Dr. Jan Gelech – Department of Psychology and Health Studies, University of Saskatchewan
Jan is a faculty member in the Psychology and Health Studies department at the University of Saskatchewan. Jan is a passionate psychology instructor who researches transformative life events, disability experiences, cultural conceptualizations of sexuality and family, and young adult and parent coresidence. She is kept busy by two beautiful children and numerous canine and equine pals.
Paris Holt – Research Assistant, ILARN
Paris is a second year psychology student at the University of Saskatchewan. She looks forward to gaining knowledge and experience through the ILARN project and hopes to pursue graduate school in psychology.
Dr. Sarah Knudson – Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan’s St. Thomas More College
Dr. Sarah Knudson is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Saskatchewan’s St. Thomas More College. Her primary research interests are qualitative approaches in the area of families, gender and culture, with a special interest in couple formation, intimate relationships, and representations of families and dating in popular culture. Other research interests include transitions to adulthood and family support during the transitional years. Beyond research, her passions are distance running, traveling, choral music, and family time.
Dr. Kathrina Mazurik – Department of Psychology and Health Studies, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Kathrina Mazurik is a Professional Affiliate of the Culture, Health & Human Development stream in the Department of Psychology & Health Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Under the supervision of Dr. Michel Desjardins, she wrote her dissertation on coresident young adults’ experiences of their parent-child relationships. Currently, Dr. Mazurik coordinates research with ILARN, conducts User Experience Research at Cadence, and works on applied research with funeral directors at Collège Boréal. She takes mainly interpretive approaches to her work, drawing on hermeneutic, phenomenological, and narrative traditions.
Lara Paul, MA – Saskatchewan Intercultural Association and the University of Saskatchewan
Lara Paul is a Saulteaux-Anishinaabe woman working and living in Treaty 6 Territory. She is the Intercultural Education Coordinator with Saskatchewan Intercultural Association, and a sessional lecturer at the University of Saskatchewan. With a Masters degree in Curriculum Studies, and a diverse background in education, sociology, history and the arts, she works toward Reconciliation by educating others on Indigenous histories and culture, supporting community development and inclusion, and by pursuing research in Indigenization and Decolonization. In her spare time, Lara enjoys a variety of art projects such as painting and beadwork.
Dr. Brenan Smith – School and Counselling Psychology Program, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan
Brenan is currently enrolled in the College of Education’s School and Counselling Psychology program. He is deeply curious in his approach to research, and is fascinated by qualitative approaches to engaging constructions of coresidence. His present research interests centre on film representations of coresidence and coresiders’ families, and the influence of coresidence on educational experiences. He loves pro-wrestling, video games, cartoons, animals, and his family – typically in the reverse order.
Jordan Wellsch – Research Coordinator, ILARN
Jordan is an undergraduate student in the Department of Psychology and Health Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. She has been involved with ILARN as a project coordinator since May 2020. She is passionate about qualitative research and has received extensive training in qualitative content analysis and interpretive phenomenological analysis. In her spare time, Jordan like to play cooperative boardgames with her partner and explore coulees with her dog.
Dr. Linzi Williamson – Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Linzi Williamson (PhD) is a social psychologist and anthrozoologist dedicated to helping people improve their relationships with humans and animals. She is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Saskatchewan and a Credentialed Evaluator (CE) through the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES). Outside of research and evaluation work, Linzi spends her time devouring non-fiction books, watching reality dating shows, playing dungeon crawler video games, and training her beloved Australian Cattle Dog, Steve Irwin (@heeler_steve). https://www.linziwilliamson.com/