I am a social worker and interdisciplinary researcher (Phd, Human Studies), teaching social policy, disability studies, and direct practice methods at Laurentian University School of Social Work. My first degree is in English, and this foundation in
...MoreI am a social worker and interdisciplinary researcher (Phd, Human Studies), teaching social policy, disability studies, and direct practice methods at Laurentian University School of Social Work. My first degree is in English, and this foundation in the humanities has informed my subsequent professional education and research in important ways. My current research is invested in two main themes: exploring how social workers may more effectively and ethically represent the life stories of people who cannot speak for themselves; and how a social work curriculum that incorporates reading of fiction and nonfiction narratives may enhance students' ability to think critically about dominant social policy narratives, and individual life stories .
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New Directions in the Humanities
