Treena Orchard, PhD

Associate Professor
Room 343, HSB519 661-2111 x84313
torchar2@uwo.ca
@stickysexysad (Twitter)
@treenaorchard (Instagram)
Google Scholar
Education
- PhD (Manitoba)
- MA (Memorial)
- BA (Saskatchewan)
Graduate Program Supervision
Research In Profile
Professor Treena Orchard is an anthropologist, author and activist who researches sexuality, gender and the politics of health among marginalized groups and within the context of her own life. She has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and is featured in 100 media stories about her research, activism and public scholarship. Treena also been a featured guest on several podcasts, including one hosted by NYT Best-Selling author Dr. Wednesday Martin. Alongside supervising graduate students, teaching and fawning over her cats, she is writing a comedic, compelling memoir about her experiences using dating apps.
Featured Publications and Projects
Books
- Orchard, T. (2024). Sticky, Sexy, Sad: Swipe Culture & the Darker Side of Dating Apps, University of Toronto Press, April publication.
- Dewey, S., Zhang, T. & Orchard, T. (2016). Sex workers and Criminalization in North America and China: Ethical and Legal Issues in Exclusionary Regimes, NYC: Springer Press.
- Orchard, T. (2017). Remembering the Body: Ethical Issues in Body Mapping Research. NYC: Springer Press (Springer Briefs in Anthropology- Anthropology and Ethics).
Chapters and Reports
- Martin, W., Orchard, T. (2023). Age-Hypogamy Qualitative Research - Primary Sources.
- Orchard, T. (2022). Virtual Sexual Identities: Embodied Aspirations, Tensions, and Lessons from the Bumble Dating App, (Invited) in The Routledge Companion to Gender, Sexuality and Culture, Ed, E. Rees, 65-75.
- Orchard, T. (2022). Neither Crone nor Cougar: Navigating Intimacy & Ageism on Dating Apps, In Gender, Sex and Tech!: An Intersectional Feminist Guide, Jill Fellows & Lisa Smith, Eds. Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press, 86-100.
- Dewey, S. & Orchard, T. (2022). Reconfiguring Sexuality and Stigma: Perspectives of North American Women in Street-Based Sex Work, IN Reconfiguring Stigma in Studies of Sex for Sale, J. Bjønness, M. Skilbrei and L. Nencel, Eds. NYC: Routledge, 139-153.
- Boydell, K. & Orchard, T. (2020). Concluding Remarks - Remembering the Body. In Boydell K.M. (ed). Applying Body Mapping in Research . London: Taylor and Francis, 123-129.
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Orchard, T. (2023). “It can be very easy to feel uncomfortable”: Socio-spatial constructions of campus safety among university students and administrators. Emotion, Space & Society, Vol. 49,
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1heUc6F9IFf4z1 - Shepherd, R. & Orchard, T. (2022). ”We cause a ruckus”: Exploring How Indigenous Youth Navigate the Challenges of Community Engagement and Leadership. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 19, 9542. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159542
- Orchard. T. & Sangaraganesan, D.M. (2022). “This Isn’t Just a Research Project”: Exploring the Links Between Slang and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Among University Students in a Canadian City, Sex Education, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14681811.2022.2108780
- Orchard, T., Salter, K., Bunch, M. & Benoit, C. (2021). Money, Agency, and Self- Care Among Cisgender and Trans Sex Workers in a Canadian City, Social Sciences, 10(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10010006
- Orchard, T. (2020). Body Mapping: Visual Research & Transformative Human Experience, Revista Mundau-Religion, Health and Corporealities, 7:161-168.
- Orchard, T., Murie, A., Salter, K., Elash, H., Middleton, C., Bunch, M., & Benoit, C. (2019). Balance, Capacity, and The Contingencies of Everyday Life: Narrative Etiologies of Health Among Women in Street-Based Sex Work, Qualitative Health Research, 30(4): 518-529. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732319855967
Visit Google Scholar for a comprehensive list of publications.
Current Grants and Research Projects
- Orchard, T. (PI), Mantler, T. and Burke, S (Co-Investigators). Surviving or Thriving?: Exploring how Children & Caregivers in Ontario Cultivate Resilience in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social Science & Humanities Council of Canada- Insight Development Grant. 2022-2024 ($56, 314)
- McKinley, G. (PI), Orchard, T. and six other applicants from Western University & Whitefish River First Nation (Co-Investigators). It Takes a Village: Social Inclusion, Support and Purpose as a means of Supporting Individuals engaged in Substance Misuse in a Rural First Nation in Ontario, Canada. Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse, Ontario. 2019-20202 ($34,620).
