Karen Lok Yi Wong
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD)
Understand the processes of the complex healthcare systems from the experiences of Chinese people living with dementia in Vancouver: The use of a process map
Overview
The PhD in Social Work at UBC is a research degree. Built around a small number of common courses, the program draws on the diverse range of courses available across the campus to advance the student's individualized plan of study. Part-time Doctoral Classification is available for domestic students.
What makes the program unique?
Our students come from around the world and are supervised by faculty with expertise in their particular field of study. No student is admitted without the commitment of a designated supervisor.
Quick Facts
Program Components Dissertation
Career Outcomes
8 students graduated between 2005 and 2013. Of these, career information was obtained for 7 alumni (based on research conducted between Feb-May 2016):
RI (Research-Intensive) Faculty: typically tenure-track faculty positions (equivalent of the North American Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor positions) in PhD-granting institutions
TI (Teaching-Intensive) Faculty: typically full-time faculty positions in colleges or in institutions not granting PhDs, and teaching faculty at PhD-granting institutions
Term Faculty: faculty in term appointments (e.g. sessional lecturers, visiting assistant professors, etc.)
Sample Employers in Higher Education
Langara College (2)Mount Royal University
University of Northern British Columbia
Vancouver Island University
Sample Employers Outside Higher Education
Provincial Health Services AuthorityProvidence Health Care
Sample Job Titles Outside Higher Education
Social WorkerPractice Leader for Social Work
PhD Career Outcome Survey
You may view the full report on career outcomes of UBC PhD graduates on outcomes.grad.ubc.ca.Disclaimer
These data represent historical employment information and do not guarantee future employment prospects for graduates of this program. They are for informational purposes only. Data were collected through either alumni surveys or internet research.Career Options
Research Supervisors
Supervision
Students in research-based programs usually require a faculty member to function as their thesis supervisor. Please follow the instructions provided by each program whether applicants should contact faculty members.
Instructions regarding thesis supervisor contact for this program
Applicants should browse faculty profiles and indicate in their application who they are interested in working with. No commitment from a supervisor prior to applying is necessary, but contacting faculty members is encouraged.
Advice and insights from UBC Faculty on reaching out to supervisors
These videos contain some general advice from faculty across UBC on finding and reaching out to a supervisor. They are not program specific.
This list shows faculty members with full supervisory privileges who are affiliated with this program. It is not a comprehensive list of all potential supervisors as faculty from other programs or faculty members without full supervisory privileges can request approvals to supervise graduate students in this program.
- Baines, Donna (Anti-oppressive, decolonizing and critical approaches to theory and practice; Decent work and good care in social services, long term care, home care, etc.; Age-equity, age-inclusion, age-friendly cities; Harm reduction and supportive housing; Anti-oppressive, decolonizing and critical approaches to theory and practice, Decent work and good care in social services, long term care, home care, etc., Age-equity, age-inclusion, age-friendly cities, Harm reduction and supportive housing)
- Bratiotis, Christiana (interventions in the context of hoarding; organizational processes involved in hoarding task forces; service utilization; Interventions in the context of hoarding, Organizational processes involved in hoarding task forces, Service utilization)
- Caragata, Lea (welfare systems; Poverty; labour markets; lone mothers; social policy; youth provisioning; welfare systems, poverty, labour markets, lone mothers, social policy, youth provisioning)
- Charles, Grant (Psychosocial oncology, intellectual disabilities, family interventions and at risk youth)
- Ibrahim, Mohamed (mental health; addiction among new immigrants and refugees; global mental health; Addiction among new immigrants and refugees, Global mental health, Mental health)
- Karki, Karun (sense of belonging among the racialized diaspora and minoritized communities, ethno-racial and gender segregation in the Canadian labour market, social determinants of health of diasporic and marginalized communities)
- Kia, Hannah (LGBTQ2S+ health; LGBTQ2S+ aging; social work and other professional practice with sexual and gender minorities; effective social work practice with trans and gender diverse people; poverty, sexual and mental health issues among diverse LGBTQ2S+ populations; Effective social work practice with trans and gender diverse people, LGBTQ2S+ aging, LGBTQ2S+ health, Poverty, sexual and mental health issues among diverse LGBTQ2S+ populations, Social work and other professional practice with sexual and gender minorities)
- Lee, Barbara (Social work; Social Work; Child Welfare; Child Maltreatment; Child Protection; Ethno-Cultural Communities; Newcomers; Service Delivery; Service Outcomes; Social Work, Child Welfare, Child Maltreatment, Child Protection, Ethno-Cultural Communities, Newcomers, Service Delivery, Service Outcomes)
- Montgomery, H.Monty (First Nations Child Welfare, Aboriginal Social Policy, Indigenous Distance Education; First Nations Child Welfare, Aboriginal Social Policy, Indigenous Distance Education)
- Nobiss, Jac
- O'Connor, Deborah (Social work; Other humanities; aging, women, dementia, mental health, addictions, assessing incapability)
- Wilson, Tina (social work and environment; history and philosophy of social work; critical social theories; generational standpoints; Social justice; social work rhetoric; social work and environment, history and philosophy of social work, critical social theories, generational standpoints, social justice, social work rhetoric)
- Yan, Miu Chung (Issues related to settlement and integration of immigrants and refugees, labour market experience of new generation youth from racial minority immigrant families, and community building roles and functions of neighbourhood-level place-based multiservice organizations)
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