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Facts
Prior to 1992: Under the Canadian Forces Administrative Orders and the National Defence Act, any member of the Canadian Forces who was suspected of being or found to be a 'homosexual' was investigated, interrogated, and discharged from the Canadian military (CAFO 19-20). Many Canadians were humiliated, degraded, lost their military careers, suffered health-wise, and some did not survive the ordeal due to the discrimination they endured from the military investigations. Canada owes them an apology. The following quotes illustrate their experiences (Note: all names and identifying information has been changed to protect the individuals):
Danni recalls, that the Canadian specialised military police unit (SIU) "locked the car. I kid you not. They marched me out of work, one on either side of me, stuck me in the back of the freaking K-car. It was specifically intimidating. Then they put me in the little four-by-six room and … said -- We’ve been told that you’re a practising homosexual." (Danni: Reservist, 1978–80) (Poulin, Gouliquer, & Moore, 2009, p 502).
Issy recalls how the military special police force interrogated her for explicit personal details: "They wanted to know how many times I had an orgasm! They wanted to know positions. They wanted to know every detail" (Issy: Regular Force soldier, 1980–90). (Poulin, Gouliquer, & Moore, 2009, p 501). Zachary recalls this about his interrogations: “The question they asked me… repeatedly was: If you get a blow job, do you ejaculate in the guy’s mouth?”
Guilaine talks about how she nearly lost her life after being discharged from the Canadian military: "When I left the military, I was about 23 … I started to work but I lost my night job and I could not continue school, I had no more income ... I fell into a deep depression and attempted suicide’ (Guilaine: Reg. Force, 1981–84). (Poulin, Gouliquer, & Moore, 2009). Fiona, the sister of a former discharged soldier discusses how her brother was affected and his suicide: “He was traumatized… They made him believe that he was a pervert.… That he could never be trusted with anything or anyone…. He said that he’d ruined our mother’s life, his life, everyone’s life, and he could no longer live with that.” (Fiona).
"You couldn’t be gay. And God help you if you were.” (Larry)
Facts
Prior to 1992: Under the Canadian Forces Administrative Orders and the National Defence Act, any member of the Canadian Forces who was suspected of being or found to be a 'homosexual' was investigated, interrogated, and discharged from the Canadian military (CAFO 19-20). Many Canadians were humiliated, degraded, lost their military careers, suffered health-wise, and some did not survive the ordeal due to the discrimination they endured from the military investigations. Canada owes them an apology. The following quotes illustrate their experiences (Note: all names and identifying information has been changed to protect the individuals):
Danni recalls, that the Canadian specialised military police unit (SIU) "locked the car. I kid you not. They marched me out of work, one on either side of me, stuck me in the back of the freaking K-car. It was specifically intimidating. Then they put me in the little four-by-six room and … said -- We’ve been told that you’re a practising homosexual." (Danni: Reservist, 1978–80) (Poulin, Gouliquer, & Moore, 2009, p 502).
Issy recalls how the military special police force interrogated her for explicit personal details: "They wanted to know how many times I had an orgasm! They wanted to know positions. They wanted to know every detail" (Issy: Regular Force soldier, 1980–90). (Poulin, Gouliquer, & Moore, 2009, p 501). Zachary recalls this about his interrogations: “The question they asked me… repeatedly was: If you get a blow job, do you ejaculate in the guy’s mouth?”
Guilaine talks about how she nearly lost her life after being discharged from the Canadian military: "When I left the military, I was about 23 … I started to work but I lost my night job and I could not continue school, I had no more income ... I fell into a deep depression and attempted suicide’ (Guilaine: Reg. Force, 1981–84). (Poulin, Gouliquer, & Moore, 2009). Fiona, the sister of a former discharged soldier discusses how her brother was affected and his suicide: “He was traumatized… They made him believe that he was a pervert.… That he could never be trusted with anything or anyone…. He said that he’d ruined our mother’s life, his life, everyone’s life, and he could no longer live with that.” (Fiona).
"You couldn’t be gay. And God help you if you were.” (Larry)
Between 1997 and 2010, we conducted a longitudinal project investigating the experiences of lesbian and gay military members and their partners. Little was known about their stories and experiences, and this research begins to fill this gap in the literature. What started as the Masters’ research project of Lynne Gouliquer, the cofounder of P-SEC, quickly expanded to include lesbians and gays, currently serving in the Canadian military and those who had lost their careers due to a prejudiced policy. Our investigation uncovered stories of discrimination, challenge, resilience, hope, and change.
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Project Description
In 1968, the Canadian Parliament decriminalized homosexual behaviour and same-sex relations between consenting adults. The parallel military policy, however, remained in …
Avez-vous 90 ans ou plus?
Connaissez-vous quelqu’un qui a 90 ans et plus?
Les personnes exceptionnellement âgées pourraient nous rendre un grand service en acceptant de partager avec nous leurs expériences de vie.
Dans le cadre d’un projet de recherche sur les récits de vie de personnes qui jouissent d’une longévité extraordinaire, des chercheurs à l’Université du Nouveau Brunswick recueillent les témoignages de personnes « exceptionnellement âgées » de 90 ans et plus qui vivent de façon relativement autonome. Aucun renseignement personnel susceptible de vous identifier ne sera divulgué ou publié.
Nous sommes toujours à votre disposition pour répondre à vos questions au sujet de cette étude. Pour participer ou pour obtenir plus de renseignements, veuillez contacter la Dre Carmen Poulin ou la Dre Lynne Gouliquer au 506-458-7800 ou par courriel à [email protected] Nous vous invitons aussi à visiter notre site web à www.p-sec.org.
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Exceptionally elderly individuals can help us tremendously by agreeing to speak with us about their life-long experience.
As part of a study on the life histories of individuals with extraordinary longevity, researchers at the University of New Brunswick and University of Laurentian are seeking to interview “exceptionally elderly” francophones. We are looking for individuals who are at least 90 years old and currently living relatively independently. No personal information that could identify study participants will be released or published.
We would be happy to answer any questions you may have. To participate or for further information, please contact Dr. Carmen Poulin or Dr. Lynne Gouliquer at 506-458-7800 or by e-mail at [email protected]. We also invite you to visit our website at www.p-sec.org.
Project Description
In 1968, the Canadian Parliament decriminalized homosexual behaviour and same-sex relations between consenting adults. The parallel military policy, however, remained in effect until 1992. This policy, the Canadian Forces Administrative Order (CFAO)19-20, declared homosexuality a sexual abnormality and was grounds for discharging soldiers (Park, 1994). The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) interrogated, investigated, and recommended the release of many military members for homosexuality over the years. Indeed, the period from about 1980 to 1983 is vividly etched in the minds of many Canadian Forces soldiers: They refer to this particular era as the “witch hunts,” a period when the military more aggressively and ruthlessly investigated women and men, but especially women, for homosexuality (Gouliquer, 1998). Despite the military’s attempts to eliminate homosexuality from its ranks, lesbians and gay men continued to serve, and still do so today.
As a direct result of the lawsuits filed by Michelle Douglas and four other soldiers against the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989, the Federal Court of Canada declared that military policy concerning homosexuality was contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Park, 1994). Consequently, the Canadian Forces officially announced that joining or serving in the military would no longer be restricted on the basis of sexual orientation (News Release/Communiqué, 1992). This change in military policy, however, did not prevent continued discrimination. For instance, it was not until 1996 that the Canadian military extended social- and medical-type benefits to members in same-sex relationships, which were previously available to heterosexual couples (CANFORGEN 094/96; Poulin, 2001). By 1998, only 17 claims for benefits had been submitted by gay and lesbian soldiers (two men and fifteen women; "Gay Soldiers," 1999). By 2001, the vast majority of Canadian service members seeking official recognition of their same-sex relationships were women (Gouliquer, 2003). In 1999, partners of lesbian and gay soldiers gained the right to receive military pension survival benefits (Belkin & McNichol, 2000). As indicated, Canadian Forces policies have been changing; but relatively few, and predominantly lesbians, have been taking advantage of these changes.