- Orchard, T. “Beauty”, “Chill Broad”, and “Wifey”: Exploring Sexual Terminologies at Western. Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada Explore Grant-UWO. 2019-2020 ($6990).
- Matheson, K. (Carleton University), Orchard, T. and twenty other collaborators from Indigenous Studies, Nursing, Neuroscience, Psychology, Sociology, Digital Media, Art & Design, Medicine. Youth Futures: Bringing Together Indigenous and Western Approaches to Promote Youth Resilience and Prosperity in First Nations Communities. Social Science and Humanities Council of Canada. 2017-2024 (2,500,000).
Featured Graduate Student Projects
Women’s Sexuality After Spinal Cord Injury
- Merna, Selma (2020- ). PhD Rehabilitation Sciences.
Gender, Work, and Social Inequalities for Filipino Women Caregivers in Ontario
- Bobadilla, Andrea (2013- ). PhD Rehabilitation Sciences.
Sexuality, Identity, and Governance Among Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
- Cox, Vanessa (2013- ). PhD Rehabilitation Sciences.
The Impact of Covid-19 on Intimate Relationships
- Mishele Kaplan, Mishele (2021- ). MSc Health & Rehabilitation Studies
Male Survivors of Female Perpetrated Violence
- Borsato, Xavier (2019-2021). MSc Health & Rehabilitation Studies
Mental Health Experiences Among African, Caribbean & Black Youth in London, Ontario
- Yosieph, Lily (2017-2021). MSc Health & Rehabilitation Studies
Visit Scholarship@Western for a list of completed student theses and dissertations in the repository.
Additional Information
Academic Appointments and Research Affiliations
- Department of Women's Studies
- Women's Studies and Feminist Research
Media Highlights
Contributed Content
- Orchard, T. & Thompson, R. (Oct. 17, 2022). Powerful
women heading up dating apps are framed as young and sexy. The Conversation. - Orchard, T. Walking in each other’s shoes, Be Yourself (June 27, 2022)
- Orchard, T. More groan than groove: The Sex & the City reboot doesn’t work & why it matters, The Conversation (Dec. 22, 2021)
- Orchard, T. Western University and other schools should cancel frosh week to stop rape culture, The Conversation (September 19, 2021)
- Orchard, T. From Hot Girl To Gone Girl: Five Dating Takeaways From Summer 2021, Your Tango (Sept. 2, 2021)
- Orchard, T. & Burke, S. On Zoom, men like custom backgrounds but don't like feeling watched-and judged - which women are used to, The Conversation (Dec. 1, 2020)
- Interviewed by Allison Devereaux of CBC London about the Facebook group “Are
We Dating the Same Guy, London, Ontario”, where we talked about dating apps,
safety, and my forthcoming book (August 17,2023). - Interviewed by Cara Nickerson of CBC London about my testimony in the case of 7-
11 applying for a licence to serve alcohol at a location near Western University (Apr. 26, 2023) - Featured in The Today Show online story by Perri Ormont Blumberg, The 21 best
second date ideas, according to relationship experts (March 23,2023). - Feature guest talking about sexual wellness on Canada’s Top Lifestyle Television
show The Social, aired on CTV (Feb. 3, 2023). - Feature interview with Lynn Enright for a story in the UK magazine Stylist about "body counts" on TikTok among young men
- Feature interview with Dr. Lesley Ogden for a story in University Affairs about rape culture at Western University
- Cheating on Fear Podcast (March 26, 2021)
- TVO The Agenda (February 3, 2021)
- CBC London's Afternoon Drive (February 11, 2020)
Visit professor Orchard's Online Portfolio for an online publication and features listing.
Awards
- Faculty Scholar Award: 2022
- Faculty of Health Sciences Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Faculty of Health Sciences Top 10% Instructor Award: 2016
Professional Activities
Editorial Positions on Peer-Reviewed Journals
Peer Review Activities
- Invited by Jenn Clement, National Coordinator, Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform, to contribute expert testimony/statement related to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights review of sex work laws, the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act.
- Invited to review and provide expert insights about discriminatory policies within the Canadian Armed Forces that impact women and LGBTQ+ members
- Expert Consultation to the Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Committee at the University of Saskatchewan.
- Expert Program Assessor for the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities