Alena Auchynnikava, RSW, is a current PhD student at the School of Social Work. She completed Master of Social Work (MSW) and Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) at the University of Windsor. She also possessed a Master of Economics degree from Institute of Modern Knowledge in Belarus. She worked five years with refugees and internally displaced people. Alena’s primary areas of interest are Social Determinants of Health and Determinants of Life Satisfaction. As a researcher, she focuses on quantitative analysis of large national and multinational surveys. She worked with Canada Community Health Survey and General Social Survey of Canada by Statistics Canada, Life-in-Transition Survey by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Demographic and Health Survey by United States Agency for International Development and Macro International.
Peer-reviewed journal articles published
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1. Auchynnikava, A. (2019). Do HIV prevention interventions in Asia lead to increase in condom utilization?: A meta‐analysis study. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 34(1), 232-240. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2621 2. Auchynnikava, A., & Habibov, N. (2021). Women's decision-making autonomy and utilization of antenatal, natal, and post-natal healthcare services: insights from Tajikistan's national surveys. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 36(1), 158-172. 3. Habibov, N., & Auchynnikava, A. (2022). Quantifying the influence of informal payments on self-rated health: evidence from 26 post-communist countries, Health Policy and Planning, 37(1), 112–122. 4. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., Fan, L., & Lyu, Y. (2021). How different motivations for making informal out-of-pocket payments vary in their influence on users’ satisfaction with healthcare, local and national government, and satisfaction with life? BioMed Research International, 2021(Article ID 5763003), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5763003 5. Fan, L., Habibov, N., Luo, R, & Auchynnikava, A. (2021). Exploring the implications of the relationship between BMI and household consumptions for countries in transition. World Medical and Health Policy. https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.451 6. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., & Luo, R. (2021). Does the height to entrepreneurship nexus have two stages? New evidence from 27 nations. Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40497-021-00271-4 7. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., & Lyu, Y. (2021). Association between “grease-the-weel”, “sand-the-wheel”, and “cultural norm” motivations for making informal payments with satisfaction in public primary, secondary, and vocational education in 27 nations. International Journal of Educational Development, 80, 102320. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102320 |
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8. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., Luo, R., & Fan, L. (2020). Influence of height on likelihood of employment, occupational sorting, and earnings in 27 post-communist nations. American Journal of Human Biology, 32(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23422 |
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9. Habibov, N., Luo, R., & Auchynnikava, A. (2020). Height and life satisfaction: Evidence from 27 nations. American Journal of Human Biology, 32(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23351. |
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10. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., & Luo, R. (2019). Does community level trust improve self-rated welfare? Social Indicators Research, 146(3), 669–697. |
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11. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., & Luo, R. (2019). How does the quality of public education influence the citizens’ willingness to support it? Evidence from a comparative survey of 27 countries. International Journal of Comparative Education and Development, 22(2), 115-13. |
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12. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., & Luo, R. (2019). Poverty does make us sick. Annals of Global Health, 85(1), 132, 1–12. |
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13. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., & Luo, R. (2019). The effect of different types of education on the likelihood of employment in 29 post-communist countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 9(4), 723-738. |
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14. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., Luo, R., & Fan, L. (2019). A healthy weight improves life satisfaction. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 34, 396–413. |
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15. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., Luo, R., & Fan, L. (2019). Influence of interpersonal and institutional trusts on welfare state support revisited: Evidence from 27 post-communist nations. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 39(7/8), 644-660. |
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16. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., Luo, R., & Fan, L. (2019). Effects of the 2008 global financial crisis on population health. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 34, e327–e353. |
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17. Habibov, N., Luo, R., & Auchynnikava, A. (2019). The effects of healthcare quality on the willingness to pay more taxes to improve public healthcare: testing two alternative hypotheses from the research literature. Annals of Global Health, 85(1), 131, 1–14. |
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18. Habibov, N., Cheung, A., & Auchynnikava, A. (2019). The effects of corruption on satisfaction with local and national governments. Does corruption “grease the wheels”? Europe-Asia Studies, 71(5), 736-752. |
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19. Habibov, N., Cheung, A., & Auchynnikava, A. (2018). Does institutional trust increase willingness to pay more taxes to support the welfare state? Sociological Spectrum, 38(1), 51–68. |
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20. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., Luo, R., & Fan, L. (2018). Who wants to pay more taxes to improve public health care? International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 33(4), e944-e959. |
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21. Habibov, N., Cheung, A., & Auchynnikava, A. (2017). Does social trust increase willingness to pay taxes to improve public healthcare? Cross-sectional cross-country instrumental variable analysis. Social Science & Medicine, 189, 25-34. |
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22. Habibov, N., Cheung, A., & Auchynnikava, A. (2017). Explaining support for redistribution for different groups of the needy: a study of 28 post-communist countries. International Journal of Social Economics, 45(2), 402-418. |
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23. Habibov, N., Cheung, A., & Auchynnikava, A. (2017). Does trust increase willingness to pay higher taxes to help the needy? International Social Security Review, 70(3), 3-30. 25. Habibov, N., Cheung, A., Auchynnikava, A., & Fan, L. (2017). Explaining support for structural attribution of poverty in post-communist countries: Multilevel analysis of repeated cross-sectional data. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 44(3), 173-198. |
Peer-reviewed conference presentations and a policy brief
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1. Habibov, N., & Auchynnikava, A. (2019). Influence of interpersonal social trust and institutional trust on population health in transitional countries. Paper presentation at International Knowledge Transfer and Learning, November 9, 2019, Bremen, Germany. |
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2. Habibov, N., Auchynnikava, A., Rong, L., and Fan, L. (2019). Effect of institutional trust on life satisfaction during 2008 Global Financial crisis and recovery after it in 27 countries. Paper presentation at American Public Policy Analysis and Management Association Conference, July 29, 2019, Barcelona, Spain. |
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3. Habibov, N., & Auchynnikava, A. (2019). The Role of interpersonal and institutional trusts for the public support of welfare state. Paper presented at International Conference on Public Policy, August 06, 2019, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
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4. Habibov, N., & Auchynnikava, A. (2018). Influence of interpersonal social trust and institutional trust on support for the welfare state in transitional countries. Paper presentation at Global Social Policy Dynamics Conference, October 26, 2018, Bremen, Germany. |
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5. Habibov, N., & Auchynnikava, A. (2018). Unequal access to healthcare and unofficial under-the-table out-of-pocket payments. Caucasus Analytical Digest, 103, 2-5. |
Research Interests: Social Determinants of Health; Determinants of Life Satisfaction; Social Policy defined broadly as Social Welfare, Labor Market, Health Policy, and Education Policy; Quantitative analysis; Comparative Cross-Country Research, Analysis of large nationally representative surveys.
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Robin Wright
UWindsor Email: auchynn@uwindsor.ca
Aman Ahluwalia-Cameron (she/her) is a clinical social worker and PhD candidate (ABD) in Social Work at the University of Windsor. She obtained her Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto with a specialization in Gerontology. After gaining valuable research experience at the University of Toronto, she became a clinical social worker providing services to women and men affected by trauma; specifically, those impacted by systemic barriers to care in hospital and community mental health settings. She also has over a decade of research experience working in social work, nursing and psychology labs at the Universities of Toronto, Windsor, British Columbia, and Michigan. Her current research focuses on stigma and access to social services and healthcare for marginalized women. She seeks to understand and address systemic barriers to care and improve mental health equity.
Peer Reviewed Journals
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A. (2021) Dissertation Data Collection during a Global Pandemic: Barking Dogs, Crying Babies, and Feminist Social Work. Affilia: Journal of Feminist Social Work. DOI: 10.1177/08861099211048244
- Krabbe, J., Jiao, Z., Guta, A., Slemon, A., Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., & Bungay, V. (2021). Outreach with hard to reach and hidden population: protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open.
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., Calderwood, K., & McMurphy, S. (2019). A Systematic Literature Review on the Etiology of Borderline Personality Disorder from An Ecological Perspective. Social Work in Mental Health.
- Donnelly, E., Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., Bucciachio, P., & Tong, J. (2018). Learning about Behavioral Emergencies: An evaluation of paramedic curriculum. International Journal of Paramedic Practice.
- Kucharski, B., Strating, M., Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., & Pascual-Leone, A. (2018). Complexity of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Changing Contexts: A Study of Varsity Athletes.Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science.