Purpose and Importance of this Study
- To make visible the untold stories of lesbian and gay Canadian military members and their partners.
- To help us understand how the military responds and responded to homosexuality and sexual orientation.
- To make recommendations based on the findings.
- To examine how sanctioned discrimination within an organisation has been experienced by a marginalized group.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of the removal of official discriminatory policies from the perspective of gays and lesbians associated with the Canadian military.
- To document a fascinating piece of Canadian military history.
References
Belkin, A. & McNichol, J. (2000). Effects of the 1992 lifting of restrictions on gay and lesbian service in the Canadian Forces: Appraising the evidence. (Research Report No. 1). Santa Barbara, CA: The Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military.
CANFORGEN 094/96. 1996. Same-sex partner benefits. Ottawa: National Defence Headquarters.
Carmichael, K. (1999, April 12) Gay soldiers file for same sex benefits: 17 claims granter: Survey. National Post, p. A5.
Gouliquer, L. (1998). A menace to the gender order: The management of lesbian sexuality in the Canadian military. Unpublished master’s research paper, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Gouliquer, L. (2000). Negotiating sexuality: Lesbians in the Canadian military. In B. Miedema, J. M. Stoppard, & V. Anderson (Eds.), Women’s bodies women’s lives: Health, well-being, and body image (pp. 254-276). Toronto, ON: Sumach Press.
Gouliquer, L. (2003). Post-1992: The Canadian Military and Homosexuality. Invited Guest Speaker at Experiences of Foreign Militaries Roundtable. Don’t Ask, Don’t’ Tell: 10 Years Later Conference, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York (September. 18- 20).
Park, R. E. (1994). Opening the Canadian Forces to gays and lesbians: An inevitable decision but improbable reconfiguration. In W. J. Scott & S. C. Stanley (Eds.), Gays and lesbians in the military: Issues, concerns, and contrasts (pp. 165-179). New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
Poulin, C. (2001). “The military is the wife and I am the mistress”: Partners of lesbians in the Canadian military. Atlantis, 26, 65-76.
Publications
Gouliquer, L. (2012). Examining the life world of Canadian female soldiers: The effects of blatant and subtle discrimination. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie …
Publications
Gouliquer, L. (2012). Examining the life world of Canadian female soldiers: The effects of blatant and subtle discrimination. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 53(2a), 23.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2012). Clandestine existences and secret research: Eliminating official discrimination in the Canadian military and going public in academia. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 16(1), 54-64.
Poulin, C.,& Gouliquer, L. (2012). The Psycho-Social Ethnography of the Commonplace (P-Sec): A semi-structured qualitative approach to feminist research. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 53(2a), 272.
McCutcheon, J., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2009). Sports and Soldiering: Examining servicewomen’s experiences with military sports. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 50(2a), 41.
Moore, J. A., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2009). Partners of Canadian lesbian soldiers: Examining the military family social support system. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 50(2a), 99.
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L.,& Moore, J. A. (2009). Discharged for Homosexuality from the Canadian military: Health Implications for Lesbians. Feminism & Psychology, 19(4), 497-516.
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C., & McCutcheon, J. (2008). Dissecting the menstrual cycle: A longitudinal examination of beliefs regarding menstruation and PMS. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 49(2a), 41.
Moore, J. A., Poulin, C.,& Gouliquer, L. (2008). Banned from serving: The affect of anti-homosexual laws on Canadian military women. Canadian Psychology / Psychologie Canadienne, 49(2a), 270-271.
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2005). For Better and for Worse: Psychological Demands and Structural Impacts of the Military on Gay Servicewomen and their Partners in Long-term Relationships. In D. Pawluch, B. Shaffir, & C. Miall (Eds.) Doing Ethnography: Studying Everyday Life (pp. 323-335). Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press. Authorship order was determined randomly.
St.Pierre, M., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2005). Homosexual identity development in the context of the Canadian Forces: Organisational influences, schematic responses, and coping strategies. Canadian Psychology/ Psychologie canadienne, 46(2a), 200.
Gouliquer, L. (2004). Ask and tell [Book review of Officially gay: The political construction of sexuality and the US military, and Don’t ask, don’t tell: Debating the gay ban in the military]. The Women’s Review of Books, XXI (8), 22-3.
MacAulay, S., Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., Brazier, B., Hughes, J., Brazier, B. C. S., Arseneault, R., & Theriault, L. (2004). Transition house worker’s Promises of Confidentiality: A political and practical struggle. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, 45(2a), 136.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2004). Symposium: Translating Theory into Methodology: The Intersection of Sociologies and Psychologies. Canadian Psychology/ Psychologie canadienne, 45(2a), 135.
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., Brazier, B., Hughes, J., Brazier, B., Arseneault, R., MacAulay S., & Thériault, L. (2004). Keeping it Confidential: A struggle for Transition Houses. In M. L. Stirling, N. Nason-Clark, A. Cameron, B. Miedema (Eds.) Understanding Abuse: Partnering for Change (pp 87-110). University of Toronto Press: Toronto.
Roxborough, H., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2004). Discriminatory Practices: Lesbian Military Members and their Partners’ Health. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, 45(2a), 136.
Poulin, C. & Gouliquer, L. (2003). Part-time disabled lesbian passing on roller blades or PMS, Prozac, and essentializing woman’s ailments. Women & Therapy, 26(1/2), 95-108. Simultaneously published as a chapter of an edited book by Banks, M. E., & Kaschak, E. Women with Visible and Invisible Disabilities: Multiple Intersections, Multiple Issues, Multiple Therapies. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press). Authorship order was determined randomly.
Gouliquer, L. (2001). Introduction: Women and the Canadian Military Special Collection. Atlantis: A Women’s Studies Journal, 26, 1.
Gouliquer, L. (2001). What Gay Servicewomen can tell us about the gender order. Feminism(s) Challenge the Traditional Disciplines (MCRTW Mongraph Series No. 1). McGill University, Montréal, Québec: McGill Centre for Research on Teaching and Women.
Poulin, C. (2001). “The military is the wife and I am the mistress” Partners of Gay Service Women. Atlantis, 26(1), 65-76.
Gouliquer, L. (2000). Negotiating Sexuality: Lesbians in the Canadian Military. In B. Miedema, J. Stoppard, & V. Anderson (Eds.), Women's Bodies/Women's Lives: The Social and the Material (pp 254-276). Toronto: Sumach Press.
Gouliquer, L. (2000). Pandora's Box: The Paradox of Flexibility in Today's Workplace. Current Sociology, 48(1), 29-42.
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (1999). L’impact de la Charte des droits et libertés pour les lesbiennes dans les Forces armées canadiennes. Au-delà de l’invisibilité, 3(2), 8.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L., (1999). Un bien drôle de mariage: Les lesbiennes et les forces armées canadiennes. Au-delà de l’invisibilité, 3(2), 9.
Poulin, M.B.C., Ross, L., Gouliquer, M.L., Fox, B., Thériault, L., Arseneault, R., Wuest, J., Merritt-Gray, M., Root, A., & Flowers, L. (1995). An evaluation and summary of the accumulated Monthly Reporting Form: Usage of New Brunswick Transition Houses. Fredericton, NB: Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research.
Presentations
St. Pierre, M., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2005). Homosexual identity development in the context of the Canadian Forces: Organisational influences, schematic …
Presentations
St. Pierre, M., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2005). Homosexual identity development in the context of the Canadian Forces: Organisational influences, schematic responses, and coping strategies. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Montréal, Qc.
