Carmen Poulin

My research interests focuses on the social organisation of the everyday life of women and marginalised individuals in particular institutions, and the cognitive schemata and coping strategies they use to make sense of, and deal with, their reality. The epistemological tradition that guides my research is based on a feminist understanding of the social world, and centrally situates the experience of marginalised groups.

I have been particularly interested in the following areas: women in non-traditional work place (e.g., Female firefighters), Sexualities (e.g., Lesbians and gays in the military forces), Ageing in place (e.g., 90+ year old individuals living independently in their own home), and the role and place of (feminist) women in the History of Psychology.