Chelsea D'Cruz
Cis-heteronormativity in LGBTQIA+ Communities
Chelsea D'Cruz
PhD Student
School of Psychological Sciences
Profile
Chelsea D’Cruz is a PhD candidate in the School of Psychological Sciences, at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, and a research assistant on the Warming the Whare project in the School of Health. Chelsea is passionate about research within Rainbow communities, and completed their MSc in Forensic Psychology in 2023, looking at societal heteronormativity and barriers to help seeking for intimate partner aggression within Aotearoa’s Rainbow communities. Their PhD thesis is investigating intersectional experiences of cis-heteronormativity and belonging within LGBTQIA+ communities.
Qualifications
MSc in Forensic Psychology, BSc in Psychology and Criminology
Research Interests
Cis-heteronormativity, Intersectionality, Rainbow Communities, Social Exclusion, Intimate Partner Aggression
PhD topic
Cis-heteronormativity in LGBTQIA+ Communities
Supervisor/s
Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tDF9y7EAAAAJ&hl=en