Reviewed Book Chapters
- Voronka, J., Guta, A., Nguyen,T., Shaw, G. & Ahluwalia Cameron, A. (accepted, July 2021). Danger, safety, and the rhetoric of urban crisis: Mapping media accounts of institutional logics in Windsor's downtown core. In J. Rinaldi & K. Rossiter (Eds.), Containing the Margins: An Anthology on the Conditions of Institutional Violence. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press
Peer Reviewed Oral Presentations
*Cancelled or Rescheduled due to COVID19
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., Guta, A., & Donnelly, E. (January 2022). Understanding the Experiences of Social Workers Who Provide Care to People Living with Borderline Personality Disorder: A Critical Realist Qualitative Study. Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., Guta, A., & Donnelly, E. (October 2021) “The stigma is problematic, not the label”: Social worker experiences of providing care to people living with borderline personality disorder. American Public Health Association Conference, Denver, CO.
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A. (June 2021) Qualitative Dissertation Data Collection during a Global Pandemic: Barking Dogs, Crying Babies, and Feminist Social Work Research. Canadian Association of Social Work Education, Online Conference.
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A. (June 1 2020). A Qualitative Study of Mental Health Social Workers and Their Experiences of Working with People Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder: Preliminary Findings. Presentation at the Canadian Association of Social Work Education 2020 (CASWE), London, ON. *
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A. (June 1 2020). A Qualitative Study of Mental Health Social Workers and Their Experiences of Working with People Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. UWill Discover Conference, Windsor, ON. *
- Voronka, J., Guta, A., Nguyen, T., Shaw, G. & Ahluwalia-Cameron, A. (May 30 2020). Rhetorics of urban crisis/urban renewal in Windsor’s downtown core. Canadian Disability Studies Association, London ON. *
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., Voronka, J., Nyguyen, T., Guta, A., & Shaw, G. (June 1 2020). Counternarratives of Urban Revitalization and “Urban Crisis” in Windsor: A Critical Social Work Analysis of Preliminary Findings from a Qualitative Study. Canadian Association for Social Work Education, London ON. *
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., & Guta, A. (2018, January). What Keeps People Living with HIV/AIDS Engaged in Care: The Health and Service Provider Perspective. Oral presentation at Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), Washington, D.C.
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., Calderwood, K., & McMurphy, S. (2017, April). From the Inside Out: Findings from A Systematic Review of the Literature on the Etiology of Borderline Personality Disorder. Oral presentation at the North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (NASSPD), New York City, New York.
- Ahluwalia, A., & McMurphy, S. (2015, June). Facilitating student research in field settings: Part II: Methods for aligning university research ethics policy with agency practice. Oral presentation at the Canadian Association for Social Work Education, Ottawa, Canada.
- An, S., Simons, K., & Ahluwalia, A. (2011, October). Workplace Conditions for Social Workers in Hospitals and other Aging Practice Settings in Ontario.Oral presentation at the Canadian Association of Gerontology Conference and of the International Association 4th Pan American Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Ottawa, Canada.
Peer Reviewed Poster Presentations
- Voronka, J., Guta, A., Nguyen, T. & Ahluwalia-Cameron, A. (March 16, 2021). Risk, violence, and the rhetoric of urban crisis in Windsor’s downtown core. International Social Work Education & Development Online Conference 2021
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., Voronka, J., Nyguyen, J., Guta, A. & Shaw, G. (accepted, January 2021). Counternarratives of Urban Revitalization and “Urban Crisis” in Mid-Sized City in Canada: A Critical Social Work Analysis of Preliminary Findings from a Qualitative Study. Society for Social Work Research, online conference.
- Voronka, J., Guta, A., Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., & Nguyen, J. (2020, May). Risk, violence, and the rhetoric of urban crisis in Windsor’s downtown core. Social Work Education and Development Conference 2020, Rimini, Italy.*
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., Bungay, Guta, A., & Krabbie, J. (2018, November). Defining and Describing Outreach: A scoping review. Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association conference, San Diego, CA.
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., Calderwood, K., & McMurphy, S. (2016, November). Findings from A Systematic Review of the Literature on the Aetiology of Borderline Personality Disorder: From an Ecological Systems Perspective. Poster presentation at Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), Washington, D.C.
- Ahluwalia-Cameron, A., Calderwood, K., & McMurphy, S. (2016, November). Findings from A Systematic Review of the Literature on the Aetiology of Borderline Personality Disorder. Poster presentation at the Ontario Association of Social Workers Conference in Toronto, Ontario.
- Kucharski, B., Ahluwalia Cameron, A., & Pascual-Leone, A. (2016, May). Athletes Emotion Regulation Strategies. Poster presented at the 46th Annual Ontario Psychology Undergraduate Thesis Conference in Waterloo, Ontario.
- Kucharski, B., Ahluwalia Cameron, A., & Pascual-Leone, A. (2016, April). Athletes Emotion Regulation Strategies. Poster presented at the University of Windsor Honours Thesis Poster Session in Windsor, Ontario.
- Ahluwalia, A., Morrow, K., & Pearson, T. (2011, May). Hoarding and Dementia: A systematic Review of a Cluttered World. Poster presentation at the National Initiative of the Care of the Elderly Knowledge Exchange, University of Toronto, Canada.
Research Interests: Equity and Health, Stigma, Structural Stigma, Borderline Personality Disorder, Community-based research, Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work, Intersectionality, Cross-cultural psychotherapy, Qualitative Research Methods
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Adrian Guta and Dr. Robin Wright (Co-supervisors)
UWindsor Email: ahluwal2@uwindsor.ca
Carly Charron is a PhD candidate and a registered social worker with experience providing therapy to people facing diverse mental health challenges. Carly obtained a master’s degree in social work after completing an undergraduate degree in psychology where she began developing a love for research. In the face of ongoing gender disparities in both mental and physical health realms, Carly’s doctoral research focuses on understanding young men’s help-seeking decisions and experiences for mental health-related challenges.
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Bennett, M., Charron, C., & Valcke, P. (2023). Stretching a penny: Completing a rapid needs assessment for a non-profit community-based hospice wellness center in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life Palliative Care. https://doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2023.2229037
Charron, C. M., & Singh, S. K. (2023). Is bracketing realistic without reflexivity? A conversation among doctoral students. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 28(3), 101-117. https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/1990
Charron, C. M., & Gorey, K. M. (2022). Virtual versus face-to-face cognitive-behavioural treatment of depression: Meta-analytic test of a noninferiority hypothesis and exploration of men’s experiences. Depression Research and Treatment. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2972219
Howes, S. T., Gorey, K. M., & Charron, C. M. (2021). Relative effectiveness of online cognitive behavioural therapy with anxious or depressed young people: Rapid review and meta-analysis. Australian Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2021.2001832
Valenzuela, B. E., Donnelly, E. A., Charron, C. M., & Oehme, K. (2021). EMS and human trafficking: Assessing the impact of training. Prehospital Emergency Care.
Charron, C. M., Valenzuela, B. E., Donnelly, E. A., & Oehme, K. (2020). What do EMS professionals know about human trafficking: Assessing the impact of training. Journal of Human Trafficking. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2020.1824964
Erdodi, L. A., Dunn, A., Seke, K., Charron, C., McDermott, A., Enache, A., Maytham, C., & Hurtubise, J. (2018). The boston naming test as a measure of performance validity. Psychological Injury and Law, 11, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12207-017-9309-3
Erdodi, L. A., Hurtubise, J. L., Charron, C., Dunn, A., Enache, A. McDermott, A., & Hirst, R. (2018). The D-KEFS trails as performance validity tests. Psychological Assessment, 30(8), 1082-1095. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000561
Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations:
Bennett, M., Damianakis, T., Perry, J., Charron, C., Feng, K., Fraser, E., & Shi, X. (January, 2023). Jamming for wellness: An innovative and original practice using live music performance in a hospice setting. Poster accepted at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Phoenix, AZ.
Bennett, M., Perry, J., Charron, C., Talbot, D., Feng, K., Fraser, E. & Damianakis, T. (June, 2021). Jamming for wellness: Breaking down social barriers through music performance in a hospice setting. Poster accepted at CASWE-ACFTS 2021 Conference, Virtual event.
