Ren茅e Nichole Ferguson
Assistant Professor
Department: School of Child & Youth Care
Email: renee.ferguson@torontomu.ca
Education: PhD, MSW, MA
Discipline: Social Work & Policy
Areas of Expertise:
- Black Women鈥檚 Health
- Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
- Social Policy
Dr. Ren茅e Nichole Ferguson is a social work educator and professional with over two decades of experience in social work, women and gender studies, and community health. Her career has been defined by a commitment to curiosity about policy, project management, and education, particularly in mental health. She is a trained and Registered Social Worker (RSW) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with a decade of experience in the community mental health sector.
She holds an MSW from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto and has completed her PhD (ABD) in Policy Studies at 91影视. She is curious about local and global trends in mental health policy and is studying Black women鈥檚 experiences with Community Treatment Orders (CTOs). A long-time educator, Dr. Ferguson teaches social work at 91影视 and Dalhousie University and in the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program at the University of Toronto, Mississauga. As an academic, Dr. Ferguson brings a wealth of practical experience into the classroom, informed by her extensive work in both social work and health care.
Teaching
- Social work theory
- Social Policy
- Social Work Practice
- Critical Perspectives in Anti-Racism
- Critical Perspectives in Mental Health
- Critical Research Methodologies
- Black Feminist Perspectives & Social Work
- Black/African Diaspora & Social Work
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