MMFC: In Conversation

About MMFC: In Conversation

In Conversation is a podcast hosted and produced by the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research at the University of New Brunswick. Together with our guests we discuss gender-based violence in Atlantic Canada with researchers, front-line workers, and the wider community.

Publisher

Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Jun 2025

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026

   Dr. Nathan Kalman-Lamb

   This episode features Dr. Nathan Kalman-Lamb. Dr. Kalman-Lamb is an Associate Professor in the Department ofSociology at the University of New Brunswick. His scholarly work sits at the intersection of social theory and the sociology of sport, with a focus on labor, racism, and exploitation. In this episode, Dr. Kalman-Lamb and Dr. Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy (Director of the MMFC) discuss what we can learn from studying sport and the exploitation of athletic workers.Nathan tells Stefanie about the prevalence of the violence in sports and the prevalence of CTE among football players.

2. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Dr. Mary Aspinall

   Welcome to season 3 of In Conversation! In this episode, the MMFC is In Conversation with Dr. Mary Aspinall. Dr. Mary Aspinall is an Assistant Professor in the Departmentof Criminology and Criminal Justice at St. Thomas University and a research fellow at the MMFC. Mary’s research concentrates on intimate partner violence (IPV),coercive control, specialized courts, and community-based intervention programs. In their conversation, Dr. Aspinall tells Dr.Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy (Director of the MMFC) about how her experiences as a front-line worker in victim services has informed her research. Together they discuss specialized domestic violence courts and intervention programs for those who have used violence in their relationship. Dr. Aspinall tells Stefanie about her research on intervention programs in New Brunswick and the importance of intervention for perpetrators that is trauma and violence informed.

3. 

