Natasha Marriette is a third-year PhD student and a Registered Social Worker in Fraser Health. She is interested in how health professionals are trained to respond to reports of adult abuse, neglect, and self-neglect, and the understanding and assessment of risk, vulnerability, and decision-making for adults interacting with the health care system. Natasha is also interested in understanding Social Workers’ experiences of violence in the workplace.

Natasha is a Sessional Instructor at the University of the Fraser Valley and is passionate about making university education accessible and bridging gaps between theory and practice.

Research Interests

• Education, training, and standards of practice when responding to adult abuse, neglect, and self-neglect
• Understanding and assessing risk, vulnerability, and decision-making in the context of adult protection
• Social workers’ experiences of violence in the workplace

• President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award (2021-2023)
• Graduate Student Travel Award (2023)

Dr. Deborah O’Connor