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., & Harvey, J. (2004). Lesbians in the Canadian Military Identity, Self-disclosure, and Individual Adjustment. Canadian Sex Research Forum, Fredericton, NB.
Roxborough, H., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2004). Discriminatory Practices: Lesbian Military Members and their Partners’ Health. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, St-John’s, Newfoundland.
Roxborough, H., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2004). Military investigations for homosexuality: Psychological, physical, and social impact on lesbian servicewomen and their partners. Canadian Sex Research Forum, Fredericton, NB.
Poulin, C. (2003). Roundtable III: Experiences of foreign militaries. Don’t ask, don’t tell: 10 years later.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2002). Examining institutional moments and cognitive schemata in the everyday of Canadian military lesbians and their long term partners. (April 17, 2002) Department of Women Studies’ Colloquium series, University of York, United Kingdom.
Poulin, C. (2002). Lesbian partners of Canadian military women soldiers: A tug of war between two cultures. Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society: Challenge and Change for the Military Institution, the Professsion, and Leadership in the 21st Century. Kingston, Ontario
Harvey, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2001). Developing a Positive Sexual Identity as a Gay Woman in the Canadian Military: An oxymoron? Canadian Lesbian and Gay Studies Association Meeting, Social Sciences and Humanities Congress, Laval, Québec.
Gouliquer, M.L., & Poulin, C. (2001). For Better and for Worse: Psychological Demands and Structural Impacts of the Military on Gay Servicewomen and their Partners in Long-term Relationships. 18th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Doing ethnographies and ethnographic doings, Hamilton, Ontario.
Poulin, C. (2001). Symposium: L'histoire / History (Chair). Canadian Lesbian and Gay Studies Association Meeting, Social Sciences and Humanities Congress, Laval, Québec.
Poulin, C. (2001). The invisible partners of gay servicewomen: The process of erasing the self. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Laval, Québec.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2000). Partners of Gay Service Women: “The invisible dependent.” Paper presented at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Studies Association Meeting, Social Sciences and Humanities Congress, Edmonton, Alberta.
Poulin, M.B.C., (1999). “Closeted Military Wives”: The Untold Story of Partners of Lesbians in the Canadian Military. Paper presented at the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) convention, Sudbury, Ontario.
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Sudbury Star
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CBC Information Morning with Terry Sequin, December 5, 2017
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Le Devoir - 17 août 2015
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FM 98,5
Émission : Isabelle
Intervenants : Marie-Claude Lavallée
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CBC Shift NB, June 4, 2015
Dr. Lynne Gouliquer's interview with Vanessa Vander Valk
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Radio-Canada, June 3, 2015
Dr. Carmen Poulin's interview with Martine Blanchard (French)
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Daily Xtra, Mario Vigliotti, June 4, 2015
Decades-long campaign exposed and fired Canadian gays and lesbians.
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Global News, Vassy Kapelos, June 2, 2105
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Craig Scott, MP News - June 2, 2015
This news link also contains the information for "We Demand an Apology Network."
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CBC, THE NATIONAL, Jun 7, 2013
A gay pride flag has been raised at a military base for the first time in Canadian history
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Radio Canada, 7 juin 2013
Pour la première fois dans l'histoire des Forces canadiennes, le drapeau de la fierté gaie a été hissé dans une base militaire du pays, celle d'Edmonton.
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CBC News - World at 6, June 7, 2013
Team
- Carmen Poulin, PhD
- Lynne Gouliquer, PhD
- Beverly C. S. Brazier
- Jessica McCutcheon
- Jennifer A. Moore, PhD
- Kristina Hobson
- Melissa St. Pierre, PhD
- Heather Roxborough
- Dhanushka Nanayakkara
- Jacqueline Harvey
Carmen Poulin, PhD, Associate Dean for the Faculty of Arts; Professor of Psychology and Gender & Women's Studies at University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
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In a global sense, my research interests focus on the lived reality of women and marginalised groups. This sounds very broad, but it is accurate. I’m interested in the ways in which women and marginalised men – specific groups of women and specific groups of men – manage their lives psychologically and behaviourally in response to the demands of specific social contexts that affect them. Previously, I was interested in the correspondence between psychological and physiological responses that are specific to women. For example, I studied the effect of the menstrual cycle on performance and mood. I also carried out research on the relationship between physiological and psychological sexual arousal. More recently, I have been interested in social organisations and their effects on women and marginalised men’s daily experiences. As my interests have become more focussed on the structural aspects that influence experiences, I have adapted my methodological approach to better suit my research needs.
The methodological approaches that I used in my earlier research were fundamentally reductionist. I tried to circumvent psychological biases (e.g., demand characteristics) that could influence research findings. With time, however, I became increasingly interested in the psychological experiences of women, and felt that I should not be trying to circumvent psychological biases, but rather, examine them in more detail. In collaboration with Dr. Lynne Gouliquer, a sociologist, I developed a new methodological approach to look at the dynamics between the social context and the psychological experience. This methodological approach is known as the Psycho-social Ethnography of the Commonplace (P-SEC), as described on this website. P-SEC has permitted us to ask very different questions, which in turn, helps us to understand the psychology of women and marginalised men in much different ways.
Currently, most of my research is on the social organisation of the everyday life of women in particular institutions, and the cognitive schemata women use to make sense of their reality. The epistemological assumptions influencing how I develop ideas for research inquiries centrally situates the experience of marginalised groups. My research is based on a feminist understanding of the social world. My most recent work includes research on Female Firefighters, and 90+ citizens living independently.
Publications & Presentations
Selected Publications:
Burdett, F., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2018). Culture of corrections: The experiences of women correctional officers. Feminist Criminology, 13(3), 329-349. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1557085118767974
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., & Moore, J. (2018). A threat to Canadian national security: A lesbian soldier’s story. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 15(2-3), 323-335. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14780887.2018.1430206
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., & Moore, A. (2018). Les femmes pompières : la passion du feu et le prix à payer. In La santé psychologique au travail, J. Douesnard (Ed.). Québec, Qc: Les Presses de l’Université du Québec (PUQ).
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., & McCutcheon, J. (2017). Violating gender norms in the Canadian Military: The experiences of gay and lesbian soldiers. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 1-14. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-017-0304-y
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., & Lesmana, M. (2015). Mobility boundaries between home, community and beyond: Experiences of the exceptionally old living in a Canadian province. Qualitative Sociology Review, XI (3), 124 – 150.
R Chomiak, D., & Poulin, C. (2012). Minding spaces, monitoring places: An examination of patriarchal influences on women’s experiences in public domains. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 53(2a), 26.
R MacArthur, H., & Poulin, C. (2012). Provoking a “storm:” Gender schema theory and the public’s reaction to a genderless child. Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 17 (2), 41-44.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2012). Clandestine existences and secret research: Eliminating official discrimination in the Canadian military and going public in academia. Journal of Lesbian Studies,16:1, 54-64
MacArthur, H., & Poulin, C. (2011). Gender representation in a selection of children’s picture books: A skewed ratio of male to female characters? Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences, 10. http://www.kon.org/urc/v10/macarthur.html.
McCutcheon, J., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2009). Sports and soldiering: Examining servicewomen’s experiences with military sports. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 50(2a), 41.
Moore, J. A., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2009). Partners of Canadian lesbian soldiers: Examining the military family social support system. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 50(2a), 99.
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., & Moore, J. (2009). Discharged for homosexuality from the Canadian military: Health implications for lesbians. Feminism & Psychology, 19(4) 497-516.
DiTommaso, E., Turbide, J., Poulin, C., & Robinson, B. (2007). L’échelle de solitude sociale et émotionnelle (ÉSSÉ): A French-Canadian adaptation of the social and emotional loneliness scale for Adults. Social Behavior and Personality, 35 (3), 339-350.
