G. Brent Angell
Professor Emeritus
Office: Room 240, 167 Ferry Street
Windsor, ON N9A 0C5
Phone: (519) 253-3000 ext. 3064
E-mail: angell@uwindsor.ca
Scholarly Interests/Areas of Expertise
- Indigenous peoples and communities
- Risk and resilience
- Injury prevention
- Mental health
- Clinical practice
- Ethnic and cultural diversity
- Globalization
- Postmodernism
Educational Background
- Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University
- M.S.W. Wilfrid Laurier University
- B.A. Trent University
Biography
Dr. G. Brent Angell is Professor Emeritus in Social Work at the University of Windsor. His scholarly interests focus on redefining critical perspectives related to diversity and community practice. Dr. Angell collaborates with Canadian First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples and communities on research related to health and safety. He is also the editor of the online periodical Critical Social Work: An Interdisciplinary Journal Dedicated to Social Justice. Dr. Angell provides consultation to a broad constituency on topics related effective practices, organizational development, and institutional leadership and has served as the Director of the School of Social Work (2003-2013); Chair of the Canadian Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work (CADDSSW), Member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association for Social Work Education, and Founding President of the Windsor Essex Community Health Centre. Currently, Dr. Angell is a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way Centraide of Windsor and Essex County.
Recent Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
Wiebe, S. M., Aguirre, K., Becker, A., Brown, L., Claxton, I. & Angell, G. B. (2016). Traveling together? Navigating the practice of collaborative engagement in Coast Salish communities. Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning, 2 (1), 125-144. Retrieved from http://esj.usask.ca/index.php/esj/article/view/202/59.
Grenier, S., Hamel-Charest, L., McMurphy, S. & Angell, G. B. (2016). Être bien attaché à la vie: Sécurité routière dans les familles Anicinabek/. Enfances Familles Générations: Revue Internationale. 25. Retrieved from https://efg.revues.org/1089
Hamel-Charest, L., Grenier, S., McMurphy, S. & Angell, G. B. (2015). Prendre la route avec les Autochtones pour des habitudes sécuritaires: Une démarche collaborative entre travailleurs sociaux et communauté autochtone. La Revue Intervention 142 (2), 103-110.
Carter, M. I., Leslie, D., Angell, G. B. Towson, S., & Hernandez-Jozefowicz, D. (2012). Creation of a Canadian disability studies program: A convergence of multiple pathways. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 1 (3), 130-151.
Carter, M. I., Leslie, D., & Angell, G. B. (2011). Promoting accessibility and adding value to social work education. Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, Vol. 14, No. 1, Spring 2011, 35-44.
Pozzuto, R., Justa, A., Johnstone, P. & Angell, G. B. (2004). Social work opportunities in rural development: Lithuania 1991-2004. Journal of Rural Social Work, 9, 42-48.
Angell, G. B. & Jones, G. M. (2003). Recidivism, risk, and resiliency among North American Indian probationers, parolees, and former prisoners: An examination of the Lumbee First Nation. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 12, 61-77.
Angell, G. B. & Dunlop, J. M. (2001). Social welfare and North American Indians: A socialist political economy theory perspective. Canadian Journal of Native Studies, 21, 333-353.
Dunlop, J. M. & Angell, G. B. (2001). Inside-outside: Boundary spanning challenges in building rural health coalitions. Professional Development: The International Journal of Social Work Education, 4, 40-48.
Brown, P. M., Rice, A. H., Angell, G. B. & Kurz, B. J. (2000). Faculty hiring practices in social work education: A national survey. Critical Social Work, 1(2), 1-13, [On-line]. http://www.criticalsocialwork.com.
Angell, G. B. (2000). Cultural resilience in North American Indian First Nations: The story of Little Turtle. Critical Social Work, 1(1), 1-14, [On-line]. http://www.criticalsocialwork.com.
Angell, G. B. & Rohrer, G. E. (1998). Social work and managed behavioral health care: We don’t want to be your darlings anymore. Professional Development: The International Journal of Social Work Education, 1, 18-30.
Angell, G. B., Dennis, B. G., & Dumain, L. C. (1998). Spirituality, resilience, & narrative: Coping with parental death. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 79, 615-630.
Angell, G. B., Kurz, B. J. & Gottfried, G. M. (1997). Suicide and North American Indians: A social constructivist perspective. Journal of Multicultural Social Work, 6, 1-26.
Angell, G. B. (1997). Madness in the family: The Windigo. Journal of Family Social Work, 2, 179-196.
Non-refereed Publications in Print
Angell, G. B. (2000). Social work at the millennium. In H. Goldstein, Social work at the millennium. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 81, 8.
Angell, G. B. (1999). Through the looking glass: Social work’s challenge in the global village. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 80, 231.
