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Ameil Joseph McMaster is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at McMaster University, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Office of Community Engagement. His research critically examines intersections of mental health, colonialism, race, disability, and immigration policy through lenses of postcolonial theory, critical race theory, and disability studies. He holds a Ph.D. (York University, 2014), MSW (Wilfrid Laurier University, 2007), and BA (University of Waterloo, 2003).
Research focuses on historical and contemporary systems of oppression, including colonial technologies in mental health, carceral logics in immigration detention, and racialized violence in policing. Notable projects address racial profiling, anti-Blackness in healthcare, and the erasure of colonial trauma in policy frameworks.
Funding includes SSHRC grants for community-engaged projects on pandemic grief and racial justice. Teaching emphasizes critical social work pedagogy, anti-racist frameworks, and decolonial practices. He advises on over 85 scholarly works since 2014, including books, journal articles, and conference presentations addressing systemic racism, mental health ethics, and social justice advocacy.
- Key grants: $75K SSHRC funding for community partnerships
- Community initiatives: Grief resources during pandemic, #DefundThePolice advocacy
- Public engagement: Over 30 invited talks on racism in healthcare, immigration detention, and colonial legacies
Labs/teams: Collaborates with the Office of Community Engagement on participatory action research projects addressing systemic inequities in Hamilton communities.
