Ashley S. Brooks
He/Him
I am gay and I am a social scientist.//
I am the Research Associate for the International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience (INQYR), based at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. With INQYR, I research LGBTQ+ youth mental health and resilience, particularly as it relates to their use of digital technologies such as social media, apps, and video games. Prior to joining INQYR, I led Out On Campus, an LGBTQ+ resource center at Simon Fraser University, where I worked directly with queer students providing mental health support and community building; creating social, cultural, health, and educational programming; mentoring and supporting volunteers; and driving queer-focused EDI initiatives across SFU’s three campuses. I am currently on the editorial board of the Journal of Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social Services, and previously served on the editorial board for Psychology & Sexuality. In my volunteer work with the Community-Based Research Centre as part of their Investigaytors program, I have supported community-based research into queer health and PrEP access, and I currently serve as board secretary at Options for Sexual Health supporting its sex-positive, trans-inclusive, choice-based mandate.