CURRICULUM VITAE June 10, 2017
Bonnie Mylinda Lashewicz, PhD
I. BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Room 3D20, Teaching Research Wellness (TRW) Building
3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6
Associate Professor, Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies Program (CRDS), Department of Community Health Sciences
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Phone: 403 220-4980
Email:
II. ACADEMIC RECORD
i. PhD, Department of Human Ecology, Family Studies
Dissertation Title: Equity Among Equals: Sibling Views of Fairness in Parent Care and Asset Distribution, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
2001 – 2006
ii. Master of Education, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
1990-1996
iii. Bachelor of Education, Secondary
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1980 – 1984
III. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2016-present Associate Professor, University of Calgary, Community Rehabilitation and
Disability Studies, Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of
Medicine.
2009-2016 Assistant Professor, University of Calgary, Community Rehabilitation and
Disability Studies, Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of
Medicine.
IV. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
i. Undergraduate
a. Courses instructed:
HSOC 408 Health Research Methods and Research Practicum; 78 hour course, team-instructed with Drs. Gavin McCormack and Tanya Beran 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017
CORE 425 Social Constructions of Disability and Health, 39 hour course, re-designed and instructed 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
CORE 475 Community Rehabilitation Practices & Aging, 39 hour course re-designed and instructed 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, adapted for online delivery, instructed 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
CORE 471 Children with Special Needs and their Families, 39 hour
Course re-designed and instructed 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CORE 487 Community Rehabilitation Practice and Professional
Conduct Practicum and Seminar, each offering entails supervision
of approximately 20 students each year in 130 hour field practicum
placements and corresponding 20 hour integration seminar
instructed 2010, 2011, 2012.
b. Undergraduate Student Supervision
Supervisor: May-August, 2017
Natalia Kruger, Bachelor of Health Sciences, O’Brien Centre Summer Studentship
Project title: Confident dads raising children with Autism: Impacts of culture, socioeconomic status and access to formal services
Supervisor: January, 2015 –
Asalah Alareeki, Bachelor of Health Sciences, O’Brien Centre Summer Studentship, 2015; Bachelor of Health Sciences 210 hour research practicum (HSOC 408), 2016-2017
Project title: ‘Get your child in order’: Perceptions of stigma by fathers comparing raising children with and without autistic spectrum disorder (ASD)
Bachelor of Health Sciences, Undergraduate honors thesis (MDSC 508), 2017-2018
Project title: Felt and enacted stigma experiences of fathers of children with autism from culturally diverse backgrounds
Supervisor: January - April, 2017
Alicia Liang, Bachelor of Health Sciences, 210 hour research practicum, 2017
Project title: Meanings of independence and effective support for people coming of age while being raised by foster parents
Supervisor: May, 2016-June, 2017
Hilton Chan, Bachelor of Health Sciences, Undergraduate honors thesis (MDSC 508)
Project title: Managing mental health needs among men working in the energy sector: Does generation matter?
Supervisor: May, 2015 - April, 2017
Camille Duque, Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies, 2 x 130 research practicum courses
Project titles: Expanding the reach: Understanding and building on non-conventional communication of adults with developmental disabilities; Who do we think we are? Disrupting conventions of quality in qualitative research.
Supervisor: May, 2015 - April, 2017
Nicholas Boettcher-Sheard, Bachelor of Sociology, Movember “Preventing Depression Project” Summer Studentship
Project titles: Organizational support for employee mental health in Canada: A systematic literature review; At work with stress, depression and masculine psyches: Understanding and responding to gender specific mental health struggles for working men; Supporting working men’s mental health: Stress, strategies and suggestions for employers from The BroMatters Study
Supervisor: September, 2014 – April, 2016
Amanda Lo, Bachelor of Psychology, 380 hour research inquiry course (MDSC 528) and 180 hour research practicum course (CORE 589)
Project titles: Listening to fathers raising children with ASD: Are some voices more equal than others? Fathers raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Stories of Marital Stability as Key to Parenting Success
Supervisor: 2014- 2016
Kritika Sharma, Bachelor of Health Sciences, 210 hour research practicum and undergraduate honors thesis (HSOC 408; MDSC 508);
Project title: Understanding fathers raising children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The influence of culture and socio-economic status
Awarded PURE Studentship (Program for Undergraduate Student Research Experience), May-August, 2015
Supervisor: 2014-2016
Raidah Noshin, Bachelor of Health Sciences, 210 hour research practicum (HSOC 408)
380 hour research inquiry course (MDSC 528)
Project title: Orchestrating voices: Interrogating meanings of “acquiescent” behavior by adults with disability diagnoses
Supervisor: 2013-2015
Kevin Lien, Bachelor of Health Sciences, 210 hour research practicum and undergraduate honors thesis (HSOC 408; MDSC 508)
Project title: Money talks: Meanings of financial resources for fathers raising children with Autism
Thesis title: Stance and struggles on work versus family responsibilities for fathers raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
September, 2013 – June, 2014: Awarded O’Brien Centre Summer Studentship, May-June, 2014
Supervisor: 2012-2014
Samantha Cheuk, Bachelor of Health Sciences 280 hour research inquiry directed study, 210 hour research practicum and honors thesis (MDSC 528, HSOC 408, MDSC 508)
Thesis title: Hybrid identities among fathers raising children with ASD
(September, 2012- April, 2014); Awarded Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) Award, 2013; Sheila O’Brien Award for Excellence in Women’s Leadership, 2013; Jason Lang Scholarships (2011, 2012)
Supervisor: 2013-2014
Leah Shipton, Bachelor of Health Sciences Honors thesis (MDSC 508)
Thesis title: Perspectives on providing “better” care for adults with mental health disorders and/or developmental disabilities living in group homes
Supervisor: 2013-2014
Lindsay Brooks, Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies, 2x 130 hour research practicum courses (CORE 589.01 & CORE 589.02)
Project title: Quality of life according to whom? A comparison of views of adults with disabilities and their parents
Supervisor: 2011-2014
Kassi Shave, Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies, 210 hour Research inquiry course and 2 x 130 hour research practicum courses (MDSC 528; CORE 589.01 & CORE 589.02)
Project title: Fatherhood across generations: Listening as fathers of children with autism describe emulating and compensating for their own upbringings.
