Dr. Shoshana Magnet

Ph.D

Dr. Shoshana Magnet is a mother of two as well as a full professor in the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies at the University of Ottawa.  She recently co-edited (with Dr. Celeste Orr) a special issue of Feminist Theory launching the field of “Feminist Loneliness Studies” (2022) and is co-editing (along with Darby Babin and Ravida Din) a special issue of Feminism & Psychology on “Feminist Approaches to Child and Adolescent Mental Health.”  She is currently working on feminist approaches to children’s mental health, with an emphasis on using picturebooks on depression and anxiety to help pediatricians, general practitioners, psychologists and educators speak with children about big feelings including grief, anxiety, and fear.