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  Posted on: March 17, 2016

Dr. Juliana West’s research is timely and important for expanding and deepening the role of Social Work in reconciliation in Canada. Dr. West’s research, “What Canadian Schools of Social Work do to Recruit, Retain, and Support Indigenous Students,” is supported through a recently-awarded Thompson Rivers University research grant.

  Posted on: March 11, 2016

Dr. Daphne Jeyapal continues to explore and critique representations of transnational resistance. Her research project entitled “Transnational resistance in the digital age: Developing a conceptual framework” is supported through a recently-awarded Thompson Rivers University research grant.

  Posted on: March 3, 2016

The Critical Cross-Border Conversations (CCC) Group has won the endorsement of Thompson Rivers University. This is a significant scholarly initiative that will provide a truly cross-disciplinary academic forum using cutting-edge communication strategies that draw on the very best of TRU’s Open Learning assets. Researchers will be brought together to advance scholarship concerned with social justice,…

  Posted on: February 23, 2016

Dr. Daphne Jeyapal’s new article on representations of transnational resistance was just published in a special issue of Intersectionalities focusing on the ethics and politics of knowledge production. Click here for Daphne’s article and other fascinating papers on power, politics, and knowledge.

  Posted on: February 15, 2016

Associate Professor Jeanette Robertson has conducted research into professional suitability in Social Work. She has been awarded a Thompson Rivers University research grant to support her project, titled Models of assessment on professional suitability in Canadian Social Work.

  Posted on: February 6, 2016

Lois Peters has been promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer. Click here to learn more about Lois’ work, and that of her colleagues and students in the Education and Skills Training Program.