Burdett, F., & Poulin, C. (2007). Quality of care during childbirth: Does it affect Mothers feelings of self-efficacy? Canadian Psychology / Psychologie Canadienne, 48(2a), 380.
Poulin, C. (2007). It made us think differently: Unger’s ‘toward a redefinition of sex and gender.’ Feminism & Psychology, 17, 435 – 441.
Bergeron, S., Senn, C., & Poulin, C. (Eds.)(2006). Introduction. Special Canadian Issue of Feminism & Psychology, 16(3), 235-241.
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2005). For better and for worse: Psychological demands and structural impacts of the military on gay servicewomen and their partners in long-term relationships. In D. Pawluch, W. Shaffir & C. Miall (Eds.), Doing ethnography: Studying everyday life. (pp. 323-335). Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press Inc.
Newman. K, Poulin, C., Brazier, B., & Cashmore, A. L. (2005). Media’s depiction of emotional abuse: Reactions and commentaries amongst young university women. In D. Pawluch, W. Shaffir & C. Miall (Eds.), Doing ethnography: Researching everyday life. (pp. 200-211). Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press Inc.
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., Brazier, B., Hughes, J. Brazier, B.C.S., Arseneault, R., MacAulay, S., & Lynne Thériault (2004). Keeping it confidential: A struggle for transition houses. In M.L. Stirling, C. A. Cameron, N. Nason-Clark, & B. Miedema (Eds), Understanding abuse: Partnering for change (pp. 85 – 108). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2003). Part-time disabled lesbian passing on roller blades or PMS, Prozac, and essentializing woman’s ailments. Women & Therapy, 26, 95 – 108. (Also published as a chapter of an edited book by Banks, M. E., & Kaschak, E (Eds.), Women with visible and invisible disabilities: Multiple intersections, multiple issues, multiple therapies. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press).
Burdett, F., & Poulin, C. (2003). New Brunswick Female Correctional Officers’ Experience of Abuse and Violence. Report submitted to the New-Brunswick advisory council on the status of women. (pp. 22).
Poulin, C. (2001). “The military is the wife and I am the mistress” Partners of Gay Service Women. Atlantis, 26(1), 65 – 76. Beauregard, M., Gagné, E., & Poulin., C. (1999). Équipe de rédaction pour la publication: Le corps en tête. Ottawa, Canada: ICREF/CRIAW. (pp.115).
Poulin, C., & Rondeau, G. (1997). Éditorial: Violences Familiales (Vol. Eds.). Criminologie, XXX(2), 3-5.
Poulin, C., & Ross, L.R. (1997). Recherche sur la violence familiale: contribution des différentes épistémologies. Criminologie, XXX(2), 7-25.
Muzychka, M., Poulin, M. B. C., Cottrell, B., Miedema, B., & Roberts, B. (1996). Feminist Research Ethics: A Process (2nd ed.). Ottawa, Ont: Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women. (pp. 89).
Poulin, M. B. C., Ross, L., Gouliquer, L., Fox, B., Thériault, L., Arseneault, R., Wuest, J., Merritt-Gray, M., Root, A., Flowers, L.(1995). An evaluation and summary of the accumulated “Monthly Reporting Form”: Usage of New Brunswick transition houses. Report submitted to the Department of Health and Community Services and available to the public. (pp. 38) (also available in French).
Recent Scholarly Presentations:
Burdett, F., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2018 - Accepted). Culture of corrections: The experiences of women correctional officers. Feminist Criminology. 74th The American Society of Criminology’s (ASC) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA (November 14-17).
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., Young, P., & Moore, A. (2018). Cultural protection against the internalising of the schema of the older adult as frail and burdensome. International Federation on Ageing (IFA)14th Global Conference on Ageing, Towards a Decade of Healthy Ageing. Toronto, ON (August 8-10).
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2018). Research matters! Making a difference with social science data. Preaching to the Choir: An International LGBTQ Psychology Conference (A Pre-Conference to the International Congress of Applied Psychology), Montreal, Qc. (June 24-25).
Moore, A., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2018). Respecting the secular: Non-religious outlooks among older adults. The 35th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick, (May 16 – 18).
McWilliams, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2018). Feeling like the outsider: Othering of women firefighters in Canada. The 35th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Creating, Negotiating, and Transcending Social Boundaries in Everyday Life. Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 16-18.
McWilliams, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2018). Health implications of othering: A study of women firefighters in Canada. The Faculty of Nursing's 23rd Annual Research Day, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada (May 11).
Gouliquer, L., Young, P., Poulin, C., Chen, C-F., & Moore, A. (2018). The poesy of aging: Listening to our elders. Laurentian Research Week, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON (March 19-22).
Moore, A., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2017). Women firefighters face increased physical and psychological health risks due to marginalised status. The 9th Annual New Brunswick Health Research Conference, Moncton, NB, (1-2 November).
Gouliquer, L., Young, P., Poulin, C., Chen, C-F., & Moore, A. (2017). Rhymes and rhythms of aging: Attending to the voices of the exceptionally old. Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG2017): Evidence for Action in an Aging World, Winnipeg, Manitoba (October 19-21).
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2017). Symposium: New Rules, Same Results: Institutions Shaping the Everyday Realities of the Marginalised. 78th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, June 8-10.
Mabey, A.K., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2017). Institutionalized Discrimination: How Social Assistance functions to keep Single Mothers ‘On The System’. Symposium: New Rules, Same Results: Institutions Shaping the Everyday Realities of the Marginalised. 78th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, June 8-10.
McWilliams, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2017). Othering of Volunteer and Full-time Female Firefighters in Canada. Symposium: New Rules, Same Results: Institutions Shaping the Everyday Realities of the Marginalised. 78th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, June 8-10.
Young, P., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2017). How patriarchy and neoliberalism shape the experience of commercial home-care for the 90+ year old recipient. Symposium: New Rules, Same Results: Institutions Shaping the Everyday Realities of the Marginalised. 78th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, June 8-10.
Moore, A., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2017). Extra-nuclear family members: Pet ownership as ersatz family among the very elderly. Symposium: New Rules, Same Results: Institutions Shaping the Everyday Realities of the Marginalised. 78th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, June 8-10.
Chen, C.-F., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2016). Getting prescriptions in Taiwan health care system: How the duration(length) of prescription for chronic disease medications complicates the lives of oldest-old 85+. Aging & Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference: Sixth Interdisciplinary Conference. Norrköping, Sweden (5 - 6 October).
Poulin, C., Chen, C.-F., & Gouliquer, L. (2016). Implicit and explicit gender division in long-term care: A comparison between Taiwan and Canada. Aging & Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference: Sixth Interdisciplinary Conference. Norrköping, Sweden (5 - 6 October).
Lesmana, M., Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., Hamilton, H. (2016). Female firefighters in leadership roles: “There’s no line up for the washrooms!” Poster-presentation at the 77th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Victoria, Canada, June 9 - 11.
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., Moore, A., & Pineau, C. (2016) Disrupting ageist stereotypes with I-Poem poetics: Turning old on its head! The 33rd Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, St. Catharines, ON, (11 - 13 May).
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2015). Aging, Women, and Firefighting: Just like oil and water! Aging & Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference: Fifth Interdisciplinary Conference. Washington, DC (5 - 6 November).
Mabey, A., Webb, K., Lesmana, M., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2015). Women’s Experiences Negotiating the Dual Role of Mother and Student in Canadian Universities. Workshop given at the Section on Women & Psychology Institute; Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Ottawa, Ontario, 2 June.
Lesmana, M., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L., (2015). The experience of female firefighters: Confronting Ageism and Sexism. Poster-presentation at the 76th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, Canada, June 3-6.
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., & Lesmana, M. (2014). What Do Pets Have to Do with It? Older Adults, Neoliberalism, and the Replaceable/Disposable Family. Atlantic Centre for Qualitative Research & Analysis: Qualitative Luncheon, St-Thomas University. Fredericton, NB (21 November).
