writing
films
Assistance in Dying, feature film (in development)
in the not-so-distant future where death is nearly impossible, a depressed crisis hotline operator must find a spouse willing to help him die through an assisted dying program.
creative BC development funding (2024/2025)
table read my screenplay, park city (2024) - semi-finalist
women in tv and film international screenplay competition (2023) - finalist
For No One, short film (post-production)
after the death of his father, a son engages in a ritualistic food offering for a spirit who has followed him home.
Untethered, short film (2024)
when Sylvie’s father moves in with them due to his worsening Alzheimers, the line between past and present blurs as haunting events occur in the home.
Zoe and Hannah Forever, short film (2023)
when Zoe falls in love with her best friend Hannah, she recounts conflicting memories of their time together.
academia
pathologizing the unknown: a sociological explanation for the (mis-)use of sudden infant death syndrome as a diagnosis (2020)
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a diagnosis given to infants who die suddenly and unexpectedly before the age of one. After decades of research into SIDS, little has been conclusively determined regarding the etiology of this phenomenon. While SIDS deaths are in reality undetermined deaths, there is resistance to abandon SIDS and synonymous terminology. This paper identifies the social functions that a diagnosis of SIDS provides both to the families of the deceased, as well as the physicians who treat them. It is suggested that these social functions help to explain why, despite being inaccurate and misleading, SIDS is still widely used today. It is argued, however, that the forensic pathology and medical community as a whole should lead a systematic shift away from the use of SIDS as a diagnosis. Adopting more medically-appropriate terminology would better serve the goals of the medical profession and the families they serve.