I am an Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trent University, where my community- engaged research focuses on aging, disability, immigration, precarious work, continuing care systems, and struggles for social transformation. My recent research has used community engaged methods to examine struggles for more socially justice home care in Manitoba and Ontario. Towards Just Care, partnered with the Disability Justice Network of Ontario, used “power mapping,” and community-based visioning to build coalitions for more “just” home care. Justice for Migrant Care Workers in Manitoba, partnered with Migrante Manitoba, explored the policy landscape and experiences of im/migrant home care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. My writing has been published in diverse venues including Canadian Dimension, Impact Ethics, The Gerontologist, and Antipode.
My teaching brings together equity studies, critical gerontology, disability studies, and community- engaged learning. I guest lecture about disability care politics, community building, and social movement learning at universities across North America.