Beverly-Jean Daniel

Dr. Daniel is currently an Associate Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University in the Child and Youth Care Program. In this role, her research focuses on the factors that foster positve racial identity amongst Black youth; the role of Child and Youth Care Practitioners in supporting children who have been taken into and aged out of care. More recently her research examines patterns of suicidality amongst Black youth and young adults. In 2010 Dr. Daniel founded and developed the ground-breaking, strengths-based student support program called The Bridge, the first of its kind in any Canadian college or university. She continues to conduct research on Black student engagement and retention from pre-K to Ph.D.