Valenzuela, B. E., Donnelly, E. A., Charron, C. M., & Oehme, K. (January, 2021). EMS and human trafficking: Assessing the impact of training. Poster accepted at National Association of Emergency Medical Physicians Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.
Grant, J., Charron, C., MacMillan, I. (June, 2020) Responding to student feedback about introductory BSW courses. Presentation accepted at CASWE-ACFTS 2020 Conference, London, ON.
Bennett, M., Damianakis, T., Perry, J., Talbot, D., McConnell, C., Charron, C. (June, 2020). Jamming for wellness: Qualitative exploration of music performance in a hospice setting. Poster accepted at CASWE-ACFTS 2020 Conference, London, ON.
Valenzuela, B. E., Charron, C. M., Donnelly, E. A., & Oehme, K. (March, 2020). A first response: Educating paramedics to identify signs of human trafficking. Poster accepted at University of Windsor’s UWillDiscover Conference, Windsor, ON.
Charron, C. & Dunn, A. (2018, February). The role student partners play in conducting course feedback. Poster presented at Great Lakes Regional Student Success Conference, Detroit, Ml.
Sagar, S., Hurtubise, J., Charron, C., Zougari, A., Seke, K., Roth, R. M., & Erdodi, L. A. (February, 2017). Gender and lateral dominance influences likelihood of failure on performance validity tests. Poster presented at 45th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
Seke, K., Sagar, S., Charron, C., Zougari, A., Baker, J., Roth, R. M., & Erdodi, L. A. (February, 2017). The stroop test as a measure of performance validity in adults clinically referred for neuropsychological assessment. Poster presented at 45th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
Research Interests:
Mental Health, Gender Disparities, Stigma, Resiliency, Relationships, Codependency, Identity Development, and Pedagogy
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Elizabeth Donnelly
Email: charron7@uwindsor.ca
Bio:
Christopher Sterling-Murphy MSW, RSW is a current PhD student at the University of Windsor. Christopher completed his Master of Social Work from King’s University College in 2019, and his Bachelor of Arts - Honours Specialization in Psychology from Western University in 2016. Christopher has worked for four years as a children’s therapist, as a child protection worker for one year, and currently works as a Crisis Social Worker. Historically, Christopher has worked in HIV prevention, and has published research investigating the sexuality education needs of social workers as well as the intersections of sexual activity, substance use and addiction. Christopher’s current research seeks to explore the experience of social workers employed on police-based crisis response teams in Ontario.
Publications:
Sterling-Murphy, C. (2023). The intersections of substance use, sexual activity, and addiction In. R. Csiernik, W. Rowe and G. Novotna (Eds), Responding to the oppression of addiction (4th edition). Canadian Scholars Press.
Sterling-Murphy, C., & Csiernik, R. (2021). Developing a sexual education workshop: addressing a gap in social work education. In Hillock, S. Teaching about sex and sexualities in higher education. University of Toronto Press.
Invited Presentations:
Sterling-Murphy, C. (2023, May 25). Critical reflection on sex and sexuality [Workshop]. Delton Gelebe Counselling Centre Workshop Series: The Intersections of Sexual Activity, Substance Use and Addiction. Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Sterling-Murphy, C. (2023, May 25). Sex addiction, porn addiction, and hypersexuality: A confused conceptualization [Workshop]. Delton Gelebe Counselling Centre Workshop Series: The Intersections of Sexual Activity, Substance Use and Addiction. Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Sterling-Murphy, C. (2023, May 26). Sexualized substance use, party and play, chemsex 101 – What you need to know when working with this population [Workshop]. Delton Gelebe Counselling Centre Workshop Series: The Intersections of Sexual Activity, Substance Use and Addiction. Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Sterling-Murphy, C. (2023, May 26). The intersections of sexual activity, substance use, and addiction: Clinical considerations [Workshop]. Delton Gelebe Counselling Centre Workshop Series: The Intersections of Sexual Activity, Substance Use and Addiction. Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Research Interests: Crisis response teams, HIV prevention, Hypersexuality, Sex education
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Adrian Guta
Contact: sterlin7@uwindsor.ca
Diane has undergraduate degrees in Psychology (Brock University) and Social Work (Lakehead University), and a Master of Social Work (University of Windsor). She began the PhD program in 2019 after working in child protection for 10 years. Diane is currently working as a social worker with the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). While working in a hospital emergency department, she gained an appreciation of the trauma to which nurses are exposed every day. These experiences at the hospital were the impetus for Diane’s interest in studying PTSD in emergency department nurses. Diane is also working as a Research Assistant on a mixed methods 3-province study investigating the impact of shared parenting for mothers of children aged 4 or under, who have experienced domestic violence.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications:
Trudgill, D. I. N., Gorey, K. M., & Donnelly, E. A. (2020). Prevalent posttraumatic stress disorder among emergency department personnel: rapid systematic review. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 7(1), 89. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-00584-x
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Gorey
UWindsor email: tuttled@uwindsor.ca
Kate Scott-Social Worker (BSW, MSW, RSW, PhD Student)
Kate is a first year PhD student. She has worked in the field of mental health and addictions for 15 years. Kate received an advanced diploma in Child and Youth Work from Mohawk College in 2012 and began working with youth with mental health and addictions in 2009. Kate completed her Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Victoria in 2018, after which she worked providing individual and group counselling for people with addiction concerns. Kate completed her MSW with the University of Windsor in 2021.
Alongside her doctoral studies, Kate works as the Concurrent Disorders Specialist for an Assertive Community Treatment team with Grand River Hospital. Her lived experience with mental health and addiction, and her professional experience working on an Assertive Community Treatment team and within community based addiction treatment programs have informed Kate’s research interests. The current call for the involuntary treatment of those with addiction and the desire to complete research in this area led to her application and acceptance into the University of Windsor’s PhD program.
Kate is a believer, promoter and advocate of harm reduction philosophies and strategies. Believing harm reduction as an approach that helps build resilience and autonomy. Her research interests include the treatment of people with concurrent disorders, addressing involuntary treatment for people with addictions, and exploring the gaps in community-based mental health and addiction treatment.
Invited Presentations:
- “An Introduction to Harm Reduction” (August, 2024): Renaissance University Bachelor of Social Work Course
- “Building Resilience through Harm Reduction” (July, 2024): Heritage Skills Development Center
- “An Introduction to Substance Use, The Current Drug Crisis, and Substance Use Related Harms” (September, 2024): Heritage Skills Development Center
Professional Accomplishments
- Facilitator for quarterly meetings for addiction treatment clinicians on Assertive Community Treatment (ACTT) and Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams across Canada
- Developed and presented a conference for the Ontario Association of ACTT and FACT workers on staged matched interventions with individuals with concurrent substance use and schizophrenia
- Developed proposal accepted by Grand River Hospital for a group for individuals with a substance use concern and diagnosis of concurrent Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective disorder
Supervisor: Dr. Adrian Guta
Katka Hrncic-Lipovic, MSW RSW, PhD Student
PhD Scholarly/Research Interests
- Diaspora studies, migration experiences, acculturation, identity and belonging
- Qualitative research methods
- Decolonization and social work practice
Educational Background
- PhD Student, School of Social Work, University of Windsor, 2020-present
- Indigenous Research Series, Centre for Indigegogy, Wilfred Laurier University - 2023
- Decolonizing Educators Certificate, Centre for Indigegogy, Wilfred Laurier University - 2018
- MSW, University of Windsor - 2007
- BA Psychology, University of Windsor - 2004
Biography
KATKA HRNCIC-LIPOVIC, MSW, RSW is a PhD student in the School of Social Work, University of Windsor. Her PhD research interests are in diaspora and migration studies, specifically focusing on identity, belonging and the experiences of navigating between two or more cultures.
At the University of Windsor, Katka has been involved in several faculty-led research projects within the School of Social Work as a research associate, focus group facilitator, key informant interviewer, transcriber, project coordinator, and conference coordinator. She has contributed to research studies exploring experiences of hate crimes in social housing neighbourhoods, newcomers’ access to mental health services, youth and social capital, and social work students and social service students’ attitudes about aging.
Katka’s teaching experience includes teaching courses in field education, diversity and social work, social justice and social change, Canadian social welfare and social policy, and research methods.
Katka works as a Field Learning Specialist in the School of Social Work, On Campus Programs.
PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS
McMurphy, S., Weaver, R., Hrncic-Lipovic, K., & Habibov, N. (2013). Cultivating social capital through summer employment programs: Perspectives from youth participants. Critical Social Work, 14(2).
ABSTRACTS IN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS
Damianakis, T., Alberton, A., Hrncic-Lipovic, K., Bake, A., & Barron, A. (2018). Using artistic tapestries to explore students' attitudes toward older adults and the aging process. The Gerontological Society of America, Innovation in Aging, 2(1), Boston, MA, 923.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Hrncic-Lipovic, K. (2023, June). My decolonizing journey. Decolonizing Journeys Public Conference, Wilfred Laurier University, Faculty of Social Work, Centre for Indigegogy, Six Nations Gathering Place by the Grand, Ohsweken, ON.
Damianakis, T., Alberton, A., Hrncic-Lipovic, K., Bake, A., Barron, A. (2021, September). Arts-based research to explore students' attitudes toward older adults prior to entering the workforce. Aging & Social Change: Eleventh Interdisciplinary Conference, Aging Societies: Extended Working Lives & Discrimination Against Older Workers (Online), Vancouver, BC.
Hind, C., Hrncic-Lipovic, K., & Andrews, T. (2019, April). Being your authentic self: Intimacy and sexual expression in older years. Presentation at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Ageing, A Celebration of Ageing: Active Ageing, Vibrant Communities, Windsor, ON.
Dias, G., Poole, Absolon, K., Poole, J., Hrncic-Lipovic, K., & Janes, J. (2019, June). From circle to change: Waking up to decolonizing work. Circle dialogue at the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) 2019 Conference: Circles of Conversation: Engaging in Social Justice through Transformative Action, Vancouver, BC.
Bake, A., Alberton, A., Hrncic-Lipovic, K., Barron, A., & Damianakis, T. (2019, June). Key facilitative factors in an arts-based research project developed to challenge ageism and negative attitudes toward older adults in field practicum. Paper presentation at the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) Conference, Circles of Conversation: Engaging in Social Justice through Transformative Action, Vancouver, BC.
Hrncic-Lipovic, K., Alberton, A., Bake, A., Barron, A., & Damianakis, T. (2019, June). Stories of critical reflection and healing: Gerontology students' experiences with an arts-based research project. Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) 2019 Conference, Circles of Conversation: Engaging in Social Justice through Transformative Action, Vancouver, BC.
Fabre, C., Simon Migwans, P., Taylor, K., Poole, J., Briggs, J., Hrncic-Lipovic, K., Vanner, C., Janes, J., Absolon King, K., Dias, G., & Flynn, L. (2019, June). From circle to change: Waking up to decolonizing work. Interactive workshop at the Annual Conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), Winnipeg, MB.
Hind, C., Hrncic-Lipovic, K., & Andrews, T. (2019, April). Being your authentic self: Intimacy and sexual expression in older years. Presentation at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Ageing, A Celebration of Ageing: Active Ageing, Vibrant Communities, Windsor, ON.
Alberton, A., Hrncic-Lipovic, K., Bake, A., Barron, A., & Damianakis, T. (2018, August). Building tapestries, challenging ageism: Exploring students’ attitudes on aging. International Federation on Ageing, 14th Global Conference, Towards a Decade of Healthy Ageing-From Evidence to Action”, Toronto, ON.
Hrncic-Lipovic, K., & Hind, C. (2018, August). Advocating for older persons’ right to sexual expression and intimacy in long-term care settings. Social Work and Sexualities International Conference, Montreal, QC.
Damianakis, T., Alberton, A., Hrncic-Lipovic, K., Bake, A., Barron, A., Timeless Pieces, & Ripples in Time. (2018, November). Using artistic tapestries to explore students' attitudes toward older adults and the aging process. Poster presented at The Gerontological Society of America's 70th Annual Scientific Meeting, The Purposes of Longer Lives, Boston, MA.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Hrncic-Lipovic, K. (2023, manuscript in preparation). Re-writing the stories we were told about Canada. In K. Absolon, G. Dias, S. Dion, J. Janes, J. Poole, C. Rice, H. Fowlie, & J. Hutchinson (Eds.), Decolonizing Journeys. Fernwood Publishing.
Angell, G. B., & Hrncic-Lipovic, K. (2009). Canada's unique psychosocial realities. In J.C. Turner & F. J. Turner (Eds.), Canadian Social Welfare (pp. 201-208). Toronto, ON: Pearson Education.
SELECTED COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS
Hrncic-Lipovic, K., & Hind, C. (2018, May 3). Exploring the grey: Intimacy and sexuality in long term care. Training workshop at Sun Parlor Long Term Care Home. Leamington, ON.
Hrncic-Lipovic, K. (2017, April 27). Intimate expression and sexuality in older age. Invited in service training at Franklin Gardens Long Term Care Home. Leamington, ON.
Hrncic-Lipovic, K., & Houlahan, J. (2017, March 7). Why a social worker in long term care? Invited presentation to the Facilities Operators Group (FOG) Administrators’ meeting. Windsor, ON.
Hrncic-Lipovic, K. (2013, January 21). Older adults and sexuality. Invited presentation at the Social Workers in Gerontology (SWIG) Network meeting. Windsor, ON.
Faculty Supervisor
Dr. Thecla Damianakis
UWindsor Email
hrncic@uwindsor.ca
Kelly is a third year PhD student at the School of Social Work. She completed a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) at Wilfrid Laurier, her Bachelor of Social Work at the University of British Columbia, and her Master of Social Work at McGill where she was awarded the Myer Katz Fellowship and was the research assistant to the Honourable Herbert Marx, the former Quebec Justice Minister. Her current PhD journey follows nearly 30 years of experience in management and direct clinical practice. She has worked in the areas of child welfare, intimate partner violence, hospital social work and EAP. In this latter role as a national trauma manager, she led two teams to New York in the days following 9/11 where she supported corporations and responders throughout the first year. This included joining a Peel Regional Police response team as their mental health lead to support the NYPD. Currently, Kelly is the Manager of the Peer Support and Trauma Response Program for staff at Toronto SickKids’ Hospital and has a research appointment at the Peter Gilgan Research Institute. Kelly also maintains a small private practice dedicated to first responders with post-traumatic stress/disorder. She is certified in EMDR and is a certified instructor in Critical Incident Stress Management with the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. Kelly has had the opportunity to teach at the post-secondary level, and presently at the University of Windsor in the MSWwp Program and has been engaged in grant-funded research studies. It is the culmination of these experiences that has inspired Kelly’s return to academia (aka lifetime learning!) and her research investment in the area of trauma and occupational stress injury in frontline personnel. Kelly is especially interested in further exploring the global phenomenon of attrition in nursing with an emphasis on paediatric new graduate nurses.
Peer Reviewed Journals
Diskin, Catherine, Orkin, Julia, Dharmaraj, Blossom, Agarwal, Tanvi, Parmar, Arpita,
McNaughton, Kelly, Cohen, Eyal, Sunderji, Alia, Faraoni , David, Fecteau, Annie, Fischer,
Jason, Maynes, Mahant, Sanjay, and Friedman, Jeremy. (2023). Secondary impacts of the
COVID-19 pandemic at a tertiary children’s hospital in Canada: A mixed-methods
study. BMJ Open 2023;13:e059849.
https://doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-059849
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/13/4/e059849.full.pdf
Maddigan, Joy, Brennan, Maureen, McNaughton, Kelly, White, Gerry, and Snow, Nicole.
(2023). The prevalence and predictors of compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary
traumatic stress in registered nurses in an eastern Canadian province: A cross-sectional
study. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research (published online ahead of print 24 January).
https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221150297
Vig, Anjali, McNaughton, Kelly, Diskin, Catherine, and Henry, Jessica. (2021). The
role of the peer support and trauma response program and the Toronto Hospital for Sick
Children in supporting staff mental health during COVID-19. Crisis, Stress, and Human
Resilience: An International Journal, 3(3), 70-84.
Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
Veder, Barb, Dunmarra, Karina, Beaudoin, Kelly, McNaughton, Kelly, Grier, Sarah, Demeter,
Steven, and Fasciano, Yolanda. (2016). Changing the landscape of mental health: The new
trauma assist program for first responders [White paper]. Morneau Shepell.
https://www.morneaushepell.com/permafiles/63641/changing-landscape-mental-health- support.pdf
Peer Reviewed Conference Presentations
McNaughton, Kelly. (2023, April 30-May5). Finding our footing: Responsive
peer support programming for emerging issues in healthcare [Conference presentation].
