Working within the phenomenological tradition and specializing in Merleau-Ponty’s thought, her research focuses on philosophical psychology. Most of her published articles explore the embodied, emotional, and social conditions of selfhood and human development. Her most recent work is on intimacy and embodiment, and includes reflections on the essential role that embodiment plays in various forms of intimacy, and the role that intimacy plays in personal transformation. She can be contacted via e-mail at kym.maclaren@ryerson.ca