March 8, 2023
Another Hamilton is possible
There are generations of analyses of alternatives to police that state any ask for more police is both a policy and leadership failure, Ameil Joseph and Sarah Adjekum write. The Hamilton Police Service’s proposed budget increase has reignited calls to defund the police. Last Monday, a demonstration was held in front of city hall […]
January 5, 2023
Social Work Grad students awarded CER Graduate Student Internships
The Community Research Platform (CRP) is a collaborative initiative between the Faculty of Social Sciences and five local community organizations (listed on their website). The CRP works to foster and advance research that is mutually beneficial and contributes to social impact. The CRP has just launched a new Community Engaged Research Graduate Student Internship Program. The CER Graduate Student […]
November 30, 2022
Maddie Brockbank wins 2022 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Social Work PhD candidate Maddie Brockbank was one of seven McMaster scholars from across the Faculties of Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Engineering that was awarded the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Vanier Scholars are selected based on academic excellence, research potential and leadership. Each of the Vanier Scholars will receive $50,000 a year, […]
November 22, 2022
Labour negotiations can't be in 'good faith' without acknowledging the cruelties workers face
For so many, labour action is about whether they get to eat or stay in their home. School of Social Work associate professor Ameil Joseph shares his opinion. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing education workers, and the Ontario government reached a tentative deal Sunday night that is keeping kids in classrooms this […]
October 6, 2022
School of Social Work researchers launch oral history project
Researchers led by social work professor Tara La Rose will interview social workers across Canada with the aim of preserving the history of the field. Almost 40 years ago, Canadian social worker Karen Hill began a comprehensive project to record the oral history of the pioneers of Canadian social work. For several years, she travelled […]
October 5, 2022
School of Social Work researchers launch oral history project
Researchers led by social work professor Tara La Rose will interview social workers across Canada with the aim of preserving the history of the field. ...
August 4, 2022
Social work PhD student awarded Stephen Lewis fellowship
Annabelle Ragsag will explore the humanitarian and diplomat's impact on Canadian social policy, examining his extensive archive at the McMaster University Library....
May 20, 2022
Analysis: The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial shows the dangers of fan culture
What appears to be normal social media activity exposes a much darker reality: fan culture often leads to deeply harmful conversations shaping how people address and redress violence, writes Maddie Brockbank, a PhD student in McMaster's School of Social Work. ...
December 15, 2021
McMaster social work students create group to educate youth on overdose prevention and safe substance use
The Student Overdose Prevention and Education Network (SOPEN) is a volunteer-based program to teach youth about safe substance use and overdose prevention....
July 21, 2021
Ameil Joseph to hold Social Sciences’ first professorship in equity, diversity, inclusion and Indigenous strategies
The new professorship will advance our understanding of how to build a more just and inclusive society....
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