   9 Jul 2026

   Dr. Celeste Orr

   In this episode, the MMFC is in conversation with Dr. Celeste Orr. Dr. Orr is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, the Coordinator of the Gender and Women’s Studies program, and the Wendy J. Robbins Professor in Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of New Brunswick. Dr. Orr also sits on the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre’s Board of Directors. Dr. Orr and Dr. Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy (Director of the MMFC) discuss Dr. Orr’s award-winning book Cripping Intersex and how intersex and interphobia intersect with disability and ableism. Together they explore the cultural process through which bodies are understood, defined and classified, and share the importance of finding joy while engaging with difficult work. The Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research acknowledges that it carries out its work on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq and Peskotomuhkati peoples. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which these nations first signed with the British Crown in 1726. The treaties did not deal with the surrender of lands and resources, but in fact recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations. We pay respect to the elders, past and present, and descendants of this land. We honour the knowledge keepers and seek their guidance as we strive to develop closer relationships with the Indigenous people in New Brunswick. Reference and resources: Activist/Advocacy OrgsBrújula Intersexual: https://brujulaintersexual.org/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEIxb2hKTS00VHZCMDMwMmdaVFJMdWpVV29kZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttbFo1c2x5QTB5RDJLYTN5c1NaUDFrcTlPZUdFNlY5S2dKdU9QZlNfN0d0YVd0QTlBZzR3MWFnalNkeTY0VGpmVGNaMEhzS21sQ2RKa1ljZ2ZsNTVlN1BMT2JUWk55Nm1lTmRKeHNSeW1rMG5ndUJsYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbrujulaintersexual.org%2F&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth: https://interactadvocates.org/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3IteTNsMDQwVWZMLVRvN2hHZjFnYzl4Xy1rQXxBQ3Jtc0tudHAtaDZKWHVfUW51NkFyS0w5WGxsdHZlemtCRXVJaE9UT2l6b2xESjhvUFZHaXdGaDZQeFM0clBOano3bnlLSm9OUFJwckcxYmNXOG1panNoTTBVbTVuVXdiYTJQdFpCaTJ2X0V0c0ZpaC1VUWFHTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Finteractadvocates.org%2F&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) InterAction for Health and Human Rights: https://interaction.org.au/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3lhNFVnNldxSm9KS3VaNThZSkd6WFhFbXAyUXxBQ3Jtc0trbWZ5ZUlib1lPbWVGZ21jTGJMbm9EYVNtWC1qbnVKMkd6ZC1iNWYyR0g3ZEJudXFyS3JqZmN3WFdScG8zRnhNZ2o5dkpiSTNnQlRubmJYODNSd3RWZkRQWWx6R0ZJV01jUXJ2ak83bThYbkpDbmQyVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Finteraction.org.au%2F&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Intersex Asia: https://intersexasia.org/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXpVRGRFZzNkWEtNUjV3aW1zLTNLZ01ZdDg3Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttZVJDSHltVVRxU3FwS2wyOWtUSFBXaDF3cks1UWQySlNNUEF6Si1NMEs5aklJcUFBakw1WDZjMEFZYzhzSXNyS2VoNmpEa1FaYnJDTmNsVzhfN25sWTRpZVE2MFpYbk5CSzBxT3hNRnFzUXRUV3BsOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fintersexasia.org%2F&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Intersex Canada: https://intersexcanada.org/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXZYLXpwaURTcHpaRWUtYzN2SGJwY01IVFBCd3xBQ3Jtc0trMjVyZG1YbkE5b1JKSGVtdFpDNmRRaEFKZG85WEFGRHN0MVROeFFBeFMzUzNEZHJMVFlQZHJ0dmFaOF95M0p1NjNmUFktSFo4UUNFYi1ISm04dFZGcE9YaFc0cUk5S3ZtR0ZaUnBvMXpqcUtKbUZ6cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fintersexcanada.org%2F&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Intersex