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Tracy Smith-Carrier

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Royal Roads University

Tracy’s program of research centers on Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, specifically through investigating robust economic, health and social systems, healthy and sustainable communities, and reducing inequalities through human rights-oriented policy and practice.

Experience

  • 2021–present
    Associate professor, Royal Roads University
  • 2012–2021
    Associate professor, King's University College at Western University

Education

  • 2011 
    University of Toronto, PhD
  • 2002 
    Wilfrid Laurier University, MSW
  • 1997 
    University of Toronto, BEd
  • 1995 
    Queen's University, BA(Hon)

Publications

  • 2022
    Bridging out of an impoverished paradigm: A qualitative study to help us 'rethink poverty' today, Critical Social Work
  • 2022
    A rapid review of practices to support people experiencing homelessness during COVID-19, Housing, Care and Support
  • 2021
    A rapid review of practices to support people experiencing homelessness during COVID-19, Housing, Care and Support
  • 2021
    Challenges encountered by newcomers with disabilities in Canada: An illustration of the Ontario Disability Support Program, Canadian Journal of Disability Studies
  • 2021
    Debunking myths about poverty: Social actor representation of the participants of the cancelled Ontario Basic Income Pilot project, Journal of Poverty
  • 2021
    “It’s not just a pay gap: Quantifying the gender wage and pension gap at a post-secondary institution in Canada, Canadian Journal of Higher Education
  • 2021
    Understanding the principle of consumer choice in delivering Housing First, Housing Studies
  • 2021
    ‘My only solution is to work later and sleep less’: Exploring the perspectives of parenting in academia in Ontario, Canada, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  • 2021
    The joint association of family-level inadequate housing and neighbourhood-level antisocial behaviour with child mental health problems, Child and Youth Services Review

Grants and Contracts

  • 2020
    Exploring the Experiences of Ontario Basic Income Pilot Participants
    Role:
    Co-I
    Funding Source:
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • 2020
    Navigating the Systems of Our Lives
    Role:
    Co-I
    Funding Source:
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • 2020
    Myth or Reality? Exploring Parent-Child Income Assistance Use in Ontario, Canada
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • 2019
    Covid-19 and Resiliency in Registered Practical Nurses in Ontario
    Role:
    Co-I
    Funding Source:
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Professional Memberships

  • Registered Social Worker
  • Ontario Certified Teacher