International Critical Incident Foundation 17th World Congress, Baltimore, Maryland, United
States.
Snow, Nicole, and McNaughton, Kelly. (2022, May 20). Exploring occupational stress injury
among RNs in Newfoundland and Labrador [Paper presentation]. Eastern Health Authority
Nursing Research Symposium, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
McNaughton, Kelly and Al-Zand, Kathy. (April 2003). The Workplace Assessment and
Intervention Tool. 11th Annual Conference, Association for Traumatic Stress Specialists,
Houston, Texas.
Draper, Michelle and McNaughton, Kelly. (October 1995). Social Work: A Critical Difference in
Palliative Care. 6th Annual Canadian Palliative Care Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Marx, Herbert (Hon. Justice), McNaughton Kelly and McKnight, Judy. (March 1992). Impact of
the Quebec Charging Policy on Domestic Violence. Justice and Human Rights Advocacy
Conference, Montréal, Québec.
Non Peer-Reviewed Presentations
Mantler, Ed, McNaughton, Kelly and Powers, Chris. ( June 2019). Caring for Healthcare Workers: A Vision for the Future. National Healthcare Leadership Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Hartfield, Dawn and McNaughton, Kelly. (May 2019). Caring for Our Team. National Learning Conference – Solutions for Patient Safety, Detroit, Michigan.
Bachner, Cathy, Devine, Christine and McNaughton, Kelly. (October 2018). Helping Healers Heal – The Second Victim Experience and its Impact on Quality Care. Health Quality Transformation Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Media Interviews
McNaughton, Kelly. (2003) Coping with Grief. On the Line with Christine Williams. Interview with Christine Williams. CTS Television Network, Burlington, Ontario, February 25, 2003.
McFeat, Tom. (2002, September 11). September 11: One Year Later. Retrieved from CBC files.
https://www.cbc.ca/september11/content_files/text/rescue_worker.html
McNaughton, Kelly. (2001). World Trade Centre Disaster Emergency Responders. Straight Talk with Heather Hiscott. Interview with Heather Hiscott. CHCH TV, Hamilton, Ontario, November 11, 2001.
Tesher, Ellie. (2001, October 30). There’s No Reason for Fear to Overwhelm Us. Toronto Star, Local Section, p.1.
Bergsma, Marlene. (2001, September 27). Therapist’s Life Changed by New York’s Anguish: Coping With Life-Altering Experience. St. Catharines Standard, p. A3.
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Elizabeth Donnelly
UWindsor Email: mcnaughk@uwindsor.ca
Leia Beland(she/her) is a PhD student in the School of Social Work at the University of Windsor. She obtained her Master of Social Work from the University of Windsor, with undergraduate degrees from the University of Western Ontario, in social work, socio-cultural anthropology and social justice and peace studies. Leia has worked in community level social work for the last six years, specializing in housing and health advocacy. Leia is deeply interested in the intersection of social work and public health, social and structural determinants of health, critical pedagogy in social work education, radical housing, tenant organization, political action, critical studies of health and social service provision, HIV prevention (PrEP), treatment, and care, the history of harm reduction, and community-based and participatory research approaches.
Leia’s faculty supervisor is Dr. Adrian Guta
Conference presentations
Paper, March 2023: “Rapid review of significant findings from Safer Opioid Supply programs.” • UWill Discover Sustainable Futures conference, Windsor, ON.
Email: belandl@uwindsor.ca
Lorraine Oloya is a PhD student at the School of Social Work, with a diverse background in both clinical practice and research. She has worked as a social worker in Ontario and the United States, with clinical experience spanning several critical areas, including youth justice, child welfare, emergency medicine, restorative care, mental health, and gender-based violence. Lorraine has also provided support to non-profit organizations, demonstrating a strong commitment to community-based care.
Her research focuses on the intimate partner violence shelter system, examining the barriers to safety faced by women seeking support. Lorraine has contributed to studies on sexual assault resistance programming and child welfare service engagement, further strengthening her expertise in issues of gender, violence, and social service access.
Lorraine’s multifaceted background informs her approach to both research and practice, and she is passionate about using her knowledge and experience to contribute to the advancement of social work practice and the development of more effective, inclusive support systems for vulnerable populations.
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Betty Barrett
Mavis is a current Ph.D. student at the School of Social Work. She completed her Master of Social Work at the University of Windsor where she interned with the Office of Human Rights, Equity and Accessibility (OHREA) engaging in research and educational campaigns across the university. Mavis has also interned with CommUnity Partnership, Glengarry Site, where she worked with diverse populations experiencing multiple challenges, especially, barriers to social services, and varying degrees of mental health conditions. Her work experience spans three countries: Ghana, the United States, and Canada in both leadership roles and research positions. In the United States, she worked as a Research Assistant at Cornell University. In Canada, Mavis worked as a Research Associate for the Youth In Politics (YiP) Project. Since 2016, Mavis has served as a student representative on various administrative committees at the University of Windsor. She was recently elected as a Graduate Student Society (GSS) Liaison to the Research and Innovation Council. As part of her Ph.D. dissertation, she is interested in examining peer mentorship in social work education in Ontario, Canada.
Peer Reviewed Journals:
Boateng, G.O., Schuster, R., & Odei Boateng, M. (2019). Uncovering a qualitative health gap among professional nurses: Situated experiences of direct care nurses in two Canadian cities. Social Science and Medicine. Vol. 242, 112568.
Boateng, G.O., Adams, E.A., Odei Boateng, M., Luginaah, I.N., & Taabazuing. M.M (2017). Obesity and the burden of health risks among the elderly in Ghana – A population study. PloS ONE 12 (11): e0186947.
Boateng, G.O., Mumba, D., Asare-Bediako, Y. & Odei Boateng, M. (2014). Examining the correlates of gender equality and the empowerment of married women in Zambia. African Geographical Review. Vol. 33(1), 1-18.
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Odei Boateng, M., & Jozefowicz, D., & Gorey, K. (June 4, 2019). Peer mentoring of university students: rapid systematic review and exploratory meta- analysis. CASWE- ACFTS Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
Levitz, N., Bond, K., Hind, C., Odei Boateng, M., Carter, I., Ambrose- Miller, A., & Wright, R. (June 5, 2019). Transformative action through interprofessional simulated learning: Looking back and looking forward at the opportunities for social work learning through the use of standardized, simulated counselling training. CASWE- ACFTS Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
Odei Boateng, M., Jozefowicz, D., & Gorey, K. (May 2, 2019) Formal and informal peer mentoring of university students: Findings from rapid systematic review and exploratory meta- analysis. Teaching and Learning Conference, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON.
Firang, D., Firang, S., Odei Boateng, M., Falconer, R., Olthof, D., Reid, M., & Montiel, R. (March 22, 2019). Housing: The influence of immigrants’ homeland housing conditions on housing careers outcomes in Canada: The case of Ghanaian immigrants in Toronto. The 21st National Metropolis Conference, Halifax Convention Centre.
Odei Boateng, M. & Ivic, K. (May 30, 2018). Progress made in peer mentorship research in social work education in Ontario. CASWE- ACFTS Conference, University of Regina, Saskatchewan.
Research Interests: Peer mentoring, social work education, mental health, social and health equity, social work theory, and qualitative research methods.
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Jill Grant
UWindsor Email: odeiboam@uwindsor.ca
Mindy Hartleib (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Social Work at the University of Windsor. She obtained an honours undergraduate degree in psychology and a bachelor’s in education from the University of Windsor. After five years of teaching in secondary schools she returned to complete an MSW at the University of Windsor. Mindy is working towards her dissertation on indirect trauma experienced by social work students during their practicum placements. She is interested in curriculum development and was a key contributor toward the restructuring of both MSW field seminar class curriculum and the transition of those classes online. Mindy has been the curriculum lead and sessional instructor for one or both seminar courses within the MSWwp program for several years. Mindy has also had the opportunity to lead research projects within the community, including the 2019 Environmental Scan of Mental Health Promotion & Gambling Harms Prevention for the Windsor Essex County Health Unit and the Housing First program evaluation for Family Services Windsor Essex. She is also a proud allied member of Windsor Pride Community board of directors.