Persons Society of Kenya: https://intersexkenya.org/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFZqOExxOHBXai1zaXItUnNmUVdkY2RfMEhrZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttdGFaU3l1d1F3WXlFWHpCbEtjQjB1SENtZ1ZVNTE2T25LSjRrc2NxeTJKdXZIYjRNUFgtOFVuRTZ5VUhvLVJhSHh0Skw0NTUycHpOVTFmM1ZFMWtiZnNzYXBhSTFMcE1INDhTOVNtUzU1ek1EMHp6cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fintersexkenya.org%2F&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) SLIM: Strategy Lab for Intersex Movements: https://slimstrategy.org/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWE5NnFaeHdQb3BpMU5BNkJjU3QtaXM1Z1p5UXxBQ3Jtc0ttZkoybWhURjh3aWRLTDJZeG9iV1hYcXV2X1RPTVNFV3lQNWg5TmlFbFVGMTFRQUpGb3RScHQ3ZWtNejlMbnFLOTFzVFRQMHQ1MHRRVFU0cEhPR3lZUVVzcEpuVEtMNUU3aHg1UGZpZF8ydExDUklLQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fslimstrategy.org%2F&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Books/Publications Adeline Berry, Intersex, Ageing, and Intersectionalities: https://www.routledge.com/Intersex-Ag... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEdxekNuUG8tX3ZqT00wUk1HRHpuUlJYOG9KUXxBQ3Jtc0trS1pfWEZYSWJ1d1pmU2J1cFJWWmowRllRTVBxRm50VUx0TmlmM2VOeGN3QVp0VUxoR1BsYVlrVjNKeG9SbW9NZWtKeUdfMF9kWU1uZDNwRTd6VGE0UFRBMlJzVnN5Z2IzUnAzMVFBUUJOOEh2b2hfVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2FIntersex-Ageing-and-Intersectionalities-Applying-&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Western-Intersex-Hermeneutics-to-Intersex-Lived-Experience/Berry/p/book/9781041023463Georgiann Davis, Contesting Intersex: https://nyupress.org/9781479887040/co... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVdyTFhfNTVjUWFQTnUxeFoyanB5bWw1d1Npd3xBQ3Jtc0tsVzZZMnhTSUk2aVNQdTBtd0FMUk12eEk1NU0tcXBEX2trRHhLX0lENWtMWXFlVW9Ldnl3cEJJSEVBV01jLUJGQjFGWUxhM3FuVUFZVFlTX1d4OG1hcnJSS2ZMcVM4eUVqdjdDRjg1MjZUbmlCV0NiUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnyupress.org%2F9781479887040%2Fcontesting-intersex%2F&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Georgiann Davis, Five Star White Trash: https://nyupress.org/9781479840427/fi... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbl9ic1pBdFc0RXVjOF9kUXdxT21UcGNPNEFyQXxBQ3Jtc0tuSE9TUnlmNnZUSFFKSDFuRWRNaDJkMzFhTm8wN2gyN3FhX2FjX3lvQnZTdTU3VmFDN3FDeVBReVJ4SWNvYjNsdWNjTGRKUDRndlZ5N2ZUMHMtMG1pUldkMHlxdE8xMHR4QjhPZUlhYzdjekxKU2FQMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnyupress.org%2F9781479840427%2Ffive-star-white-trash%2F&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Anne Fausto-Sterling, Sexing the Body: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/tit... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1VGelR4UFAxNHRTR0ZpU0tWci02dDRIc0N5Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttRzlFRUpsZGo5VXU1cW4yM20wN3hIQ3VRbG1xRnJZWS1WVzh5WGdydkVpMzZBR3NFUjAxZHpnM1VsV0paMldlcWRKRUVReURYRFJ0T3ZSQW92MUZwLTVlNEJ1NUU5aW5SeTJSdUdNRTRPRy00ZE9NRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hachettebookgroup.com%2Ftitles%2Fanne-fausto-sterling%2Fsexing-the-body%2F9781541672895%2F%3Flens%3Dbasic-books&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Julianna Gleeson, Hermaphrodite Logic: A History of Intersex Liberation: https://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/prod... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWpmaVJzcjFvZ1Q0MFNxWWtXWE41bXRNZkI4d3xBQ3Jtc0trQ3NQcFpvbzRVRElqWnItWXFkSVdSaHY0c0VZS2Y1eXotdHdDRE9RNzBqS1FEdkU0V2JwbjJ4LVdCZXRrYlZDeDkwc2liZHN1V00wMHRnLW5NRWN6aEhWc1pNdjBBTzZrYWk0M25naU5JYlN3REtDVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.versobooks.com%2Fen-ca%2Fproducts%2F2661-hermaphrodite-logic%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOooNg69cTQOLvcPjEy-cxCyPqax6WfjK_znwUgnIF6RqbmZzROZL&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Julie A. Greenberg, Intersexuality and the Law: https://nyupress.org/9780814731895/in... