I grew up in the countryside of Parkland County, Alberta, Canada. Since those halcyon days, I have spent a great deal of time and effort at institutions of higher education. Following my doctoral studies, I held research fellowships at McGill University's Social Studies of Medicine Department and at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin supported by the Berlin Institute for Health. I am now studying for a Juris Doctor degree at the University of Alberta, where I work with the Health Law Institute.

My education, experience and training have cut across conventional disciplines. I research the cultural dimensions of science and health, including the historical intersections of literature, science, technology and medicine, and especially in relation to sex, reproduction and gender.

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