Festus Moasun
Assistant Professor
Email: Festus.Moasun@uwindsor.ca
Phone: (519) 253-3000 ext. 6731
Office: Room 235
167 Ferry Street, Windsor Hall
Scholarly Interest
- (dis)Ability and mental health in the Global South
- Immigrant populations,
- Decoloniality and politics of knowledge creation
- International Social Work
- Social Work pedagogy
Educational Background
- PhD, Wilfrid Laurier University
- BA and M.Phil., University of Ghana
Biography
Dr Festus Moasun is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work. He received his PhD from the Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr Moasun specializes in (dis)Ability and mental health in the Global South, immigrant populations, decoloniality and politics of knowledge creation. He draws on critical qualitative methodologies including interpretive phenomenology, participatory action research, structured interview matrix and digital ethnography for his research. Prior to joining the University of Windsor, Festus has previously taught in other institutions including University of Ghana, Wilfrid Laurier University, King’s College – University of Western Ontario, and University of Regina. His practice experience includes working with persons with mental and developmental (dis)abilities and internally displaced youth in Ghana. He is an ardent advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusivity. Dr Moasun is a Carnegie and Queen Elizabeth Scholar. He is presently a member of the Advisory Board of Innovation & Imagination Health and Wellness Inc. – a trauma-informed mental health counselling agency in Canada, and the Co-chair of the newly established School of Social Work EDID Committee.
Recent Publications
Published Peer Reviewed Articles
Karki, K. K., & Moasun, F.Y. (2023). Vulnerable to Precarity: COVID-19 and the Experience of Difference by Newcomers, Immigrants, and Migrant Workers in Canada. Molung Educational Frontier, 13(01), 132–159. https://doi.org/10.3126/mef.v13i01.56070
Karki, K.K., Moasun F.Y., Freymond, N., Giwa, S. & Zoltek, A. M. (2022). MSW students’ perception of the professional identity of the Social Work practitioner and the social work researcher: Considerations for Educators. Journal of Social Work Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.1997683.
Mfoafo-M’Carthy, M., Moasun, F.Y., Novotna, G., & Christensen, D. (2021). The Typologies of Mental Health, Addiction, and Problem Gambling Systems Integration in Ontario. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00551-w.
Cait, C., Gokani, R., Ewan, A. R., Moasun, F.Y., et al., (2021). Epistemology and Arts-Based Pedagogy: Pictures from a doctoral classroom. Journal Of Teaching in Social Work, 41 (2), 103–116, https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2021.1887051
Moasun, F.Y. & Mfoafo-M’Carthy, M. (2021). The power of the tongue: Inherent labeling of persons with disabilities in proverbs of the Akan people of Ghana. Qualitative Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325020910469
Moasun, F.Y. (2018). When ethical requirements become a bane on qualitative inquiry in third world countries: Reflecting on studying ‘sensitive’ topics as a Ghanaian student in Canada. Qualitative Inquiry in Social Work, 1(1), pp 26-28. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.33946.90561
Sottie, C. A., Mfoafo-M’Carthy, M., & Moasun, F.Y. (2018). Graduate social work students’ perceptions and attitude toward mental illness: Implications for practice in developing countries, Social Work in Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2018.1448325
Published Book
Mfoafo-M’Carthy, M., Grischow, J., & Moasun, F.Y. (2024). Experiencing Disability Stigma in Ghana: Impact on Individuals and Caregivers. Lexington Books
Published Book Chapters
Karki, K.K, & Moasun, F.Y. (2024). Transnational migration as an engine for socioeconomic transformation in the age of globalization. In R. Baikady, S.M. Sajid, V. Nadesan, J. Przeperski, M. R. Islam & G. Jianguo (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Change. Springer
Moasun F.Y. (2023). Deconstructing Disability from a Global South Perspective: Examples from an Interpretive phenomenological study. In Riegel, C. & Robinson, K. M. (eds), Health humanities in Application. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. (pp. 223-246). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08360-0_10
Podcasts
Kloss, A. M. (Host). (2021, Mar. 19). International Research Ethics: Dancing on a moving carpet. Center for Research on Practices. Available at: https://crsp-talk.simplecast.com/episodes/international-research-ethics-dancing-on-a-moving-carpet
Animations
Akesson, B., Sider, S., Wilson-Forsberg, Moasun, F.Y., Coupland, K., &, Kloss, M. (2022, Jan. 13). International research ethical reviews. GAWB Research. Available at: https://youtu.be/wZ7WJZwBQ0A