Nimo Bokore September 2020

Curriculum Vitae

Nimo Bokore, MSW, PhD School of Social Work, (613) 520-2600 ext.6692 [email protected]

A. EDUCATION

2016 PhD Social Work Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies – , ON Dissertation Topic: Somali - Canadian Women: Historical Past of Survival and Facing Everyday Challenges of Resettlement.

2016 Neuroscience Graduate Diploma Program School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University – Toronto, ON Topic: Epigenetics: The impact of toxic stress, trauma transference and healing alternatives

2008 Faculty of Social Work – Toronto, ON Specialization: Mental Health and Health

2007 Bachelor Degree in Social Work School of Social Work – Toronto, ON Minor:

2002 Diploma, Career and Work Counselling – Toronto, ON

1993 Diploma - Information Systems – Oshawa, ON

B. EMPLOYMENT

1. Academic Appointments

2016 - Present Assistant Professor, Carleton University School of Social Work 2013 - 2016 Project Co-Coordinator for Dr. Susan McGrath (SSHRC Partnership Development Grant) 2015 - 2016 Sessional Contract Instructor, York University 2012 - 2013 Sessional Contract Instructor, Ryerson University School of Social Work 2007 - 2013 Sessional Contract Instructor, , Institute of Technology Nimo Bokore September 2020

and Advanced Learning, School of Social Work and The Community Justice Services Programs 2010 - 2013 Teaching Assistant for Dr. Lykke de la Cour, York University

2. Other Employment

2011 - 2013 Clinical Social Worker, Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities, Diabetes Program 2008 - 2011 Mental Health Therapist, Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre (WHIWH) 2002 - 2007 Settlement Worker, COSTI Immigrant Services, Centre for Internationally Trained Professionals & Tradespeople (CITPT) 2000 - 2002 Employment Consultant, YMCA of Greater Toronto, Youth Employment Program 1991 - 2000 Fitness Instructor, YMCA of Greater Toronto

C. PROFESSIONAL HONOURS

2014 Winner of the Hilary M. Weston Scholarship, worth $7,500 by the Honours and Awards Secretariat

2008 University of Toronto Grant for Students, worth $3,900 by the University of Toronto Faculty of Social Work

2007 Winner Ontario Bursary for Students, worth $2,324 by University of Toronto Faculty of Social Work

2007 Winner of Award of Merit, worth $1,000 by the Gordon C. Macfarlane/Jon Howard of Ontario

D. PUBLICATIONS

1. Refereed Scholarly Publications

Articles in Refereed Journals

Bokore, N. (2019). Life Research Method: Learning from the Lives of Female Survivors of Wars. SAGE Publication: SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526490346

Mukashema, I., Bokore, N., King, R., Husain, A., McGrath, S. (2019). Challenges of Gender Mainstreaming in Translational Research: The Case of Social Work in Rwanda. Gender and Development, International Journal of Social Sciences. PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences, 5(2), 252-268. https://doi.org/10.20319/pijss.2019.52.252268

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Bokore, N. (2017). Historical Trauma, Resettlement, and Intervention Strategies: An Analysis of Somali-Canadian's Experiences. International Migration, 56(2), 146-162. https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12418

King, R., Bokore, N., Dudziak, S. (2017). Similarities between Canadian Aboriginal Communities & Rwandan Community Healing Practices, Journal of Indigenous Social Development, 6 (1), 37-63 . http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/social_work/research/jisd/

MacDonnell JA, Dastjerdi M, Khanlou N, Bokore, N. & Tharao W. (2017). Activism as a feature of mental health and wellbeing for racialized immigrant women in a Canadian context. Health Care for Women International,38(2), 187-204. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2016.1254632

MacDonnell, J.A., Dastjerdi, M., Bokore, N., Tharao, W., Khanlou, N., & Njoroge, W. (2017). Finding a space for me outside the stereotypes: Community engagement in mental health promotion research and policy for racialised immigrant women in a Canadian context. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 15(4), 738-752. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-017-9776-5