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmV5OUl4dVhKN0xqbzU3S3FPY1JSaDdyT3k4d3xBQ3Jtc0trZ202RjdjZUl1R2lrWC12MTJjd0QwSF8xRjl6Rlh3aWEtZkZ0ZS10N0NiSVdVLVhXdFFLZ2gza0RITWdubWFNTUFzd2JtVE43dHdpcXlTdm95OWpSQWdNVXppZGkydVJpd3JjcWNibjZhMlNHeWM2Yw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnyupress.org%2F9780814731895%2Fintersexuality-and-the-law%2F&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Rebecca Jordan-Young and Katrina Karkazis, Testosterone: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWRJWjIwc1FaaVVwYmhOU3FVVEx2UDA5QTRzUXxBQ3Jtc0tsZFdINDhzclhIX2hfYlVZbkRtLWt4MnhoMlhyZzhpVl8wY2NmcXoySXB1ZmpnT1BzSTRtZTNvaTNiT240TU11T21tSkZuM2c4Y25HTmdlZGxOX1JWQlBLNlZ0aEtBeU9LSUJ3bnZ0MTlFZVhzQ2hlUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hup.harvard.edu%2Fbooks%2F9780674271081&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Katrina Karkazis, Fixing Sex: https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/boo... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmxoMzdVVVpNbk9ZRWFUSzRMSnBsSDRiaFpjQXxBQ3Jtc0ttUTRJMDFoRm5Jbno3YkYxR19CMFYxc2xTZjFmNl9heVpiOEdUbE5ha05GZUtLbVhITzJOWUJWbWZ0VjRTdGw4QlpiQVFDOHF1ZjIyam1Wd3RBUi1yc0R3cGxpNWpvWTBWbkNaWW5fWkNPcE05TGtqRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fread.dukeupress.edu%2Fbooks%2Fbook%2F1148%2FFixing-SexIntersex-Medical-Authority-and-Lived&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Surya Monro, Adeline Berry, Morgan Carpenter, Daniela Crocetti, Sean Saifa Wall, Intersex, Variations of Sex Characteristics, DSD: Critical Approaches: https://www.routledge.com/Intersex-Va... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbW4wcVNCUmtzYjRJa2ZUUnVLTFU4VVRSMHotd3xBQ3Jtc0tsNThVNmxfXzFIVHA4WVhMSEpFckVOUXpvaFVwak9Yb3FTLUtzbEI2Y2hydXpHcUdXNnhIVi1iY0NkUEZxdlBkejUtRk9SR2xKYnM1TlVrOTFSS0dRU1VyWmJ6RVB2VklhLWIwWkN5OThEUHdxaGhEMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2FIntersex-Variations-of-Sex-Characteristics-DSD-Critical-Approaches%2FMonro-Berry-Carpenter-Crocetti-Wall%2Fp%2Fbook%2F9781032113791&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Iain Morland, Intersex: A Manifesto Against Medicalization: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/interse... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEk2R2J2TkFyaDY0TEpLTzkxOXdha0lZdVRTd3xBQ3Jtc0ttXzNFOWFZZm4tUW1UZkZPam1lOWNnSUhvWDdXRWxUT2xfREpDeHI2TDZQVHdqRU9sZmVfMkR6bkxRU2dZbXZxX3prUFEwZERMRVRadkRiZXM2QXZ4c2pLUDFZMnZBQklTdlQxYkFvc2VuaGtiQnB3RQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcup.columbia.edu%2Fbook%2Fintersex%2F9780231221771%2F&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Celeste E. Orr, Cripping Intersex: https://www.ubcpress.ca/cripping-inte... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVhFQldFVFA4bThHaDVsM1BOV2VHaHlrT3JUZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttdG5rd1VfSjNYMnZJMzBsUnhKYThaaHdSaFc3MjlnN3AzT1NPbGtjQkZEOUlYOHNDX1BzQVUyTVdSLXVDYUxseFlWRElRMldleXdjZVM0YnZrbC1sX1B0MTJrcThrXzkyYWRDamtoWVhma0ZvYk9Icw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ubcpress.ca%2Fcripping-intersex&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Celeste E. Orr and Casey Burkholder, Special Issue: &quot;On Intersex Joy,&quot; Feminist Theory: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/ftya... