This scholar is a professor specializing in educational sociology, sexuality education, youth, gender, and queer theory. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and teaches at a leading university in New Zealand. Her research employs feminist, post-structural, and sensory methodologies. She is Editor-in-Chief of an international encyclopedia on sexuality education and has received multiple awards for research and teaching excellence. She supervises PhD students and actively contributes to academic and community committees focused on equity and sexual health.