Megan holds a dual position at the University of Melbourne. She is a researcher of Diversity and Inclusion in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and a Lecturer in Sociology within the Arts Faculty.
Megan has previously held the position of Co-Chair (staff) in the University's Pride in Action Network, and works to devise LGBTIQ+ affirming curriculum, policy, engagement and research across the institution.
Megan's research explores institutional practices of exclusion based on gender and sexuality, as well as the affective and dynamic practices of resilience and solidarity found in marginalised groups. She is also interested in youth sociology, work and employment, musicology, affect and embodiment.
Megan has received a number of awards and prizes for her teaching, research and engagement activities and has published her work in journals such as Emotion, Space and Society, Journal of Youth Studies, The Sociological Review, and Queer Studies in Media and Popular Culture.
Megan is currently the Convenor of The Australian Sociological Association's Genders + Sexualities Thematic Group, is co-authoring a manuscript about gender, sexuality and technology in the music industry.
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