Let’s SHaG!

The SHaG lab is dedicated to the study of 2SLGBTQ+ health, HIV/AIDS, sexual health, Indigenous boys’ and men's health, and educational technology.

As a working lab environment, we provide education, research, and opportunities to advance our understanding of sexual health. The work done here focuses on issues important to every human being, and plays an integral role in Dalhousie's Faculty of Health.

Research Projects

  • Field studies on a community-based approach to the sexual health and wellness of Indigenous Boys and Men in Mi’kma’ki. Read More

  • Queering Digital Connections? Exploring the impact of technology and the COVID-19 pandemic on older LGBT+ peoples friendships, relationships, and communities

  • Breaking Barriers: In this research study, the SHaG lab investigates the mental health of 2SLGBTQ+ people in Nova Scotia who use dating apps, and the strategies that they employ to manage their mental health during the pandemic

  • The parameters of sex work are rapidly changing; We are exploring the practices and perspectives of 2SGBTQS men engaging in it to support and promote the health of 2SGBTQS men involved in sex work.

  • Examining the sexual and mental health outcomes of gay, bi, trans, Two-Spirit, and queer (GBT2SQ) men’s experiences with sexualized drug use and sexualized violence using online technologies during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • Researching the link between drug use and hook up apps in the lives and communities of gay, bisexual, two-spirit, trans and queer men (GBT2SQ).