MacDonnell, J.A., Dastjerdi, M.F, Bokore, N., Khanlou, N. (2012). Becoming Resilient: Promoting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Immigrant Women in a Canadian Context. Journal of Nursing Research and Practice, 2012 (Article ID 576586), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/576586

Bokore, N. (2012). Suffering in Silence: A Somali Canadian Case Study. Journal of Social Work Practice: Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Health, Welfare and the Community, 27(1), 95-113. http://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2012.682979

Bokore, N. (2009). Female Survivors of African Wars Dealing with the Past and Present. Journal of Sociological Research, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.5296/jsr.v1i1.189

Articles in Refereed Conference Proceedings

MacDonnell, J., Dastjerdi, M. & Bokore, N. (2020). Alternative, Oral, Poster and Symposia Abstracts for QHR, 2019. Breaking the Silence: Experiences of Service Providers Who Support Racialized Immigrant Women’s Mental Well-Being. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406920909934 (Paper In Progress)

Bokore, N. (2018). Canadian Somali Studies: Resilience and Resistance Conference Report. International Journal of Social Work, 5(2), 100-112. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijsw.v5i2.14001

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Chapters in Edited Books

Bokore, N. (2020). Forced Migration, Memory and Testimony. In: Meerzon, Y., Dean, D., McNeil, D. (Eds.) Migration and Stereotypes in Performance and Culture (pp. 197-214). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

2. Other (Non-refereed) Scholarly Publications

Professional Publications:

Bokore, N. (2019). Effective Community Project Planning for Academics ToolKit. Carleton University. doi:10.22215/lerrn-2019-01

Bokore, N. (2019). Effective Project Planning for Students ToolKit. Carleton University. doi:10.22215/lerrn-2019-02

Bokore, N. (2019). Effective Collaborative Research Project Plan for Community Organizations ToolKit. Carleton University. doi:10.22215/lerrn-2019-03

MacDonnell, J.A., Dastjerdi, M.F, Bokore, N., Tharao, W., Khanlou, N., Vazquez, LM (2019). Service Providers, Activism and Immigrant Women’s Mental Health and Wellbeing [Information Sheet #8]. Women’s Mental Health Research Office, York University.

MacDonnell, J.A., Dastjerdi, M.F, Bokore, N., Tharao, W., Khanlou, N., Vazquez, LM (2019). Service Providers Breaking the Silence: Trauma Experienced by Service Providers Who Support Racialized Immigrant Women’s Mental Health and Wellbeing [Information Sheet #9]. Women’s Mental Health Research Office, York University.

Technical Reports

MacDonnell, J.A., Dastjerdi, M.F, Bokore, N., Tharao, W. (2019). “Finding a Space for Me Outside the Stereotypes". Women’s Mental Health Research Office. Project Executive Summary.

MacDonnell, J.A., Dastjerdi, M.F, Bokore, N., Tharao, W., Khanlou, N. (2013). Exploring How Immigrant Women Conceptualize Activism: Implications for Mental Health Promotion. CERIS- The Ontario Metropolis Centre. Final Report.

E. OTHER SCHOLARLY OR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

1. Papers Presented

Bokore, N. (July 27 -30, 2020). Documenting Stories of Forced Migration and Inequality: Nimo Bokore September 2020

Somali Women’s Stories. 18th conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM), Accra, Ghana, West Africa. Accepted but postponed to July 2021 due to COVID-19.

Bokore, N. (June 28- July 1, 2020). Humanizing Migration and Resettlement. SWESD2020 Organized by the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), Rimini, Italy. Accepted but cancelled due to COVID-19.

Bokore, N. (May 30-June 2, 2020). Doing Research in Cross-Cultural Context. Organized by LERRN Project’s Geographic Working Group and hosted by Dr. Anas M. AlSobe, The Refugee Center, Amman, Jordan. Accepted but cancelled due to COVID-19.

Bokore, N., Dastjerdi, M.F, MacDonnell, J.A. (October 25-29, 2019). Breaking the Silence: Experiences of Service Providers Who Support Racialized Immigrant Women’s Mental Wellbeing. The 25th Annual Qualitative Health Research (QHR) Conference. Vancouver, BC.