Angell, G. B., Bass, L. L., & Bunch, S. G. (1998). Managing the millennium: Reluctant crusaders. Social Work 43, 590-591.
Books
Angell, G. B. (2001). Student manual and practice tests for Social work: A profession of many faces (9th ed.). New York, NY: Allyn & Bacon.
Book Chapters
Angell, G. B. (2019). Indigenous peoples and communities: A critical theory perspective. In S. Webb (Ed.) The Routledge handbook of critical social work. London: Routledge, pp 171-181.
Angell, G. B. (2017). Neurolinguistic programming theory and social work treatment. In F. J. Turner (Ed.) Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches (6th ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press, pp. 351-375.
Hamel-Charest, L.. Grenier, S., Angell, G. B. & McMurphy, S. (2015). La sécurité routière chez les Amérindiens du Canada. In G. Blanchard & L. Carnis (Eds. & Coordination Scientifique). Evaluation des politiques de sécurité routière; Méthodes, outils, et limites. Paris, France: L'Harmattan, pp. 177-195.
Angell, G. B. (2011). Neurolinguistic programming theory and social work treatment. In F. J. Turner (Ed.) Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches (5th ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press, pp. 327-342.
Angell, G. B. & Hrncic-Lipovic, K. (2009). Canada's unique psychosocial realities. In F. J. Turner & J. C. Turner (Eds.) Canadian social welfare (6th ed). Pearson Allyn & Bacon, pp. 201-208.
Angell, G. B. (2005). The University of Windsor. In F. J. Turner (Ed.), The Canadian encyclopedia of social work (p. 428). Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
Angell, G. B. (2005). Gangs. In F. J. Turner (Ed.), The Canadian encyclopedia of social work (pp. 156-158). Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
Angell, G. B. (2005). Hypnosis in social work. In F. J. Turner (Ed.), The Canadian encyclopedia of social work (pp. 185-187). Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
Pozzuto, R., Angell, G. B. & Desendorf, P. (2005). Therapeutic critique: Traditional versus critical perspectives. In S. Hicks, J. Fook & R. Pozzuto (Eds.), Social work: A critical turn (pp. 25-38). Toronto, ON: Thompson Educational Publishing Inc.
Angell, G. B. (2002). Neurolinguistic programming. In A. R. Roberts & G. J. Greene (Eds.), Social workers’ desk reference (SWDR) (pp. 421-428). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Angell, G. B. (1997). Madness in the family: The Windigo. In P. M. Brown & J. Shalett (Eds.), Cross-cultural practice with couples and families (pp. 179-196).Binghampton, NY: Haworth Press, Inc.
Angell, G. B., & Hager, W. S. (1997). CALM: Dealing with hostile clients. In B. H. Wasik, A training module on personal safety issues for home visitors. Chapel Hill, NC: The Center for Home Visiting, School of Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Angell, G. B. (1996). Neurolinguistic programming theory and social work treatment. In F. J. Turner (Ed.) Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches (4th ed.) (pp. 480-502). New York, NY: The Free Press.
Book Reviews
Angell, G. B. (1999). A review of Cummings & Davies’ “Children and marital conflict: The impact of family dispute and resolution” [Review of the book Children and marital conflict: The impact of family dispute and resolution]. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 16, 413-414.
Angell, G. B. (1998). A review of Geldard & Geldard’s “Counseling children: A practical introduction” [Review of the book Counseling children: A practical introduction]. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 15, 513-514.
Angell, G. B. (1998). A review of Taylor & Wang’s “Social and emotional adjustment and family relations in ethnic minority families” [Review of the book Social and emotional adjustment and family relations in ethnic minority families].Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 79, 555-557.
Angell, G. B. (1996). A review of Goldstein’s “The home on Gorham street and the voices of its children” [Review of the book The home on Gorham street and the voices of its children]. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 14, 95-98.
Newspaper Articles
Angell, G. B. (1998, June 7). Social workers can provide relief from stress. Daily Reflector, p. E2
Angell, G. B. (1998, March 22). ADHD: Reframing ‘disorder’ as a skill-difference. The Daily Reflector, p. E2
Angell, G. B. (1997, October, 13). Response to S. Willock, Self-rule is not the whole answer, The road ahead. Maclean’s: Canada’s Weekly Newsmagazine, p. 5.
Angell, G. B. (1993, December 2). Many find they can't make the trip home for the holidays. The Daily Reflector, pp. C1-C2.
Technical Reports
Angell, G. B. (1991). Summary of the 1989/90 thematic focus group meetings on mental health in First Nations communities. Ottawa, ON: Health & Welfare Canada, Medical Services Branch.
