Grant Charles in The Tyee
Associate Professor Grant Charles spoke to The Tyee about pediatric palliative care and the story of Darwyn Danesh, who was denied placement at a hospice in his final days. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Associate Member, also contributed to the story. Original published March 1, 2022.
Christiana Bratiotis on NPR podcast
Dr. Christiana Bratiotis appeared on The People’s Pharmacy Radio Program on NPR to discuss “What you need to need to know about hoarding disorder.” Originally broadcast January 13, 2022. Dr. Bratiotis starts at approximately the 40-minute mark (Show 1286):
Dr. Hannah Kia awarded SSHRC grant
Assistant Professor Dr. Hannah Kia, together with a team of co-investigators and collaborators, has recently been awarded an Insight Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to examine the role of peer-based social support (PBSS) in building resilience among transgender (trans) and gender diverse (TGD) people. Despite growing evidence on the […]
University student reviews provide a place for anonymous racism: Is it time for universities to stop?
Submission to The Social Lens: A Social Work Action Blog by Bindi Bennett and Kelly Menzel, Bond University An article recently published in a widely-read Australian news page, The Conversation, explored an episode of the Netflix series The Chair, in which a white female professor burns her student evaluations in an act of emancipation. The author […]
Richard Vedan in Vancouver Sun
Elder Scholar and Professor Emeritus Richard Vedan spoke to the Vancouver Sun about Indigenous Veterans Day. Originally published November 6, 2021.
Hannah Kia in Best Health Magazine
Assistant Professor Hannah Kia provides insights into the complications of aging for queer Canadians in this interview, excerpted from Zena Sharman’s book The Care We Dream Of: Liberatory and Transformative Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health, published by Arsenal Pulp Press, 2021. Published online November 2, 2021.
Social Justice’s Poor Cousin: Disability, MAiD and Social Work
Submission to The Social Lens: A Social Work Action Blog by Tim Stainton, Professor, UBC School of Social Work & Co-Director Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship Social Workers and social work students pride themselves on being woke to social injustice, quick to respond to any real or perceived affront: calling out racism; anti-trans actions; or […]
Miu Chung Yan in Vancouver Sun
Professor Miu Chung Yan provided some insights into the City of Vancouver’s “social indicators” report in the article “Academics, advocates question City of Vancouver’s social indicators report” in the Vancouver Sun, July 5, 2021.
Hannah Kia wins 2020 CAGS Distinguished Dissertation Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Hannah Kia, who was awarded the 2020 CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Dr. Kia’s dissertation—Subjugation and Resistance in Older Gay Men’s Health Care Experiences—examines subjugation and resistance among older HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay men in their health care encounters. Specifically, Dr. Kia’s study integrates Foucauldian […]
Miu Chung Yan interview on Redeye Podcast
On June 8, 2021, Professor Miu Chung Yan appeared with Sean Lauer on the Redeye podcast to discuss their new book, Neighbourhood Houses: Building Community in Vancouver. Neighbourhood Houses draws on a five-year study to document and contextualize the neighbourhood house network in Vancouver. The book outlines the history of the Vancouver neighbourhood house model, […]