Hilary Rose

Associate Professor Concordia University

Montréal QC

Hilary Rose's research interests lie in child development with a current focus on sexually-confused youth

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Dr. Rose has been a full time faculty member at Concordia since 2003. Prior to coming to Concordia, she taught in the Department of Human Development at Washington State University. In addition to teaching at the university level, Dr. Rose has taught in the public school system in British Columbia. She is also a Certified Family Life Educator. As a researcher, her interests lie in child development--primarily in gender development and sexual identity development--with a current focus on sexually-confused youth. She also has a strong theoretical bent, and she is currently developing a metatheoretical approach to feminist and family theories with implications for family scholars and practitioners alike.

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Areas of Expertise

Gender Development

Sexual Identity Development

Stereotyping Processes

Bullying

At-Risk Teens

Sexually-Confused Youth

Meta-Theoretical Issues

Education

The University of Georgia

Ph.D.

Child & Family Development

1997

Arizona State University

M.S.

Family Resources & Human Development

1992

University of British Columbia

B.A.

English

1978

Media Appearances

Opinion: It's important to have a mandate, to make your dying wishes known

Montreal Gazette online

2016-05-21

The other day I asked my 95-year-old father whether he had made any plans for the future...

Articles

Trends in Disordered Eating by Sexual Orientation in Western Canada

Journal of Adolescent Health

2014

Health disparities between sexual minority (SM) adolescents and heterosexual adolescents have been identified for risky behaviors such as substance use and risky sexual practice. Yet, few studies have looked at disordered eating (eg, binge-eating and self- ...

Canada's Patchwork Policy: Family Policy in the Canadian Context

Handbook of Family Policies Across the Globe

2014

Contemporary Canadian society reflects the same demographic trends found in other western countries: families are smaller, older, and more diverse than ever before. Canada has had family policies since Confederation in 1867, yet it does not have a ...

Canada's Same-Sex Marriage Law: Exception to or Exemplar of Canada's Family Policy?

Journal of Child and Family Studies

2012

Family policy in Canada is primarily concerned with assisting parents raise their children. This fairly singular approach to family policy is ironic given that Canada does not have a nationally-coordinated family policy. The development of a national family policy ...