Awarded Dr. Gary McPherson Leadership in Disability Award (2013; 2014); Stars of Alberta Volunteer Certificate of Excellence (2013)
Supervisor: September - December, 2013
Kailyene Stevenson, Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies 24 hour Research practicum (CORE 205) Project title: Overshadowed siblings: Undiagnosed mental health issues among siblings of adults with disabilities
Supervisor: September, 2011- April, 2013
Melanie D’Souza, Bachelor of Health Sciences, 210 hour Research practicum and honors thesis (HSOC 408 & MDSC 508)
Thesis title: Understanding relationships between parents and siblings of adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues.
Supervisor: September, 2012- April, 2013
Alycia Horwood, Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies, 2 x 130 hour research practica (CORE 589.01 & CORE 589.02)
Project title: Protection and privacy in families of adults with disabilities
Supervisor: January - April, 2012
Meena Mann, Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies, 130 hour research practicum (CORE 589.02).
Project title: Identity construction in relation to siblings with mental health issues.
Supervisor: 2010-2012
Kersten Struthers, Bachelor of Health Sciences, 210 hour Research practicum and honors thesis
Thesis title: Sibling support for people with complex needs: Love, labor and loyalty
Supervisor: 2009-2010
Sheri Weston, Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies, 2 x 24 hour research practicum (CORE 205 & CORE 207)
Project title: Case law representations of protection and duty within families
Undergraduate Honors Year Research Preceptor: 2010-2011
Emily Hutcheon, Bachelor of Health Sciences honors thesis
Thesis title: Identity constructions among differently abled youth
Supervisory Committee Member: 2009 – 2010
Megan Locke, Bachelor of Arts, Honors, Culture and Communications
Thesis title: My brother and I: Citizenship, disability and family
c. Bachelor of Health Sciences Undergraduate Honors Thesis Examiner:
2017 Dae Kim
Thesis title: The Impact of Physical Activity and Lifestyle Factors on Biomarkers of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Literature Review
Melanie Varkey
Thesis title: Survey Redesign to Elicit Family-Borne Costs of Pediatric Patients with Gastroenteritis
2016 Erika Friebe
Thesis title: Neglected voices, neglected diseases: Igniting youth-driven innovation in sanitation solutions in pastoral Maasai Pastoralists
Gianella Pana
Thesis title: Mother’s level of confidence in caring for her pre-term infant: A mixed methods study
2015 Kyla Brown
Thesis title: Gender and social contact as moderators for the relationship between work dissatisfaction and sleep problems among Canadians in the latter half of life
Defended: March 27, 2015
Jagdeep Virk
Thesis title: The association between driving behavior and weight status among men and women
Defended: March 27, 2015
2014 Eniola Salami
Thesis title: Bridging the disciplinary divide: Examining monism and interdiscplinarity at a Calgary public health research facility
Defended: April 8, 2014
Kalie Mosig
Thesis title: Media portrayals of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Impact on parents of children on the spectrum
Defended: April 8, 2014
Jaskarn Jawanda
Thesis title: Associations between maternal depression, obesity and quality of maternal-child interactions
Defended: April 8, 2014
ii. Graduate Level Courses and Student Supervision
a. Courses instructed
CORE 630 Foundations and Futures of Community Rehabilitation
and Disability Studies, block week course coordinated and co-
instructed, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
CORE 691.36 Doctoral Pro-seminar in Disability, Community and Rehabilitation, coordinated and co-instructed 2012-2013; 2014-2015
Masters in Public Health Degree at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania, developed in partnership with University of Calgary. Module in Health Leadership developed and delivered to (2010, 2011, 2012)
b. Graduate Student Supervision
Supervisor: 2017-
Patricia Desjardine, Ph.D. student, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Thesis title: Disrupting scripts of script: A phenomenological study of mothers’ experiences raising children with disability diagnoses
Supervisor: 2017-
Saryn Modderman, MSc. student, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Thesis title: Disrupting gender binaries for individuals with autism: A narrative examination of professional views
Supervisor: 2017-
Mona Aboumrad
Thesis title: Building trauma informed supports for First Nations adults with mental health disorders
Co-supervisor: 2017-