Lesmana, M., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2014). Experiences of the exceptionally old living in New Brunswick: Friends, ageism, and health. 6th Annual New Brunswick Health Research Conference. Delta Beausejour Moncton, NB (13 -14 – November).
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., & Lesmana, M. (2014). What Do Pets Have to Do with It? Understanding the Ninety-plus Year Olds in the Neoliberal Era. Aging & Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference: Fourth Interdisciplinary Conference. Manchester, UK (7 - 8 November).
Mabey, A., Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., (2014) Its just a roof over our heads: Housing Issues of Single Mothers on Social Assistance in New Brunswick, The 31st Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, London, ON, (25-27 June).
Webb, K., Burdett, F., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2014). "Crossing Personal Boundaries: The Experience of Breastfeeding in New Brunswick Hospitals", 31th Qualitative Analysis Conference – Brescia University, London, ON (25-27 June).
Silva, C.F., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2014). Formal and informal care: What do Brazilian and Canadian elders have to say? 31th Qualitative Analysis Conference – Brescia University, London, ON (25-27 June).
Lesmana, M., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2014, June). Physical consequences of being old and their impact on independence and social life. 31th Qualitative Analysis Conference – Brescia University, London, ON (25-27 June).
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2014). Boundaries of aging: How you feel about it and how I feel about it! 31th Qualitative Analysis Conference – Brescia University, London, ON (25-27 June).
Lesmana, M., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2014). How does neoliberalism influence the 4th age? Experiences of people aged 90 and over. Poster-presentation at the 75th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, Canada, June 5.
Webb, K., Burdett, F., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2014). "Giving Birth in New Brunswick: How Labour Induction Practices Complicate Women's Experiences", 75th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Vancouver, Canada, June 7.
Mabey, A., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2014) "Poverty without Hope: The Experiences of Single Mothers Living on Social Assistance in New Brunswick, Canada," The 75th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Vancouver, Canada, June 5.
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2013). A Crisis in Health Care: Rhetoric Versus the Lived-Reality of Rural Seniors. Aging & Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Chicago, IL, USA (8-9 November).
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2013). A Feminist Interdisciplinary Methodology: The Psycho-Social Ethnography of the Commonplace (P-SEC). 29th Qualitative Analysis Conference – Ottawa, 23-25 May, 2013.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2013). Aging at home in rural New Brunswick: “Essentialising” the role of family networks. 74th Canadian Psychological Association convention, Québec City, Qc (June 13-15).
Webb, K., Burdett, F., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2013). Giving Birth in New Brunswick: How the Medical Institution Shapes the experience of Women. 74th Canadian Psychological Association convention, Québec City, Qc (June 13-15).
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2012). Vieillir chez soi: La voix des aînés du Nouveau-Brunswick
Aging at home: The voices of rural New Brunswick Seniors. The 4th annual New Brunswick Health Research Conference: The dream of future generations – The challenge of our generation, Nov. 7-8, 2012, Fredericton, NB.
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2012). A thriving military lesbian community during the witch hunt of the 80s? Shedding light on resilience in the face of marginalisation. Section on Women and Psychology Institute (Canadian Psychological Association), Halifax, NS.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2012). The Psycho-social ethnography of the commonplace (P-SEC): A semi-structured qualitative approach to feminist research. 73rd Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Halifax, NS.
Moore, J. A., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2010). Health consequences of institutional discrimination: Gay men serving in the pre-1992 Canadian Armed Forces. 71st Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Winnipeg, MB.
McCutcheon, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2010). Both sides of the spectrum: Gay and lesbian soldiers in the Canadian Armed Forces. 71st Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Convention. Winnipeg, MB.
McCutcheon, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2009). Policing masculinity and femininity: Health consequences for gay and lesbian soldiers in the Canadian Armed Forces. Sexual and Gender Diversity vulnerability and Resilience (SVR) Conference, Montreal, QC.
Moore, J. A., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2009). Partners of Canadian lesbian soldiers: Examining the military family social support system. 70th Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Montréal, Qc.
McCutcheon, J., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2009). Sports and Soldiering: Examining servicewomen’s experiences with military sports. 70th Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Montréal, Qc.
Lynne Gouliquer, PhD, Co-Director; Associate Professor of Sociology at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario
[email protected]
After 16 years of service in the Canadian military, I retired and pursued graduate studies in Sociology. The military is and probably always will be a big part of who I am. Indeed, my research represents a combination of my military experience and academic interests (military & para-military institutions and marginalization).
I began my university studies at Saint Thomas University where I completed a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Sociology in 1995. My thesis was entitled: “The Needs and Issues of Military Wives: A Case Study of Women’s Grassroots Struggle and the State.” My supervisors were Dr. Marilee Reimer and the late Dr. John McKendy. Following my studies at St. Thomas, I completed my Masters and PhD in Sociology at McGill University. My MA was supervised by Dr. Peta Tancred. I remained focused on the Canadian Armed Forces, but examined the experience of historically invisible and marginalised group -- lesbian soldiers. My MA Research Paper was entitled “A Menace to the Gender Order: The Management of Lesbian Sexuality in the Canadian Military.” For my PhD, I investigated women’s career success and integration in the Canadian military, both quantitatively and qualitatively. My PhD research project was supervised by Drs Suzanne Staggenborg and Elaine Weiner. It is entitled: “Soldiering in the Canadian Forces: How and Why Gender Counts!”
I was awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship which I completed at St. Thomas University under the supervision of the Canada Research Chair in Qualitative Research, Dr. Deborah van den Hoonaard. My postdoctoral research focused on older adults, specifically those who attained 90 or more years and still live independently.
I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Laurentian University.
Research wise, I have been collaborating with Dr. Carmen Poulin for many years. The largest and most important project we collaborate on is the development and use of the P-SEC methodology, as explained in this website. We also collaborate on a number of studies such as 1) Life history stories of senior-seniors (90+) : Tales of resiliency, identity, and longevity from the Maritimes, 2) Rural New Brunswick elders: Their health and the formal and informal organisation of care, 3) Women in the Canadian fire services: Putting out “fires” and taking their place, and 4) LGBT soldiers in the Canadian military. Most recently, I have started a project on the historically neglected but now emerging, Métis nation and identity. For this research, I am establishing collaborative networks across Canada but especially in Sudbury and Treat 3 region, my traditional Métis territory.
Publications & Presentations
Selected Publications:
Burdett, F., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2018). Culture of corrections: The experiences of women correctional officers. Feminist Criminology, 13(3), 329-349. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1557085118767974
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., & Moore, J. (2018). A threat to Canadian national security: A lesbian soldier’s story. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 15(2-3), 323-335. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14780887.2018.1430206
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., & Moore, A. (2018). Les femmes pompières : la passion du feu et le prix à payer. In La santé psychologique au travail, J. Douesnard (Ed.). Québec, Qc: Les Presses de l’Université du Québec (PUQ).
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., & McCutcheon, J. (2017). Violating gender norms in the Canadian Military: The experiences of gay and lesbian soldiers. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 1-14. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-017-0304-y
Kubiliene, N., Shandik, S. M., Gouliquer, L., & Cameron, A. (2016). Agency and Communion in a Day in the Life of a Thriving Older Adult. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging (Accepted Journal number and issue pending).
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C. & Lesmana, M. (2015). Mobility Boundaries Between Home, Community and Beyond: Experiences of the Exceptionally Old Living in a Canadian Province. Qualitative Sociology Review, 11(3), 124-150.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2012). Clandestine existences and secret research: Eliminating official discrimination in the Canadian military and going public in academia. Journal of Lesbian Studies,16(1), 54-64
McCutcheon, J., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2009). Sports and Soldiering: Examining servicewomen’s experiences with military sports. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 50(2a), 41.