Peer Reviewed Journals:
Cramer, K. M., & Hartleib, M. (2001). The attitudes to chocolate questionnaire: A psychometric
evaluation. Personality and Individual Differences, 31(6), 931–942.
Peer Reviewed Presentations:
Hartleib, M., Levitz, N., & Hind, C. (2017, May). Peer-ing through the PhD process.
Presented at Congress 2017, CASWE.
Grant, J., Hartleib, M., & Alberton, A. (2016, April). Developing the PSACC standard of practice. Presented at the National Conference on Peer Support.
Hartleib, M. (2000). The attitudes to chocolate questionnaire: A psychometric evaluation. Presented at the Ontario Undergraduate Thesis Conference.
Research Interests:
Field Education
Curriculum Development
Indirect Trauma
Faculty Supervisor:
Dr. Jill Grant
UWindsor Email:
hartlei@uwindsor.ca
Naomi G. Williams is an AnishinaabeKwe from Walpole Island First Nation, Bkejwanong Territory. Naomi has a Bachelor of Social Work and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Windsor, and she is currently a student in the university’s PhD Social Work Program.
Naomi worked as the Aboriginal Outreach Coordinator for the University of Windsor’s Aboriginal Education Centre. Her role was to support students from First Nation communities in pursuing a postsecondary degree, and to ensure their success in their new academic and social environment. She has worked in the field of early childhood education, post-secondary education, child welfare, and prevention of family violence. Naomi started her career in the social support of her community as a Teacher’s Assistant at Bkejwanong Children’s Centre on Walpole Island. She served as the Lead Teacher at the Ska:na Family Learning Centre in Windsor, and she was the Associate Head Start Teacher at the Windsor Aboriginal Head Start Program. She has volunteered with the Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre and Can-Am Urban Native Homes in Windsor.
Naomi has been involved in several research projects, which engage Indigenous Communities in community-based research that addresses health and social issues.
Peer Reviewed Journals
Williams, N. G., Gorey, K. M., & Alberton, A. M. (2022). Motor vehicle crash-related injuries and deaths among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Meta-analysis of geo-structural factors. Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, 27, 51-60.
Lock, M. J., Beverley McMillan, A. M. Faye, Bennett, B., Martire, J. L., Warne, D., Kidd, J., Williams, N. G., Roberts, R., Worley, P., Hutten-Czapski, P. (2022). Position statement: Research and reconciliation with Indigenous People in rural health journals. Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, 27, 3-4.
[Published in English and French]
Williams, N. G., Alberton, A. M., & Gorey, K. M., (2022). Morbid and Mortal Inequities Among Indigenous People in Canada and the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rapid Review of Relative Risks and Protections. Journal of Indigenous Social Development 11, 3-32
Conference Presentations
Williams, N. G., Gorey, K. M., & Alberton, A. M. (January, 2022). Motor vehicle crash-related injuries and deaths among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Meta-analysis of geo-structural factors. Society for Social Work Research “Social Work Science for Racial, Social, and Political Justice”. Washington, DC.
Alberton, A. A., Williams, N. G., & Gorey, K. M. (November, 2022). Morbid and mortal inequities among Indigenous People in Canada and the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: Rapid review of relative risks and protections. Council on Social Work Education. Anaheim, CA.
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Kevin M. Gorey
Hi, I’m Natalie. I am currently working as a Learning Specialist at the Centre for Teaching and Learning while I complete my dissertation. My research is inspired by my history as a Child Welfare Worker. After graduating from the University of Windsor in 2004 with an Honours Bachelor of Social Work, I spent 15-years at the local child welfare agency. I returned to higher education in 2017 to obtain my Master of Social Work with a Specialization in Leadership in Human Service Organizations from the University of Calgary (2019). During one of my social justice courses, I was challenged about the systemic racism embedded within the child welfare system – and my perpetuation of systemic racism and oppression. I entered the PhD program in 2019 with a goal to work towards deconstruction of systemic racism in child welfare. My dissertation research is focused on the relationships between child welfare workers’ characteristics, beliefs and biases on decision-making outcomes with Black mothers.
My other research interests include social policy and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). I am currently assisting with a program evaluation of Calgary’s Children’s Cottage Society’s Program Logic Model with a goal of promoting equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization in evaluation practices. I have previously contributed to a SSHRC-funded University of Calgary study on the impact of domestic violence on mothers and children in shared parenting arrangements. I continue to remain committed to furthering education around coercive control and its impact to women and children.
I was introduced to SoTL through engaging with, then being a part of a research project on the impact of Inquiry-Based Learning in social work education. I have continued to develop my teaching skills, focusing on critical pedagogical approaches, through obtaining my University Teaching Certificate from the Centre for Teaching and Learning in October (2022) and my continued application of IBL. I have had the privilege of teaching at the University of Windsor as a sessional and for the MSWwp, Durham College in the Social Service Worker program, and at St. Clair College. I have facilitated GATA Academy workshops and been invited to be a guest lecturer on various topics. I have re-developed curriculum at Durham College.
For self care, I try to spend as much time as possible with my fur-babies, Abby, a St. Berdoodle, and Zoe, a Labradoode.
Awards:
April 2022: University of Windsor: Ontario Graduate Scholarship
April 2021: UWill Discover Conference: Graduate 1st Place Winner
March 2020: University of Windsor: A. R. and E. G. Ferriss Award
June 2019: University of Calgary: Iain Culley Ramsay Recognition of Excellence in Personal Achievement
Nominations
University of Windsor: SSHRC 2020 and 2021
- Decision-making in child welfare and the impact on vulnerable populations
Publications
Beltrano, N. R. (in press). Call and response: Inquiry-based learning as a critical pedagogy in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to promote transformation and transformational leadership. Imagining SoTL.
Beltrano, N., Bird, C., Tortorelli, C., Bhatta, K., O’Connor, C., & Wong, K. (under revision). The development of the Canadian Social Work Doctoral Student Work: Critically reflecting on how we started, what we’ve learned, and the places we will go. Canadian Social Work Review.
Beltrano, N. R., Lloyd-Stephenson, C., Ellsworth, K., & Adebayo, O. Stories of navigating of systemic oppression: The application of Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality as a framework to dismantle colonial systems [Book chapter]. (under review). In A. Christensen & A. Ermine Neil (eds). Anti-oppressive child and youth care
Beltrano, N. R. (2022). CSWE - Kefeldt, K., Fallon, B., & McKenzie, B. (eds). (2021). Protecting children: Theoretical and practical aspects. Canadian Scholars: Toronto, Vancouver ISBN: 9781773382579. $79.95. CSWE-Social Work Education. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2022.2131032
Carter, I., Wright, R., Beltrano, N., Wade, C., & Hartleib, M. (in press). Highlighting the need for creating online pedagogy in meeting the needs of social work students through twelve-week integration seminars. The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education.
Archer-Kuhn, B., Hughes, J., Tam, D., Saini, M., Beltrano, N., & Still, M. (2022). Who is going to keep us safe? Surviving shared parenting and COVID-19. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02458-z
Archer-Kuhn, B., Hughes, J., Tam, D., Saini, M., Beltrano, N. R., & Still, M. (2022). A balancing act when children are young: Women’s experiences in shared parenting arrangements as survivors of domestic violence. Journal of Family Violence, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-022-00452-z
Archer-Kuhn, B., & Beltrano, N. R., Hughes, J., Saini, M., & Tam, D. (2021). Recruitment in response to a pandemic: Pivoting a community-based recruitment strategy to social media with hard to recruit population during COVID-19. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2021.1941647
Beltrano, N. R., Archer-Kuhn, B., & MacKinnon, S. L. (2020). Mining for gold and finding only nuggets: Attempting a systematic review on trust in higher education IBL classrooms. Teaching and Teacher Education, 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2021.1955672
Beltrano, N. R. (2020). Research & reconciliation: Unsettling ways of knowing through Indigenous relationships [Book Review]. Social Work Education. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2020.1731980
Lwin, K. & Beltrano, N. (2020). Evidence-informed Decision Making: Rethinking Evidence-informed Practice in child welfare. Social Work Education. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2020.1819973
Invited
Beltrano, N. R., & Wade, C. Deconstructing White Supremacy in Safety and Risk Assessments: Applying an Intersectionality and Critical Race Feminist Theoretical for Transformation in Child Welfare [Book chapter]. In P. Choate, & C. Tortorelli Assessments in child welfare.
