Lisa Barnoff
Associate Professor
Interim Vice-Dean: Community, Culture and Belonging, School of Medicine
Faculty of Community Services
School of Social Work
Toronto, Ontario
lbarnoff@torontomu.ca
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(416) 979-5000 ext. 6119
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Lisa Barnoff is currently interim vice-dean: community, culture and belonging, in the School of Medicine at TMU.
Lisa joined TMU in 2003 as assistant professor in the School of Social Work. After being awarded early tenure in 2006, she was appointed to an academic leadership position in ...
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Lisa joined TMU in 2003 as assistant professor in the School of Social Work. After being awarded early tenure in 2006, she was appointed to an academic leadership position in ...
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Bio/Research
Lisa Barnoff is currently interim vice-dean: community, culture and belonging, in the School of Medicine at TMU.
Lisa joined TMU in 2003 as assistant professor in the School of Social Work. After being awarded early tenure in 2006, she was appointed to an academic leadership position in the School of Social Work as associate director of field education. Since that time, Lisa has continued to engage in academic leadership roles including a five-year term as director, School of Social Work (2011-2016) followed by a five-year term as dean, Faculty of Community Services (2016-2021).
Lisa is known for her collaborative and progressive approach to leadership and for her abilities to engage communities, build consensus among diverse teams, and implement systems that promote equity and inclusion. In 2015, Lisa was awarded the Usha George Faculty Recognition Award at TMU, and in 2020 her strengths as an academic leader were again recognized by TMU when she was awarded the prestigious Errol Aspevig Award for Outstanding Academic Leadership.
Lisa's program of research and areas of scholarship include anti-oppressive practice, equity and inclusion in social service delivery; anti-racism and anti-oppression approaches to organizational change; LGBT health; and social work education. In the School of Social Work, her undergraduate teaching has focused in the areas of social work practice, anti-oppression, field practicum and family violence. In the graduate program she has taught the Major Research Paper Seminar and the field practicum courses.
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Lisa joined TMU in 2003 as assistant professor in the School of Social Work. After being awarded early tenure in 2006, she was appointed to an academic leadership position in the School of Social Work as associate director of field education. Since that time, Lisa has continued to engage in academic leadership roles including a five-year term as director, School of Social Work (2011-2016) followed by a five-year term as dean, Faculty of Community Services (2016-2021).
Lisa is known for her collaborative and progressive approach to leadership and for her abilities to engage communities, build consensus among diverse teams, and implement systems that promote equity and inclusion. In 2015, Lisa was awarded the Usha George Faculty Recognition Award at TMU, and in 2020 her strengths as an academic leader were again recognized by TMU when she was awarded the prestigious Errol Aspevig Award for Outstanding Academic Leadership.
Lisa's program of research and areas of scholarship include anti-oppressive practice, equity and inclusion in social service delivery; anti-racism and anti-oppression approaches to organizational change; LGBT health; and social work education. In the School of Social Work, her undergraduate teaching has focused in the areas of social work practice, anti-oppression, field practicum and family violence. In the graduate program she has taught the Major Research Paper Seminar and the field practicum courses.
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