Moore, J. A., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2009). Partners of Canadian lesbian soldiers: Examining the military family social support system. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 50(2a), 99.
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., & Moore, J. (2009). Discharged for Homosexuality from the Canadian military: Health Implications for Lesbians. Feminism & Psychology, 19(4) 497-516.
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2005). For Better and for Worse: Psychological Demands and Structural Impacts of the Military on Gay Servicewomen and their Partners in Long-term Relationships. In D. Pawluch, W. Shaffir & C. Miall (Eds.), Doing ethnography: Studying everyday life. (pp. 323-335). Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press Inc.
St.Pierre, M., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2005). Homosexual identity development in the context of the Canadian Forces: Organisational influences, schematic responses, and coping strategies. Canadian Psychology/ Psychologie canadienne, 46(2a), 200.
Gouliquer, L. (2004). Ask and tell [Review of the books, Officially gay: The political construction of sexuality and the US military, and Don’t ask, don’t tell: Debating the gay ban in the military]. The Women’s Review of Books, XXI(8), 22-3.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2004). Symposium: Translating Theory into Methodology: The Intersection of Sociologies and Psychologies. Canadian Psychology/ Psychologie canadienne, 45(2a), 135.
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., Brazier, B., Hughes, J. Brazier, B.C.S., Arseneault, R., MacAulay, S., & Lynne Thériault (2004). Keeping it confidential: A struggle for Transition Houses. In M.L. Stirling, C. A. Cameron, N. Nason-Clark, & B. Miedema (Eds). Understanding Abuse: Partnering for Change (85 – 108). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2003). Part-time disabled lesbian passing on roller blades or PMS, Prozac, and essentializing woman’s ailments. Women & Therapy, 26, 95 – 108. (Also published as a chapter of an edited book by Banks, M. E., & Kaschak, E. Women with Visible and Invisible Disabilities: Multiple Intersections, Multiple Issues, Multiple Therapies. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press).
Gouliquer, L., (2001). Introduction: Women and the Canadian Military Special Collection. Atlantis: A Women’s Studies Journal, 26(1).
Gouliquer, L., (2001). What Gay Servicewomen can tell us about the gender order. Proceedings of Feminisms Challenge the Traditional Discipline: A Colloquium in Honour of Peta Tancred. Montréal, Québec: McGill Centre for Research on Teaching and Women.
Gouliquer, L., (2000). Negotiating Sexuality: Lesbians in the Canadian Military. In B. Miedema, J. Stoppard, & V. Anderson (Eds.), Women's Bodies/Women's Lives: The Social and the Material (pp 254-276). Toronto: Sumach Press.
Gouliquer, L., (2000). Pandora's Box: The Paradox of Flexibility in Today's Workplace. Current Sociology, 48(1), 29-42.
Poulin, M. B. C., Ross, L., Gouliquer, L., Fox, B., Thériault, L., Arseneault, R., Wuest, J., Merritt-Gray, M., Root, A., Flowers, L.(1995). An evaluation and summary of the accumulated “Monthly Reporting Form”: Usage of New Brunswick transition houses. Report submitted to the Department of Health and Community Services and available to the public. (pp. 38) (also available in French)
Recent Scholarly Presentations:
Burdett, F., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2018 - Accepted). Culture of corrections: The experiences of women correctional officers. Feminist Criminology. 74th The American Society of Criminology’s (ASC) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA (November 14-17).
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., Young, P., & Moore, A. (2018). Cultural protection against the internalising of the schema of the older adult as frail and burdensome. International Federation on Ageing (IFA)14th Global Conference on Ageing, Towards a Decade of Healthy Ageing. Toronto, ON (August 8-10).
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2018). Research matters! Making a difference with social science data. Preaching to the Choir: An International LGBTQ Psychology Conference (A Pre-Conference to the International Congress of Applied Psychology), Montreal, Qc. (June 24-25).
Moore, A., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2018). Respecting the secular: Non-religious outlooks among older adults. The 35th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick, (May 16 – 18).
McWilliams, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2018). Feeling like the outsider: Othering of women firefighters in Canada. The 35th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Creating, Negotiating, and Transcending Social Boundaries in Everyday Life. Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 16-18.
McWilliams, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2018). Health implications of othering: A study of women firefighters in Canada. The Faculty of Nursing's 23rd Annual Research Day, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada (May 11).
Gouliquer, L., Young, P., Poulin, C., Chen, C-F., & Moore, A. (2018). The poesy of aging: Listening to our elders. Laurentian Research Week, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON (March 19-22).
Moore, A., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2017). Women firefighters face increased physical and psychological health risks due to marginalised status. The 9th Annual New Brunswick Health Research Conference, Moncton, NB, (1-2 November).
Gouliquer, L., Young, P., Poulin, C., Chen, C-F., & Moore, A. (2017). Rhymes and rhythms of aging: Attending to the voices of the exceptionally old. Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG2017): Evidence for Action in an Aging World, Winnipeg, Manitoba (October 19-21).
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2017). Symposium: New Rules, Same Results: Institutions Shaping the Everyday Realities of the Marginalised. 78th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, June 8-10.
Mabey, A.K., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2017). Institutionalized Discrimination: How Social Assistance functions to keep Single Mothers ‘On The System’. Symposium: New Rules, Same Results: Institutions Shaping the Everyday Realities of the Marginalised. 78th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, June 8-10.
McWilliams, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2017). Othering of Volunteer and Full-time Female Firefighters in Canada. Symposium: New Rules, Same Results: Institutions Shaping the Everyday Realities of the Marginalised. 78th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, June 8-10.
Young, P., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2017). How patriarchy and neoliberalism shape the experience of commercial home-care for the 90+ year old recipient. Symposium: New Rules, Same Results: Institutions Shaping the Everyday Realities of the Marginalised. 78th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, June 8-10.
Moore, A., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2017). Extra-nuclear family members: Pet ownership as ersatz family among the very elderly. Symposium: New Rules, Same Results: Institutions Shaping the Everyday Realities of the Marginalised. 78th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, June 8-10.
Chen, C.-F., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2016). Getting prescriptions in Taiwan health care system: How the duration (length) of prescription for chronic disease medications complicates the lives of oldest-old 85+. Aging & Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference: Sixth Interdisciplinary Conference. Norrköping, Sweden (5 - 6 October).
Poulin, C., Chen, C.-F., & Gouliquer, L. (2016). Implicit and explicit gender division in long-term care: A comparison between Taiwan and Canada. Aging & Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference: Sixth Interdisciplinary Conference. Norrköping, Sweden (5 - 6 October).
Lesmana, M., Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., Hamilton, H. (2016). Female firefighters in leadership roles: “There’s no line up for the washrooms!” Poster-presentation at the 77th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Victoria, Canada, June 9 - 11.
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., Moore, A., & Pineau, C. (2016) Disrupting Ageist Stereotypes with I-Poem poetics: Turning Old on its Head! The 33rd Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, St. Catharines, ON, (11 - 13 May).
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2015). Aging, Women, and Firefighting: Just like oil and water! Aging & Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference: Fifth Interdisciplinary Conference. Washington, DC (5 - 6 November).
Mabey, A., Webb, K., Lesmana, M., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2015). Women’s Experiences Negotiating the Dual Role of Mother and Student in Canadian Universities. Workshop given at the Section on Women & Psychology Institute; Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Ottawa, Ontario, 2 June.
Lesmana, M., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L., (2015). The experience of female firefighters: Confronting Ageism and Sexism. Poster-presentation at the 76th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, Canada, June 3-6.
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., & Lesmana, M. (2014). What Do Pets Have to Do with It? Older Adults, Neoliberalism, and the Replaceable/Disposable Family. Atlantic Centre for Qualitative Research & Analysis: Qualitative Luncheon, St. Thomas University. Fredericton, NB (21 November).
