Dr. Shari Brotman is Associate Professor at the 六合彩开奖结果 School of Social Work. She received her doctorate from the University of Toronto in 2000. Shari has worked extensively, as an educator, researcher and practitioner in the fields of gerontology and anti-oppression social work practice. Her scholarly activities center on questions of access and equity in the design and delivery of health and social care services to older adults from marginalized communities (LGBTQ and immigrant), and their caregivers. Her work incorporates an intersectional lens exploring multiple identity and interlocking oppressions as lived by people and communities. She undertakes qualitative, community and arts-based research. 听Shari 听teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on Anti-Oppression Practice, Qualitative Research Methods and Social Gerontology.听
Education
Ph.D. (University of Toronto) 2000
MSW (六合彩开奖结果) 1991
BSW (六合彩开奖结果) 1988
Employment
2005-present Associate Professor
六合彩开奖结果, Faculty of Arts, School of Social Work
1999 Assistant Professor
六合彩开奖结果, Faculty of Arts, School of Social Work
1993-1995 六合彩开奖结果 Consortium for Ethnicity and Strategic Social Planning
六合彩开奖结果
1991-1993 Social Worker
Jewish Support Services for the Elderly
Research
- Gerontological social work theory, policy and practice (access to care; care giving; gender, race, class, sexual orientation and disability issues in aging)
- Anti-oppression social work theory and practice
| 2018-2019 | Learning from the lived experiences of aging immigrants. SSHRC Connections | $44, 685 |
| Brotman, S. (PI), Koehn, S., Ferrer, I., Orzeck, P., Raymond, E | ||
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2016-2023 |
Savoirs sur l'inclusion et l'exclusion des personnes LGBTQ (SAVIE-LGBTQ) SSHRC Partnership Grant | $2,500,000 |
| 听Chamberland, L. (PI), Couture, ME., Jean, P., Carey, B., Matthieu, C., Vaillancourt, A., Greenbaum, M., Mein, D., Lebrun, A., Boisvert, G., Gross, M., Houzeau, M., Ouellet, J., Paquette, G., Bard, C., Parini, L., Tremblay, M., Blais, M., Phillibert, M., Wallach, I., Cot茅, I., Pag茅, G., Dorais, M., Fontaine, A., Paternotte, D., Brotman, S., Smith, M. | ||
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2014-2019 |
Regards sur la vieillesse et le vieillissement-de l'exp茅rience singuli猫re aux enjeux collectifs, CREGES. (Soutien aux infrastructures de recherche des Instituts Centres affili茅s universitaires du secteur social) FRQSC |
$866,957 |
| 听Marier, P., (PI) Aubin, G., Barylak, L., Bourgeois-Gu茅rin, V., Brotman, S., Carbonneau, H., Charette, J., Couture, M., Cox, N., Dulka, I., Dupont, S., Durivage, P., Freitas, Z., Gilbert, N., Hebblethwaite S., Israel, S., Laforest, S., Leibing, A., Montpetit, C., Nour, K., Orzeck, P., Parisien, M., Regenstreif, A., Raymond, 脡., Sawchuck, K., S茅guin, A-M., Starnino, C., Sussman, T., Therriault, P-Y., Touchette, C., Wallach, I., Van Pevenage, I., Zacchia, L. | ||
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2014-2017 |
Intersecting identities and intersectional oppression: The experiences of ethnocultural minority older adults in Canada | $74,942 |
| Brotman, S. and Koehn, S | ||
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2016-2019 |
Caring across generations: The lived experiences and life course impacts of young adults caring for parents and grandparents SSHRC IDG |
$48,137 |
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Silverman, M (PI), Brotman, S., Moldat, M. |
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2011-2015 |
Exploring and enhancing access to in-home health services for LGBT communities CIHR | $410,047 |
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Daley, A. and MacDonnell, J. (PIs) Brotman, S., Aronson, J., Poley,T., Knott, T., Gillis, L. |
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2014-18 |
L鈥檌nclusion听sociale des听personnes 芒g茅es.听Enjeux de reconnaissance et de redistribution.听脡quipe de听recherche en听partenariat VIES (Vieillissements, exclusions听sociales et solidarit茅s) (FRSQ-听Soutien aux听茅quipes de recherche) |
$480, 454 |
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S茅guin, A-M. (PI) , Apparicio, P., Brotman, S., Dallaire, B.,听Marier P., Negron Poblete, P., Sussman, T., Wallach, I., Van Pevenage, I., Bouchard, C., Dupuis, M-J., Parisien, M.,听 Regenstreif, A. |
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Publications
Select Publications
Hulko, W., Brotman, S., Stern, L.,听Ferrer, I. (2020). Gerontological social work in action: Anti-oppressive practice with older adults, their families, and communities. Routledge Press
Brotman, S., Ferrer I.听& Koehn, (2019). Situating the life story narratives of aging immigrants within a structural context: The intersectional lifecourse perspective as research praxis. Qualitative Research, p.1-20.听 Prepublished October 14, 2019. doi:10.1177/1468794119880746
Brotman, S., Koehn, S., Ferrer, I., Delgado, P. (2019). L鈥檌solement social chez les immigrant-e-s 芒g茅s au Canada : une question de droits de la personne. Revue de la ligue des droits et libert茅s 38(1), 37-40,听
Wallach, I. and Brotman, S. (2019). Gaps in health and social care services to older people living with HIV: A Qualitative study on the perspectives of older adults and their service providers. Nurse Care Open Access 6(1), 28-33.
