Introduction
I am an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work at McMaster University. My research focuses on systemic oppression and addressing social inequalities through a critical race feminist, anti-colonial framework, and multi-method approaches. My research interests revolve around social justice work with communities that are systemically discriminated against, including Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities, racialized migrants and forcibly displaced people, children and families involved with child welfare, 2SLGBTQIA+ people and the intersections among these positionalities.
Expert
My research and practice involve working with racialized communities through a community-engaged model that connects healing and political agency. Specifically, my research is in these interrelated areas: 1) systemic discrimination towards First Nations and racialized migrants through child welfare and migration systems; and 2) community-led, anti-colonial, and anti-racist responses to systemic discrimination, including critical statistics, creative and participatory methods, nature-based approaches, and solidarity organizing among scholars, practitioners, artists, and activists.
Fields of expertise: Health and wellbeing, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Migration