Social Work

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• Program and Course Offerings

The School of Social Work M.S.W. program has two streams and offers two M.S.W. degrees. A commitment to critical analysis in the service of social justice underpins this program. The M.S.W. program is accredited by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education as a graduate program in social work. The two M.S.W. streams are:

• M.S.W. in Critical Analysis of Social Work
• M.S.W. in Critical Leadership in Social Services and Communities

The School of Social Work offers a Ph.D. program focused on social justice. The program builds on our research-based M.S.W. and on faculty members’ research strengths.

The School of Social Work offers a Graduate Diploma in Community-Engaged Research and Evaluation

Enquiries: 905 525-9140 Ext. 24596
Fax: 905 577-4667
E-mail: scwkgrad@mcmaster.ca
Website: https://www.socialwork.mcmaster.ca/

Faculty/Fall 2026

Professors

Mirna E. Carranza, B.S.W. (El Salvador), M.T.S. (Wilfrid Laurier),Ph.D. (Guelph)
Saara Greene, B.A. B.S.W. (Manitoba), M.S.W. (McGill), Ph.D.(Edinburgh, Scotland)/ Director
Ameil Joseph, B.A. (Waterloo), Dip. S.W. (Renison), M.S.W. (Wilfrid Laurier), Ph.D. (York)
Christina Sinding, B.A. (Western), M.A. S.W.P. (McMaster), Ph.D.(Toronto)

Associate Professors

Janice Chaplin, B.A. (Mount Allison), B.S.W., M.S.W. (McMaster)
Gary C. Dumbrill, B.Sc. (South Bank, London), M.S.W. (York), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Bonnie Freeman, B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Wilfrid Laurier)
Randall Jackson, B.A. (Ottawa), M.A. (Manitoba), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Tara La Rose, B.S.W. (Ryerson), M.S.W. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Jennie Vengris, B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W. (McMaster)

Assistant Professor

Jennifer Ma, B.A. (York), M.S.W., Ph.D. (Toronto)

Rochelle Maurice, B.H.Sc. (Western), M.H.Sc. (Toronto), M.S.W. (New York), Ph.D. Candidate (McMaster)

Lecturer

Arij Elmi, B.S.W., M.S.W. (Windsor), Ph.D. Candidate (Toronto)
Mary Vaccaro, B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W., Ph.D. (McMaster)

Associate Members

Robert D. Wilton (Geography & Earth Sciences), B.A. (Hull), M.A.,Ph.D. (Univ. of Southern California)
Y. Rachel Zhou, B.A. LLM (Wuhan, China), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Lee de Bie, B.A., B.S.W. (McMaster), M.E.S. (York), M.H.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Yahya El-Lahib, B.S.W., M.S.W. (TMU), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Allyson Ion, (Social Work), B.Sc. (McGill), M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Erin Kuri, B.F.A. (York), M.A. (Concordia), M.S.W. (Toronto), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Sue Phipps, B.Sc., M.H.M. (McMaster)

Professors Emeriti and Retired Faculty

Jane Aronson, B.Sc. (New Univ. of Ulster, N. Ireland), B.S.W., M.S.W.(McGill), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Donna Baines, B.S.W. (Calgary), M.S.W. (Carleton), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Stephanie Baker Collins, B.A. (Calvin College), M.A. S.W.P. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Ralph A. Brown, B.A., M.S.W. (Waterloo Lutheran), D.S.W. (UCLA)
Roy Cain, B.S.W., M.S.W., Ph.D. (McGill)
James W. Gladstone, B.A. (McGill), M.S.W. (British Columbia), Ph.D.(Toronto)
Ann Fudge Schormans, B.P.E., B.A. (McMaster), B.S.W. (York),M.S.W. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
L. William Lee, B.A. (St. Thomas, Texas), M.S.W., Adv. Dip. S.W., Ed.D. (Toronto)
J. McEwan Macintyre, B.A., M.S.W. (British Columbia), D.S.W. (Southern California)
Sally Palmer, B.A. (Western), B.S.W., M.S.W., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Sandra Preston, B.A., M.A. S.W.P., Ph.D. (McMaster)
James J. Rice, B.A. (Sir George Williams), B.S.W., M.S.W. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Exeter)
Sheila Sammon, B.A. (Nazareth College, New York), M.S.W. (Toronto)

Programs

• Social Work, M.S.W.

• Social Work, Ph.D

• Graduate Diploma in Community-Engaged Research and Evaluation

• Social Work Courses

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