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Rachelle Ashcroft is an Associate Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, cross-appointed to the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. She holds a PhD from Wilfrid Laurier University, with postdoctoral training at CAMH. Her research focuses on primary health care teams, interprofessional collaboration, and virtual care. Key roles include Vice-President (2019–2023) and Director at Large (2023–2025) of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW), and leadership in the TUTOR-PHC research program.
- Education: BSW and MSW (University of Manitoba), PhD (Wilfrid Laurier University), Postdoc (CAMH).
- Research Interests: Primary health care integration, mental health policy, virtual care, social work roles in healthcare teams.
Her work emphasizes organizational contexts supporting team-based care and patient-centered approaches. Notable grants include studies on social work capacity in primary care and patient experiences with virtual care. Awards include the Patients’ Choice Award (2018) and Centre for Interprofessional Education Bursary.
Teaching includes courses on mental health practice, health policy, and social work in healthcare settings. She is a core investigator in INSPIRE-PHC and collaborates nationally on primary care innovation.
