Janice Parsons

Janice E. Parsons is an Assistant Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland's School of Social Work. She holds academic affiliations with St. John's College and the Centre for Collaborative Health Professional Education. Her work focuses on anti-oppression frameworks, feminist methodologies, and qualitative research in social work practice and education.

Education:

• B.A. (Sociology), Memorial University of Newfoundland
• B.S.W. (Honours), University of Windsor
• M.S.W. (Individual, Family & Group Treatment), Wilfrid Laurier University
• Graduate Diploma in Social Administration, Wilfrid Laurier University

Her research explores marginalization, poverty, lone motherhood, and social inclusion through anti-oppression and postmodern lenses. She led the St. John’s site of a national SSHRC CURA study on lone mothers' social inclusion. Her teaching spans critical thinking, ethics, social work supervision, and interdisciplinary education.

Professional roles include former Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs), Field Education Coordinator, and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Committee for Ethics in Human Research (ICEHR). She is a Registered Social Worker and member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Social Workers.