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Barbara Lee is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia, where she also serves as the Director of the Centre for the Study of Services for Children and Families. A graduate of the University of Toronto’s PhD program, her research encompasses child welfare, the experiences of immigrant families, and community-engaged practices. Barbara’s academic work has been recognized with various awards, including the UBC Dean of Arts Mentorship Award in 2025 for her commitment to nurturing future social work scholars. With direct practice experience as a youth worker and a child protection worker, she employs mixed methods and program evaluation to improve outcomes for children and families, building university-community partnerships to promote social change. She is also the founding editor-in-chief of an open-access e-journal focusing on child and family services and hosts a podcast highlighting effective community-engaged partnerships. Her funded research initiatives explore digital storytelling in kinship care and enhancing child welfare interventions for Asian Canadian families.
University of British Columbia • Vancouver, BC
Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work, focusing on child welfare and community-engaged research.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.