Angell, G. B. & Daniszewski, E. (1980). The consequences of deinstitutionalization on the community adjustment of developmentally disabled adults living in rural northern communities. Toronto, ON: National Institute on Mental Retardation.
Published Conference Proceedings
Angell, G. B. & Pozzuto, R. (October, 2000). Social work as resistance.Joint Conference of the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work. [On-line]. http://www.ifsw.org/
Pozzuto, R. & Angell, G. B. (October, 2000). Therapeutic critique: Using narrative therapy. Joint Conference of the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work. [On-line]. http://www.ifsw.org/
Pierpont, J. H., Pozzuto, R. & Angell, G. B. (October, 2000). Power and knowledge in social work. Joint Conference of the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work. [On-line]. http://www.ifsw.org/
Jones, G. M. & Angell, G. B. (November, 1999). Recidivism, risk, and resiliency among North American Indian probationers, parolees, and former prisoners: An examination of the Lumbee First Nation. Annual Conference of the American Society of Criminology. Toronto, ON.
Presentations
Peer-reviewed Presentations at Professional Meetings
Angell, G. B., North, J. & Williams, N. (June, 2017). Creating and injury free community toolkit. 4th International Indigenous Social Work Conference. Alta, Norway
Angell, G. B., North, J. & Williams, N. (June, 2017). Videos for change in Indigenous communities. 4th International Indigenous Social Work Conference. Alta, Norway
Angell, G. B., North, J. & Williams, N. (June, 2017). Indigenous pathways. 4th International Indigenous Social Work Conference. Alta, Norway
Angell, G. B., North, J. & Williams, N. (January, 2017). Utilizing Indigenous pathways of knowledge transfer to build injury free communities. 21st Society for Social Work and Research, “Ensuring Healthy Development for All Youth”. New Orleans, LA
Angell, G. B., North, J., Williams, N. & McMurphy, S. (April, 2016). Videos for change: The use of digital video as a learning tool for documenting and reflecting Indigenous safety teachings. CUVIC 2016 Conference. Victoria, BC
Hamel-Charest, L., Angell, G. B., Grenier, S. & McMurphy, S. (June, 2015). La sécurité routière chez les Amérindiens du Canada : évaluer et réduire les risques de blessures via la recherche-action participative. Paper presented at the L’ORSI EPSR (Opération de recherche sur l’Évaluation des Politiques de Sécurité Routière) organisera. Paris, France
Grenier, S., Hamel-Charest, L., Angell, G. B., & McMurphy, S. (May, 2015). Road Safety in First Nation Communities: In Need of Local Interventions. CARSP (Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals) Conference. Ottawa, ON
Angell, G. B., McMurphy, S. & Williams, N. (October, 2014). Understanding and Reducing Traumatic Injury in Indigenous Communities. Paper presented at the 60th Annual Program Meeting Council on Social Work Education, “Advancing Social Work Education”. Tampa, FL
Angell, G. B., Williams, N. & McMurphy, S. (October, 2014). Engaging Indigenous Communities in Injury Prevention Partnerships. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium; Edmonton Alberta, October 2014.
Angell, G. B., McMurphy, S., Williams, N. & Altiman, A. (May, 2014). Making A Difference by Thinking and Acting Differently: Social Return on Investment Analyses and Participatory Action Research in Partnership with Indigenous Communities. Paper presented at the CUVIC Conference 2014, “Beyond Engagement”. Victoria, BC.
Angell, G. B., Taggart, C. & Medcalf, M. (May, 2014). Collaboration Creating Change at Every Level: Windsor's Community-University Partnerships (CUP). Paper presented at the CUVIC Conference 2014: Beyond Engagement. Victoria, BC.
Carter, M. I., Leslie, D. & Angell, G. B. (2009). Promoting Accessibility by Creating a Combined Social Work and Disability Studies Degree. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Conference, Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors: BSW Generalist Practice - The Future is Now. Phoenix, AZ.
Angell, G. B. (2008). Civic Engagement: A Lost Opportunity or Lot's of Opportunity? Paper presented at the Transforming Social Work Knowledge and Practice. Burlington, VT.
Angell, G. B. & Kisner, R. (2008). The Scope of Practice for Canadian Social Work. Paper presented at the Human Rights in a Diverse Community: The Social Work National Conference. Toronto, ON.
VanCamp, A. & Angell, G. B. (2007). Building international social work partnerships through education. Paper presented at the Association of Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Conference. Toronto, ON.
Angell, G. B. & Rogers, G. (2007). Redefining Relations: The Role of Professional Social Work Education in the Academy. Paper presented at the Council on Social Wok Education Annual Program Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
VanCamp, A. & Angell, G. B. (2007). Building international social work partnerships through education. Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work 2007 Congress of the Humanities. Saskatoon, SK.
