Research & Publications
Wells, A., Walker, M., Hu, A., Stark, A., Huda, F., Klassen, B., Lachowsky, NJ. (2023) Mental health experiences of young gay, bisexual, transgender, Two Spirit, queer and nonbinary people in Canada. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 33,(1), 23-32.
Walker, M. (2021). Exploring the CYC cis-tem: A literature review of queer and trans topics in child and youth Care. International Journal of Child, Youth, and Family Services: Special Issue – Queering Child and Youth Care, 12 (3-4), 23-54.
Vachon, W. & Walker, M. (equal co-authors) (2021). Introduction: Possibilities, futures, and queer world-making in CYC. International Journal of Child, Youth, and Family Services: Special Issue – Queering Child and Youth Care, 12 (3-4), 1-22.
Walker, M. (2014). Gender and language: Examining the use of diagnostic language in the discussion of gender variance. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 5(2), 332-345.
Little, J.N. & Walker, M. (2013). Reconceptualizing multicultural discourse as shifting geographies. Child and Youth Services, 33(3-4), 317-328.
Selected Publications
Selected Presentations
Walker, M. (2024). Towards a Trans Theory of Trauma: Complicating Embodiment in Trauma Work with Trans and Gender-Diverse People. The 2nd International Trans Studies Conference. Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Walker, M. (2023). Transforming Supports: Community-Based Recommendations for Improving Trauma-Related Mental Health Care for Trans and Gender-Diverse Young People in Canada. Götenburg University, Gender Studies seminar. Götenburg, Sweden.
Walker, M. (2023). Recommendations from Canada for Improving Mental Health Care for Trans and Gender-Diverse Young People through Arts-Based Community Research. Guest lecture for CBU, Karlstad Universitet, Karlstad, Sweden.
Walker M. (2024). Recommendations for Addressing Barriers to Accessing Trauma-Related Mental Health Support for Trans and Gender-Diverse Young People. [poster presentation]. Child and Youth Trauma Symposium, 2024. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Walker, M. (2021). Exploring Current Approaches to Trauma Support for Gender-Diverse Survivors of Violence [conference presentation]. Moving Trans History Forward 2021, Online.
Walker, M. (2021). Supporting Gender-Diverse Survivors of Trauma: Exploring Current Approaches to Trauma Support for Trans, Two-Spirit, and Nonbinary People Who Have Experienced Violence. Chair in Transgender Studies Speaker Series, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Walker, M (2021). “Mental Health Research with Trans, Nonbinary, and Other Gender Diverse People” [invited guest lecture]. Social Dimensions of Health: 501a/601a: Social Dimensions of Health Colloquium. Instructor: Dr. Simon Carroll, University of Victoria, 2021
Walker, M. (2018). “Sorry, I don’t understand the question”: Exploring youth language and terminology in online social worlds and contexts [conference session]. Moving Trans History Forward Conference 2018, Victoria BC
MacAdams, A., Jack, A., Morrison, J., MacIntosh, L., & Walker, M. (2018). From Translation to Generation: Reimagining Knowledge and Language in Practice with Young Trans and Non-Binary People [panel discussion]. Moving Trans History Forward Conference 2018, Victoria BC
Walker, M. (2017). “I am Something Else, for Now”: Exploring Youth Conversations of Gender Online [conference session]. Child & Youth Care in Action V Conference, Victoria BC
“I am Something Else, for Now”: Exploring Youth Conversations of Gender Online
[paper presentation], Child & Youth Care in Action V Conference, 2017
Walker, M. (2016). “Today I Feel Like this . . . Tomorrow may be Different”: Youth Conversations and Contexts of Gender [poster presentation]. Moving Trans History Forward 2016, Victoria BC