affect; social/protest movements; violence against women; mental health technologies.