News Category: Faculty
Prof. Micheal Shier receives NAGS Doctoral Dissertation Award
Categories: Faculty, Micheal L. ShierProfessor Micheal Shier is the recipient of the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Doctoral Dissertation Award. Each […]
Professors awarded CIHR CBR operating grants
Categories: FacultyProfessors David Brennan and Carmen Logie awarded CIHR CBR operating grants Prof. Brennan’s grant focuses on, Exploring […]
Prof. David Burnes leads new study examining elder abuse
Categories: David Burnes, FacultyThe publication in the Gerontologist suggests that older adult victims living alone with their abuser were up to four times more likely to endure more severe levels of mistreatment.
Migrant Mothers Project research findings highlighted in the Toronto Star
Categories: FacultyThe FIFSW Migrant Mothers Project called on the Federal Government of Canada for the Repeal of Conditional Permanent Residence for newly sponsored spouses and partners in Canada.
The pending changes, to be announced in the coming months, are welcome news to Professor Rupaleem Bhuyan, who co-authored the study, Spousal Sponsorship and Conditional Permanent Residence, a collaborative effort with community groups across Canada.
Sexually transmitted infection data from Toronto Public Health: Prof. David Brennan speaks to Global News
Categories: David Brennan, FacultyProfessor Brennan talks about the implications of the report for gay men in Toronto.
Prof. Shelley L. Craig co-authors the new CSWE Position Statement on Conversion/Reparative Therapy
Categories: FacultyShelley L. Craig, FIFSW Associate Dean, Academic co-authored the new Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) Position Statement on Conversion/Reparative Therapy with her Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (CSOGIE) co-chair Dr. Edward J Alessi (Rutgers University). This statement is the first official position statement by CSWE and is accompanied by a curriculum resource document, “How to Talk About Sexual Orientation Change Efforts in Social Work Education,” and a bibliography. The statement and resources are available at CSOGIE Resources.
Prof. Lin Fang named a Society for Social Work and Research Fellow
Categories: FacultyProfessor Lin Fang was named a Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Fellow this year for […]
V-P & Provost Cheryl Regehr named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women
Categories: Cheryl Regehr, FacultyProvost 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
Categories: FacultyToday 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.
Prof. Carmen Logie presents at TEDx UofT on HIV Stigma
Categories: FacultyHow 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.