Renée 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’s Health
- Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
- Social Policy
Dr. Renée 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 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and has completed her PhD (ABD) in Policy Studies at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ. She is curious about local and global trends in mental health policy and is studying Black women’s experiences with Community Treatment Orders (CTOs). A long-time educator, Dr. Ferguson teaches social work at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and Dalhousie University and in the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program at the University of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, 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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