Professional
Beltrano, N. R. (2022, February 28). Dealing with conflict as a Graduate Assistant or Teaching Assistant. Centre for Teaching and Learning. University of Windsor. https://teach-learn.ca/2022/02/28/dealing-with-conflict-as-a-gata/
Beltrano, N. R. & Trudgill, D. I. N. (2021). Navigating doctoral studies during a pandemic: Our experience as a bubble of two. Social Dialogue. http://sdmagazine.gbda.co.uk/sd25/
Archer-Kuhn, B., & Beltrano, N. R. (2021, July 20). Divorce Act update will help protect children, mothers from violence and coercive control. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/divorce-act-update-will-help-protect-children-mothers-from-violence-and-coercive-control-164040
Beltrano, N. (2021) Reducing rates of child maltreatment through the Family First Home Visiting Program in Manitoba. (Review of Chartier, M., Enns, J. E., Nickel, N. C., Campbell, R., Phillips-Beck, W., Sarkar, J., Boram Lee, J., Burland, E., Chateau, D., Katz, A., Santos, R., & Brownell, M. (2020). The association of a paraprofessional home visiting intervention with lower child maltreatment rates in First Nation families in Canada: A population-based retrospective cohort study. Children and Youth Services Review). Montreal, QC: Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal. https://cwrp.ca/research-watch/reducing-rates-child-maltreatment-through-families-first-home-visiting-program
Beltrano, N. (2020). Decolonizing foster care: Recommendations for foster parents to promote the cultural and relational roots of Indigenous children. (Review of Oliver, C. (2020). Inclusive foster care: How foster parents support cultural and relational connections for Indigenous children. Child and Family Social Work, 25, 585-593. DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12730). Montreal, QC: Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal. https://cwrp.ca/research-watch/decolonizing-foster-care-recommendations-foster-parents-promote-cultural-and
Beltrano, N. (2021). Developing an Evidence-Informed Model of Kinship Navigation to Secure Permanency for Youth Requiring Out-Of-Home Placements. (Review of Hyung Jik Lee, D., Huerta, C., & Farmer, E. M. Z. (2021). Kinship navigation: Facilitating permanency and equity for youth in child welfare. Children and Youth Services Review, 131, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106251). Montreal, QC: Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal. [in press]
Beltrano, N. (2020). Identification of a Gap in Knowledge: Risks and Protective Factors of Intimate Partner Violence for Youth Transitioning out of Foster Care. (Review of Katz, C. C., Courtney, M. E., & Sapiro, B. (2020). Emancipated foster youth and intimate partner violence: An exploration of risk and protective factors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35(23-24), 5469-5499. DOI: 10.1177/0886260517720735). Montreal, QC: Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal. [in press]
Presentations
Peer-Reviewed
Beltrano, N. (2022, October 3-6). White supremacy in child welfare: Understanding the impact of safety and risk assessments in perpetuating systemic racism [workshop]. Kempe Conference: A Call To Action To Change Child Welfare (Virtual).
Reilly, S., Lind, C., Archer-Kuhn, B., Beltrano, N. (2023, September 14-15). Creating an evidence-based evaluation strategy to support families and children in the community [paper presentation]. 13th International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society. Vancouver, BC.
Engstrom, S., Archer-Kuhn, B., Dean, Y., Beltrano, N., Choate, P., & Mitra, N. (2023, June 20-23). Social work crosses borders but does our education? [paper presentation]. European Association of Schools of Social Work 2023. Matosinhos, Portugal.
Enstrom, S., Archer-Kuhn, B., Dean, Y., Beltrano, N., Choate, P., & Mitra, N. (2023, June 15). Social work crosses borders but does our education? [short oral presentation]. Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference. Glasgow, Scotland.
Archer-Kuhn, B., Beltrano, N. R., & Esmaeili, S. (2023, May 30 – June 1). Transforming social work education through inquiry-based learning: A critical pedagogy [workshop]. Canadian Association of Social Work Education Conference 2023. Toronto, ON.
Archer-Kuhn, B., & Beltrano, N. R. (2023, January 3 – 6). Dismantling higher education with inquiry-based learning. [Paper presentation] Hawaii International Conference on Education
Lwin, K., Duarte, F., & Beltrano, N. R. (2022, November 10 – 13). Integration of evidence-based practice curriculum in a social work capstone course: A proof-of concept. [Conference Presentation]. Council for Social Work Education. Anaheim, CA, United States of America.
Beltrano, N. (2022, November 10 –12). Inquiry-Based Learning to teach Evidence-Based Practice in social work: Applying a socially just pedagogy to transform our ways of knowing, being, and doing. [Poster Presentation]. Mokakiiks Centre for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Banff, AB, Canada.
Beltrano, N., Archer-Kuhn, B., Adebayo, K., & Esmaeilli, S. (2022, November 10 – 12). Shifting and transforming educational practices with Inquiry-Based Learning: Aspiring to meet the educational needs of learners of the future. [Conference Presentation]. Mokakiiks Centre for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Banff, AB, Canada.
Carter, I., Wright, R., Beltrano, N., Hartleib, M. (2022, November). Highlighting the need for transformation in online pedagogy in meeting the needs of diverse students. [Paper Presentation]. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Beltrano, N. (October 28 – 29, 2022). A theoretical framework for dismantling white supremacy in child welfare: Application in education and in practice. [Conference Presentation]. Canadian Association for Social Work Education (online).
Trudgill, D., & Beltrano, N. R. (2022, October 28 – 29, 2022). Navigating doctoral social work education: The importance of connection [Conference Presentation]. Canadian Association for Social Work Education (online).
Lwin, K., Musa, M., Shi, X., Oloya, Beltrano, N. R., Dignam, M. (2022, October 28 – 29). Engagement in virtual child welfare services: Perspectives of caregivers, youth, and child welfare workers. [Conference Presentation]. Canadian Association for Social Work Education (online).
Archer-Kuhn, B., & Beltrano, N. (2022, October 26 – 28). Empowering and socially just social work pedagogy. [Conference Presentation]. Joint World Conference on Social Work Education and Social Development (online).
Trudgill, D., & Beltrano, N. R. (2022, May 7-8). Navigating doctoral studies during a pandemic: Our experience as a bubble of two. [Paper Presentation]. Canadian Social Work Doctoral Student Network: Co-Creating Braves Spaces for Scholarship, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Lwin, K., Musa, M., & Beltrano, N. R. (March 28 – 30, 2022). How do workers and caregivers perceive the impact of remote communication during a pandemic? [Conference Presentation]. International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect. Quebec City, QC, Canada.
Beltrano, N. R. (2021, June 16). “Blind Removals”: An Innovative Approach to Addressing the Disproportion of Vulnerable Groups in Ontario Child Welfare [1-hour Conference Presentation]. OASW Virtual Conference: Leadership and Innovation in Social Work Practice
Beltrano, N., Trudghill, D., Archer-Kuhn, B., & Still, M. (2021, June 3). Reimaging justice for women who have young children and are in shared parenting arrangements using technology through research and practice. [Recorded presentation]. Canadian Association for Social Work Education Virtual Conference: Decolonial Dreaming in Social Work Education, Theory, Research and Practice: Reimaging for today and the seven generations to come.
Beltrano, N. (2021, March 29 – April 1). Child welfare workers’ biases in decision-making: The potential for influence on disparity and disproportionality. [Oral Presentation]. UWILL Discover 2021. Windsor, ON, Canada
Beltrano, N. R. (2021, March). Training child welfare to engage with involuntary caregivers: A near-empty, rapid systematic review and synthesis [Digital Poster Presentation]. OASW Virtual Conference: Leadership and Innovation in Social Work Practice. https://olc.oasw.org/OLC/Seminar_Series/OLC/Seminar_Series.aspx?hkey=bf37503b-5cd1-4a81-bd7e-f4cf41780518
Archer-Kuhn, B., Beltrano, N. R., & MacKinnon, S. (2019, May). Developing trust in students, professors and the process within short-term higher education inquiry-based learning environments [Conference Presentation]. Crucial Conversations in Teaching and Learning, Windsor, ON, Canada.
