It is my pleasure to host Dr. Kacy Barker on this episode of Life After PhD! Dr. Barker has a PhD in International Psychology with a concentration in Trauma Services, a Master's degree in Forensic Psychology, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. She spent approximately ten years working before returning for her PhD, and shares some great life experiences that helped to motivate her to get a PhD, and also how her life experiences shaped her PhD and the time after it. She is a tireless social advocate, and shares a lot of information about her research on destigmatizing sex work and more globally on harm reduction. Please check out the links below for more information on these topics. I hope you enjoy listening to Kacy as much as I did!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kacy-barker/
Dr. Barker's PhD, " How Values Shape Attitudes: The Stigma of Sex Work in Amsterdam, The Netherlands": https://www.proquest.com/docview/2740277790?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true
Harm Reduction Coalition: https://harmreduction.org/about-us/principles-of-harm-reduction/ Recommended further reading on sex work: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317386939_Sex_Work_Criminalization_Is_Barking_Up_the_Wrong_Tree
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