Bokore, N. (May 14-16, 2019). Emerging Voices Project: Syrian Newcomers' Perspective on 's Three Sponsorship Programs. Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) 2019. York University, Toronto, ON.

Bokore, N. (March 21-23, 2019). Using a comparative perspective, the effectiveness of Canada’s three refugee sponsorship programs for Syrian newcomer resettlement in Canada is explored. This presentation focuses on the strengths and limitations of each sponsorship program and the contextual factors that shape newcomers' experiences. 21st Metropolis Conference: Doing Immigration Differently, Halifax Convention Centre. Halifax, NS.

Mukashema, I., Bokore, N., King, R., Husain, A., & McGrath, S. (April 30-May 1, 2019). Challenges of Gender Mainstreaming in Collaborative Transnational Research. International Conference on Research in Social Science & Humanities hosted by Social Science & Humanities Research Association (SSHRA). Rome, Italy.

Bokore, N. (October 14, 2017). Understanding the process of historical trauma and its impacts. Somali-Canadian Studies: Resilience and Resistance Conference. Hosted by Carleton University, School of Social Work, Migration & Diaspora Studies and Indigenous & Canadian Studies. Ottawa, ON.

Bokore, N. (April 28-30, 2017). Migration, Memory and Testimony. Migration Representation and Stereotypes. Hosted by Carleton University, Migration and Disapprove Studies & Faculty of Arts. Ottawa, ON.

Bokore, N. (October 28, 2016). War, Violence, Trauma and Memory-Mental Illness and Service Gap for African Refugees. The 11th Annual Educational Conference on Mental Health. Toronto, ON October 28, 2016.

Bokore, N. (July 10-15, 2016). Documenting Stories: Resettlement and Integration Challenges of East African Refugees. The 16th IASFM Conference, Poznan, Poland.

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Bokore, N. (December 3, 2015). Is the United States Refugee Resettlement Program A Global Model for Successful Humanitarian Response? Center for Forced Migration Studies (CFMS), Buffett Institute for Global Studies Forum. Chicago, Illinois.

Bokore, N. (June 10-12, 2015). Finding a space for me outside the stereotypes: Creating action plans to support the mental health and wellbeing of racialized immigrant women. The International “In Sickness and In Health Conference.” Palma, Spain.

Bokore, N. (August 28-31, 2015). Synthesizing Local and International Social Work Theory and Practice in Rwanda. Society for the Advancement of Science in Africa 3rd Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.

Bokore, N. (July 30, 2014). Trauma and Memory. 1st Global Conference: Testimony: Memory, Trauma, Truth and Engagement, Organized by Inter-Disciplinary.Net. Oxford, United Kingdom.

Bokore, N. (Accepted but withdrew March 2014). Public and Political Trauma: War and Trauma, both past and present. 4th Global Conference: Trauma Theory and Practice, Organized by Inter-Disciplinary.Net. Prague, Czech Republic.

Bokore, N. (March 21, 2012). Reconstructing the Notion of a Good Citizen: Grounded Theory Insights into the Relationship between Activism and Mental Health Promotion for Sexually Diverse Immigrant Women. Rainbow Health Ontario Conference. Ottawa, ON.

Bokore, N. (April 28, 2012). Power, Representation and Identity: Narratives by, about, and around refugees and forcibly displaced persons. 2012 York Graduate Student Conference. Toronto, ON.

Bokore, N. (July 3, 2011). The Exclusion of Somali Women from the World Debate. Women’s World Conference. Ottawa, ON.

Bokore, N. (October 17, 2009). Female survivors of war dealing with the past and present. Women's Mental Health in Ontario Conference: Building Networks and Research Capacity. Toronto, ON.

2. Contract or Other Research

Awarded:

2020: Principal Investigator International Research Seed Grant ($5,000.00). Awarded with the condition to reconfigure the application to create a fully online program. Research project: The Somali Translational Research Collaborative (STRC)Project. Committee Feedback: “The project has strong potential for developing a sustainable international relationship and for long-term impact in the East African Region.”

