Maryam Khan
Assistant Professor
Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work
Waterloo, Ontario
mkhan@wlu.ca
Office:
(548) 889-4989
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Languages
English
Bio/Research
Greetings/Salaams! Prior to Laurier, I was pursuing my doctoral studies in Social Work at York University, Toronto, Ontario. My doctoral research critically examined the resistance strategies and agency of LBTQ Muslim women living their intersectional identities (race, ethnicity, religiosity, spi...
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Bio/Research
Greetings/Salaams! Prior to Laurier, I was pursuing my doctoral studies in Social Work at York University, Toronto, Ontario. My doctoral research critically examined the resistance strategies and agency of LBTQ Muslim women living their intersectional identities (race, ethnicity, religiosity, spirituality, sexuality, gender identity and expression) in the Global North amongst the hegemonic norms existing in both normative Muslim and LGBTQ communities. Data from this research is featured in my new co-edited volume:
(2024, October 18). Queer/Muslim/Canadian: Identities, Experiences and Belonging. Co-Editors Momin Rahman and Maryam Khan. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55840-5
My cumulative social work practice has ranged in interdisciplinary non-profit (community, clinical, youth justice, educational) settings with a myriad of individuals and communities. I bring over 10 years of clinical and community-based expertise in mental health and recovery, substance use and addictions, suicide prevention and crisis management, VAW, poverty, and homelessness with many diverse individuals and communities such as LGBTQ, women, youth, children and adults. I have taught graduate and undergraduate courses at York University in Social Work, and in the Social Service Worker Diploma Programs at Centennial and Seneca Colleges.
In my research and teaching (pedagogically and politically), I draw on interdisciplinary critical perspectives such as: decolonial perspectives, anti-colonial thought and postcolonialism, intersectionality theory, critical race and transnational feminisms, critical social work, structural and AOP social work practice, and liberatory/emancipatory approaches.
I engage mostly in the qualitative tradition (community-based) and mixed methods research (standpoint, ethnographic, narrative, feminist, and interpretivist methods).
Research Affiliations
-Academic researcher, Manulife Centre for Community Health Research (MCCHR)
-Research Affiliate, Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC)
My research interests and areas of expertise include community-based research, community development and clinical counselling with the following individuals and communities: LGBTQ+ Muslims in the Global North; Racialized Trans and gender-variant persons and access to healthcare; Racialized, ethnic, religious and sexual minorities; Violence against women and gender variant persons; Non-normative sexualities, gender identities and expressions; substance use, addictions, mental health and sanism; Visible and invisible (dis)abilities, neurodiversity and ableism; Social policy, service and program provision to gender and sexually diverse persons and communities; Race, racialization and imperialism; Sexual minorities and Islam; Religiosity, spirituality and social work practice; and Intersectional identities and identity politics. See below for my research program and funding details:
2024-2028 Co-Principal Investigator, Our Health: A Community-Based Participatory Study of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) of Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA+ People Across Canada, CIHR, $2, 610, 366
2024-2026 Co-Investigator, PROCESS: PRinciples to Operationalize Community Engagement, Equity, and Sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada, CIHR, $309, 826
2023-2024 Nominated Principal Investigator, Paying Attention to Chlamydia Testing and Management Needs of Disabled IBPOC Trans and Cis Queer Women, Femme Presenting Two-Spirit and Non-binary Individuals in Ontario, CIHR, $99, 810
2023-2022 Co-Principal Investigator, Exploring the Health, Wellness, Safety, Service Access, and Minority Stressors across the Lifecourse of 2SLGBTQ+ in the Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: A Mixed-Methods Ecosocial Study, CIHR, $90, 061
2022-2028 Co-Investigator, Interdisciplinary LGBTQ/2S HEALTH Hub: Healing Through Education and Awareness in Stigma Reduction and Lifecourse Training in Health, CIHR, $399, 277
2020-2022 Principal Investigator, Service Needs of Sexually & Gender Diverse Muslims and Their Families: A Partnership with Salaam Canada, SSHRC, $24, 204
2020-2021 Principal Investigator, Supporting Sexually and Gender Diverse Muslims in Social Work, SSHRC, $41, 524
2020-2021 Co-Investigator, Critical Diasporic South Asian Feminisms Symposium, SSHRC, $19, 616
2019-2020 Co-Investigator, Positive Well-being and Community Experiences Among LGBTQ Immigrants and Refugees in Waterloo Region, SSHRC, $24, 950
2018-2019 Co-Investigator, Assessing Services for LGBTQ2S+ People in Kitchener-Waterloo: An Evaluation of OK2BME, KW Counselling Centre, $20, 452
2015-2016 Principal Investigator, Intersectional Identities and Resistance Strategies of LBTQ Muslim Women, OGS, $15, 000
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(2024, October 18). Queer/Muslim/Canadian: Identities, Experiences and Belonging. Co-Editors Momin Rahman and Maryam Khan. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55840-5
My cumulative social work practice has ranged in interdisciplinary non-profit (community, clinical, youth justice, educational) settings with a myriad of individuals and communities. I bring over 10 years of clinical and community-based expertise in mental health and recovery, substance use and addictions, suicide prevention and crisis management, VAW, poverty, and homelessness with many diverse individuals and communities such as LGBTQ, women, youth, children and adults. I have taught graduate and undergraduate courses at York University in Social Work, and in the Social Service Worker Diploma Programs at Centennial and Seneca Colleges.