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFFzeG5EZmlPN3U0VHNyelpGVWFERzktRzQzUXxBQ3Jtc0tsVkszQ3FJOXVDaEVreF9XQTk5aHdVLUZuUFNUSF9Rc0lSM3ZYREdFX2VKQlIzaF94Y3E0OGFXckN0eGdxWWNoeWZ1VnJ3VVhYcXRJcnNwQWlXOFJCTnlwUTdUcHdna1hKRld0M0xZVG13LVlIQTZPMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Ftoc%2Fftya%2F27%2F2%3F_gl%3D1%2A15lfcoo%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2AMjY4MTI3MDc2LjE3ODM1MjMwOTE.%2A_ga_60R758KFDG%2AczE3ODM1MjMwOTEkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODM1MjMwOTEkajYwJGwxJGgxNjM0NzM4NDkw&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Pidgeon Pagonis, Nobody Need to Know: https://pid.ge/memoir (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbklrNWFKSWZGMzktdGhJWjgtRWlJTVNhcUpIZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsU0o5QmF1THNSQmlCRXVtTlFEMDhfNHZkUG81MHM4UnF5cWNFM0w3TG42cFFRQTM3RHRfV2ptWXJFQ3FDVnNwUERKeG1GLXhidHYtdWxPQ25XcGV1azJpY2xmRVdQQ19wZ252S095NlVmWlYwUDdJZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpid.ge%2Fmemoir&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Sharon Preves, Intersex and Identity: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.or... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazg2THFpU3U2Ti1pVm52MmRsbkwyUzhzdlVNUXxBQ3Jtc0tsa2hodnhKMFlUajBMQ2V3SHQzOS1iR0VmVno5UXpWNmpqXzVNejZEdFgzUlpRVGg4RFM3SEVRd0VJaFVvdU44RDVMaTZsV2M0Qm1tZGpuNDJWSklRUG5TWnZNTUtGa2NVVlFoTE9DUjJKUWF3NTh1WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rutgersuniversitypress.org%2Fintersex-and-identity%2F9780813532295&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Elizabeth Reis, Bodies in Doubt: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFQyTzRFNXVyalNoT0lJdzhjajhROU1UVTVod3xBQ3Jtc0trekxFOGJnODd1SG1Yc0l4VTVlUU10WHo3MkRvejhYRTZRVzR2NllLRS1NdjVnY05yaVg3NlRpeFFsUXc3VW4zdXI3a3lEMlFSMGFtTW9jRm5oRXVWTUVxUENNV3I1TG1oZ2g2Z1EyNkFXbm5aQ3ZaUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.press.jhu.edu%2Fbooks%2Ftitle%2F12645%2Fbodies-doubt%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOoqfApCHRpzl9G6WgjO-FGL-YvYhyRx_AwwuEQzFeJg22-k5Gdlr&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Amanda Lock Swarr, Envisioning African Intersex: https://www.dukeupress.edu/envisionin... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDFUY1kyalZvWGVUS1Y1bkRXUEJjY21DRkJXUXxBQ3Jtc0ttRVV5RVp0M2JsbThNNFBmZU5mT29DZ2lYYUhhcnBqTml6Q1ZMVVNQaGxWR0NuM1g2RDk0ejI3c0pqMzJZYW8xdXIzeWlqYUxoQ0trVzZ2ZzZnX3R4Umt5Q1BhWjM1NHl4TnRkLUFCbjd6b0p0YnZtSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dukeupress.edu%2Fenvisioning-african-intersex%3Futm_source%3Dtested%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dtested-nature-analogies-helpful-or-harmful&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Hida Viloria, Born Both: An Intersex Life: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/tit... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUdOTzBPMkk3X253Q0JsRmVydkt1T0hMYW55UXxBQ3Jtc0tuS2JtbXJwMUVuQTlWSXUxeDJWVjc1REJMYkdCLXl3aE9vaDY2YmIzRjV4MEdzdVNEb0ZrbjZkUDQ1bW9oYU44VFFXSjVwMkpndDNKSnBHNEdCUEV6azI5MFNCTG04d3ZrWm9lVU9nQ1lXTnk4MzhWSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hachettebookgroup.com%2Ftitles%2Fhida-viloria%2Fborn-both%2F9781478940715%2F&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Hida Viloria, Maria Nieto, and Alex Law, The Spectrum of Sex: https://www.ubcpress.ca/the-spectrum-... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkU4QzFhQUdENWZFS041QXFBRndfS0RaOFI2UXxBQ3Jtc0tsUkFIS2J3VWpkVjFnb2c2ZHpRWEJhWVhQbTB5RXVQbTY0eEwtUk5rRy1IRU45aXVhMFktUlRabVhLYlloUnQzOEJiZUdxNkljMWJfcUpuaDBnLVR2ZGxMZlZHbWlIZnVqSW1sY1JuUF9vZmdiZ1hSNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ubcpress.ca%2Fthe-spectrum-of-sex&v=n2s_YBDLR7g) Alicia Roth Weigel, Inverse Cowgirl: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0o4LVREYkFCNHN1SVhxOW5jQlUxM2dLTjB6Z3xBQ3Jtc0trVVVZUU9uRmNpaDlRTjBlZG

