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Dr. Leslie Brown
Dr. Leslie Brown and her team are finalists for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Award in recognition of her outstanding work on understanding fathering within child welfare.
The award is given to an individual or team whose project resulted in a significant contribution to knowledge and understanding about people, societies and the world. The Insight Award is part of an important new offering of awards launched by SSHRC to recognize outstanding social sciences and humanities research. The awards will be presented at a special ceremony at the World Social Sciences Forum in Montreal, Quebec on October 15th, 2013.
Dr. Brown is a professor of Social Work in the Faculty of Human and Social Development and has been working in Indigenous communities for over 35 years. Her research carried out in collaboration with Thompson Rivers University and Durham University in the United Kingdom has garnered attention from family court judges, probation workers, Indigenous family serving agencies, social work schools and professional organizations in Canada, UK, USA, Australia, South America and Europe. What was designed as a relatively small, time-limited research inquiry has turned out to be an ongoing research, professional development and popular education initiative.
"Our research found that fathers are largely invisible in the child welfare system regardless if they were seen as a risk or an asset," says Dr. Brown. "Our research explored how ghost fathers are created and how ignoring fathers impacts children. We focused on what good practice with fathers entails."
Kundoqk, Dr. Jacquie Green (Haisla Territory)
On July 1, 2013 Dr. Jacquie Green was appointed the new director of UVic's School of Social Work. Jacquie co-developed the Indigenous specializations program in the School. She is the first Indigenous director of the UVic School of Social Work and the first Indigenous Director of any School of Social Work in Canada. This is a major milestone for Jacquie, for the Haisla Nation and for Schools of Social Work across Canada.
Jacquie is also the Project Manager for the Indigenous Child Well-being Research Network (http://web.uvic.ca/icwr/ichdwel.htm) which is a national network of child welfare community-based researchers, who are working to determine best practices in Indigenous child well-being. The network's vision is to establish a research institute in BC to ensure Indigenous children and families are nurtured with traditional teachings and practices that are relevant to the diverse Indigenous cultures of the province.
Jacquie's name Kundoqk: "My name means "journeying over the mountain with belongings on my back" and originates from the Tsmishian nation. It was gifted to my parents on their wedding day by the late Walter Write for their first born daughter..."
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- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals presented to two School of Nursing faculty members: B. Pauly & L. Marcellus
- Victoria Branch of the National Association of Federal Retirees established the Fred Whitehouse award in the School of Public Administration
- Lenora Marcellus & Bernie Pauly, faculty members in the School of Nursing, were awarded Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals
- Research Conversations, Feb. 27, Is Indigenous Research for Everyone?
- Research Conversations, Jan 30, 2013, Budd Hall, UNESCO Chair - Knowledge Democracy
- Whose Knowledge Counts? Feb 7, 2013, with UNESCO Chairs, Budd Hall and Alan Pence
- HSD Staff and Teaching Awards Recipients
- HSD Alumni Who Have Made A Difference (Jan 2013)
- New! HSD Alumni Connections Newsletter
- Research Conversations, Oct. 31, Alan Pence, "Promoting Capacity for Early Childhood Development in Africa"
- Research Conversations with Sibylle Artz, "A Question of Family Burden: Supporting Resilience in Victims of Family Violence" - Sept. 26
- 50th Anniversary HSD Community Parade - Sept. 29
- UVic Lecture - Haiti Two Years After the Earthquake
- Silver Medal for Team Canada Olympic Rowing and HINF Grad, Doug Csima
- 2012 - Andre Kushniruk, HINF Professor, Receives Craigdarroch Silver Medal for Excellence in Research
- University of Victoria Leadership Award Recipient, HSD Dean Mary Ellen Purkis
- Budd Hall, from the School of Public Administration, received an honorary doctorate from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia on December 10, 2011
- 2011 HSD Teaching Excellence Award for faculty to Jin-Sun Yoon, School of Child and Youth Care and the 2011 Teaching Excellence Award for a Sessional Instructor to Martha Haylor, Nursing
- 2011 President's Distinguished Service Awards - Recipient for the Excellence in Leadership Award
Diana Walton – Nursing - UVic Distinguished Alumni
- New Online BA degree in Health & Community Services
- UVic's IdeaFest 2012 - Celebrating UVic Reseach, Scholarship and Creativity
- Mar. 9 Special Guest Conversation - Community-Based Cultural Arts Programming for at Risk Youth with Dr. William Rowe
- Mar. 7 Research Conversations - Crystal Meth and Adolescent Girls with Marie L. Hoskins
- Congratulations Jin-Sun Yoon & Martha Haylor on Your Awards for Teaching Excellence
- Feb. 15 Research Conversation - Restorative Justice: Deliberative Democracy in Action with Tara Ney
- Research Conversations with Noreen Frisch, Director of Nursing, Jan. 25
- Healthy Sexuality Course - Open to All 2nd, 3rd and 4th Year UVic Students
- New Course - Current Issues in Health and Community Services - Open to All UVic Undergrad Students
- Research Conversation with Richard Marcy, Public Sector Leadership Development, Nov. 30
- Teaching Excellence Award - Nomination Procedures, Deadline Oct. 31
- "What is the Future of Learning in Canada?" Dr. Paul Cappon, President of the Canadian Council on Learning, Oct. 26
- Research Conversations with Mehmoona Moosa-Mitha, Associate Professor, Social Work, Oct. 26
- Child and Youth Care in Action Conference
- New Online Course in the School of Public Health and Social Policy
- Robina Thomas, First Coast Salish Woman to Graduate with a PhD in Indigenous Governance
- Suzanne MacLeod, Certificate of Outstanding Academic Distinction in HSD
- Kayla Melchior, Lt. Governor's Silver Medal (Non-Thesis)
- Eli Manning, Lt. Governor's Silver Medal (Thesis)
- Katherine Woodhouse, A Day in the Life
- Taiaiake Alfred, writes 1of 10 most influential books in Native American and Indigenous Studies
- In Memoriam, Sister Kathleen Cyr
- Volunteer at the Family Centre
- Nursing Research Conference
- Distinguished Lawyer Named Lam Chair in HSD and Law
- 2011 Victoria Leadership Awards - HSD Recipients
- National Nursing Week Celebrations
- Child and Youth Care in Action Conference
- Pacific Heart - Japan and New Zealand Fundraiser
- Social Work 2011 Recognition Awards Nominations
- Public Presentations by the Candidates for the Director of the School of Public Health & Social Policy
- Community-Based Research: Building on Strengths in the North Island
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School of Health Information Science
Information Technology and Communications in Health (ITCH 2011)
Feb. 24–27, 2011
Laurel Point Inn, Victoria, BC
HSD Research Conversations
Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness: Evidence for Policy and Practice
UVic Distinguished Alumni celebration
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011
School of Social Work Alumni lunch
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011
12 – 2 p.m., University Club, UVic
School of Child and Youth Care alumni reception
Monday, Feb. 7, 2011
4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., University Club, UVic
Faculty of Human & Social Development - Undergraduate Research Scholars (URS) for 2010-2011:
Health Information Science
URS scholar – Paule Bellwood
URS supervisor – Ms. Elizabeth Borycki
Health Information Science
URS scholar – Rebecca Campbell
URS supervisor – Dr. Andre Kushniruk
Nursing
URS scholar – Kaitlyn Noye
URS supervisor – Dr. Judy Burgess
Nursing
URS scholar – Marlene van Vuuren
URS supervisor – Dr. Judy Burgess
November 24, 2010 - Is eHealth living up to its expectations? Learn more.
