Department of Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies
MSc, University of Guelph
BA, University of Waterloo
P: 519-884-8111 x 28249
Biography
I am currently a Ph.D. Candidate working under the supervision of Dr. Carla Rice (Canada Research Chair in Care, Gender, and Relationships) in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph, Canada. I am also a research associate at Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice at the University of Guelph, Canada and the Interim Research Manager for the Women and HIV Research Program at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, Canada. In my various roles, I focus on feminist research approaches to advance social inclusion and equitable healthcare, particularly as it relates to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Research Passions:
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights
- Sexual and relationship satisfaction
- Critical feminist theories
- Bridging the gap between research and practice
Publications
The content that follows may only represent a portion of the CAS member’s work.
Chapters
Shanker, R., Underhill, A., Nicholson, V., Kennedy, L., Jaworsky, D., & Loutfy, M. (2019). Ethical issues in the care and support of women living with HIV. In Lori d’Agincourt-Canning & Carolyn Ells (Eds.), Ethical Issues in Women’s Healthcare. New York: Oxford University Press.
Articles
Underhill, A., Persad, Y., Lacombe-Duncan, A., Armstrong, I., Kia, H., Logie, C. H., Tharao, W., Halpenny, R., & Loutfy, M. "Community partnership to optimize engagement in research: Reflections on the Trans Women HIV Research Initiative." British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, (2024): 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.16038
Iyer, H., Underhill, A., Persad, Y., Lacombe-Duncan, A., Kennedy, V. L., Nation, K., Kia, H., Logie, C. H., Kaida, A., MacKinnon, K., Armstrong, I., Bilbao-Joseph, C., Tharao, W., & Loutfy, M. "Operationalizing the Women-Centred HIV Care Model for trans women and persons with transfeminine experience living with and affected by HIV: a qualitative study." International Journal of Transgender Health, (2024): 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2024.2323508
Lacombe‐Duncan, Ashley, Mostafa Shokoohi, Yasmeen Persad, Angela Underhill, Nima Machouf, Pierre Côté, Megan Wheatley, et al. “Short Report: Characterizing HIV Care Among a Clinical Sample of Transgender Women Living with HIV.” HIV Medicine 23, no. 4 (2022): 324–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13261.
Rye, B.J., & Underhill, A. (2019). Contraceptive context, conservatism, sexual liberalism, and gender role attitudes as predictors of abortion attitudes. Women’s Reproductive Health, 6(1), 34-51.
Viscardis, K., Rice, C., Pileggi, V., Underhill, A., Chandler, E., Changfoot, N., Montgomery, P., & Mykitiuk, R. (2018). Difference within and without: Health care providers’ engagement with disability arts. Qualitative Health Research, 1-12.
Hawa, R., & Underhill, A. (2017). Examining gender relations among South Asian immigrant women living with HIV in the Greater Toronto Area: An anti-oppressive lens. Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture & Social Justice, 38(2), 205-218.
Underhill, A., Kennedy, V. L., Lewis, J., Ross, L. E., & Loutfy, M. R. (2016). Assessing access for prospective adoptive parents living with HIV: An environmental scan of Ontario’s adoption agencies. AIDS Care, 28, 1269-1273. Open Access.
Courses taught
SMF 101: Introduction to Relationships and Families
SMF 207: Parents, Children, and Family Relations
SMF 220: Research Methods
SMF 305: Social Issues and Controversies in Human Sexuality
Grants, fellowships and awards
Selected Scholarships
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral, The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), September 2017-August 2020
- Graduate Excellence Entrance Scholarship, University of Guelph, September 2016-August 2017
- Dr. Margaret McCready Tribute Scholarship, University of Guelph, September 2016-August 2018
Selected Awards
- Nominee, Teaching and Learning Excellence Award, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 2018-2019
- Recipient, John Vanderkamp Magisteriate Graduate Medal, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, University of Guelph, 2017
- Nominee, Governor’s General Gold Medal Academic Award, 2015-2016