Lab Members

Danielle Shinbine (She/They) is a first year MSc student at the University of Calgary. They graduated with their BA Honours in Psychology in 2018 from Vancouver Island University. Their research interests are delineated towards examining the intersection between age and LGBTQ+ identity, and the LGBTQ+ community’s relationship with social media. 

Their Masters’ thesis aims to examine factors that enable coping despite lifelong discrimination in LGBTQ+ Canadian Elders. When not working, Danielle enjoys their hobbies of retro video gaming and visiting animal sanctuaries.

EC is an queer autistic researcher studying the intersection of autism and LGBTQ+ identity, the experiences of autistic women and lesbian mental health. As Dr. Maroney's graduate student they have worked on expanding these fields of study. 

EC also is affiliated with the University of Alberta and the University of Victoria where they study autistic adults experiences with higher education and autonomy. As similar research is being spearheaded EC aims to bridge the institutions they work with. 

Jordan Keough (she/her) is a first year MSc student at the University of Calgary. She received her BA (Hons.) in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy in 2022 from the University of Calgary. Jordan’s research interests focus on the intersection of masculinities and 2SLGBTQIA+ identities.

She hopes to continue her work in violence prevention in online fringe communities with a focus on anti-heteronormativity and -cisnormativity in her Master’s thesis. Jordan spends her free time thrifting, gardening, and watching horror movies.

Moonkyung Min (she/her) is a third-year Ph.D. student at the University of Calgary. She received her MA in Counseling Psychology from Ewha Womans University and was a visiting researcher at Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture and The City College of New York. Her research focuses on the intersection of ethnic/racial minority and sexual/gender minority identities. 

She is currently working on her doctoral dissertation which aims to understand East Asian LGBTQ individuals’ experiences of coming out (i.e., disclosing one’s LGBTQ identity) to their parents. She also loves outdoor activities such as hiking, running, and playing fetch with her dog. 

Noah (he/him) is a second-year master's student in Counselling Psychology at the University of Calgary. He previously received undergraduate degrees in English Literature from Concordia University (’18) and Psychology from McGill University (’20). Noah’s research interests centre on psychotherapeutic process, particularly linking theoretical and practical aspects of process and social justice approaches to psychotherapy.

Noah’s master's thesis, currently in preparation, looks at the extant research literature on LGBTQ+ clients’ harmful experiences in psychotherapy.