- Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Royal Roads University
Tracy’s program of research centers on Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, specifically through investigating robust economic, health and social systems, healthy and sustainable communities, and reducing inequalities through human rights-oriented policy and practice.
Experience
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2024–presentProfessor, Royal Roads University
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2021–2024Associate professor, Royal Roads University
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2012–2021Associate professor, King's University College at Western University
Education
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2011University of Toronto, PhD
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2002Wilfrid Laurier University, MSW
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1997University of Toronto, BEd
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1995Queen's University, BA(Hon)
Publications
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2022Bridging out of an impoverished paradigm: A qualitative study to help us 'rethink poverty' today, Critical Social Work
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2022A rapid review of practices to support people experiencing homelessness during COVID-19, Housing, Care and Support
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2021A rapid review of practices to support people experiencing homelessness during COVID-19, Housing, Care and Support
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2021Challenges encountered by newcomers with disabilities in Canada: An illustration of the Ontario Disability Support Program, Canadian Journal of Disability Studies
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2021Debunking myths about poverty: Social actor representation of the participants of the cancelled Ontario Basic Income Pilot project, Journal of Poverty
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2021“It’s not just a pay gap: Quantifying the gender wage and pension gap at a post-secondary institution in Canada, Canadian Journal of Higher Education
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2021Understanding the principle of consumer choice in delivering Housing First, Housing Studies
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2021‘My only solution is to work later and sleep less’: Exploring the perspectives of parenting in academia in Ontario, Canada, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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2021The joint association of family-level inadequate housing and neighbourhood-level antisocial behaviour with child mental health problems, Child and Youth Services Review
Grants and Contracts
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2020Exploring the Experiences of Ontario Basic Income Pilot Participants
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2020Navigating the Systems of Our Lives
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2020Myth or Reality? Exploring Parent-Child Income Assistance Use in Ontario, Canada
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2019Covid-19 and Resiliency in Registered Practical Nurses in Ontario
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Professional Memberships
- Registered Social Worker
- Ontario Certified Teacher
Contact Tracy for
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- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Victoria, BC
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