Nicholas Boettcher-Sheard
Thesis title: Advancing digital health solutions for adults with mental health disorders
Principal Co-supervisor: 2012-2017
Jennifer Mitchell, Ph.D candidate, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Thesis title: More than a pal: Meanings and goals in fathers’ experiences of leisure pursuits with their children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Awarded Gary McPherson Leadership in Disability Award, 2015
Capstone Project Preceptor: 2013-2016
Valerie Budd-Pritchard, MDCS student, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Capstone title: Mental illness/disorders among Canadian children and youth: A scoping review of how prevalence rates are determined
Principal Co-Supervisor: 2009-2011
Laura Mooney, MSc., Faculty of Education, University of Calgary
Thesis title: Inclusive education for students with severe disabilities: Illuminating the issues.
Supervisory Committee Member: 2016-
Yang Yang Fang
Thesis title: TBD
Supervisory Committee Member: 2016-
Suzanna Crawford, MSc. Student, Faculty of Nursing
Thesis title: A tale of two families: Understanding power and support through narrative inquiry
Supervisory Committee Member: 2015-
Grace Salvo, MSc. student, Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis title: Barriers and supports to physical activity in adults following residential relocation: a qualitative study
Supervisory Committee Member: 2013-
Anuya Pai, PhD student, Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies
Thesis title: Post-secondary education access for students with disabilities
Supervisory Committee member: 2012 -
Patricia Foy, PhD candidate, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Thesis title: Post-secondary students with disabilities share stories of belonging
Supervisory Committee member: 2013-2017
Lucy Diep, MSc., Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies
Thesis title: Disability and emerging discourses: Re-thinking self-advocacy in Canada for ability-diverse rights organizations-
Supervisory Committee member: 2012-2016
Faisal Albagmi, PhD, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Thesis title: A Phenomenological Inquiry into the experiences of adults with physical disabilities navigating medical services in Saudi Arabia
Supervisory Committee member: 2013-2016
Diane Lorenzetti, PhD, Community Health Sciences
Thesis title: Faculty mentorship: A comparative case study of factors associated with academic career mentoring programs
Supervisory Committee member: 2011-2015
Emily Hutcheon, MSc., Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies
Thesis title: “Cripping” resilience: Generating new vocabularies of resilience from narratives of post-secondary students who experience disability (September, 2011 – May, 2015); Awarded 2014 Graduate Student Support, University of Calgary ($1,500); 2013 Graduate Citizenship Award, Government of Alberta ($2,000); 2013 Queen Elizabeth Graduate Scholarship, University of Calgary ($10,800); 2013 Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship ($3,000); 2013 Student Travel Grant, Canadian Sociological Association ($400); 2013 Graduate Student Support, University of Calgary ($1,000); 2013 Student Activities Fund ($400); 2012 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master's Scholarships ($17,500); 2012 Student Activities Fund ($465) [not accepted]; 2012 Student Travel Grant, Canadian Sociological Association ($600); 2012 Queen Elizabeth Graduate Scholarship, University of Calgary ($10,800); Marlin Styner Achievement Award, Alberta Premier’s Council, 2013; Graduate Achievement Award Nominee, University of Calgary, 2013
Supervisory Committee member: 2011-2014
Donna Baird, PhD, Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies
Thesis title: The discursive (re) construction of health capacity
Internal/External Candidacy Examiner (Retake): July 6, 2016
Ruksana Rashid, PhD student, Community Health Sciences
Candidacy topics: Health disease and risk perceptions: the influence of culture and gender among South Asian Canadians
Internal Candidacy Examiner: December 11, 2015
Taryn Graham, PhD Student, Community Health Sciences
Internal/External Examiner: August 25, 2015
Eelco Buitenhuis, PhD candidate, Educational Research
Thesis title: Bullying in the context of politics, pedagogy and power in faculties of education
Internal Candidacy Examiner: May 7, 2015
Ruksana Rashid, PhD student, Community Health Sciences
Candidacy topics: Health disease risk factors among multi-cultural groups
Internal Candidacy Examiner: December 8, 2014
Kelsey Lucyk, PhD. student, Community Health Sciences