4. 

   21 May 2026

   Dr. Brandon Sparks

   This month, the MMFC is in conversation with Dr. Brandon Sparks. Dr. Sparks is a leading expert on incels (involuntary celibates) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of New Brunswick. His research focuses on the intersection of deviant behaviour and interpersonal relationships. In this episode, Dr. Sparks tells Dr. Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy (Director  the of MMFC) about the pathways to iceldom. He provides a compassionate approach to understanding the experiences of incels while considering their mental &amp; social health and the male loneliness epidemic. The Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research acknowledges that it carries out its work on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq and Peskotomuhkati peoples. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which these nations first signed with the British Crown in 1726. The treaties did not deal with the surrender of lands and resources, but in fact recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations. We pay respect to the elders, past and present, and descendants of this land. We honour the knowledge keepers and seek their guidance as we strive to develop closer relationships with the Indigenous people in New Brunswick.

5. 

   27 Apr 2026

   Sarah Sherman of We're Here for You Canada

   Content warning: sexual violence, physical violence, deathof children, car accidents, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, stalking, use of weapons, coercive control, financial abuse. Please take care while listening. In this episode, Dr. Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy (Director of the MMFC) is in conversation with Sarah Sherman of We’re Here for You Canada. We’re Here for You Canada provides immediate emotional support for survivors of sexual violence with trauma-informed comfort kits. In this episode, Sarah tells Stefanie about her own experiences of intimate partner and family violence, how this experience led to the creation of We’re Here for You Canada, and how the organization is expanding with country-wide hospital partnerships. Please visit https://werehereforyoucanada.ca/ (https://werehereforyoucanada.ca/) to learn more.

6. 

   2 Apr 2026

   Liberty Lane

   In this episode, the MMFC is in conversation with Alyson Pizzey and Melissa Giles of Liberty Lane. Liberty Lane is a charitable organization that offers second stage housing and domestic violence outreach services in Fredericton, NB. content warning: discussions of intimate partner, domestic, family, and gender-based violence Melissa and Alyson tell Dr. Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy (Director of the MMFC) about the services and programs offered through Liberty Lane. Together they discuss barriers to leaving an abusive relationship, how the community can best support their important work and collective care in the workplace.

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   17 Mar 2026

   Dr. Lori Weeks

   In this episode, the MMFC is in conversation with Dr. Lori Weeks. Dr. Weeks is a Gerontologist and the Director of the School of Health Administration at Dalhousie University. Her current research projects focus on support for older women experiencing intimate partner violence. content warning: this episode contains discussions of gender-based violence

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   22 Sept 2025

   Episode 2: The AIM Program and Testing an Intervention for Women in Midlife or Older Experiencing IPV

   This episode features Katie Hamill, PhD candidate and research assistant, in conversation with Kathleen Allen, research coordinator for the AIM study; a randomized control trial testing the effectiveness of an intervention for women in midlife or older who experience intimate partner violence. The implementation of an advocacy intervention for diverse women in midlife and older experiencing intimate partner violence: Effectiveness and experiences of participants and community-based researchers. This project is funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (Jan 2023–Dec 2025). REB: 2023-110. Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research: https://www.unb.ca/mmfc/ (https://www.unb.ca/mmfc/) The Fergusson Foundation: https://www.fergussonfoundation.ca/ (https://www.fergussonfoundation.ca/)

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   18 Jun 2025

   Episode 1: The Impact of COVID-19 on New Brunswick's D/IPV Sector

   Katie Hamill, a PhD candidate, examines the lasting effects of COVID-19 on New Brunswick's domestic violence sector, highlighting the experiences of support staff in transition homes in this interview.

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