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2020: Principal Investigator (Co- Investigators: Dr. Patricia McGuire, Dr. James Milner, Dr. Susan McGrath, Dr. Michaela Hynie and Dr. Regine King. Collaborators: Mr. Abdirizak Karod and Dr. Al Jbawi). SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants ($25,000.00). Research project: Re-Thinking Resettlement and Integration: Creating Cultural-Based Trauma-Informed Intervention.

2018-2025: Co- Investigator (PI: Dr. James Milner) SSHRC Partnership Grant ($2,500,000.00). Global North and South collaborative research project (Kenya, Tanzania, Lebanon and Jordan): Civil Society and the global refugee regime: Understanding and enhancing impact through the implementation of global refugee policy.

2019-2021: Co- Investigator (PI: Dr. James Milner) Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Global Refugee Policy ($51,500.00 plus benefits). Global Refugee Policy. This Fellowship is jointly funded by Carleton University’s Faculty of Public Affairs and the Office of the Vice President, Research and International. https://carleton.ca/polisci/2019/post-doctoral-fellowship-in-global-refugee-policy/

2017-2018: Principal-Investigator Ontario Black Youth Action Plan (BYAB) Grant ($31,406.00). Postsecondary Education Connectors (PSEC) Research Project: Exploring the unique experiences, opportunities, and challenges in accessing post-secondary education for Somali-Canadian youth in Ontario.

2016-2018: Co- Investigator (PI: Dr. Sepali Gurage- Ryerson University School of Nursing) SSHRC Individual Connection Grant ($50,000). Research project: Emerging voices: How Syrian newcomers and other key stakeholders perceive Canada's three sponsorship programs.

2016-2018: Co-Investigator (PI: Dr. Judith MacDonnell- York University School of Nursing) Women’s Xchange: Women’s College Hospital ($15,000.00). Research project: Finding a Space for Me Outside the Stereotypes: Building Service Provider Capacity

2009-2011: Co-Investigator (PI: Dr. Judith MacDonnell- York University School of Nursing) Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) ($25,000.00). Research project: Finding a Space for Me Outside of the Stereotypes

2008: Co-Investigator (PI: Dr. Judith MacDonnell- York University School of Nursing) Seed Grant from CERIS Ontario’s leading network of researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working in the field of migration and settlement and York University ($5,000.00). Research project: Finding a Space for Me Outside of the Stereotypes

Under Review:

2020-2022: Co-Investigator (PI: Dr. Michaela Hynie -York University Department of Psychology/Centre for Refugee Studies). Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) ($144, 904.00). Research project: Operating Grant: COVID-19 Mental Health & Substance Use Service Needs and Delivery Nimo Bokore September 2020

2020: Principal Investigator Canadian Heritage Foundation ($141,227.00). Research project: Building Capacity Through CBPR with Black Parents and Educators: Towards a richer understanding of Anti-Racist Education, Equity, Social Justice, Economic Integration and Community Building.

2020: Collaborator (PI: Mohamed Sofa, Co-PI: Shannon Black and Faduma Yusuf) Canadian Heritage Foundation ($100,000.00). Supporting the Social Inclusion of Low-income and Vulnerable Black and Racialized Women.

Unsuccessful:

2020: Co-Investigator (PI: Dr. Nombuso Dlamini – York University Faculty of Education) SSHRC Stage 1 Partnership Grant ($200,000.00). Changing patterns of ethnic minority youth activism and political participation (CPEMY) A Multicity project.

2020: Principal Investigator Carleton Academic Without Borders Grants ($10,000.00). Partnering for Development of the University of Hargeisa MSW Program.

2020: Collaborator (PI: Dr. Merlyna Lim) Funded by FPA Research Team Award ($25,000.00). Complexities: Participatory and Creative Approaches in Communicating Complex Social Problems.

2019 : Co-investigator (PI: Dr. Nombuso Dlamini) SSHRC Partnership Grant ($2,500,000.00). Youth Civic Engagement Project: Black youth in leadership in Ontario and Quebec.

2019: Principal Investigator Canadian Heritage Foundation ($85,915.70). Creating Pathways to for Black Youth in Ontario.

