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Gary Dumbrill is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at McMaster University. His work focuses on anti-racist/anti-oppressive practices in child welfare, drawing on 12 years of experience in British and Canadian child protection systems. He employs participatory action research, grounded theory, and photovoice methodologies. Dumbrill holds a Master of Social Work from York University and a PhD from the University of Toronto.
Research Interests: Child welfare reform, racial equity in social work, Indigenous knowledge integration, and innovative teaching methods in online education. His work critiques systemic racism in child protection systems and emphasizes service user empowerment. Recent projects include developing HIV education modules for child welfare workers and analyzing parent-worker engagement dynamics.
Teaching: Instructs courses on anti-oppressive social work, child welfare theory, and field practicum supervision. Recent roles include SOCWORK 4SA3 (Critical Child Welfare) and SOCWORK 2BB3 (Anti-Oppressive Social Work).
Key Contributions: Authored foundational texts like Anti-Oppressive Social Work: Ways of Knowing, Talking, and Doing and pioneered community-based research addressing HIV-positive mothers in child welfare systems. His work consistently bridges academic rigor with grassroots advocacy.
Labs/Teams: Engaged in interdisciplinary research collaborations focusing on child welfare policy, technology in education, and racial equity initiatives. Coordinates community-based participatory research projects with marginalized populations.
