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Social Work

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    • Susan Hillock
    • Else Marie Knudsen
    • Kimberly Calderwood
    • Marina Morgenshtern
    • David Firang
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TRENTU.CA / Social Work / Faculty & Research

Faculty & Research

Faculty

Cyndi Gilmer

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Director

R.N., B.Sc.N.(Western), M.H.Sc.(N) (Charles Sturt), D. Hlth. Sc.(Charles Sturt)

Peterborough, Lady Eaton College, Office N127.2, 705-748-1011 ext. 7268, cyndigilmer@trentu.ca

Research Interests: Leadership, homelessness, access to health care, mental health
and addictions, parenting.


Kimberly Calderwood

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Full Professor

BA (Waterloo), MSW (Wilfrid Laurier), PhD (Toronto)

Durham, Rm. 185, 705-748-1011 ext. 5048, kcalderwood@trentu.ca

Scholarly Interests: Linking ways of knowing to knowledge creation; social work education; field education; student recruitment, support, and retention; anti-oppressive micro-level practice; bereavement


David FirangImage of Dr. David Firang​

Associate Professor

BA (Ghana), MA (Saskatchewan), MSW, PhD (Toronto)

Peterborough, Lady Eaton College, Office S115, 705-748-1011 ext. 7701, davidfirang@trentu.ca

Research Interests: Child welfare policy and practice, immigrant transnationalism, housing and homelessness, social diversity and anti-oppression, Afro-Canadian issues

 


Susan Hillock

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Full Professor

BA (Mount Allison), BSW (Saint Thomas), MEd (University of New Brunswick), PhD (Memorial)  

Faculty Member for the Department of Social Work and Graduate Studies (Education)

Durham, DRA A156, 705-748-1011 ext.5175,  susanhillock@trentu.ca

Research Interests: Exploring equality and social justice; promoting social change; developing femagogy; and studying how privilege and experiences of oppression play out in the classroom and field.


Else Marie Knudsen

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Assistant Professor 

BSc (U of T), MSW (U of T), MSc, PhD (London School of Economics)

Durham, Rm. 186, 705-748-1011 ext. 5051 elsemarieknudsen@trentu.ca 

Research Interests: Criminal justice policy, penology, punishment & society, critical criminology, children of prisoners; the ‘collateral consequences’ of mass incarceration.

Read more about Else's research in the Trent Daily News. 


Marina Morgenshtern

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Associate Professor

BSW. (Tel-Aviv University), MSW (Tel-Aviv University), PhD (Wilfrid Laurier)

Durham, Rm. 187, 705-748-1011 ext. 5020 marinamorgenshtern@trentu.ca

Research Interests: Feminist intersectional analysis of oppression; immigrant families, couples and communities; critical social work practice

 


Staff

Carolyn Mount

Academic Administrative Assistant

Peterborough, Lady Eaton College, Office N124,

705-748-1011 ext. 6397, carolynmount@trentu.ca

 

 

Linda Sweeting

Academic Coordinator

Admissions/ Student Advising/ Community Liaison​

Peterborough, Lady Eaton College, Office N126,

705-748-1011 ext. 7618, lindasweeting@trentu.ca
 

Travis Peck

Field Education Coordinator

B.A. Psychology (York University), MSW (University of Toronto – Mental Health and Health Specialization)

Peterborough, Lady Eaton College, Office N125 

Durham, Rm. 187

705-748-1011 ext. 7425, travispeck@trentu.ca

Faculty & Research

  • Susan Hillock
  • Else Marie Knudsen
  • Kimberly Calderwood
  • Marina Morgenshtern
  • David Firang
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