2018: Principal Investigator Insight Development Grant ($41,210.00). Storytelling Toward A Future: Addressing Somali- Canadian Youth Experiences of Marginalization and Intergenerational Trauma.

2017: Principal Investigator Insight Development Grant ($57,281.00). Storytelling Toward A Future: Addressing Somali Canadian Youth Experiences of Marginalization and Intergenerational Trauma.

3. Other Professional Activities

Professional Memberships

2018- Present International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) Nimo Bokore September 2020

2015- 2017 Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE)

2007 -2014 Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, Registered Social Worker – Toronto

Other Memberships

2018-Present Member of the Executive Committee at the Canadian Forced Migration and Refugee Studies (CARFMS).

2014-Present Affiliated with the Centre for Refugee Studies, York University – Toronto, ON

2018-Present Member of the Steering Committee at the Friends of Somalia for Hope or Rajo (in Somali) now called Center for Resilience and Social Development (CRSD), Ottawa, ON

2014-2017 Member of the Toronto Urban Health Fund Review Panel. , Toronto, ON

2014-2016 Global-Local Community Engagement Committee Member, York University – Toronto, ON

2010-2013 Member of the Board of Directors, Self Help Resource Centre (SHRC) – Toronto, ON

2008-2010 Member of Social Justice Committee, Ryerson University – Toronto, ON

External Referee for Scholarly Journals

2017 Peer Review for The Canadian Journal of Higher Education

Service to the Profession Outside the University

2020 Invited Keynote. Protracted Displacement of Refugees Conference: Hopes, Perspectives and Solutions (October 19 - 21, 2020). Trauma, Healing and Integration. Hosts: Free University Berlin, Jordanian University, Yarmouk University, EDU-SYRIA, GIZ-JOSY. Co-Hosts: BMBF, DAAD, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal, EU, Amman, Jordan.

2020 Co-Organizer and Carleton University representative, World Refugee Day Conference (June 19, 2020). Humanizing Migration: Rights, Refuge, Responsibilities. Sponsored by The University of Ottawa, Carleton University, l’Université du Québec en Outaouais, . Nimo Bokore September 2020

2019 Chaired Panel #5: Migration Student Research Full Day Conference (November 15, 2019). Putting Refugee Women and Girls' Rights in Headlines in Conflict Zones. Other panellists included Emilia Gonzalez and Sol Park (McGill University, MSC Student in Social and Transcultural Psychiatry) and Erfaneh Razavipour Naghani, (McGill University, PhD Candidate in Social Work).

2019 Organizer and Presenter. 2nd Somali Studies in Canada Conference Resilience and Resistance Full Day Conference (October 17, 2019). Identity and Belonging. Sponsored by Carleton University School of Social Work, Migration and Diaspora Studies, African Studies and the LERRN project.

2019 Invited Panelist. International Women’s Day Panel Discussion: Putting Refugee Women and Girls' Rights in Headlines in Conflict Zones. (March 8, 2019). The Needs of Women and Girls in Refugee Situations and LERRN initiatives on the Importance of Localizing Knowledge to Support Protection and Solutions, with and for Refugees. Other panellists included Journalists for Human Rights’ Executive Director Rachel Pulfer and Journalists for Human Rights' Senior Programs Manager and award-winning journalist Michael Petrou (covering Syrian refugees and across the Middle East). Carleton University.

2019 Co-Organizer with Judith MacDonnell (York University School of Nursing), Mahdieh Dastjerdi (York University School of Nursing), Wangari Tharao (Women’s Health in Women’s Hands CHC) and Nazilla Khanlou (York University School of Nursing). Building Service Provider Capacity Forum (January 30, 2019). Creating a toolkit that will Promote Immigrant Women’s Wellbeing.Hosted by York University and Women’s Health In Women’s Hands.

2018 Co-organized with Dr. James Milner (Political Science Department at Carleton University). Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) 2018 Conference (May 22-25, 2018). Dialogue Beyond Borders. Hosted by Carleton University.

2018 Speaker. Exploring the Epistemological Intersections of Family Violence and Child/Youth Mental Health (May 7-10, 2018). How Transference of Trauma, Mental Illness, and Issues of Violence are Ignored or Used in Political Conversation, Media, and Academic Research. Hosted by The and Dr. David Delay.

