SPEAKERS' BIOS
Meg Gibson is an associate professor in Social Development Studies and Social Work at Renison University College, University of Waterloo. Her scholarship and teaching focus on queer and trans studies, critical disability studies, social work, feminist research methods, and the history and philosophy of social services. Her current research explores several areas: the perspectives of Autistic people on "eloping" or departing suddenly from places; the ways in which different people understand and use "neurodiversity"; and the experiences of diverse parents (particularly 2SLGBTQ+ and/or disability-identified parents) in meeting the care and work responsibilities in their households -- and how policy can best support them.
Brianna Urquhart is a neurodivergent Registered Social Worker and researcher who recently graduated from her MSW. She currently works in private practice providing accessible mental health support to folks living with chronic illness, disability, neurodiversity, and care providers. She is currently involved in research projects examining care work, academic accommodations for women with ADHD, and neurodiversity.
Hannah Monroe is passionate about neurodiversity and supporting autistic people. She has a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto and a Master of Arts in Critical Sociology from Brock University, where her thesis research involved interviewing autistic young adults about their identities and experiences, using a post-structural lens. She has worked as a research assistant on several projects related to neurodiversity. Hannah also works as a Peer Engagement Co-Facilitator with the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at CAMH. She was the Intake Coordinator for Dori Zener & Associates for three years and provided therapy there as a practicum student. She has co-developed and co-facilitated groups, including one for autistic young adults and 2SLGBTQIA+ autistic adults. Hannah is currently a co-facilitator for Good Company, a group for autistic women and non-binary people, and Wildflowers, a new group she co-developed and co-facilitates for autistic girls and non-binary teens.
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