Susan McGrath
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MES, 1990, York University
PhD, 1999, University of Toronto
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Susan Lee McGrath {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} is a Professor Emerita in the School of Social Work at York University and former director of York's Centre for Refugee Studies.
Career
After earning her PhD at the University of Toronto, McGrath joined the faculty in the School of Social Work at York University. As an associate professor at York, McGrath sat on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture during their 2000–01 fiscal year.{{cite web |title=2000-2001 Annual Report |url=http://www.ccvt.org/assets/ccvt-annual-report-2000.pdf |website=ccvt.org |accessdate=October 18, 2019 |page=23}} The next year, she chaired the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture Public Education Committee.{{cite web |title=2001-2002 Annual Report |url=http://www.ccvt.org/assets/ccvt-annual-report-2001.pdf |website=ccvt.org |accessdate=October 18, 2019 |page=10}}
From 2004 until 2012, McGrath served as Director of York's Centre for Refugee Studies. Under this title, she also served as president of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration and chaired the Board of the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture. Her work was recognized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council with the 2015 Impact Award for Partnership.{{cite web |title=Susan McGrath C.M., York University Professor helps to Improve the Lives of Refugees and Marginalized Groups |url=http://research.info.yorku.ca/susan-mcgrath-c-m-york-university-professor-helps-to-improve-the-lives-of-refugees-and-marginalized-groups/ |website=research.info.yorku.ca |accessdate=October 18, 2019}} Later, McGrath was also appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for her contributions to research and policy on refugee rights.{{cite web |title=Susan McGrath appointed to the Order of Canada |url=https://crs.info.yorku.ca/archives/239 |website=crs.info.yorku.ca |accessdate=October 18, 2019 |date=March 5, 2015}} York University recognized McGrath as a research leader at their annual York U Research Leaders celebration.{{cite web |title=York University research leaders recognized at annual celebration |url=http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2016/02/28/york-university-research-leaders-recognized-at-annual-celebration/ |website=yfile.news.yorku.ca |accessdate=October 18, 2019 |date=February 28, 2016}}
During the 2017–18 academic year, McGrath was the recipient of a $25,000 SSHRC Grant for her project "Connecting Emerging Scholars and Practitioners to Foster Critical Reflections and Innovation on Migration Research."{{cite web |title=Six York University professors receive SSHRC Connection grants |url=http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2018/07/08/six-york-university-professors-receive-sshrc-connection-grants/ |website=yfile.news.yorku.ca |accessdate=October 18, 2019 |date=July 8, 2018}} In September 2019, McGrath published her co-edited book "Mobilizing global knowledge: refugee research in an age of displacement" through the University of Calgary Press.{{cite web |title=CRS Book Launch: Mobilizing Knowledge, Refugee Research in an Age of Displacement|url=https://crs.info.yorku.ca/archives/event/crs-book-launch-mobilizing-knowledge-refugee-research-in-an-age-of-displacement?instance_id=167|website=crs.info.yorku.ca |accessdate=October 19, 2019 |date=November 11, 2019}}
Selected publications
- Mobilizing global knowledge: refugee research in an age of displacement (2019)
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