Susan McGrath

Lead Researcher

Job Title: 6

Discipline: Social Work

Institution(s):

Former Director, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University; Professor, School of Social Work, York University

Education:

PhD, Social Work, University of Toronto

MES, Environmental Studies, York University

BA, Psychology and Sociology, McMaster University

Credentials:

President of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) 2008-2009
Board Member of CERIS

Memberships:

Member of IASFM, Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS)

Current Research Projects:

2008 - 2015, Creating a Refugee Research Network: Globalizing Knowledge (Social Science and Humanities Research Research Council - SSHRC, $2.1 million)
2013 - 2015, Synthesizing indigenous and international social work theory and practice in Rwanda (Social Science and Humanities Research Council - SSHRC, $200,000)

Completed Research Projects:

2006, A Cross-Sector Research Agenda for the Protection of Refugees and Forced Migrants (SSHRC)
2006, Social Sustainability, diversity and public space in three Canadian Cities (SSHRC)
2005, Canadian Review of Social Policy - a Canadian scholarly journal (SSHRC)
2005, Conflict Transformation Project: Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods and Grassroots Enterprise Development in Darfur and Southern Sudan (IDRC)
2005, Rebuilding Health in Rwanda (CIDA)