Van Camp, A., Waters, K., & Angell, G. B. (October, 2006). Building International Social Work Partnerships Through the Social Welfare Policy Course. 24th Annual Conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Los Angeles, CA.
MacKenzie Davies, J., Antle, B., Angell, G. B., & Baines, D. (June, 2006). How Are Social Workers Doing? Findings of the Quality of Work Life of Ontario Social Workers. National Social Work Conference of the Canadian Association of Social Workers, Halifax, NS.
Angell, G. B. (November, 2005). The Great Lakes: Social and Cultural Resource. Greatest Fresh Water Resource in the World: What Are We Doing With It? The Royal Society of Canada and the University of Windsor.
Angell, G. B. (May, 2003). Resistance to Mental Health Reform in Rural Areas: An Externally Imposed & Internally Constructed Dialectic. Beyond Geographical and Disciplinary Boundaries, International Conference on Human Services in Rural Communities, Halifax, NS.
Angell, G. B. (May, 2003). Mental Health Reform Using a System of Care Approach: Implications for Practice in Rural Communities. Beyond Geographical and Disciplinary Boundaries, International Conference on Human Services in Rural Communities, Halifax, NS.
Angell, G. B. & Pozzuto, R. (July, 2000). Social work as resistance. Joint Conference of the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Montreal, QU.
Pozzuto, R. & Angell, G. B. (July, 2000). Therapeutic critique: Using narrative therapy. Joint Conference of the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Montreal, QU.
Jones, G. M. & Angell, G. B. (November, 1999). Recidivism, risk, and resiliency among North American Indian probationers, parolees, and former prisoners: An examination of the Lumbee First Nation. Annual Conference of the American Society of Criminology. Toronto, ON.
Brown, P. M., Rice, A. H., Angell, G. B. & Kurz, B. J. (March, 1999). Faculty hiring practices in social work education: A national survey. Opening the Golden Gate of Opportunity, 45th Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education. San Francisco, CA
Carawan, L. W. & Angell, G. B. (July, 1998). Attracting and retaining professionals to small rural communities. The 22nd Annual Meeting of the National Institute on Social Work & Human Services in Rural Areas. Chapel Hill, NC
Dumain, L. & Angell, G. B. (May, 1997). Women in abusive relationships: A narrative therapy approach to helping. Women and Mental Health: Responsive Programs and Services, Tampa, FL
Angell, G. B. (June, 1996). The field practicum: A new vision for rural social work practice. Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work Annual Learned Societies Conference, St. Catherines, ON
Angell, G. B. & Carawan, L. W. (July, 1995). Mobile homes: Life beyond tobacco road. The 20th Annual Meeting of the National Institute on Social Work & Human Services in Rural Areas. Knoxville, TN
Peterson, V. J. & Angell, G. B. (July, 1995). From the classroom to the cotton field: Attracting social workers to rural practice. The 20th Annual Meeting of the National Institute on Social Work & Human Services in Rural Areas. Knoxville, TN
Angell, G. B. (1995). Ethical decision-making in Social Work Practice: A Multicultural Perspective. 3rd Annual Social Work Symposium, Pembroke State University, Pembroke, NC
Angell, G. B. (1994). Learn, grow, and let go: An intervention model for working with resistant and defiant adolescents. Third Annual Conference, North Carolina Family-Based Services Association. Greenville, NC
Peer-reviewed Poster Presentations at Professional Meetings
McMurphy, S., Angell, G. B., Ackerson, T. & Grenier, S. (January, 2015). The Role of Trust in Improving Child Safety Among First Nations Communities. Poster to be presented at the 19th Society for Social Work and Research, “The Social and Behavioral Importance of Increased Longevity”. New Orleans, LA
Angell, G. B., McMurphy, S. Altiman, A. & Williams, N. (May, 2014). Philanthropy and Research: Unexpected Outcomes of Courageous Conversations. Poster presented at the CUVIC Conference 2014, “Beyond Engagement”. Victoria, BC
McMurphy, S., Ackerson, T., Angell, G. B. & Grenier, S. (April, 2014). The Impact of Institutional Trust on Health and Child Safety in First Nations Communities. Poster presented at the 62nd Annual Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, "Cooperation and Compliance with Authority: The Role of Institutional Trust,” Lincoln, NE
Pozzuto, R. & Angell, G. B. (July, 2000). Social work in Y2K: Is empowerment enough? Joint Conference of the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Montreal, QC.
Pierpont, J. H., Pozzuto, R. & Angell, G. B. (July, 2000). Power and knowledge in social work. Joint Conference of the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Montreal, QC.
Other
Angell, G. B. (1996). Neurolinguistic theory. In F. J. Turner (Ed.), Social work practice theories and models: A comparison of selected attributes. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University (Chart).
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