Jodi Butler

Jodi Butler is a PhD student at the School of Social Work at Memorial University of Newfoundland, concurrently serving as a sessional instructor at Dalhousie University and Memorial University. Her work focuses on intersections of sanism, ableism, and racism in social work practice and discourse, with a particular interest in alternative retellings of social work history and theory. She teaches both on-campus and online, aiming to secure a permanent tenure-track position at a critically oriented university.

Education: B.A. from Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax, NS), B.S.W. and M.S.W. from Dalhousie University School of Social Work. Professional experience includes work with youth and families involved in the justice system, mental health crisis support, and hospital settings. Current research explores connections between dominant texts, marginalized social workers' identities, and anti-sanist praxis.

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