In my research and teaching (pedagogically and politically), I draw on interdisciplinary critical perspectives such as: decolonial perspectives, anti-colonial thought and postcolonialism, intersectionality theory, critical race and transnational feminisms, critical social work, structural and AOP social work practice, and liberatory/emancipatory approaches.
I engage mostly in the qualitative tradition (community-based) and mixed methods research (standpoint, ethnographic, narrative, feminist, and interpretivist methods).
Research Affiliations
-Academic researcher, Manulife Centre for Community Health Research (MCCHR)
-Research Affiliate, Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC)
My research interests and areas of expertise include community-based research, community development and clinical counselling with the following individuals and communities: LGBTQ+ Muslims in the Global North; Racialized Trans and gender-variant persons and access to healthcare; Racialized, ethnic, religious and sexual minorities; Violence against women and gender variant persons; Non-normative sexualities, gender identities and expressions; substance use, addictions, mental health and sanism; Visible and invisible (dis)abilities, neurodiversity and ableism; Social policy, service and program provision to gender and sexually diverse persons and communities; Race, racialization and imperialism; Sexual minorities and Islam; Religiosity, spirituality and social work practice; and Intersectional identities and identity politics. See below for my research program and funding details:
2024-2028 Co-Principal Investigator, Our Health: A Community-Based Participatory Study of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) of Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA+ People Across Canada, CIHR, $2, 610, 366
2024-2026 Co-Investigator, PROCESS: PRinciples to Operationalize Community Engagement, Equity, and Sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada, CIHR, $309, 826
2023-2024 Nominated Principal Investigator, Paying Attention to Chlamydia Testing and Management Needs of Disabled IBPOC Trans and Cis Queer Women, Femme Presenting Two-Spirit and Non-binary Individuals in Ontario, CIHR, $99, 810
2023-2022 Co-Principal Investigator, Exploring the Health, Wellness, Safety, Service Access, and Minority Stressors across the Lifecourse of 2SLGBTQ+ in the Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: A Mixed-Methods Ecosocial Study, CIHR, $90, 061
2022-2028 Co-Investigator, Interdisciplinary LGBTQ/2S HEALTH Hub: Healing Through Education and Awareness in Stigma Reduction and Lifecourse Training in Health, CIHR, $399, 277
2020-2022 Principal Investigator, Service Needs of Sexually & Gender Diverse Muslims and Their Families: A Partnership with Salaam Canada, SSHRC, $24, 204
2020-2021 Principal Investigator, Supporting Sexually and Gender Diverse Muslims in Social Work, SSHRC, $41, 524
2020-2021 Co-Investigator, Critical Diasporic South Asian Feminisms Symposium, SSHRC, $19, 616
2019-2020 Co-Investigator, Positive Well-being and Community Experiences Among LGBTQ Immigrants and Refugees in Waterloo Region, SSHRC, $24, 950
2018-2019 Co-Investigator, Assessing Services for LGBTQ2S+ People in Kitchener-Waterloo: An Evaluation of OK2BME, KW Counselling Centre, $20, 452
2015-2016 Principal Investigator, Intersectional Identities and Resistance Strategies of LBTQ Muslim Women, OGS, $15, 000
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(548) 889-4855
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Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4855
Lori Chalmers Morrison
Director: Integrated Communications
lchalmersmorrison@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4857
Vanessa Barrasa
Director: Communications & Issues Management
vbarrasa@wlu.ca
(548) 889-3812
Brantford Campus:
Beth Gurney
Director, Strategic Communications and Community Engagement
bgurney@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4199
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