Presentations

Beyond caregiver burnout , at Canadian Association of Social Work Educators conference, York University, Toronto, Friday, June 2, 2023:
caswe_2023_presentation_beyond_caregiver_burnout_urquhart_gibson.pdf
Brianna Urquhart, an MSW student with the project, presented about "caregiver burnout" as it appears in research literature and as it fails to encompass lived experiences. Some of the interviews from the Reimagining Carework Project were integrated into this analysis. Read more about Beyond caregiver burnout
Leaving Places: Autistic People's Perspectives on 'Elopement', at Canadian Association of Social Work Educators conference, York University, Toronto, Wednesday, May 31, 2023:
caswe_2023_leaving_places_livingstone_et_al.pdf
Initial findings from the survey were presented at the Canadian Association of Social Work Educators by project coordinator bridget livingstone, along with team members Andriy Hrabchuk and Meg Gibson; also authored by Nicole Corrado, Steacy Easton, and Bei Every. Please credit the listed authors when citing or using this work. Read more about Leaving Places: Autistic People's Perspectives on 'Elopement'
Absences and rearticulations: 2SLGBTQ+ families and care/work Tuesday, May 30, 2023:
absences_and_rearticulations_2slgbtq_families_and_care_work.pptx
Our team took part in a panel of presentations called "Care Is Not a Tally Sheet: Reflections on the Care/Work Portrait as a Method for Rethinking and Remaking the Field of Gendered Divisions of Labour" (Doucet, A., Klostermann, J., de Laat, K., Fisher, L., Foster, K., Gibson, M., livingstone, b., Cooper, J., Urquhart, B., & Kader, U.). Our presentation was created by M. Gibson, b. livingstone, J. Cooper, and B. Urquhart, and describes some of the methodological challenges we encountered as we piloted the Care/Work Portrait in online interviews with 2SLGBTQ+ parents and their partners --... Read more about Absences and rearticulations: 2SLGBTQ+ families and care/work
Developing Students' Communication Skills in Statistics Sunday, May 28, 2023

At the Statistical Society of Canada annual meeting in Ottawa, I co-facilitated the statistical education workshop with five other colleagues.

Abstract:

It is critical to equip students with professional skills. In particular, they need to develop effective verbal and written communication skills and it is our responsibility to help them in the process. As statistics educators, we strive to include meaningful relevant course activities that provide our students with opportunities to develop reasoning skills and a deep...

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Learning to Keep Your "Head Above Water" as a New Instructor Thursday, May 11, 2023:
fymsic_online_conference_2023_talk.pdf

At the First-Year Math & Stats in Canada (FYMSiC) online one-day conference, I spoke about advice that I received before starting my full-time teaching position.

Abstract:

As a new instructor there are many items that you need to learn, such as your institution's learning management system, other systems, courses, expectations, and so on. This talk will discuss different ways that new instructors can ease their heavy workloads by learning to NOT "re-invent the wheel" when teaching a new course for the first time.

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