About me
Else is a teaching-focused faculty member in Trent's BSW program and teaches large introduction to social work courses, as well as courses in social policy, social welfare and communications. Her SoTL interests include critical/structural social work, simulation-based pedagogy, teaching reflexivity, and ed tech in social work education. She is currently working on learning about her role in decolonizing the curriculum.
Else’s research interests focus mainly on the criminal justice system. Her doctoral project was a qualitative study of the experiences of children of prisoners in Ontario, for which she sought to center the voices of these young people who are deeply impacted by the prison system but tend to be invisible in its policies and practices. Else was a social worker in Toronto for several years, first as a child welfare worker and then as a policy analyst at a criminal justice policy organization, where she also supervised practicum students.
