Vengris Jennie, MSW Field Education Coordinator, BSW Field Education Development and Associate Professor, Undergraduate Chair
Jennie Vengris
MSW Field Education Coordinator, BSW Field Education Development and Associate Professor, Undergraduate Chair
Faculty
School of Social Work
Area(s) of Interest:
Biography
Research Interests & Field Education Support
My research experience and interests revolve primarily around housing and homelessness – especially the complex intersection of personal and structural risk and protective factors in individuals’ and communities’ experiences of homelessness. I am interested in advocacy efforts that demand comprehensive housing policies and am interested in how to meaningfully incorporate an equity analysis in housing policy. Finally, I am interested in community food security – especially how communities participate in responding to poverty-related hunger and how community food security can exist without undermining the need for policy/structural solutions.
As the newest member of the Field Education team, I have been engaged to develop new, innovative Field Education opportunities for undergraduate students particularly in the areas of community development, community based research, social justice and grassroots advocacy. Alongside this Field Education development, I will be teaching community and policy based social work practice courses.
Education
- M.S.W., McMaster University, 2004
- B.A. (Sociology & Indigenous Studies)/B.S.W., 2003
Teaching
Courses
Undergraduate
- Social Work 2B03 Social Welfare: General Introduction
- Social Work 2CC3 Introduction to Community Practice
- Social Work 4D06 General Practice II
- Social Work 4O03 Social Work with Communities
- Social Work 4ZZ3 Social Welfare: Practice Implications and Advocacy
- CMTYENGA 2A03 Foundations of Community Engagement
Graduate
- Social Work 750 Leadership Seminar
- Social Work 751 Leadership Placement
Research
Journal Articles
de Bie, A., Chaplin, J., Vengris, J., Dagnachew, E., & Jackson, R. (2020). Not ‘everything’s a learning experience’: racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQ, and disabled students in social work field placements. Social Work Education, DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2020.1843614
Nouvet, E., Sinding, C., Graham, C., Vengris, J., Fudge Schormans, A., Fullwood, A., & Skeene, M. (2017). What are you (un)doing with that story? Qualitative Social Work, 1-16. doi: 10.1177/1473325017735884
Sinding, C., Graham, C., Nouvet, E., & Vengris, J. (2016). Personal stories, public voices: Performance for public-making. InTensions, 8, 1-34.
Selected Community Planning Reports & Policy Briefs
Brodati, D. , Vengris, J., Elliott, M. and Filice, J. (2013). The Housing and Homelessness Action Plan. The City of Hamilton. Hamilton, ON
Vengris, J., (2012). What we heard…talking to people about housing and homelessness in Hamilton. The City of Hamilton. Hamilton, ON
Vengris, J., Jaffray, D., McNaney, P., Wetselaar, R., Fraser, M. (2010). Seeking Better Outcomes for Youth in Hamilton. The Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton. Hamilton, ON
Glen, S., McKenzie, L., & Vengris, J. (2008). A Guide to Developing a Photovoice Project in your Community. The Community Centre for Media Arts. Hamilton, ON
Vengris, J. (2008). Recreation Access for Children and Youth of Hamilton’s Diverse Communities. The Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton. Hamilton, ON
Vengris, J. (2005). Addressing the Needs of Street-Involved and Homeless Youth in Hamilton. The Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton. Hamilton, ON
Selected Presentations
2019
“Moving beyond micro vs. macro: Educating for social Justice in social work practice” Freeman, B., Vengris, J. and Chaplin, J. Canadian Association for Social Work Education, Vancouver, June 4.
2018
“Gathering diversities and respecting differences: Supporting partnerships between students/field/
Faculty in social work field education” Chaplin, J. Vengris, J., Jackson, R., and de Bie, A. Canadian
Association for Social Work Education, Regina, May 31.
2017
“Faculty-student Field Collaborations to Enhance Accessibility/Inclusion in Social Work Placements”
DeBie, A., Chaplin, J., Jackson, R., and Vengris, J. Research on Teaching and Learning
Conference: Exploring Teaching and Learning 9 Partnerships in Higher Education, Hamilton, November 17.
“Just Hours and Place-meants: Enhancing Accessibility, Inclusion and Justice in Field Education
For Students from Equity Seeking Groups” Chaplin, J., Dagnachew, E., DeBie, A., Jackson, R.,
and Vengris, J. Canadian Association for Social Work Education, Toronto, May 30. Authors listed in alphabetical order to reflect equal Authorship.
2016
“Do We Have (the) Heart: Readiness in Social Work Practice” Chaplin, J., Vengris, J., Sammon, S.
Canadian Association for Social Work Education, Calgary, May 31.
Recent Community Connections
City of Hamilton, Housing Services Division (2010 – 2014)
Senior Policy Analyst
Urban Arts Initiative (2010/2011)
Chair
The National Learning Community on Youth Homelessness (2009 – 2011)
Member
The Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton (2004 – 2010)
Social Planner