Lesmana, M., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2014). Experiences of the exceptionally old living in New Brunswick: Friends, ageism, and health. 6th Annual New Brunswick Health Research Conference. Delta Beausejour Moncton, NB (13 -14 – November).
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., & Lesmana, M. (2014). What Do Pets Have to Do with It? Understanding the Ninety-plus Year Olds in the Neoliberal Era. Aging & Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference: Fourth Interdisciplinary Conference. Manchester, UK (7 - 8 November).
Mabey, A., Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., (2014). It’s just a roof over our heads: Housing Issues of Single Mothers on Social Assistance in New Brunswick, The 31st Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, London, ON, (25-27 June).
Webb, K., Burdett, F., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2014). “Crossing Personal Boundaries: The Experience of Breastfeeding in New Brunswick Hospitals”, 31th Qualitative Analysis Conference – Brescia University, London, ON (25-27 June).
Silva, C.F., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2014). Formal and informal care: What do Brazilian and Canadian elders have to say? 31th Qualitative Analysis Conference – Brescia University, London, ON (25-27 June).
Lesmana, M., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2014, June). Physical consequences of being old and their impact on independence and social life. 31th Qualitative Analysis Conference – Brescia University, London, ON (25-27 June).
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2014). Boundaries of aging: How you feel about it and how I feel about it! 31th Qualitative Analysis Conference – Brescia University, London, ON (25-27 June).
Lesmana, M., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2014). How does neoliberalism influence the 4th age? Experiences of people aged 90 and over. Poster-presentation at the 75th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, Canada, June 5.
Webb, K., Burdett, F., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2014). “Giving Birth in New Brunswick: How Labour Induction Practices Complicate Women’s Experiences”, 75th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Vancouver, Canada, June 7.
Mabey, A., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2014). “Poverty without Hope: The Experiences of Single Mothers Living on Social Assistance in New Brunswick, Canada,” The 75th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Vancouver, Canada, June 5.
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2013). A Crisis in Health Care: Rhetoric Versus the Lived-Reality of Rural Seniors. Aging & Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Chicago, IL, USA (8-9 November).
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2013). A Feminist Interdisciplinary Methodology: The Psycho-Social Ethnography of the Commonplace (P-SEC). 29th Qualitative Analysis Conference – Ottawa, 23-25 May, 2013.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2013). Aging at home in rural New Brunswick: “Essentialising” the role of family networks. 74th Canadian Psychological Association convention, Québec City, Qc (June 13-15).
Webb, K., Burdett, F., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2013). Giving Birth in New Brunswick: How the Medical Institution Shapes the experience of Women. 74th Canadian Psychological Association convention, Québec City, Qc (June 13-15).
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2012). Vieillir chez soi : La voix des aînés du Nouveau-Brunswick
Aging at home: The voices of rural New Brunswick Seniors. The 4th annual New Brunswick Health Research Conference: The dream of future generations – The challenge of our generation, Nov. 7-8, 2012, Fredericton, NB.
Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2012). A thriving military lesbian community during the witch hunt of the 80s? Shedding light on resilience in the face of marginalisation. Section on Women and Psychology Institute (Canadian Psychological Association), Halifax, NS.
Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2012). The Psycho-social ethnography of the commonplace (P-SEC): A semi-structured qualitative approach to feminist research. 73rd Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Halifax, NS.
Moore, J. A., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C.(2010). Health consequences of institutional discrimination: Gay men serving in the pre-1992 Canadian Armed Forces. 71st Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Winnipeg, MB.
McCutcheon, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2010). Both sides of the spectrum: Gay and lesbian soldiers in the Canadian Armed Forces. 71st Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Convention. Winnipeg, MB.
McCutcheon, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2009). Policing masculinity and femininity: Health consequences for gay and lesbian soldiers in the Canadian Armed Forces. Sexual and Gender Diversity vulnerability and Resilience (SVR) Conference, Montreal, QC.
Moore, J. A., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2009). Partners of Canadian lesbian soldiers: Examining the military family social support system. 70th Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Montréal, Qc.
McCutcheon, J., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2009). Sports and Soldiering: Examining servicewomen’s experiences with military sports. 70th Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Montréal, Qc.
Beverly C. S. Brazier, Reverend Doctor of Congregational Ministry
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I am an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada, presently serving with the people of Whitehorse United Church, Whitehorse, Yukon. I have a passion for pastoral ministry in a rural setting, and for the transformational potential of faith communities. My doctoral area is grief, and grief education in a pastoral setting. Currently, I am preparing for a sabbatical, doing qualitative research on the role of Scripture in the faith journeys of Christian feminists.
Publications & Presentations
Brazier, B. C. S. (2004). Moving. International Library of Poetry, February.
MacAulay, S., Poulin, C., Brazier, B., Hughes, J., Gouliquer, L., Brazier, B. C. S., Arsenault, R., Theriault, L. (2003). Confidentiality and transition houses, instututional violence against women. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne 44:2a, 78.
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., Brazier, B., Hughes, J., Brazier, B. C. S., Arsenault, R., MacAulay, S., Theriault, L. Keeping it Confidential: A Struggle for Transition Houses. In M. L. Stirling, N. Nasan-Clarke, A. Cameron and B. Miedema (Eds.) Understanding abuse: partnering for change (pp 87-110), University of Toronto Press.
Brazier, B. C. S. (2003). To dance again. Consensus: A Canadian Lutheran Journal of Theology, 29(1), 111-115. Sermon published in this volume by B. C. S. Brazier
Brazier, B. C. S., & Elliott, K. A. (2002). Doing theology through writing fiction. Presentation to the Women Doing Theology in Canada Conference, Winnipeg
Brazier, B. C. S. & Brazier, B. (2002). Christ and culture. Paper presented to the 17th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, Hamilton, Ontario.
Riegert, E. R. (2002). Hear then a story: Plot possibilities for story sermons. Sermon published in this volume by B. C. S. Brazier. Waterloo Lutheran Seminary Press, Waterloo, Ontario.
Brazier, B. C. S. (2002). The syrophonecian woman. Consensus: A Canadian Lutheran Journal of Theology, 28(2), 87-92.
Brazier, B., & Brazier, B. C. S. (2001). The transitions of women in abusive relationships research team. Doing Team Research: Issues, Challenges and Rewards. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Qualitative Conference, Hamilton, ON.
Brazier, B. C. S. (2001). Prayers. Celebrate God's presence. A Book of Services for the United Church of Canada. Etobicoke. United Church Publishing House.
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., Brazier, B., Brazier, B. C. S. , Hughes, J., Theriault, L., & Arseneault, R. (May 1999). The ins and outs of qualitative research: A community/academic collaborative perspective. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, Fredericton, NB.
Brazier, B. C. S. (1997). Five strong women charged with... A Canadian Lutheran Journal of Theology, 23, 121-127.
Brazier, B. C. S. & Brazier, Bette (1997). dimensions of obesity and anorexia: an experiential perspective. Workshop presented at the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, Fredericton, NB.
Brazier, B. C. S. & Russell, Stewart. (1997). Letters of deliverance. Gathering, Advent/Christmas, 1997. Etobicoke: United Church Publishing House.
Brazier, B. C. S. (1997). Call to worship. Courage for Hallelujahs. Keri K. Wehlander.(Ed.). Etobicoke: United Church Publishing House.
Brazier, B. C. S. (1997). Living water. Courage for Hallelujahs. Keri K. Wehlander.(Ed.). Etobicoke: United Church Publishing House.
Brazier, B. C. S. (1997). Easter communion litany. Courage for Hallelujahs. Keri K.Wehlander.(Ed.). Etobicoke: United Church Publishing House.
