Anaïs Martin

Anaïs Martin is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Social Work at the University of Quebec at Outaouais, supervised by Professor Isabel Côté. She is a social anthropologist specializing in kinship dynamics within contemporary Euro-American societies, with concentrated expertise in third-party assisted reproduction and donor conception.

Her core research domains include:

• Social Anthropology
• Kinship Studies
• Assisted Reproductive Technologies
• Donor Conception
• Gamete Donation
• Family Sociology

Dr. Martin's doctoral research analyzed lived experiences of adults conceived through anonymous sperm donation in France and England between the 1940s-1990s, examining identity formation and familial structures. Her current postdoctoral work investigates emotional and social dimensions of gamete donors' experiences when contacted by donor-conceived offspring, highlighting ethical complexities in reproductive medicine.

As part of Professor Côté's research team, she contributes to projects exploring assisted reproduction's societal impacts. No student supervision or grant administration details are publicly documented. Her work bridges social anthropology and social work through critical analysis of kinship reconfiguration in reproductive technologies.