Sussman, T., Brotman, S., MacIntosh, H., Chamberland, L., MacDonnell, J., Daley, A., Dumas, J., Churchill, M. (2018) Supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender (LGBT) inclusivity in long-term care (LTC) homes: A Canadian Perspective. Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue Canadienne du vieillissement 37(2), 121-132.
Beauchamp, J., Brotman, S., Chamberland, L., Ferrer, I. (2018) Contrer le mythe de la famille h茅t茅ro-nucl茅aire dans le soutien et les soins apport茅s aux a卯n茅s LGBT (pp. 257-264). In AM Seguin, P. Marier, V. Billette. (eds.) Le Vieillissement sous la loupe: entre mythes et r茅alit茅s. QC : Presses de l鈥橴niversit茅 Laval.
Hulko, W., Brotman, S., Ferrer, I. (2017) Counter-Storytelling: Anti-Oppressive social work with older adults. (pp. 193-211) In D. Baines Doing Anti-Oppressive practice: Social justice social work, 3rd edition. Toronto, ON: Fernwood Press, 350pp. . ISBN: 9781552668795
Daley, A., MacDonnell, J., St. Pierre, M., Brotman, S., Aronson, J., Gillis, L. (2017). Providing health and social services to older LGBT adults. Annual Review and Gerontology and Geriatrics 37(1), 143-160.
Wallach, I. and Brotman, S. (2017). The Intimate lives of older adults living with HIV: A Qualitative study of the challenges associated with the intersection of HIV and ageing. Journal of Aging and Society.
Ferrer, I., Brotman, S., Grenier, A. (2017). The experiences of reciprocity among Filipino older adults in Canada: Intergenerational, transnational and community considerations. Journal of gerontological social work 60(4), 60:4, 313-327,
Ferrer, I., Grenier, A., Brotman, S., Koehn, S. (2017). Understanding the experiences of racialized older people through an intersectional life course perspective. Journal of aging studies 41, 10-17.
Brotman, S., Drummond, J., Silverman, M., Sussman, T., Orzeck, P. Barylak, L., Wallach, I., Billette, V (2016). Talking with spousal caregivers about sexuality and intimacy: Perspectives of service providers. Journal of Health and Social Work 41(4), 263-273
Brotman, S. and Ferrer, I. (2015). Diversity within family caregiving: Extending definitions of 鈥渨ho counts鈥� to include marginalized communities. Healthcare papers 15(1), 47-53.
Lee, E. and Brotman, S. (2015) Social work and sexual and gender diversity (pp. 259-287). In N. Ives, Denov, M., Sussman, T. Introduction to social work in Canada: Histories, contexts and practices. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.
Brotman, S., Ferrer, I., Sussman, T., Ryan, B., Richard, B. (2015) Access and equity in the design and delivery of health and social care to LGBTQ older adults: A Canadian perspective (pp.111-140). In NA Orel and CA Fruhauf (eds.) The Lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults: Understanding challenges and resilience. American Psychological Association.