2018 Co-Organizer with Bharati Sethi (Western University School of Social Work), Sepali Guruge (Ryerson University School Of Nursing). Emerging Voices Symposium: Syrian Refugee Study (April 13, 2018). Three Cities Project: Ottawa City Key Findings. Hosted by Emerging Voices Project: Carleton University, Ryerson University, York University and Western University.

2018 Organized and Presenter. 1st Black History Month Celebration at Carleton University School of Social Work (Feb 25, 2018). Black Mental Health Matters: Black Youth, Mental Nimo Bokore September 2020

Health Access and Use. Sponsored by Carleton University School of Social Work & Pinecrest- Queensway Community Health Centre, (PQCHC). Ottawa, ON.

2017 Organizer and Presenter. 1st Somali Studies in Canada Resilience and Resistance Full Day Conference (October 14, 2017). Hosted by Faculty of Social Work, Migration and Diaspora Studies, Canadian and Aboriginal Studies at Carleton University

2017 Invited Keynote. Annual Awakening Conference: Reviving the Spirit of Somali Youth (January 21, 2017). Reviving the Spirit of the Somali youth: From Motherhood to Academia. Ottawa, ON.

Scholarly Work in Progress

Bokore, N. (2020). Refugee Resettlement: Understanding the Refugee Experience in the Canadian Context. In: Sethi, B., Guruge, S., Csiernik, R. (eds.) Syrian Refugee Reflections on Canada’s Sponsorship Programs. Palgrave. In Progress.

Bokore, N. (2020). Exploring the Unique Experiences, Opportunities, and Challenges in Accessing Postsecondary Education for Somali-Canadian Youth in Ontario. Accepted by the Journal of International Migration with major revision. In Progress.

Bokore, N., Kanan, S., Black, S., Yusuf, F., Handad, F. (2020). Resettled Refugees and Service Provider’s Experiences Through COVID-19. Under review.

F. ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES (TEACHING)

Classroom Teaching

Winter 2020 SOWK 5306 Mental Health (0.5 credit), Carleton University

Winter 2018, 2019, 2020 SOWK 4302: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy (0.5 credit), Carleton University

Fall 2019 SOWK 5016 (Two sections): Individual and Family (0.5 credit), Carleton University

Fall 2018 SOWK 5706: Trauma and Memory (0.5 credit), Carleton University

2016, 2017, 2018 SOWK 5307: Advanced Theories of Direct Intervention (1.0 credit), Carleton University

Fall 2017 SOWK5308: Direct Intervention and Skills Development (0.5 credit), Carleton University

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Winter 2017 SOWK 4101: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy (0.5 credit), Carleton University

Winter 2015 SOWK 4450: Poverty, Equality, and Social Justice (0.5 credit), York University

Fall 2014, Fall 2015 SOWK 4507: International Social Work (0.5 credit), York University

Fall 2013 SWP 918: International Social Work (0.5 credit). Ryerson University

Winter 2013 CSWP 538: Introduction to Social Research: Part I1 (0.5 credit), Ryerson University

Fall 2012 CSWP 538: Introduction to Social Research: Part 1 (0.5 credit), Ryerson University

2012 SWP 538: Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Research (1.0 credit), Ryerson University

Fall 2009 CJS 402: Integrative Field Practice Seminar Field Placement Students (0.5 credit), Humber College, Toronto Ontario

Winter 2009 SSW 202: Assessment and Interviewing Skills (0.5 credit), Humber College, Toronto Ontario

Winter 2009 SSW 212: Interviewing Skills and Principles (0.5 credit), , Toronto Ontario

Student Supervision

External/Internal Examiner

2018 External examiner: Tanya Shute (PhD dissertation defense).). Faculty of Education at York University. Disinvited Students: Social Work, Community Colleges and the Process of Mandatory Withdrawal

2018 External Examiner: Daniel Gulanowski (PhD dissertation defense). Sprott School of , Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs in Management at Carleton University. The Role of Online Discussions Forums in Newcomer’s labour Market Integration in Canada

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2017 External Examiner: Tyler Pritchard (Master’s theses defense). Master of Arts Department of Psychology, Carleton University. Childhood Trauma and ADHD Diagnosis as Predictors of Consistently Elevated Internalizing Symptoms

Committee Member

2020- Present Manal Fseifes (PhD Comprehensive Exam defense). Faculty of Nursing, University of Ottawa. Middle Eastern Immigrant Women’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) During the Perinatal Period.

