News & Announcements

Andrea Vick, PhD, supports student human rights complaint

Prof. Lin Fang named a Society for Social Work and Research Fellow

Professor Lin Fang was named a Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Fellow this year for […]

FIFSW Doctoral Students are Making a Strong Presence at SSWR

The Ph.D. Program would like to congratulate our students who present at the Society for Social Work […]

Yu-Te Huang, PhD student, recent publication in the British Journal of Social Work with Prof. Lin Fang

The article entitled, “Understanding Depression from Different Paradigms: Toward an Eclectic Social Work Approach”, is published in the British Journal of Social Work.

V-P & Provost Cheryl Regehr named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women

Provost and Vice-President Cheryl Regehr is the former Dean of the FIFSW. Regehr was named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women for her work in the public sector by the Women’s Executive Network. She was presented with the award at the Top 100 Toronto Gala on Nov. 26, 2015.

Prof. David Hulchanski addresses refugee housing on CBC’s Metro Morning

Today the federal government will reveal how it plans to bring 25000 Syrian refugees to Canada. Among the questions to be answered, where will they live? Matt Galloway spoke with David Hulchanski.

Bill O’Leary, PhD student, recent publication in Canadian Social Work Journal

The article entitled, ‘Constructing a teacher identity: Influence and impact of doctoral studies on the development of a teaching practice’ is published in Canadian Social Work Journal’s latest issue

Gerardo Betancourt, PhD Student, recognized with an ALLSWE Scholarship

Gerardo Betancourt is the 2015 recipient of the ALLSWE scholarship   The Association of Latina and Latino […]

Prof. Carmen Logie presents at TEDx UofT on HIV Stigma

How do social and structural contexts affect HIV? Dr. Carmen Logie’s work explores the impact of these factors on HIV risk and resilience and how we can influence these contexts to prevent HIV infection. In 1994, volunteering at the Wellesley Hospital led her to her current CIHR and SSHRC funded studies: using theatre for change to reduce stigma towards sexual and gender minority communities in Swaziland and Lesotho, examining connections between social environments and HIV vulnerability among sexual and gender minority youth in Jamaica, and exploring arts-based HIV prevention strategies in the Northwest Territories grounded in Indigenous knowledge.

Cyberbullying pervasive among public school students

Professor Faye Mishna, FIFSW Dean, has completed a three-year study on cyberbullying based on interviews with students, parents and teachers in schools in the Toronto District School Board. Research indicates that girls are blamed for cyberbullying more than boys, even when girls are the target, and that those bullied are unlikely to talk about the experience with adults.