Purnima George
Associate Professor
Faculty of Community Services
School of Social Work
Toronto, Ontario
p3george@torontomu.ca
Office:
(416) 979-5000 ext. 7146
Expert In
Anti-oppression perspectives in research
Community-based research
Critical and dehegemonizing research epistemologies
Critical community practice
Domestic violence services for South Asian women
Family violence
International social work practice
Justice, equity and society
Program evaluation
Racialized immigrant communities
Social work practices in India
South Asian communities
Bio/Research
Purnima George brings her previous experience in community practice that focused on grassroots organizing and activism. Prior to her immigration to Canada, Purnima was a faculty member, academic lead and coordinator of urban community initiatives at the College of Social Work, Nirmala Niketan, Mu...
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Bio/Research
Purnima George brings her previous experience in community practice that focused on grassroots organizing and activism. Prior to her immigration to Canada, Purnima was a faculty member, academic lead and coordinator of urban community initiatives at the College of Social Work, Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai, India. In Toronto, she has channelled her passion for community practice and activism into community-based research on varied issues that impact racialized immigrants, specifically South Asian communities. Emerging from the request of the South Asian communities in the GTA, Purnima has focused her research on domestic violence in South Asian communities in the GTA. Her work in this area has recently expanded to inter-disciplinary research collaboration geared towards advocacy for racialized immigrant women and children who are involved with the justice system. Purnima is the recipient of the Award for Racial Justice offered by the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians, Toronto in 2015 and the Sue Williams Excellence in Teaching Award in 2018.
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