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van Miltenburg Benita, MA Graduate Student

Benita van Miltenburg

MA Graduate Student

Graduate Students
Department of Health Aging & Society

Biography

Supervisor:  Dr. James Gillett

 

Research Interests:

Benita's Masters thesis explores the physical, structural and social barriers to bicycle riding, with a specific focus on commuting, in Hamilton Ontario. Through conversations with “lay experts” her research seeks to identify what policies and infrastructure currently support cyclists moving throughout the city, as well as understand areas in need of improvement. Her research also explores the subjective identities of Hamilton’s cyclists; with the aim of gaining insight into what role bicycle riding plays in the lives of individuals.

Other areas of interest include:

  • Equine assisted therapy conducted with women in crisis

  • Feminist perspectives around physical and emotional empowerment

  • Global health, maternal health and maternal autonomy in the household

  • Challenging notions of hegemony and imperialism in international development

Education

MA (Candidate, 2016) Health & Aging, McMaster University

BA Honours (2012) Health Studies, minor in Psychology, Queens University

 
 

Teaching

TA Experience:

January-April 2016
Teaching Assistant, McMaster University
Supervisor: Dr. Jessica Gish
HLTH AGE 1BB3E: Aging & Society

September-December 2015
Teaching Assistant, McMaster University
Supervisor: Dr. Jessica Gish
HLTH AGE 2BB3: Perspectives in Health Studies & Gerontology

September-December 2014
Teaching Assistant, McMaster University
Supervisor: Dr. Jessica Gish
HLTH AGE 2BB3: Perspectives in Health Studies & Gerontology

Research

RA Experience:

September-December 2015
Research Assistant, McMaster University
Supervisor:  Dr. Jessica Gish

April-September 2015
Research Assistant, McMaster University
Supervisor:  Dr. Jessica Gish

January-April 2015
Research Assistant, McMaster University
Supervisor:  Dr. Jessica Gish