Lee Bravestone
Queering Ambivalent Sexism: Developing a new, more inclusive sexist ideology measurement
Lee Bravestone
PhD Student
School of Psychology
Profile
Lee (they/them) has nearly 20 years of expereince as a Queer activist and advocate. In addition, they previously worked as a social studies and theatre teacher in a variety of settings. Since moving to Aotearoa in 2017, Lee’s activism has shifted to academia and helping their community in a new, more systemic way. For their PhD, they focus on bringing queer theory into sexism research with the goal of creating a new, more inclusive concept of sexist ideology and how it can be measured.
Qualifications
BA in Social Studies Education & Theatre, Saint Olaf College
BSc in Psychology with Honours (1st Class), Victoria University of Wellington
Research Interests
Queer theory, sexism, inclusive research practices, Queer issues, pedagogy and course development
Bravestone, L., Hammond, M. D., Muise, A., & Cross, E. J. (2023). “It wasn’t meant for gays”: Lesbian women’s and gay men’s reactions to the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
PhD topic
Queering Ambivalent Sexism: Developing a new, more inclusive sexist ideology measurement
Supervisor/s
Dr Matt Hammond, School of Psychology
Prof Marc Wilson, School of Psychology
Labs
Romantic Relationships Lab - Directed by Dr Matt Hammond
How do people’s beliefs about gender influence the ways they behave in their romantic relationships? How do support behaviors in relationships help, or undermine, our psychological wellbeing? How can power dynamics in relationships affect inequality in society? These are just a few of the many questions that our lab aims to examine.
Justice and Wellbeing Studies (JAWS) Lab - Directed by Professor Marc Wilson
We are a team of researchers and clinicians who have a shared interest in understanding the wellbeing of rangatahi and young adults in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how issues of social justice and equity contribute to this.