Sirena Van Schaik

Research Assistant
2024-

Sirena Van Schaik is a PhD student with Western in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Study graduate program. She holds an honours specialization in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies with a minor in Creative Writing at Western as well as a master's degree in creative and critical writing and a postgraduate certificate in creative writing. As a journalist and novelist for 19 years, her work often explores themes around the impact of structural and interpersonal violence against gendered bodies. Her doctoral research explores the rise of antifeminist ideologies within Canada, along with the rise in manosphere rhetoric and gender-based violence.