Jessica McCutcheon, PhD Candidate in Applied Psychology and Survey Research Manager and Specialist for the Survey and Group Analysis Laboratory (SGAL), University of Saskatchewan
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I completed my BSc. at the University of New Brunswick, in 2009. During that time, I worked with Dr. Poulin and Dr. Gouliquer on their longitudinal military project. Since that time, I completed my MA in Applied Social Psychology at the University of Saskatchewan, under the supervision of Dr. Melanie Morrison, and I am now a PhD student in the programme. My research interests include gay and lesbian issues, gender roles, and attitudes toward marginalised groups. I have also been involved with a number of program evaluation projects, with a particular focus on programs that provide services to marginalised persons.
Publications & Presentations
Publications:
Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., & McCutcheon, J. (2018). Violating gender norms in the Canadian military: The experiences of gay and lesbian soldiers. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 15(1), 60-73. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-017-0304-y
McCutcheon, J. M., & Bishop, C. (2015). An erotic alternative? Women’s perception of gay male pornography. Psychology & Sexuality, 6(1), 75-92. doi: 10.1080/19419899.2014.983740
McCutcheon, J. M., & Morrison, M. A. (2015). The effect of parental gender roles on students’ attitudes toward lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive couples. Adoption Quarterly, 18(2), 138-167. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2014.945702
McCutcheon, J. M., & Morrison, M. A. (2014). Injecting on the island: A qualitative exploration of the service needs of persons who inject drugs in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Harm Reduction Journal, 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7517-11-10
Morrison, T. G., & McCutcheon, J. M. (2012). Body image among gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals. In T.F. Cash (Ed.), Encyclopedia of body image and human appearance (pp. 103-107). San Diego: Academic Press.
Jewell, L. M., McCutcheon, J., Harriman, R. L., & Morrison, M. A. (2011). It's like a bunch of mosquitoes coming at you...: Exploring the ubiquitous nature of subtle discrimination and its implications for the everyday experiences of LGB individuals. In T. G. Morrison, M. A. Morrison, M. A. Carrigan, & D. T. McDermott, (Eds.), Sexual orientation in the new millennium. New York: Nova Science Publishers.
Morrison, T. G., & McCutcheon, J. M. (2011). Gay and lesbian body images. In T. F. Cash, & L. Smolak (Eds.), Body image: A handbook of theory, research, and clinical practice (2nd ed.) (pp. 214-220). New York: Guilford Publications.
Ryan, T., Morrison, T. G., Roddy, S., & McCutcheon, J. (2011). Psychometric properties of the revised male body attitudes scale among Irish men. Body Image, 8, 64-69.
Presentations:
McCutcheon, J.M., & Morrison, M.A. (2014). From graduate student to tenured professor: Navigating work and family roles through the academic life span. 75th Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Vancouver, BC.
McCutcheon, J.M., & Bishop, C. (2014). “It kind of liberates you”: A qualitative exploration of women’s perceptions of gay male pornography. 75th Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Vancouver, BC.
McCutcheon, J.M., & Morrison, M.A. (2013). Books and babies: Perspectives on work-family conflict from female psychology faculty and graduate students. Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement Conference, Toronto, ON.
McCutcheon, J.M., & Morrison, M.A. (2013). Peering into the pipeline: A gendered examination of psychology professors’ experiences within academia. 74th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Quebec City, QC. [Poster presentation]
McCutcheon, J.M., & Morrison, M.A. (2012). Modelling gender: How parental gender roles affect attitudes toward gay, lesbian, and heterosexual adoptive couples. 73rd Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, NS. [Poster presentation]
McCutcheon, J.M., & Morrison, M.A. (2011). Providing support: Improving community services for LGBTTQ Individuals. Rainbow Health Ontario Conference, Ottawa, ON. [Poster presentation]
McCutcheon, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2010). Both sides of the spectrum: Gay and lesbian soldiers in the Canadian Armed Forces. 71st Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Winnipeg, MB.
McCutcheon, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2009). When you’re not straight in the military: A Canadian gendered experience. 33rd Annual Atlantic Provinces Council on the Sciences, Halifax, NS.
McCutcheon, J., Poulin, C., & Gouliquer, L. (2009). Policing masculinity and femininity: Health consequences for gay and lesbian soldiers in the Canadian Armed Forces. Sexual and Gender Diversity Vulnerability and Resilience, Montreal, QC. [Poster presentation]
McCutcheon, J., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2009). Sports and soldiering: Examining servicewomen’s experiences with military sports. 70th Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Montreal, QC. [Poster presentation]
McCutcheon, J., Gouliquer, L., & Poulin, C. (2008). Marginalisation in the Canadian military: Contrasting the heterosexual and lesbian servicewomen's experiences. 25th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, Fredericton, NB.
Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., & McCutcheon, J. (2008). Dissecting the menstrual cycle: A longitudinal examination of beliefs regarding menstruation and PMS. 69th Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Halifax, NS.
Jennifer A. Moore, PhD, PhD in Social & Theoretical Psychology, University of Calgary
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Thesis Title: A soldier’s soldier? Partners of Canadian lesbian military members
Year: 2008
Supervisors: Drs. Carmen Poulin and Lynne Gouliquer
Kristina Hobson, MA in Psychology
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Thesis Title: The institutional marginalisation of gay servicemen in the Canadian Armed Forces
Year: 2007
Supervisors: Drs. Carmen Poulin and Lynne Gouliquer
Melissa St. Pierre, PhD, PhD in Applied Social Psychology (with focus in Health & Community Psychology), Research Associate for the World Health Innovation Network, Serving on the Journal of Lesbian Studies Editorial Board
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Melissa completed her honours thesis entitled: Homosexual Identity Development in the Context of the Canadian Forces: Organisational Influences, Schematic Responses, and Coping Strategies, under the supervision of Drs. Carmen Poulin and Lynne Gouliquer in 2005.
She received her PhD in Applied Social Psychology, with a focus in Health & Community Psychology, from the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a Research Associate for the World Health Innovation Network and serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Lesbian Studies.
Thesis Title: Homosexual Identity Development in the Context of the Canadian Forces: Organisational Influences, Schematic Responses, and Coping Strategies
Year: 2005
Supervisors: Drs. Carmen Poulin and Lynne Gouliquer
Heather Roxborough, BA Honours in Psychology
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Work: Research Assistant
Year: 2010-2012
Supervisors: Drs. Carmen Poulin and Lynne Gouliquer
Dhanushka Nanayakkara, BSc Honours in Psychology
Work: Research Assistant
Year: 2006
Supervisors: Drs. Carmen Poulin and Lynne Gouliquer
My university career began in 2001 at the University of New Brunswick. I completed six years at UNB, graduating with a Bachelor of Science, Honouring in Psychology. In 2006, my final year at UNB, I worked as a Research Assistant for Drs Poulin and Gouliquer in their P-SEC research lab. I learned a great deal about the research process, qualitative research methods, and the marginalisation of groups. I have since expanded my university level education by attending Carleton University, and obtaining a Professional Management Certificate in Human Resources. From 2008 to 2011, I worked with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, leading a series of human resource projects. Currently, I'm working as Operations Manager at Graduate School of Management, an education institute specializing in postgraduate degrees (Sri Lanka). I am in the process of completing my MBA from Staffordshire University UK (2016). The dissertation is the final pending module and it will be on the topic of business strategy in the banking sector.
Jacqueline Harvey, BA Honours in Psychology
Thesis Title: Gay women in the Canadian Military: Self Disclosure and individual adjustment
Year: 2001
Supervisors: Drs. Carmen Poulin and Lynne Gouliquer
How to Help
There has been no formal apology from the Government of Canada for the harms done due to the treatment and discharge of numerous honourable military soldiers for simply their sexual orientation: IT IS TIME FOR CANADA TO APOLOGISE.