2019- Present Mitra Rahimpour (PhD Comprehensive Exam defense). Faculty of Neuroscience, Carleton University. Trauma and Memory.

2018-2019 Andriata Chironda (PhD Dissertation defense). Faculty of History at Carleton University. Narrators, Navigators and Negotiators: Foreign Service Officer Life Stories from Canada’s Africa Refugee Resettlement Program, 1970 to 1990. After a failed initial committee, I joined the newly established supervisory team, and we were able to help her complete her dissertation and defence.

Bachelor Honours Thesis Research Project

2019 Academic Supervisor (International placement in Uganda): Emily Everett, Institute of African Studies, Carleton University. Tutapona's Psychosocial Programming in Uganda Refugee Settlements: Methods and Localization of Trauma Care

2017- 2018 Academic Supervisor: Rosalynn Berti, Department of Child Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Carleton University. First impressions: Responses of refugee children arriving in Ottawa

G. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Service Roles within the Department

2020 – Present Indigenous Hiring Committee, School of Social Work, Carleton University

2019 – Present Committee member, Decolonizing, Indigenizing and Reconciliation School of Social Work , Carleton University

2016 – Present Chair of the Friends of Hargeisa University Committee, School of Social Work, Carleton University

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2016 – Present Personnel Committee member, School of Social Work, Carleton University

2016 – Present Graduate Admission Committee, School of Social Work, Carleton University

2017 – 2019 Hiring Committee member, School of Social Work, Carleton University

2018 Black History Month Chair, School of Social Work, Carleton University

2016 – 2017 Social Justice Committee, School of Social Work, Carleton University

Service Roles within the Faculty

2019 – Present Hiring committee member, Journalism School, Faculty of Public Affairs, Carleton University

2018 – Present Cross appointed at, the Institute Of African Studies, Faculty of Public Affairs, Carleton University

2016 – Present Program development committee member working on the initial development of the graduate level (Masters) within the Migration and Diaspora Studies (MDS) and participated in other MDS activities, Faculty of Public Affairs, Carleton University

Service Roles within the University

2019– Present Co-Organized Yearly World Refugee Day Conference along with representaives from the University of Ottawa, l’ Université du Québec en Outaouais and Saint Paul University.

2018 Co-Organized Annaul CARMS Conference, Carleton University

Service Roles within the Community and Other Regional and National Organizations

2019 – Present Steering committee member, Canadian Friends of Somalia (CFS) now called Centre For Resilience And Social Development (CRSD)

2019 – Present Community Organizatin Consultant, Volunteer Elder for Britannia Woods Community House Ottawa assisting survivors of wars from Africa and the Middle East

2018 – 2019 Consultation at Ottawa Public Health (OPH) Nimo Bokore September 2020

H. OTHER

Invited lectures

2020 SOWK4000b: Social Work and Group Work, a 0.5 credit course. This course is open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Guest Lecture on War, Violence, Trauma and Memory - Mental Illness and Service Gaps for African Refugees /Immigrants Forced Migration.

2019 SOWK5700 Immigration Policy: Immigration, a 0.5 credit course. Guest Lecture on Forced Migration, Canadian Resettlement Policy and Integration Challenges.

2017 MGDS2000: Introduction to Migration and Diaspora Studies (MDS), a 0.5 credit core course in MDS’s specialization and stream. This course is open to students in FPA and FASS and attracts students from 23 disciplines. Guest lecture on Diaspora Identity.

2016 MGDS2000: Introduction to Migration and Diaspora Studies (MDS), a 0.5 credit core course in MDS’s specialization and stream. Guest lecture on Diaspora Immigrant and Refugee Resettlement: Identity, Belonging and Integration.