Supervisor: Dr. Kristen Lwin and Dr. Robin Wright
Email: beltrann@uwindsor.ca
Stacey K. Lock (She/her/hers) is a Registered Social Worker currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Windsor. She obtained her Social Service Worker diploma in 1999 from Fanshawe College and spent 15+ years in British Columbia working with individuals that were challenged with homelessness. Stacey is interested in needs-based program development and community-based research. Since 2007, she has been continuing to gain valuable experience a director of a harm reduction program for a mass gathering festival in British Columbia. Stacey aims, advocates, and adopts a harm reduction philosophy with the inclusion of providing safer spaces, relapse prevention support, and consent education. Stacey obtained her BSW from the University of Windsor and concurrently completed her Chemical Dependency Counselling certificate at St. Clair College. She continued to complete her MSW in the working professionals' program through the University of Windsor. She had the opportunity as a Research Assistant to support Indigenous Scholar, Dr. Cynthia Stirbys, during her field placement and was encouraged to continue pursuing a career in research.
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Lock, S. (2022, May 14) ‘Allies in action’ (Panelist). Canadian Juno awards weekend events. Toronto, On. Canada
Lock, S. (2022, January 26) ‘Getting to the Root of it’ [Panelist]. Human Services & Justice Coordinating Committee, Windsor, On. Canada
Lock, S. (2021, November 23) ‘Harm reduction: Medical Assisted Treatment, accessibility and options for treatment of substance use disorder’ [Conference presenter]. CCSA’s Issues of Substance conference, Ottawa, ON. Canada
Lock, S. (2019, November 23). ‘Key Note Speaker ‘[Conference presenter]. Creating Safe Spaces: Working towards safer events and venues, Ottawa, ON. Canada.
Lock, S. (2017, February 23-25). ‘Harm Reduction, and creating safe spaces at Music Festivals’, [Conference presenter]. Shift Change: Festival Perspectives from Atlantic Canada and Beyond, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lock, S. (2016, May 6-8). The Importance of Harm Reduction at Music Festivals’ [Conference presenter]. Canadian Music Festival Conference, Toronto, ON. Canada.
Lock, S., Munn, B. (2016, April 10-12) ’Public Safety and Harm Reduction’ [Conference presenter]. Mass Gathering Medicine Summit, NYC, NYC, United States.
Lock, S. (2014, December 7-9) Creating Safe Space at Electronic Festivals [Conference presenter]. International Music Festival, Conference, Austin, Texas, United States.
Research Interests- Evidence-Based Practices in Social Work, Trauma Informed Practice integration, trauma focused clinical practice, accessible and equitable health care, affordable and accessible housing, community development, and mental health.
Faculty Supervisor-TBD
UWindsor Email- lock2@uwindsor.ca
Tori Lewis is a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at the University of Windsor. Tori obtained her Master of Social Work at the University of Windsor, through the working professionals program. Her previous degrees are a BA in Psychology and a Bachelor of Social Work both from King’s University College at Western University. Tori is a registered social worker who has worked in a variety of frontline positions for the last four years. Presently, Tori is a therapist who supports individuals who identify as neurodivergent, women and their families who have experienced violence and trauma, and a variety of other presenting concerns.
Tori’s area of research interests includes the intersections of gender-based violence (GBV), trauma, and social determinants of health (SDOH). As well, she is interested in the mechanisms of the embodiment of trauma, social policy and GBV, and framing GBV as an SDOH.
Peer Reviewed Journals:
1. Béres, L., Sanders, J. E., Baird, S. L., Vito, R., Lewis, V., & Csiernik, B. (2023). Sustaining skills of critical reflection on practice: a pilot project. Social Work Education, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2023.2254324
2. Baird, S. L., Béres, L., Sanders, J. E., Vito, R., & Lewis, V. (2023). The role of groups in teaching critical reflection on practice to MSW students. Social Work with Groups, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2023.2203729
3. Sanders, J. E., Seale, A., Lewis, V., Arundel, M. K., & Csiernik, R. (2023). A feasibility study of the
SAFE pilot program: A university–school board partnership in Ontario. Research on Social Work Practice, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231159059
4. Lewis, T. (2024). The Hidden Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Older Women; Social Work Practice and Research Considerations. Social Work & Policy Studies: Social Justice, Practice and Theory. 7(1). https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/SWPS/article/view/17774
Other Contributions:
1. Lewis, V., Soucie, K., & Mulcaster, A. (2024). An Exploration into Health Outcomes and Trauma of Those Impacted by Gender-Based Violence A Scoping Review Protocol (Version 1). Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.27005086.v1/
2. Goulden, A., Baird, S. L., Norris, S., Ajike, T., Lewis, V., Romme, K., Pacheco, L., Norris, D., & Faye, L. (2023). Experiences of gender-based violence among disabled women: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Women and Gender Equality Canada. http://bit.ly/gbv_disability/
Conference Presentations:
1 Sanders, J., Seale, A., Lewis, V., Arundel, M.K. & Csiernik, R. (2022, October). Support and aid to families electronically (SAFE): A university-school board partnership providing social work services to families [Oral paper]. Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE-ACFTS) Annual Conference, Virtual.
2 Antwi-Boasiako, K., Sanders, J., Baird, S., Swiatek, E., Hugessen, M., & Lewis, V. (poster presentation). (October 2023). A scoping review of racial disproportionality and disparity in child maltreatment reporting by school personnel and police officers [Poster presentation]. International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), Edinburgh, SCT.
3 Sanders, J., Arundel, M.K., Seale, A., Lewis, T., Csiernik, R., Carrothers, E., Arbing, S., Garcia, L., Arnold, B. & Beishuizen, M. (January 2024). Support and Aid to
Families Electronically (SAFE): Three years in [Poster presentation]. Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 28th Annual Conference, Washington, DC
4 Sanders, J., Arundel, M.K., Smith, C., Perrow, T., Van Bakel, N., Arnold B., Baird, S., MacGowan, S., Herbert, L., Setemans, A., Logan, P., Seale, A., Lewis, V., Brander, K., & Carrothers, E, (2024, June). SAFE and the KCSC Practicum Programs: Two Innovative University-Community Partnerships Providing High-Quality Practicums While Addressing Gaps in Service Provision [Panel presentation]. Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE-ACFTS) Annual Conference, Montreal.
5 Lewis T., (2024, June). Research Integration into Undergraduate and Graduate-level Social Work Curricula; Reflections and Perspectives of a Graduate Student in Social Work [Paper Presentation]. Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE-ACFTS) Annual Conference, Montreal.
6 Goulden, A., Baird, S., Lewis, T., (2024, June). Practice and Policy Innovations Addressing Gender-Based Violence Among Disabled Women: Findings from an International Qualitative Meta-Synthesis [Paper Presentation]. Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE-ACFTS) Annual Conference, Montreal.
7 Béres, L., Sanders, J. E., Baird, S. L., Vito, R., Lewis, V., Skeete, C., Kovacs K., (2024, June). Sustaining Transformative Learning through Critical Reflection on Practice [Workshop]. Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE-ACFTS) Annual Conference, Montreal.
Faculty supervisor: Dr. Betty Jo Barrett
Email: Lewis93@uwindsor.ca
I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology, with an additional major in History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science, and a minor in Women's and Gender Studies, from Michigan State University in 2016. I received my Master of Science in social administration (MSSA) from the Mandel School of Applied Social Science at Case Western Reserve University in 2020. As a master student, I worked at the Eliminating racism empowering women center, an International Services organization (Cross-Cultural Solutions in Tanzania), and as a program assistant at Cleveland Neighborhood Progress. From 2017 through 2020, I was a research assistant and program assistant at the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities (NIMC), a research center focused on promoting inclusion and equity through mixed-income community development. At NIMC, I worked as a research assistant and program assistant across several research projects and community organizations. Major project that I conducted include the engagements with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation exploring the intersection of mixed-income interventions and health, and coordinating the What Works to Promote Inclusive, Equitable Mixed-Income Communities volume, fifth volume in the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's What Works series. I also involved in the in-person Woodhill Choice Neighborhoods Initiative planning process.
Research Interests: I am interested in healthcare social work practice, translational health research, social and housing policy, poverty, community-based organization, social determinants of heath frameworks and the intersection of race, gender, and class and their impacts on navigating through the health care and housing system. I also interested in learning and implementing mixed methods for my research as a Doctoral student at Windsor.
UWindsor Email: shi85@uwindsor.ca