I am a part-time instructor and PhD candidate in the Faculty of Social Work. Within the Waterloo Region community, I work as a counsellor and reintegration worker. I completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo in 2011 and a Master of Social Work degree at Laurier in 2015.

My body of work serves to: 

• Improve social service delivery models to optimize social outcomes for marginalized groups;
• Support local social welfare and community economic development initiatives; and,
• Strengthen the capacity and leadership of human service organizations.

My research focuses on organizational development in human service organizations, with an aim to support outcomes that increase social innovation (including the development of for-profit market-based activities), trauma-informed environments, and community-based approaches for repairing harm. 

I've spent over a decade allying with marginalized and equity-seeking groups to do applied research, program evaluations, and community economic development work. We've partnered with a wide range of organizations from grassroots non-profit organizations to the Canadian federal government to secure funding and establish sustainable initiatives. It is critically important to implement initiatives that value marginalized groups.